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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
3
The funeral for Miss Matilda Jane Powers, who died of typhoid fever, was held at the Methodist Church with burial in Stephens City. Her sister Miss Mary Powers, recently ill with the same disease, shows slight improvement.
A Monday outing to the White Horse on the Shenandoah near Berry's Ferry is expected to draw a large crowd. Several locals including Ernest Meade Reynolds and Robert Green are seen in Atlantic City on vacation. Others visiting relatives or traveling for business include Hubert Snowden of Alexandria Carter Cooke of Washington and Miss Grace MacDonald of Shepherdstown.
A social gathering at North Market street in Washington honored Miss Janie Bentzell of Washington. Music by Eloise Snapp and songs by several young girls accompanied a lively evening attended by Ada Bentzell Love Baker Mary Orndorff Bessie Bentzell Joise Snapp Myrtie Frye Lillian Ritter Alice Orndorff Mabel Frye Gladys Dispannett Emma Frye Gladys Sanford Susie Sanford Bessie Kern Ada Frier Mrs May Hammond Mrs Maggie Bentzell and many friends including Lee Browt Tainen Sumption Wayne Ritter Ralph Brown Freda Baker Warren Sumption Walter Frye William Baker and Carl Sumption.
Jubilee section lists social visits multiple families from Winchester to Boyce Miss Vitaly Dusty guest of Mrs G Fries at White Hall Wynne Russell with relatives at Summit Point Miss Ella Russell returns from week with friends at gig oe J Fries back after a few days with friends at White Hall A yard party at Carper Valley to be held Saturday night August 21 attended by locals
Mrs William T Grim of Winchester Virginia testifies to lasting relief from backache and kidney distress after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The drugstore endorsement notes relief within a year and urges buying from Franck Bakers Son's and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Price is 50 cents.
Schedule shows daily trains to Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Washington Baltimore Martinsburg and beyond with multiple departures at 5 56 9 28 and 12 06 a m plus evening and afternoon runs. Indicates arrivals late night and varying segments with noted exceptions on Mondays and holidays.
Fragmentary text appears from a historical page with scattered figures and place names. The readable items include numbers such as 10 Pm and 2.20 3.06 8,46 4.10 4.90 and references to Ar and localities, but no coherent event or identifiable entities.
History style schedule lists train numbers and times from Roanoke Virginia with Pullman sleepers to destinations including Knoxville Gary Philadelphia New York Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and intermediate stations. Officials PB. BEVILI and M F BRAGG sign as general and travel agents in Roanoke VA.
Train connections at Bluemont join Berryville and Winchester service with a 1215 p m schedule. A second connection at Bluemont links Winchester and Derryville Stage Line. Advertising by railway officials lists agents and offices in Washington D C for passenger traffic and ticketing.
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