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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
1
Winchester and Hagerstown battled for eight innings to a 3 3 tie at Reservoir Park as Sterzer held Maryland to seven singles and Don McDonald excelled at first base. The game was called in the ninth to catch trains.
First Lieut. E. M. Barker of the Ninth Infantry, veteran of the Philippines and China campaigns, visits Washington and Virginia after a long Army career. He rose from private to second lieutenant in 1906 and is now a battalion adjutant awaiting captaincy, planning a trip to Jordan Springs and Winchester before returning to the Philippines.
The Sarah Zane Fire Company held a special meeting reviewing committee reports and plans for the Cumberland Valley firemen's convention trip to Carlisle RP a next week. Capt D S McDonald will serve as quartermaster and all members must deposit railroad fare and hotel costs by Wednesday night for the upcoming gathering.
A fragment from the fourth page advertising 80 cent dress goods by Baetior and Company. The text is incomplete but indicates a textile sale or listing with reduced price goods.
Fragmentary text notes a government textile department official connected to relatives and friends in the city. Details are unclear from the OCR snippet.
James and Davis held in Winchester jail will be arraigned before United States Commissioner A. J. Tavenner at 10 oclock Monday. The government will present witnesses from Gasden Alabama to establish their identity and pursue charges of violating postal rules and conspiring to defraud.
Two horses attached to the Capon Bridge stage left on East Water street this morning when driver Mr. R J Oates frightened them. They bolted across City Hall Plaza, halted in front of Ward and Larrick's offices on Rouss Avenue. One horse fell but recovered. both were stopped by Commonwealth Attorney Larrick and a countryman before causing damage.
Moviegoers flock to the Auditorium for a program headlined by Princess Nico tine with Love’s sacrifice, plus Little Busy-Body and The Accusing Double and other features. Fine music accompanies the screenings.
Five per cent first mortgage land bonds offered on an highly improved Frederick county farm. Bonds run about four years with semiannual interest payments and represent half the property's value. Hansbrough and Carter handle the sale.
Merritt of The National Avenue Winchester is special agent for all kinds of coal. Orders from farmers are given prompt attention. Write or call for prices.
The final blast for the Market and Water streets sewer project occurred this afternoon. Contractor Irwin expects to connect the remaining joints to the man hole Monday morning after three weeks of blasting in a rock-filled trench at the post office corner. Attempts to locate the West Water street pipe continue, with a later-delivered pipe laid, while railroads seek the missing line.
Virginia forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Sunday with cooler air in the southern portion.
The final gathering of the Friendship Torch Corps picnic was held last night at the city grounds in West End. Captain Goff Cooper and his men provided novel amusements and entertainment, drawing another large crowd. Cooper said another picnic may be held one night next week.
Announcement of the funeral for the late Mrs. A L Shearer from the family residence at 8 o'clock Monday afternoon. Her son Mr Harry McCollum has arrived from San Antonio Texas.
The Washington Sunday Star promotes its broad Winchester and Virginia sections, claiming it offers more general social news than all competing Sunday papers combined. Readers are urged to obtain the Sunday Star from any newsdealer tomorrow.
Beginning Monday night the Empire Theater will charge 10 cent admission for all seats at any time. The program features two vaudeville acts with singing and dancing, plus two pictures and illustrative circus attractions.
A marriage license has been issued at the county clerk’s office to Theodore Mellwee, son of J. Melwee, and Alta Willis, daughter of Isaac Willis, formerly of Indiana, now of this county.
Mesers. David H and Maurie Patterson and HH Hebing of Wabath Indiana and Mr Theodore Parker of this city returned from a two week camping and fishing trip near Lost River West Virginia. The waters were in excellent condition for bass fishing and the party was very successful with the line.
A description of a Sunday magazine section in the Washington Star promising special articles and works by noted writers.
The Sanitary Sewerage Commission explains who must connect to the new system and what costs apply. Property owners with cess pools must connect. no waste water may run in the street. slops must not stagnate on private property. Private residences and businesses pay five dollars annually, with two dollars for cellar drainage. large users such as drug stores, soda fountains, bottling works, barber shops, and livery stables pay the maximum five dollars. Hotels and boarding houses face five dollars for up to three water closets plus one and a half dollars per extra closet. cellar drainers pay two dollars. If connected during construction, pipes are laid to the curb. Mr. G Miller will solicit signatures for connections.
One of their tattle occupies a new home at Braddock and Monmouth streets after moving in yesterday, marking a fresh arrival in the neighborhood.
A telephone message from Bruce Dunlap reports his stepdaughter Mrs Dore A Harris is in critical condition in Hagerstown after a long illness. The brief notice notes the family awaiting further word amid the via telephoned report.
A reflective piece on the idealization of women in Civil War memory. It compares male and female portrayals in literature and sculpture, praising Belle Kinney’s wreath scene for a Confederate monument while urging careful funding from veterans’ camps.
Readers discuss superstition and the famed Nellie Custis rose at Mount Vernon. The plant is said to be named for Martha Washington’s daughter and carries a local legend of a marrying magic. Mount Vernon gardeners note the tradition has endured for generations.
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