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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
3
Creditors of the estate of John W. Ritenour are notified to pay the undersigned. Any person having claims against the estate must present them to R. A. Lemley, administrator, at once. 9-20-2w.
Agricultural notes from Marshall Bros of Arlington Nebraska honor the Windsor Chief apple variety. The fruit was shown at Paris Exposition and Detroit displays, earning top honors and proving uniform quality and long storage. Marshall Bros promote Windsor Chief as the best annual bearer among their extensive orchards and invite inquiries to growers.
In Oregon Freewater grower F L Phelps reports a strong fruit crop with peaches and cherries leading. He seeks reader experiences on early peach varieties especially Arp Beauty and its hardiness versus Crawford and Graves, inviting data from Fruit Grower readers. He notes a $2,000,000 expected 1907 apple crop for Washington County Arkansas.
Gainesboro Virginia August 27 A Sunday school picnic is planned for Next Saturday August 31 at the park on Back Creek Lane near Mr Charles T Adams. All are invited to spend the day in the grove with the school. Mrs Nellie Moling and Miss Mary Moling of Winchester visit Mr Edgar Emmett and Mrs Charles E Hoover. Recent Friday rains boosted local crop prospects and were welcomed by farmers.
The remains of Joseph H. Morgan were buried in Bunker Hill Episcopal graveyard after dying at his nephew Zeph Morgan’s home. Rev Willis of Middleway officiated as a large crowd attended the burial. Miss Edith Loy of Washington has left for Jefferson County after visiting friends. the Jr O U A M festival was noted.
In Middletown Virginia on August 27 Mr and Mrs Robert Eggleston of Baltimore visit Rev W G Eggleston. Mrs Walter Rogers and daughter return to Lecksville Pa. Lassor and Mary Ramphson visit Cumberland Md relatives. Sperrys leave to visit Martinsburg W Va. Jesse Edmonson visits parents in Cumberland Md. Wade Muse returns from Leeksville NY for a few days. Hagner family from Baltimore visiting J I Larrick. Elizabeth and Katharine Stump visit grandfather Rev J P Stump. Frank Willey to Jamestown Exposition. Note on Caoutchouc history mentions De la Condamine and Amazon Indians.
The Rev. B. H. Hobday, pastor of Gray's Baptist Chapel, said in his farewell address that some people seek flaws in a minister. He prayed that if he had 60 sons he would not thrust any into the ministry, calling on God to witness his stance.
A dreaded nun butterfly appears across Bohemia endangering crests. Saxony and Silesia woods also face threat. Agriculture ministry forms a commission to investigate the spread and impact.备注
In the Transvaal with under 300 000 whites, 1905 saw 418 625 gallons of ale and beer consumed valued at 298 930 dollars. The data highlights per capita intake among the white population and the scale of local beer production and consumption in that year.
Captain Edward Howard of Oakland California retires at age 96 after a life at sea spanning over eight decades. He is described as the oldest mariner in the United States and ends a remarkable period of maritime service.
A register of sanitary hairdressing establishments, with penalties for noncompliance, is a Budapest health officer plan. The text notes that fishes sleep with eyes open and swallow food whole, while frogs toads and serpents eat only what is alive and certain to be alive.
Japanese sardines begin at Nagasaki with large canneries but prices remain high. TM Naver notes competition with the Mediterranean product is weak for now.
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