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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1899
Page
2
The snippet notes subscription prices for one year two dollars six months one dollar and three months fifty cents with prepaid postage and carriers served by the Star Office on Water Street. It lists advertising rates and payment to The Star with a date of Tuesday December 19 1899.
The piece critiques bounty rewards for fugitives using Newton J. Doman of Berkeley and Morgan counties as a case study. It notes Doman’s alleged murder of Absalom Kessler, his elusiveness, and the misfit between printed descriptions and the real suspect, highlighting hardships for the innocent and the persistent pressure on law enforcement.
The Stephens City correspondent and J. H. Kline discuss when the new century begins. They argue a century needs ten years to complete and conclude the twentieth century starts January 1, 1901 after counting eighteen completed centuries and ninety-nine more years.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad offers reduced fare excursion tickets for local Main Line and Branch stations on December 23 24 25 31 and January 1 with return by January 4 1900. Oyster orders encouraged from G O Snapp at 413 Market Street for Crisfield variety. A pocketbook with money is missing from this office.
A passage describes a vast ward with a crooked mouth like Thompson's and a $500 bounty. It notes that background arrests rely on the description, leading to innocent detainees being escorted to city limits and expelled to the next jurisdiction.
Mr. Wm. Boxwell of the Pittsburg Times stereotyping department is home for the holidays. Mr. Jon Barr from the same department is expected home soon. Mr. Edward Ward, who has worked in the chocolate York area, is home for a visit.
A Chicago Post account describes how cattle buyers and sellers conclude deals in the yards without written records. A $10,000 bunch of fat steers is sold with only a raised whip and precise hand signals, illustrating personal integrity and fast, informal trading.
A few suggestions to parties interested in cemetery work. Your lot is but one of many. Consider the surroundings, then select a monument appropriate to the location. It is better to have an original design than to duplicate your neighbor's monument. Variety in design and material adds interest to a cemetery.
The land marked for monument use dominates at this date as the sarcophagus rises in popularity. The Greek name hides a distinct style since our sarcophagus differs from coffin-shaped boxes. They are low, massive, and may be ornate or plain, with markers crafted from solid material in simple design.
T. J. Orndorfft offers granite and marble in carload lots with savings. Visit No. 1 East Water Street, Winchester, to inquire about prices and selections.
A lawn plan recommends one central monument with a low marker at each grave. It calls for frost-line extended foundations to ensure permanence and beauty in cemetery monuments.
The Daily Mails lists northbound and southbound departures with times for B&O and CV trains. It also notes arrivals from the South Valley and local stops including Bloomery Rock Enon Springs Capon Springs Shockeysville Round Hill Marlboro Mountain Falls and general mail closing rules. All mails close 80 minutes before departure except the 4am 530am and 6am departures which close at 930pm.
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