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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
2
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The Evening Star describes a festive scene as children and youths band together for Christmas masquerades. They fashion comical outfits from mothers and sisters clothing, use props from a firemen convention, and roam city streets in search of cake amid lively doorbell ringing.
The author condemns indiscriminate masqueraders who intrude on strangers homes with rude behavior and disguises. While acknowledging skilled masquerade groups, the piece urges decency and restraint, favoring visits within familiar circles and proper conduct over nuisance cake hunts.
Woodstock news reports the Southern railway pushing ahead with a new passenger station at Edinburg, promising a neat building for the town in need of rail service. It also notes scarce rain for eight weeks, a local wedding, a batch of marriage licenses issued, and a shipment of 2,500 barrels of apples bound mainly for Texas markets.
The Cumberland Times reports John Reed, a prosperous farmer near town, hosts a vast Poland China hog named George. The animal measures seven feet in girth and six feet in length, weighs 900 pounds, and is paired with a mate. It was shipped from the Alleghany mountains as a Christmas gift three years ago.
Doctor prescribes visiting Redman’s Café at 166 North Main Street for 25 cent dinners to gain weight. He urges customers to inspect the Christmas goods, noting everything is new with no leftovers from last Christmas.
During the Christmas holidays the Cumberland Valley Railroad offers excursion tickets to all stations on the Main Line and branches. Tickets are valid December 28 24 25 31 and January 1 with return to January 4 1900 at reduced rates. Wheat’s Laxative Grip Capsules are advertised as effective for colds.
Latest market reports list wholesale prices paid for butter dried fruits chickens ducks and soy products with figures for corn and other grains. The grain market section shows prices for shelled corn and related commodities amid varied entries and misreadable digits.
Advertisement urges quick coal purchase before cold weather drives costs up. It touts high grade coal, good roads, and a guaranteed satisfaction, with J. T. Fisher at N Market St as the contact. Also notes second-hand stoves for sale at low prices and a phone listing.
Mary Ferguson daughter of Rev S G Ferguson of Martinsburg was thrown from a horse while riding near Berryville Virginia injuring her hip back and hip bruises not serious though painful. Rev Ferguson and Dr Sites traveled to Berryville to tend her. He himself is barely able to move and uses a cane.
Mulligan Post No 30 G A R met at E M Houston home for inspection by order of T Y Brown assistant inspector general Department of Virginia and North Carolina Officers for the ensuing year were elected E M Houston commander J F Bean adjutant
Mr. Bert Talty of Washington arrived in town last night on his way to Martinsburg to attend the White Faulkner wedding.
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