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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1900
Page
2
Frederick county farmers discussed the true costs of a 30 acre wheat crop. Edward Lupton reported 69 days if sown on fallow ground or 49 days if on corn ground, with planting through threshing totaling 216.50 dollars and net profit about 76 dollars.
The weekly Winchester post office notice lists unclaimed letters ending December 15 1900. Names include Victor Bowers Effie C R Kuemer S S Levve A McDonald A F Parmala Co Bette Robinson Rosa Rhodes O P Wormley with a one cent per letter fee.
Saturday Chief Clerk Robert G. Gibbens of the Civil Service Commission presided over an exam at John Kerr Public Schools for emergency letter carriers. Secretary B. H. Potts oversaw the proceedings with three applicants: J Madison Spurr, Howard Grimm, and John Smith. Some expect an extra carrier may be added to bring the force to five.
The ladies will meet in the engine house parlors tomorrow at 8 o’clock for a special session. Heads of tables to be appointed and assistants likely named. A bazar will be held in the Hartman building over Ramsburg's store with a novelty display planned for the public.
Linden Humpstone of near Edinburg visited town with sister Mrs. T. H. Sprint and showed the knife Grandstaff used to cut his windpipe. Humpstone was among the first to aid Grandstaff after the attempted death by self harm. Grandstaff survived the severed windpipe injury days earlier.
Catholic Church ladies host a December 26 entertainment in the church school room with an admission of ten cents. Twenty varieties of fine mixed candies will be offered from 6 to 18 cents per pound, with special school prices. PENTZ's at Faulkner's corner. Mrs. Arthur Burton and child left for Baltimore to visit her husband in business there. C H Goetz offers lightning rod services at Wright's livery stable behind Taylor House. Col R M Cartmell and Mr Graham Baker dined with County Clerk and Mrs T K Cartmell near Kernstown yesterday. Fresh oysters daily at J Noonan's Cafe 7 North Loudoun. Miss Elia Moorehead has gone to Washington to visit relatives.
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