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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
5
The Virginia Fruit Exhibit outlines rules for competition at Winchester with entries due ten days before the meeting. It lists classes for barrels boxes plates and special prizes, plus premiums and packing standards under the National Standard.
Names of residents from Lacey Springs to Richmond appear visiting relatives and friends in Martinsburg and nearby towns. The items list Mr Charles La Aiken Miss Helen Nesbitt Mr Ernest Sloat Mrs Beulah Hartman and others at various homes during the holiday period with cross state travel and familial ties.
Norfolk and Western timetable lists daily departures from Berryville including Pullman sleepers to New York and connections to Shenandoah and Roanoke. Special through cars to Memphis and Hagerstown are noted with morning and afternoon windows. Officials Saunders and the traffic general are listed as signatories.
Misses Rose and Margaret Hardy of Washington visit their father on North Braddock Street. Mr Osmar Swannen travels to Philadelphia with friends. Rev Dr J W Duffey’s son Hugh Duffey spends holidays with parents in Alexandria Virginia. Dr J A Offutt of Capon Bridge Virginia registered at Hotel Evans. Nhesérs W M and F R Foster of Cole Acetylene Lighting spend holidays in New York City. W L Fultz returns to work after two weeks with tonsillitis at his South Main Street home. W R Powell of Levels West Virginia registered at Hotel Jack. Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd leaves for Washington and Richmond. Mr and Mrs Ira Ritter return to Hagerstown after visiting their son. Mrs William Keeler and children depart for Los Angeles after funeral of former husband. James McFadden of Williamport Pennsylvania and John McFadden of Washington stay with parents on South Washington Street. Claude Ryan of the battleship Kansas visits his mother Mrs Nettle Ryan on North Washington Street.
Mr Harry M Barker of Akron Ohio visits relatives Mr and Mrs William A Merch and their children who traveled from Washington to attend the death of Mrs Marchs mother the late Mrs James Hamilton and return home Saturday afternoon.
The notice lists schedules for No. 73 mixed local to Harrisonburg with arrival at 2 88 pm, No. 27 daily to Harrisonburg arriving 10 25 pm, No. 213 daily local to Alexandria and Washington arriving 10 30 pm, No. 14 limited to Alexandria and Washington arriving 1 55 pm, No. 28 daily local to Alexandria arriving 9 15 pm, and No. 216 daily Morrisonburg to Strasburg arriving 8 30 pm, with buffet parlor cars aboard some trains and names L. S. Brown and W. Westbury as officials.
Mrs. H. D. Puller entertained Saturday evening with tea in honor of Miss Mary K. Potter of Germantown Pa who is spending the holidays with her brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Barrié A number of people called to meet Miss Potter during the evening.
Mir W H Baldwin formerly of Winchester has relocated with family from Ola county to Charlestown West Virginia for the winter. He now occupies George Baylor's residence on Congress street.
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