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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
1
A Gore residence owned by Clarence Mason and family caught fire Friday evening in strong winds but neighbors aided in extinguishing it, leaving only minor damage. The item also notes community visits and upcoming Hebron Baptist Church oyster suppers on December 14 and 15.
Miss Carrie Kathleen Houston and Mr. Robert Pernell Spates were quietly married at the Presbyterian manse by Rev. J Ho race Lacy. The bride, in tan brown traveling dress, and groom, son of Thomas P Spates, will reside in Winchester after a brief trip to Northern points. The bride has Revolutionary era ancestry through Edward McNeal and Thomas Allen.
Measles illness continues to affect residents around Jericho with several local residents listed as ill or recovering. Mrs. Jacob Good returns from a week with relatives near Winchester. Various visitors come and go, including Miss Virgie Prince visiting Winchester Avenue.
A report based on R G Dun Company figures shows the monthly cost of living rose from 106 68 to 108 17 by December 1. Prices climbed due to higher dairy and garden product costs with butter up 3 cents a pound eggs 7 cents a dozen and hay 12 5 cents per hundred pounds. Meats mostly fell except live beef and pork products.
A party of C W Railroad officials visited Mr George W Martin in Washington and presented a magnificent gold watch and chain as a token of regard. General Passenger Agent H A Riddle gave the presentation address and Mr Martin answered. Mary Capper visits Washington relatives and friends during the Christmas season. Horsey and Atwell advertise furnishing stock and holiday gifts with layaway options.
A letter from Edward E Stone to Samuel Atwell includes photos of Mr Stone and companions with killed deer and other game during a Canadian hunting trip. Stone shot two deer. the Dominion permits two per hunter and deer season lasts two weeks. Stone is believed to be in Salem Ontario.
In Middletons on December 12 Mr. H. F. Rhodes heard a noise in his cellar and found a tramp who had spent the night there. Rhodes gave him his walking papers and sent him away down the street. The article also notes local visits, revival services continuing this week, and merchants decorating for Christmas.
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad board meeting is set for tomorrow in New York to elect officers for the coming year and plan the year’s agenda. A wage increase for employees is expected to be discussed with hints of a possible general raise similar to Pennsylvania Railroad actions.
The nineteenth annual session began yesterday at the Hotel Belvedere in Baltimore bringing together leading Southern specialists in surgery and gynecology with some doctors from other regions. Dr. Stuart McGuire of Richmond read a paper. he is the nephew of Dr. William F. E. McGuire of the city.
Shoppers crowd stores selling drugs, clothing, jewelry, confectionery, and stationery. Women browse early, discussions of Christmas gift lists show wide variety from dolls to fuzzy animals. Toy shops feature bobbed dolls, talking and walking varieties, plus a Roosevelt bear squeak. Grocers display inviting figs and dates as holiday prep continues. Continued on page four.
Miss Diana M Despard longtime Winchester resident died yesterday morning at her brother Dr Duncan Despards home in Philadelphia She will be buried in Clarksburg WV Daughter of Burton Despard and Gertrude Lee sister of Judge Nathan Gof of the US Circuit Court of Appeals She lived in Baltimore for 15 years and spent summers with relatives in Winchester and Amherst Street prior to moving to Baltimore years ago The death is noted in the local welfare memory of the Despard family connections and schooling here
Mr. W. R. Kline chief marshal of the Martinsburg fire department heads a committee to seek the annual Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association meeting. He notes no invitation from Winchester or Martinsburg yet but expects a decision next year after meetings with Winchester leaders. He plans a January visit to gauge local interest and favors Martinsburg if no invitation from Winchester is extended.
Harvey G. Good died early Friday morning at his home in Hagerstown after a prolonged illness from Brights disease and debility. He was 56, a native of Virginia and a blacksmith who moved to Hagerstown eleven years ago. Surviving are sons Herbert John George and daughters Annie Pearl Rena Ebberly Lulu Bertha McDowell. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m at the United Evangelical Church with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Rev D H Scanlon Ph D pastor of Berryville and Clearbrook Presbyterian Churches will be absent until year’s end for a rest cure after a health advisory from his physician. Rev Mr Fearus will regularly supply the pulpit and Mrs Scanlon with family remain in Berryville. No serious illness, just overwork prompting brief rest.
Miss Jennie Boyd of Summit Point West Virginia and Mr. Oscar Brady of Shenandoah Virginia arrived in Hagerstown by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tuesday evening. They procured a license and were married in the Hamilton Hotel parlors by Rev. Dr. C Herbert Richardson. The couple left to spend the night with friends.
A notice invites buyers to purchase 10 000 turkeys along with chickens ducks and geese starting February 14 at the Old Sumac Mill. It lists GEO H EAGLE and mentions Mr and Mrs M Conway leaving for Orlando Florida and returning to Winchester next spring. It also promotes Tarita cigars and notes Miss Nannie Smith visiting Miss Lily Crum.
Messages from Stephens City report Sophie Taper FSA still living though near death. Doctors note rising temperature and likely fatal complications. Police say no new developments today.
The condition of Dr. William Mc Pherson Fuller at Memorial Hospital has worsened over four days. His illness has become critical and he is well known in Winchester, causing concern among his many friends.
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