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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
1
Richmond dispatch reports a strong lean toward local option in Virginia. a poll shows a 6 or 7 to 1 majority for local option among about half the General Assembly with 64 members still to hear from. Republicans split similarly, Speaker Byrd and Senator Ward not yet included.
The Weather Bureau forecast predicts rain tonight and warmer temperatures in the north Tuesday, followed by colder and partly cloudy conditions with rain or snow in the north portion. The Potomac and Shenandoah rivers are cloudy today and may become muddy.
Richmond report says Junius Fagan was thawing dynamite with a dredging crew on the James River when the staff caught fire. He struck the explosive to beat out flames and a blast opened a deep hole. Fagan’s body was not found and his fate remains a mystery.
Charles Crowell died by his own actions and Ela Crowell died after being kissed at Berkseley Station near Martinsburg. Both were buried Saturday in separate cemeteries four miles apart. Ela Crowell’s funeral was at her father Adam Jorgar’s home, with hundreds of carriages at Hedgesville cemetery. Charles Crowell’s service was in Spring Mills Presbyterian Church with Rev J T McBryde, followed by burial in the adjacent cemetery.
Yesterday a large congregation attended Rally Day at Christ Church Episcopal. Rector Rev. William D. Smith preached a practical sermon urging young men to attend church. The full vested choir led the music for the service.
Alfred B Williams editor of the Richmond News Leader retires January 1 and shifts to Roanoke Times morning and News afternoon. A company led by Williams is said to have bought the Roanoke property.
Word reached here that Harry E. Hewitt a well known traveling salesman is very ill at his Martinsburg West Virginia home and not expected to recover He was living here recently and is said to be in the last stages of consumption He has many friends in Winchester and the Valley.
Rev. N. C. Brackett purchases the John Brown Fort and plans re erection on the Storer College grounds in Harpers Ferry. The fort was moved to Chicago for the world’s fair and later brought back to a secluded Murphy farm site near Harpers Ferry.
Reddy Woodward, former Winchester baseball player, arrived to spend Christmas in the city. He will help during the holiday rush at Thomas M. Barr’s store on Main Street. Friends express glad welcome back.
Fer J. H. Leeh t of Front Royal Virginia and Rev J O Knott of Covington Virginia, prominent figures in the Baltimore Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South, expect to sail in January for a three month voyage through the Mediterranean and the Holy Land.
Sprint Produce Co. advertises high cash prices for turkeys and other poultry including chickens ducks and geese. Pool of buyers seeks stock Thursday Friday and Saturday of next week with prompt payment offered.
Local advertisement for horse supplies and ranch gear features Gardner B. Hillyard located opposite Farmers Merchants National Bank. Offers include horse covers blankets storm aprons and plush laprobes.
The Star exposes a dubious scheme offering a Winchester man $160000 from a fake Demidov impersonator in Madrid. A purported banker claims a portmanteau holds a $480000 fortune. the offer requires posting trial costs for a one third share. The tale appears to be a fraud crafted to lure an American investor.
The American Bridge Company's foreman states the big steel bridge at Narrow Passage on the Southern Railway will be turned over as completed on December 21. After acceptance the railroad will add larger engines and heavier passenger cars on the Washington to Harrisonburg line, including new steel frame Pullman coaches lit by electricity.
J H Sell a well known Cedar Grove farmer died of pneumonia at 5 30 PM Saturday at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Oscar C Miller after a week of illness He was 64 native of Preston County W Va and had lived in Cedar Grove 12 years owning two farms He was a Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church member survived by widow Mrs Catherine Z Sell one son J Harley Sell five daughters Mrs Elias Hicks Mrs Erne Carpenter Mrs Barrett and Mrs Miller of Cedar Grove and Mrs Clarence Barrett and Mrs Joseph Hancher of Winchester. brothers and sisters noted continuing on page 2.
