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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
1
The Virginia letter asks if Santa Claus exists and the response from Francis P. Church declares yes. He argues unseen wonders are real beyond sight and faith, love, and imagination sustain childhood joy and the world’s beauty beyond belief.
Prof. Robert Herrick of the University of Chicago uses Noah Webster to illustrate the difference between astonish and surprise. He recounts Webster correcting his wife as “surprised” while she is “astonished,” then notes Mr. S. D. McDonald’s departure from Charles Town, West Virginia for business.
Mrs Charles Little of Philadelphia visits her parents Mr and Mrs McDonald on North Main Street Miss Augusta Richards leaves to spend Christmas with Miss Jennie Eminencer in Manheim Pa Virginia Ginn of Fort Loudoun Mary left for Berryville Va to spend Christmas Capt T M Reed departs for Baltimore to visit relatives for two weeks
Shenartoah Valley National Bank and Tinton Bank of Winchester close Saturday December 25 for Christmas. Paper maturing that day may be paid Monday December 27. Charles Little of Philadelphia travels to New York for a monotype engraver position.
Lynching counts for 1909 reach seventy, the highest since 1904, with eleven white and fifty nine Black victims. No Virginia cases this year. incidents spread across twelve states and New Mexico territory. Cairo Illinois notes a combined crime motive and temporary control. Oklahoma records a quadruple lynching of four cattlemen.
Rev. E. K. Thomasa married Emmett W. Abell to Elizabeth co. Parson of Springfield Hagerstown. Luther F. Woods wed Virgie F. Lehew of Page County Virginia in Hagerstown home ceremony.
Precise time 20 minutes after 6 this morning marks the sun entering Capricornus and the official start of winter. Observers note advances of Old Boreas in the approach of the season, while the sun’s position signals winter’s beginning despite slow celestial motion.
The famous Bennings race course near Washington has been closed for all time. Grounds are offered for sale and Washington Jockey Club president Sam W. Rees says there is no prospect of reopening. The anti racing bill passing Congress led to the banishment, with the club failing to oppose it. Mrs Sp or went to Baltimore to visit friends. Mr F M Apptins of Washington DC arrived at the Hotel Evans today.
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