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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
3
Mrs Tomlin died from burn injuries after being under opiate influence when Mr Weade arrived. Attendants moved her from Berryville to a hospital by morning train. She had a nurse day and night but died at the hospital on Saturday. a message to Mr Tomlin went unanswered.
In Burnt Factory Virginia D W Fettner suffers acute indigestion. Funeral of Mrs. Poston's aunt Mrs. William Kern held in Inwood. Charles Fishpaw family spent Christmas with J M Fishpaw. W L Poston family with Edward Williams and sisters on Christmas. Lena McDonald visiting relatives in Cumberland. Rev Hardesty receives a Christmas gift laptop and money toward a private wedding present. to wed December 31. Harry Marsh of Randolph-Macon Academy visits near village. William McCauley of Riverton visiting A D Cunningham. Lester Orndorff Woody Stock guest with Mr Charles Spitler. Kirby Conner Zepp. Oscar Mectatorff Washington visiting.
The Christmas concert featured solos by Willie McGuire and Vernon Haines with a choir of sopranos altos tenors and basses led by organist Main. The Sunday school celebration in the chapel included electric trees tinseled festoons and gifts. Santa Claus handed out presents as Rev. W. D. Smith delivered an address.
Vague朗 OCR text shows two children in a yard and a passerby hearing a little girl recite a cautionary line about an old devil. The fragmentary report suggests a rural or domestic setting with a tense warning, but lacks clear names, places, or events.
A list of unclaimed letters remaining at the Winchester post office for the week ending December 26 1908. Persons calling for these letters must pay one cent per letter received. Names include Bush LH Costello Jas R Groves Lottie Caffay John F Hawes Henry Keltz Lutie Kenny Daniel Page Susan Futt Otis F. Bentley Kern Postmaster.
Christmas sorrow comes to Isaac and Mrs Carver as their six year old daughter Ethel dies, mourned by the community. The infant class in Glenwood Sunday school notes the loss, while a school entertainment at Glenwood School on Wednesday night is reported as a success despite bad weather.
The Virginia city council approves a special election for sanitary sewer bonds in Winchester on January 8. Voters will see on each ballot the options For Sanitary Sewer Bonds and Against Sanitary Bonds with instructions to mark choices. Notices will be published daily in The Evening Star for ten days and posted at each polling place ten days before election.
A public notice from Erick County court dated November 1908 announces proceedings involving David Jackson as defendant and the plaintiff Justice Jackson. The document restates the need for due process and includes signatures by Clerk H. Gol and other clerical officials.
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