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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
3
The Christmas celebration of Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal Church South at Ste n was postponed due to rain and will be held at 7:30 PM on Saturday December 27. The public is invited to attend. M. P. Bert, Superintendent.
A flood of relatives and friends arrive in town for Christmas and the holiday season. Philadelphia resident Mr E. Clay Krebs stays at his former home as Miss Heflin of Westmore joins for four weeks with her brother-in-law and sister, while Mr and Mrs S. L Forney host visitors. Guests include Dr Garry Wall of Norfolk, Mssrs Gardner Brown and Moretiell Russell in town, and many others visiting relatives on North Main, Water, Braddock, and Amherst streets along with families in Harrisonburg, Martinsburg, and Baltimore.
Presbyterian Mission School held a Christ celebration in its north eastern Winchester building. About 50 attendees stood for parts of the program while students and teachers performed carols recitations and songs and an address by Rev Dr J H Lacy.
Southern Churchman reports the Garden of Eden will be irrigated by the Turkish government and used for agriculture. Upon completion of improvements the garden will be worth about 100 million dollars. The heirs of Adam offer a share as the melon crop is harvested.
The Southern Mess Shin day school in Brucetown arte county will hold a Christmas celebration in the church on Saturday evening this week. It was postponed from Friday night due to rain. The cantata Santa Claus In Slumber land will be the main feature of the program.
Mrs Mary A Dean of Walnut Street Taunton Massachusetts reports kidney pills gave relief from sleep disturbance bladder weakness stiffness in joints inactive kidney action and rheumatic pains after reaching age 87. She notes Foley Kidney Pills were beneficial and urges readers to try them through local druggists.
Mr and Mrs Donald Newcomer Gilpin spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs Henry Brooke Gilpin at Scaleby Clarke County home. Dr and Mrs M Allen, recently married, also guests at Scaleby, parents of Mrs Allen formerly Dorothy Gilpin.
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