The Grahame Stock Company begins a week at the Auditorium with The Convict and The Funny. New scenery and elaborate staging accompany five vaudeville acts nightly, plus the regular moving pictures. A Saturday matinee is planned.
Mrs Minnie F Hammond wife of Henry Hammond died at 10 o clock Sunday night at her home 911 South Market street aged thirty seven after a nine year illness caused by rheumatism. She spent 1190 days and nights in bed and unable to move and during the last three years was a confirmed invalid. Continued on page Zz.
Subscription notice promotes The Star and National Stockman offered to readers for fifty cents a year. The ad claims The Star is the best agricultural weekly in the United States and only available to subscribers, with a special renewal price for an annual subscription.
A compact notice lists Tuck's calendar of Christmas postals priced at 1c and encourages purchases of jewelry clocks and silverware from ABERT and DENNY'S.
The ladies who ran a church supper in Christ Episcopal Parish rooms Saturday evening realized more than 57 dollars for church work. The event featured oysters salad and ham sold at a reasonable price and was a success.
Rev Dr J S Webster resigns as pastor of the Peesingte rian Church at Hancock Idaho and will begin missionary service in the Winchester Presbytery. He is a physician by training though does not practice and serves as a Presbyterian clergyman’s son noted in the record.
Messages report the serious illness of Mrs. Gamuel Barton of Sewanee Tennessee. Relatives in the city are alarmed by her condition. Mrs Barton formerly Miss Mary Tidball of this city. Her husband is a professor at the University of the South. In Sewanee another relative Mrs EK Tidbal is at her daughter's bedside.
Steck's apples are for sale in boxes at John S. Miller & Bro.'s and are on exhibition. The fruit is described as the finest grown in the section and neatly packed in boxes. Prices on application.
Rev. W. T. Williams was licensed to preach during the ordination service for his pastorate of a group of Presbyterian churches in Rockbridge county. The ceremony at Falling Springs church was led by Rev. Dr. Robert H. Fleming of Lynchburg. Williams is a son of William T. Williams of Woodstock with many friends in Winchester and Frederick county.
Hon Harvey W Harmer of Clarksburg West Virginia spoke on Temperance and Prayer before a large Epworth League gathering at Brad dock Street M I Church South on a Sunday.
Hon Harvey W Harmer a prominent lawyer and politician of Clarksburg West Virginia visits with his uncle Edgar R Harmer of this city. He is a former state senator who declined a governor bid despite urging from state leaders. Taft recently appointed him Supervisor of the Census in the Fifth District, a post he did not seek but accepted due to a strong prior record.
Local advertiser Iptt-ORNDORFF and M' VIEAR promote Headley's Candy with emphasis on quality sound and low prices. The fragment suggests a promotional notice for confectionery and audio appeal.
One of the happiest men today is Mr eas Pot Swink, a capable supervisor at the Millville power plant on the Shenandoah river. With last night and today’s heavy rain the river rose and water will stay in. The company hopes to run the plant at full capacity again after a prolonged drought hampered production and idled turbines.
Dr Hope purchases a handsome new high powered touring car from M. and J. Studebaker. He will use the vehicle in practice and for pleasure trips, with delivery expected shortly. The purchase is linked to Dr J Witton Pope of Virginia, son in law of Dr and Willian Love of this area.
A mechanic's lien has been filed on the Handley Library in Winchester by Sash and Door Company of Harrisburg. The claim, admitted to record in the corporation clerk’s office, lists materials and extras supplied for the building by the Handley company, with a balance due of $8,376.64 after credits. The library, nearly finished, is described as a southland landmark funded by Judge Handley’s $250,000 bequest.
Readable item notes a novelty prop sale at Orndorft and McVeighs in New Orleans with a reference to molasses and a cryptic 13-1Tp-3t marker. No further context or dates provided.
The late week show at the Auditorium impressed patrons with fine moving pictures. Manager Hable earns praise for best patronage as the event ties to a Wright’s tournament scheduled Tuesday in mid morning with a money reward offered.
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