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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
3
Mrs G O Miller wife of Main street druggist narrowly escaped as coal gas escaped from a double heater in the parlor Saturday night. She fell, cut and bruised, but reached the stairs and phone to summon her husband who rushed home with restoratives.
Funeral services for Hugh Janney, a well known Brucetown resident, were held at his home with Rev. J D Hamaker of Strasburg officiating. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. Pallbearers included his four sons Rielly Clarence Hugh and Jill Janney and nephews Dr Mack Janney and John M Silver. A daughter could not attend.
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days. PAZO ointment guaranteed to cure itching and bleeding. Also offers large attractive land sale cards from The Star office to tack on fences and trees for game protection.
A morning of departures and visits appears in local society notices. James I Keller left for a business trip after calling on Mrs R Gray Williams and visiting Winchester friends Mrs A Leafe and Miss Jennie Taylor. Frank Dorsey returned to Charles Town after visiting his mother on East Monmouth Street. Daisy Amick and W H Amick visit Martha Amick of Romney, and William Ciachen sails to New York for extended business. Henry Stephenson of Washington DC visits here. W H Saxton of Cleveland is in town for several days on business. C W Lee and family of Martinsburg registered at Hotel Evans. Mrs John G Walker and Miss Winifred M Rogers plan to winter at Winchester Inn after closing Mansfield.
At the Virginia Teachers' Association meeting in Newport News Dr. Ormond Stone of the University of Virginia was elected vice president for the Seventh Congressional Mall. Prof. de D. Harris of Warrenton, conductor of the Winchester summer normal, was chosen vice president for the Lighth district.
An early 20th century ad cites Dr. Cheney and a testimonial from Walding, Kinnan and Marven praising Bo D. Cheney as trustworthy in business. It mentions Cheney’s cure claims for catarrh and offers a reward for an uncured case, reflecting risky medical advertising of the era.
The forecast notes generally fair skies with a decline in temperatures. Tonight and Wednesday will be noticeably colder, with wind shifting and potential frost in rural areas. Highs and lows are not specified in available text.
White Post Virginia notes show visits by Melvin Soper and Eliza Meade, church sermons by Rev Mr Mekintey, and residents like Miss Jennie Cri Mian in Winchester. Major Eugene Baylor plans to winter at the Winthoter Inn with court mornings at 11, while others recover from ailments and host relatives, with several trips to Winchester and neighbors staying locally.
Rev. Dr. J. S. Lacy, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, has gone to Shepherdstown West Virginia to hold a series of special meetings through December 6. He was appointed by the last Session of the Presbytery to conduct three gatherings at the Shepherdstown church.
Revival services will be held each night this week at Lamp's Designing. Tonight at 7 39 there will be preaching by Rev I Potter.
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