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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1901
Page
4
Officer McCartney surprised Mack White during an altercation with his wife in Hotel Alley. Justice D H Bragonier fined both $2.50 after restraining White and escorting Cora to safety. The couple, well known to police, are described as frequent participants in such disputes.
Special Correspondence reports W. H. Hopewell sold two hogs weighing 977 pounds. The protracted meeting at the Methodist Church continues all week with nightly services by Rev. H. A. Brown. Local stores close at 7 30 p m due to church events. Capt. Jnc W Beaty remains home with a bruised foot. Mrs Georgianna Lewis adds an addition to her dwelling south of town. John Oneil, ex Confederate soldier, injured his shoulder after a fall. Mr T C Pease relocates to Broadway Va.
Mr. Fred Calvert begins his initial trip as a traveling salesman for the Cuba Rico Tobacco Company. He will visit points in West Virginia and Maryland and be away about a week. Calvert is described as energetic pleasant and a ready talker who should become an apt salesman.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold a bazaar and social at the residence of Mrs. T. M. West on South Market Street Friday December 6 at 8 o'clock. All are invited.
In the House today Mr Cannon nominated Mr Henderson for speaker while Mr Hay of Virginia nominated Mr Richardson. The vote totaled 190 for Henderson 149 for Richardson and 1 each for Stark and Cummings indicating Henderson won the speakership race.
The Virginia State Board of Embalmers met today in Roanoke. Board member Captain George W. Kurtz was absent due to a cold and Christmas business. Mr and Mrs F L Smart of Baltimore, staying at the Taylor House for weeks, left for Leesburg. Mr and Mrs H B Gardin from Baltimore also checked out this morning.
Police faced a near capture as two men fired at each other in a bloodless clash on South Braddock street over a grass widow. Both fled in opposite directions after misfiring shots while a melodramatic scene unfolded surrounding a jealous suitor and his beloved.
Special correspondence to The Evening Star Lake View Virginia December 3 1941 Mrs Mary Guynn has returned to Bunker Hill West Virginia from two weeks with the Swimley family R F Duvall leaves for Chester Pennsylvania to resume silversmith work Mrs Minnie Baugher returns home near Jordans Springs Hon E C Jordan travels to Richmond to serve as Frederick County and Winchester representative to the House of Delegates R L Stickle sister and cousin May Hill visit Clifton at W L McDonald’s home Clarence and John Beller of Martinsburg visit their father Newton Beller injured by a horse Rev S D Skelton will preach at Red Buden Sunday at 3 o clock farmers husking corn and butchering duties Charles Cunningham recovering from a mashed hand at Hoffman's factory Danish cabbage car just received Orndorff Co. Phone 126 112341 Miss Mary Warner of Carlisle Pa guest of Maude Holler expects to return home tomorrow
The article notes strong reception for The Gay Mr. Goldstein with performances at Richmond and other cities. It mentions individuals attending events, trips to New York and Harpers Ferry, and local building projects on Pall Mall streets. The tenor remains promotional and society oriented.
Wholesale prices paid for produce and grain are listed in this market report dated corrected daily Tuesday December 8. A herd of twenty eight sheep that had strayed from Circuit Clerk P. H. Gold's farm near town were located yesterday by George Mason at John H. C. Clayton's farm nearby.
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