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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
4
A flurry of society notes lists personal travels visits and invitations. Several residents plan Pen-Mar trips and dances with Sousa’s Band tickets on sale in Winchester. The item also notes arrivals departures and visits among local families and a Baltimore and Ohio special train schedule for Washington and Baltimore trips.
The article notes the Moon crossing the equator on the 30th triggers a reactionary storm disturbance. It warns that on that date and into October 1st autumnal thunderstorms will affect many localities.
Frederick County Woman's Christian Temperance Union plans a convention tomorrow at 8 o'clock in the Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mrs M L Welles represents national Oak Street Methodist Episcopal Church in the event.
The 11 44 Baltimore and Ohio passenger train carried Engineer M L Byers and party en route to Lexington Virginia. Accompanying were Assistant Engineer Wells Merriam and Supervisor Maurice O Conner in private car 915. They planned to inspect up the Valley to Lexington and return, with no stop in Winchester. The party dined in the car as the train moved through town.
The Fraternities Order will meet at the Hart Hotel at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Miss Ida M. Garver of Oberlin Pennsylvania, visiting her sister Mrs. Dollie E. Newcome of Lake View, has returned home.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY NATIONAL BANK Winchester August 26 1902 Labor Day holiday bank closure noted with payments on September 2 1902 Cashier Joan W Rice Farmers & Merchants National Bank Winchester August 26 1902 holiday closure and payment on September 4 1902 Cashier H D Fureier Union Bank of Winchester August 26 1902 holiday closure and payments on September 2 1902 Cashier M H G Wins
Mr. Charles Trenary son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Trenary of south Market street left this morning for Harrisonburg Virginia. He has been with the Winchester Island Laundry for years and will manage the new Harrisburg laundry to be run by Gayer and Floyd. He is thoroughly familiar with the laundry business and will oversee the plant.
Correspondents report Ada Beaty's return to her Reliance area home from a visit with cousins Misses Hattye and Gertrude Bassett. Also noted are Mrs. Clarence Lewis and family traveling back to Cumberland, Mrs. John Walter visiting Middletown friends, the reorganization of the White Apron Society at Mrs. J. S. Campbell's, Bernice Robertson and Russell Bailey's Sunday visit, A B Rothgeb's upcoming trip to New Market, and other local greetings.
In Chambersville VA on August 28 Mrs. Amos E. Marker and Mrs. A. W. Cooper visited Mrs. Sherman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Franks entertained friends from Washington. A Paxton Chapel yard party drew many locals to the event.
Mr M E Church a leading Falls Church Virginia citizen traveled to Winchester today in his steam automobile with his family They are summering at Bluemont Virginia and planned a one day eighty mile return by way of Martinsburg and Harper s Ferry
James Cain, once improving, has fallen gravely ill again. He has been the main support for his elderly parents, making his potential death a severe blow to the family. The Charley Rouss Fire Company and band plan to attend the Friendship Band yard party, meeting at their hall at 8 o'clock Friday night.
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