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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1913
Page
7
Miss Mary Carter Randolph of Clarke County Washington was honored at a reception hosted by Mrs. William L. Whittie at the country club. Pink roses and pink shaded headdresses decorated the table as guests met Miss Randolph and Mrs. Hugh A. Anderson.
Baltimore wholesale prices from the Star list wheat at 84 to 315 per cent basis, hay prices for No 1 Timothy and clover, butter at 84 to 82 cents, Virginia and nearby staples, bees at 6 cents a dozen, live poultry items with various weights and prices, and geese priced in Virginia areas.
Quotations announced today by local buyers in touch with wholesale markets in Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington list prices for feed grains poultry fruits and vegetables with ranges for flour hens peaches potatoes and apples among others including notes on retail equivalents and shortages.
A Colored School League was organized at the colored school on East Piccadilly Street with Prof. John Quist as Principal. An elected president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer are listed and the enrollment is large. The first sewing class exhibition drew many parents and attendees who were pleased with the results.
Miss Rosa Glaststone of East Racord Virginia spoke on Thanksgiving holidays, cousin Mrs B F Lafollett hosted at Jatter's home. S W Boyer hospitalized after illness, improving. Laura Castleman returns to Standardsville from Lynwood. J D Myers and family near Charlestown attend Marvin's Chapel services. Local farmers report hog losses in the area.
Five thousand Red Cross Christmas seals received by Mrs. W. H. Smith, president of the Latane Anti Tuberculosis League, are on sale through Winchester merchants. Proceeds fund tuberculosis efforts and the Latane League to aid the district nurse. seals available from Miss Lucy Kurtz.
Miss Saloma Nesmith teaching at Jones Springs visited her sister Mrs L P Boyd from Wednesday to Sunday. Ana Carpenter of Relief returned home after a week with friends here. Mrs Catherine Sell spent days with her daughter Mrs C Miller. Mr and Mrs J Hicks of near Stephens City spent several days with friends here. Essie Lyons visited Pearl Fries last week. Mr and Mrs C M Barrett visited the stormer’s parents at Capon Bridge West Virginia. Mr and Mrs O C Miller hosted a number of friends at dinner last Thursday.
DEHAVEN Virginia December 2 News has been received of the total destruction by fire of Mr Arthur R DeHaven s house and contents near Siler in this county The fire s cause is unknown and it is not clear if the property was insured Mrs Robert Brannon ill for several days remains unimpressed Dr Smoke of White Hall and Dr Boyd of Winchester attend her Shade spent the weekend at the home of Mr and JP Bailey and family near Manchester Mr Byrd Dix spent the past two weeks at Berkeley Springs Miss Edith Lamphaseen visiting friends in Martinsburg WV for several days Mr Harry Whitacre completed well boring for Messrs Richard Summel William Brown and Marion Strethride Mrs Green and her two children visit Mr and Mrs J E McDonald Mrs Greene widow of Rev S H Greene formerly of Gainesboro city pit Methodist Episcopal Church South Mr E M DeFven has suffered from rheumatism recently
Four stock exchange firms in New York announce dissolution with one to continue via reorganization while others wind up. A large number of dissolutions expected by year end as dull market conditions push stock exchange seats from 90 000 to under half. November trading was the smallest since May 1897 with total shares exchanged at 777,449.
Weetsbound freight train No. 61 on the Harrisonburg branch struck a sand car near Well ingreen on Saturday, killing James Williams a colored track laborer who was riding on the car his body was cut into many pieces and scattered along the tracks Mr William WooSwimley returning home from Charlestown W Va to National avenue yesterday afternoon
Colon Panama reports a surge of travelers to the isthmus for canal sightseers. The voyage draws mainly prosperous business people and their families from states including Illinois Michigan Ohio New York and Rhode Island. Sightseeing trains visit Gatun Pedro Miguel Miraflores and Culebra cuts with guides offering close views. In New York Cooper Jones dies after prison fight at Sing Sing with John Rogers over alleged tobacco theft.
Public auction announced in Winchester Virginia under a chancery decree. Special Commissioner R Gray Williams will sell the house and lot on South Market Street at noon on December 15 1918, with 1/3 cash and 2/3 secured by bonds and a trust deed.
Miss Ethel Affleck returns from a visit to Bryns wick Maryland with friends. The brief note records her travel and social call, typical of society items in the local paper.
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