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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
4
Yesterday local markets saw slight changes in produce prices. Wholesale chicken fell from 9 to 8 cents per pound, butter rose from 20 to 22 cents, and ducks dropped from 9 to 8 cents. Turkeys held steady.
Refuge notes report Mr. Robert Watters gravely ill with possible pneumonia after days of illness. Miss Myrtle Wise, Covington Va high school teacher, to return home for Christmas with her parents. Steph ens City hotel undergoes 88 years of wear, receiving a fresh look. Isaac Grim planning new tombstones for parents. Bennie Walters relocates near Marlboro. Mrs. James Beatty visits Reliance from Fairview. Turkeys being picked and dressed for shipment as Christmas approaches. Horsey Atwell advertisements urge gift reservations.
Mrs W J Muse and children of this place visited her father Mr Garvin at High View last week. An oyster supper drew a large crowd in Gore and a baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Harris Arnold last Saturday. An oyster supper is planned at Bethel School House December 26 and 27 to fund graveyard fence painting. Measles remain in the neighborhood and Frank Marple is ill. A mill wheel broke at E L Hooks mill and is being repaired by George Davis of West Virginia.
Ads call for four girls to sell silverware sets on installment plans with a good salary for the right party. Also an ad offers window glass cut to order from Miller Supply Co. A marriage at Kernstown, Miss Lydia Braithwaite 18 and Mr. Chrismore Miller wed with Rev. Dr. Henry White officiating. They will reside in town.
A fragment from United Brethren Church lists a Christmas Cantata at the Auditorium with performances on December 25 and 27. Tickets are sold at Hable's. The ad promotes ties from Horsey and Atwell as suitable Christmas gifts.
The forecast warns of cloudy skies with possible rain, colder air, and a warming trend. Bank notices for Shenandoah Valley Nat. Bank Farmers and Merchants Nat. Bank and Union Bank of Winchester show Christmas holiday closures on Dec 25 and rescheduling of maturing paper to Dec 26, 1906.
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