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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
5
Inwood area reports include visits to Martinsburg by Mrs. E B Neff and Miss Maud Shickly, local sickness, and a P O S of A festival in the park raising about 45. Nearby residents such as Miss Sadie Castie and Rev H C Campbell are noted with institute attendance and travel. Park improvements continue with new fences and ongoing development as local families and businesses engage in daily activities.
Report from Mountain Falls Virginia notes two workers Bucher and Albert Sherman suffered hand injuries at the stave mill of Green and Hottel last week. The item also mentions multiple recent accidents at the factory and local community notes including a new grist mill addition by William H. Moore and upcoming Mountain View Sunday school picnic on August 22 with the Star Tannery Corner Band.
George W Statton former presiding elder of the United Brethren Church died August 8 at Monte Vista Colorado after a prolonged illness at age 83. He served sixty years as a minister including eight years as Virginia conference presiding elder and pastor at Hagerstown Boonsboro and Myersville. He lived retired for ten years and is survived by his wife and two children W C Statton and Mrs Lizzie Lohill.
Miss Isabelle McCarroll of Bruce town returns from a visit to her cousin Mrs Georgie Athey near Shepherdstown West Virginia. Miss Susie M Athey of Shepherdstown visits friends at Brucetown and Wadeyville Virginia. Mr and Mrs Samuel Chadduck and daughter Grace of Stephens City spent yesterday with sisters Mrs W Rodgers and Mrs H E Totty of East Water Street.
Miss Georgie Fuller returns home after visiting Miss Lizzie Pyne at Martinsburg West Virginia. Local trade notices encourage readers to advertise for business.
A Weather Bureau special forecast issued at 7 30 p m warns of a barometric disturbance moving from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast from August 14 to 18. The system will cross the Plains and central valleys on Sunday and Monday then reach the Atlantic States by Tuesday. Expect rising temperatures with rain across corn and spring wheat regions followed by cooler temperatures.
R D Shepherd disposes of a large portion of Wild Goose farm in Shepherdstown. William Myers buys Quarters farm north portion for 9900 over about 220 acres. William Vickers acquires a 35 acre west field for 1000.
Mr F C Hubbard of Muskogee Oklahoma spends several days in Winchester with friends. He is president of the First National Bank of Muskogee and a leading banker and business man in the thriving western city.
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