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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1906
Page
3
A local shop promotes a large selection of perfumes ideal for Christmas gifts. The ad highlights French and American makes and emphasizes the dainty bottles as a delightful choice for many women.
James C Plant on Virginia tour to evaluate sites for a new United States post office building. He will confer with Postmaster Kern and local landowners, remaining noncommittal about any site while awaiting title, surroundings, and access details.
Auctioneer A. G. Swanson sold about 11 horses and mules yesterday at the county hitching yard. The sale drew a large crowd and good prices. Local horsemen expect similar sales with proper effort and interest to help Winchester become a major horse market like other Valley towns. Middletown, Va. Dec 7 Mr B B Parker and daughter Roberta visit Mrs Wynkoop near Berryville. G B Wright improves after illness. Constable J A Parker gathers a black resident on trespass charge.
The Sarah Zane Fire Company votes to fund its chief's uniform and to install a better alarm telephone system. Four new members are elected and resolutions honor the late Charles W Hensell. The Charley Rouss Fire Company meets with prayers and discusses a Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association meeting site for early summer 1907. An automobile hose carriage is sought and banquet committee reports progress.
Last night announced that S V A guns for arming the cadets of Shenandoah Valley Academy would arrive early next week. Public soon to see natty cadet uniforms on the streets in parade. Principal James B Lovett reports the military feature a success and the school remains at capacity with personal attention for each pupil.
Mr Keeter while laying a foundation at Marlboro found a small fragment of stone with a copper nail. A larger piece vanished. locals suspect valuable ore beneath the area and pursue more investigations. Congressman Ken H D Freed arrived in Winchester to visit his sister and may stay through Sunday.
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