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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
3
Mayor Baker issues order to the Chief of Police permitting masked individuals to travel from home to the skating rink on January first between 7 and 9 PM with a later requirement that at least one masked person remain on the streets after 9 PM. Masking means face covering not dress. Parade of fantastics allowed afternoon. good behavior to be enforced.
Mr J Edwin Barrett of White Hall and Miss Clara A Lewis of Cedar Grove plan to marry at the bride's mother's home on New Year's evening. Miss Ethel Barrett serves as maid of honor and Clinton Lewis is best man. The couple will reside in the county.
Mindletown reports Pierce Tabler son of Meek Tabler died early today after a typhoid illness. He had shown improvement and hoped for recovery before a relapse occurred after eating a piece of apple pie.
Mrs Richard E B Byrd hosted a card party and supper at her Amherst street residence last night. Several tables of bridge were played with out of town guests including Mrs Harry K Benham and Miss Elizabeth L Worthington from Washington DC.
Messrs. J. H. Huyett and T. M. Logan of Berryville visited Winchester today. This marked Mr Logan's first Winchester visit in 24 years. In years past he rode his horse up the Taylor House staff and jumped him over the banisters with a group of young men.
A New Haven freight on the Stamford line nearly wrecked when a box car truck blew free from a swinging pin. The truck rolled down a bank at Cos Cob as the train reached 35 mph. Engineer Dellert guided the railway to a safe stop and avoided a major collision.
Sunday school toured the Christmas season with an evening entertainment at Meeting House Hill. A decorated tree, candy and oranges for scholars, and a large audience marked a warm program of songs recitations and child performances led by Rev. E. E. Northen and local participants. The afternoon closed with Benediction and a gifts distribution.
Wistar M Braxton of Fredericksburg is ill with fever at Port of Spain Trinidad and is convalescent. He will return home as soon as he is able to travel.
Miss Frances Harmon Hughes of Staunton is the guest of Miss Rebecca Barr on North Braddock Street.
William Davis Conrad arrived back in New York City yesterday evening after spending the holidays at his home in this city.
A fragmented timetable lists train connections among Ar, Philadelphia and New York with percentages and times near Winchester Chambersburg Shippensburg and Harrisburg. It mentions trains arriving in Winchester and notes role of J. Kennedy vice president and general superintendent.
A. G. Swanson and L. Richard L. Gray certify a bond with approved security given by M. M. Lynch in the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia by decree. Clerk Richard L. Gray notes the action dated December 16, 1907.
Train numbers and routes listed for Norfolk and Western lines with connections at Harrisburg and Roanoke. Evening No. 27 departs at 6 43 p m toward Bristol and intermediate stations. Rates, maps and timetables available from agents M F Bragg and W B Brill in Ohio.
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