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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment shows a mention of a service called The Stakz and carriers delivering items across parts of an area, noting a five cents per week rate. The text is incomplete but indicates a small transport or delivery arrangement with periodic charges.
Dr J Allison Hodges was Friday elected president of the University College of Medicine at Richmond Virginia to fill the expired term of the late Dr Hunter McGuire the founder. He is a North Carolina native who came to Richmond years ago and built a large practice. Dr Stewart McGuire son of the former president is a member of the faculty.
The remains of Engineer Stew art Forney of Winchester Virginia who died in the Weverton wreck Thursday night were taken to Martinsburg on the noon train Saturday. The body, prepared for burial at Brunswick, was then taken to Green Hill Cemetery where interment followed under undertaker Willen's supervision.
List of names awaiting letters with a one cent per letter fee. Annie Boyd Andrew Cain Delaney Shoe Company Mrs. W. C. Green Capt. Charles W. Jefferson Archer Strange Mrs. S. J. Nash.
Supt. Edw. Spellman of Hagers town Gas Company was overcome by gas while making a connection last Saturday. He recovered but remains weak. Spellman is father of Miss Alice Hager Spielman who is expected to visit Winchester next week.
Mr. George Calvert, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office in Huntington West Virginia and former manager here, arrived in town Saturday night to spend the holidays.
Little Edward E. Henry, two, died of pneumonia at his parents home on Philpot street last night. Alec Steele headed to Washington for holiday visits. Mrs. A M Baker returned from Baltimore. Cat flowers advertised at Stone's drugstore. Bernard O Leary recovering from typhoid fever in downtown renewal. Kraut cabbage sale cheap at Rothwell Co located at 22 401 N Market St.
Schedule lists North bound departures from 445 am to 900 pm including B O and CV, arrivals from the South at 901 am and 604 pm, and departures to the South at 1144 am and 643 pm. Star routes include Omney Bloomery Shockeysville Marlboro Mountain Falls and Rock Enon Springs with specified arrival and departure times. All mails close 30 minutes before departure except 4am 530am and 6am closings at 930 pm.
A deed recorded in Rockbridge County shows the Natural Bridge Forest Company transferring the property to the Natural Bridge Development Company. The deal totals 29475 dollars paid in cash with the assumption of a 20000 dollar mortgage on the property.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets between all stations on their line for the Christmas Holidays on December 23 24 25 81 and January 1 at reduced rates good to return until January 4 1901.
The Winchester Telephone Company completes a new line to Arden in Berkeley county and establishes communication there. A pay station will be set up at Vancleresville by week’s end. Lightning rod work offered by C H Goetz of Hagerstown is available from Wright's stable, rear of Taylor House Winchester.
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