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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
5
The August crop report shows US conditions slightly below ten year average but above last year with winter wheat, cotton, and tobacco ahead. Corn and wheat already safe. bumper yields expected overall. Estimated farm product value may top eight billion dollars, boosting rail, business, and farm investment.
Advert says Poslam new distribution through druggists boosts sales in Winchester with 50 cent and $2 jars. Claims quick itch relief in eczema, cures chronic cases in weeks, and overnight results for pimples and acne. Free sample program from Emergency Laboratories in New York.
Mr and Mrs Thomas L Dunn entertained many friends at their Martinsburg home on Wednesday evening for the twenty first birthday of their son Prince H Dunn. Guests included Mrs Crisman of Winchester who joined in offering congratulations and best wishes.
Mr J Luther Maphis and Miss Elizabeth Feaster of Wilmington Del announced their marriage in The Star. They arrived in Winchester Wednesday evening via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and went to their future home on North Main Street. The ceremony was held in Baltimore and came as a surprise to many in this city.
Brucetown Virginia hosts a children's gathering with Mas ter Charles Hyer giving each child a miniature Teddy Bear as a keepsake. Attendees include Sadie Snapp Etta O Connel Nettie Mary Ethel Jones Ethel Steer Lohr Purcell Helen Lucille Jobe and others. Dr RoJ S Yates visits Falls Church to see wife and son Robert before their Kentucky trip. Bertie Laise of Bunker Hill returns home after visiting Miss Isabelle McCarroll. Hugh Lewis of Martinsburg calls on villagers.
The funeral of Mr. David F. Myers, who died at his home near Jordan Springs, was held at 10 o clock this morning at the house. Rev. Christian Goode of Harrisonburg officiated. A large number of friends attended. The remains were moved to Winchester and interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers C. B. Clevenger, Jas. K. McCann, M. J. Hardesty, William Clevenger, Slater Allen, and S. A. Byers.
Herbert G. Squires, American minister to Panama, reports to the State Department that President Amador is in bad health. His condition is so serious that any American physician has been called in for consultation.
Floor manager role at a large roller skating rink in Roanoke, Va., has been accepted by Willie Snapp of Winchester. Snapp is noted as one of Winchester’s best and most graceful skaters.
Hon T B Ottley of Geneva New York with son Harmon Ottley of Front Royal spends the day in Winchester on an extended valley pleasure trip. Mr and Mrs J E Correll have returned from a visit with friends in Harpers Ferry. Miss Hattie Dorsey of White Mall visits relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Eugenia Snapp leaves for Harrianburg Virginia to visit friends. Richard W. Carrington of Richmond returns home after a stay with Thomas B. Byrd. Walter Krebs goes back to Mercersburg Pennsylvania after visiting his parents on North Market Street. M. L. Walton of Woodstock appears on professional business. Mrs John C McHenbacker leaves for Cleveland Ohio after visiting her mother on East Cork Street. Mr and Mrs William Campbell of Washington return home after visiting friends in the Shenandoah Valley. Marshall Young and family of Baltimore depart to visit his old home at Stephens City.
Misses Mollie and Effie Adams have returned home after visiting their sister Mrs J C Tharp at Locust Grove They attended the Berryvine horse show Effie Adams is slowly recovering from a severe attack of tonsillitis.
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