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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
1
For a week observers wondered if a bright eastern light was a kite tail electric signal from Mount Weather. Astronomy notes Mars will pass behind the moon tomorrow night from 8:50 to 9:47, an occultation visible without tools though telescope enhances the view.
Entries for the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society fair open at the society office on Roues avenue from Wednesday September 1 to Saturday September 4. On Monday the office will operate at the fair grounds to receive entries, with city office hours closed after Saturday.
For sale Reo Roadster in first class condition with full equipment including chains lamps inner tubes and more. Demonstration available at any time. Cheap to quick purchaser O O. T. Ritter agent Reo Automobiles.
Washington report notes unsettled conditions for Virginia with showers. Forecast calls for showers in the south tonight and more unsettled weather on Wednesday.
The secretary notes the group will meet at 1 30 o'clock on Thursday to have a group picture taken.
The Sanitary Sewerage Commission announces that after the sewerage system is in operation all cess pools must be abandoned. It will be unlawful to have a cess pool and fines apply to those who do. G C Miller is the authorized connection solicitor with rates five dollars for maximum drainage and two dollars for waste water. Waste water may not be run into streets.
A fire at 718 South Main Street damaged the house occupied by Bernard O Leary and his family and owned by Taylor Wall. The South Enders and Friendship Fire Company arrived promptly and prevented spread to a nearby main building about 12 feet away. Mrs. O Leary discovered the blaze at the hydrant and praised the firemen for saving the home.
Mrs Edward Flagle and Mrs Edward Flagle had visited the Misses Carpenter on South Washington street and returned to Hagerstown last evening. Mr Flagle will resume duties with the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company after an appendicitis operation. He recovered well in Winchester and is in good health.
Fresh supply of International Stock Food for horses cattle hogs and poultry advertised by Sprint Produce Co. emphasizing quality feed and availability for farm use.
A brief display promotes painting services by Hillyarde and Lewis under a campaign urging homeowners to update interiors. The item reads like a local advert highlighting ready-to-paint options and contact cues.
Deputy Shepitt J. B. Baker earns praise for trapping Russell Lewis on a charge of assault after tracing clues through town and locating him in Strasburg. Lewis is jailed pending grand jury action. A second item reports five masked men robbing the Pittsburgh Express near Lewistown Junction, stealing safes and mail amid gunfire, with authorities scouring the area.
Bell Telephone announces permanent connections linking Winchester with Front Royal and Luray. Front Royal and Luray exchanges join the long distance network, enabling subscribers in those towns to reach all leading cities.
The Warrenton show opens tomorrow attracting many Baltimore breeders. Horses owned by Wallace Lanahan and Walter R. Abell, already prize winners in Virginia circuits, will star with riders Marie Louise Cherbonnier and jana han. Accompanying are Lloyd Unduch and Hilen MacSherry.
Mr Be fie Adams of Stephens was in town on business today with Mr Magnus Leach of Warren County and friends. The brief visit included time spent with local acquaintances.
The Winchester public schools will reopen on Monday September 6 with 600 to 700 boys and girls expected in the large Market and Cork Streets buildings. Principal M N D Cool says first grade entrants must enroll by September 20 or wait until February 1910. exceptions apply for age eligibility before January 4 1910.
Mr. a in Town reports Mr. Harry and George Tucker on the Democratic nomination scene. The candidate, who has been on a short visit to his brother in law and sister, and Mr. and Mrs. William B. P. McGuire, left this afternoon for his home in Lexington, Virginia.
The Evening Star critic denounces Hagerstown base ball club and Manager Boyer for declaring a Virginia Maryland title without completing scheduled games. He accuses them of Bush League tactics and yellow streaks while urging fair play and full schedule completion.
A weather balloon escaped from the Mount Weather station days ago and was found in a Culpeper County backyard. It carried apparatus for testing currents, barometer and temperature. Charles Gunn, a resident nearby, reported the find. The Weather Bureau has been notified.
Baltimore and Ohio and Cumberland Valley railroads officials met in Chambersburg Pa to decide on a joint yard plan. The end yards will be at Cumberland two miles north of Martinsburg with thirty five tracks and capacity about five thousand cars.
The annual Sun any school picnic of the Disciples Church will be held tomorrow at Glen Park near Vauclure. Time and exact arrangements are noted in local notices.
Mr. C. E. B. Cougill of Stephens City was in town today.
Robert J. Kurtz, a Winchester native and Elks member, died this morning at his sister Mrs. T. B. Snyder's home in Tampa Florida after a period of illness. Funeral arrangements fall to Capt. George W. Kurtz and will be held in Mount Heebron Cemetery with interment in the family lot. He leaves siblings including Mrs. Kremer of Deland and Mrs. Snyder. an uncle Oscar Barr and cousin Capt. Kurtz.
Entry books for the tenth annual exhibition of the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society will open tomorrow morning at the society office on Ranks Avenue. The society office will open daily from Monday next week with the secretary and clerks ready to receive entries and finalize them at the grounds.
The funeral of Lucille Jefferson, nine year old daughter of William and Rebecca, who died in Morristown New Jersey on Sunday, will be held tomorrow at 2 30 p m from John Mann Memorial Church with Rev L A Carter officiating.
The Frederick men’s team will play two last games of the season this Friday afternoon at 3:30. The event is scheduled to take place at the usual venue with expected fan turnout and competitive play.
A terse item notes a battle near Frederick Maryland in May 2863. A caption mentions a picture tree at the Empire and references an admiralship. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear outcomes or dates.
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