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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1906
Page
4
Frank Powell formerly of Shanghai West Virginia, married to Ellen DeHaven of this place, died December 13 in Washington after pleurisy and heart trouble. He leaves one son and two daughters living in Dayton Ohio with their mother. Body sent to Dayton for burial three days later.
The centennial opening address at Yorktown recalled Governor Holliday who died in Winchester and is buried in Mount Hebron. Mrs Mason, wealthy and generous, owned substantial Winchester real estate including the Boyd drug store site and several Water Street properties. Her wealth, estimated at at least 200000, largely goes to daughter Mrs Gibson, with burial planned in Charles Town instead of Mount Hebron.
Obituary note marks December 17 1905 death with poetic lines by her daughters. Also brief items mention sales pitches for river ware instalments, a Herman Hable employment ad, Christmas furnishings by Horsey Atwell, a fainting spell incident involving Mrs M C Harris, and a 25 percent cloak discount by Robinson Bros.
Miss Leila McGuire visited Dr and Mrs J Wil ton Hope in Hampton and Mrs Henry H Little in Norfolk. The note asks what to give for Christmas. Horsey and Atwell advertise cloaks at a 25 percent discount. Robinson Bros. 4.
The Evening Star reports the mysterious RaMes remains unlocated in Berryville as he travels between now and Christmas. Citizens have confronted strangers on the streets with a copy of The Evening Star and were sent to Lo Scheuer's store with messages to the Star Office. A Ten Dollar gold piece reward is offered for his capture, and descriptions will be published in The Star.
President Clar ence H Mackay announces from New York that the Postal Telegraph Cable Company will stop its free franks. The board resolves to end all free transmission and discontinue the free list after December 31, 1906 with outstanding franks honored through December 32, 1906.
Newton Kibler, released from a Virginia prison after 11 years of a 15 year sentence for the alleged murder of his uncle William D. Kibler in 1885, wed a relative in Nutallburg, West Virginia last week. The couple’s families include Kibler siblings by marriage.
Harry Jennings qualified today in the Corporation Court as administrator of his father William H. Jennings's estate. The Commonwealth cases against Harvey Lineberg and William Deshon were postponed until December 30.
Beginning Saturday 25 percent off on cloaks. Robinson Bros. Uncle Bill's whiskies wines and cigars advertise as the best money can buy at No. 5 Berryville. Select gifts now and we will lay them aside until Christmas. Horsey and Atwell promote holiday whiskies at Uncle Bill's.
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