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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
2
The programme advertises a barrel act with a $50 prize for completion and $100 for jumping the barrels backward. It features trick and acrobatic skating, a slide for life from the ceiling, leap the gap, stilt skating, a Teddy Bear performance, and an illuminated color skating scene with 75 lights. Miss K Patterson performs an extra daring ceiling slide for life.
Announcement offers limited positions to men of character to represent the Equitable Society in selling its Standard Policy. The policy benefits from New York State endorsement and the company’s financial strength. Energetic men, with or without life insurance experience, can earn immediate income and build future competence. General Agent, Richmond, Va.
Market list shows prices for lard butter potatoes apples and various chicken and turkey forms, with buyers quoting live and dressed weights. Retail prices include side meat, millfeed per hundred, corn per barrel, and other staples, reflecting a brisk local trading page.
A sequence of farm property auctions is announced with dates from February 25 to March 24. Items include horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, farming implements, harness, and household goods at locations in Virginia and West Virginia near Stephensons, Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester, Berryville, Rippon, Summit Point, and Millwood.
Mrs. Mary Jane Barbee widow of William Randolph Barbee the Luray Virginia sculptor died yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs James H Jones in Boyds Maryland where she had lived for 19 years She had been ill ten days Her father was David McKay of Luray a civil engineer Her husband maintained a studio in the Capitol Washington during President Buchanan s administration Their famous works include The Fisher Girls The Coquette The Star of the West and The Young American Her son Herbert Barbee a rising sculptor lives in Luray Other children are Clifford Barbee of New York and Mrs A W Lane of Mount Vernon New York Two sisters Mrs Elizabeth Perry and Mrs Laura Perry survive her.
Thomas Burl a Clarke county colored man died in Chambersburg Pennsylvania last week leaving an estate valued at 2500 dollars with 15 bequests. His will expresses gratitude to those who helped him and his counsel J W Sharpe notes the will proves his mental capacity. Among the gifts two go to Eva Carter and Benjamin Carter of Boyce Virginia each receiving 50 dollars.
The comptroller of the currency has issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business on February 14 last. The notice orders banks to report their assets liabilities and earnings for the period with precise figures to be filed in Washington.
Mr. Collins Taylor of Greensboro North Carolina visits his parents on North Main street. Mrs. S. L. Hoover returns home after visiting relatives in Rockingham County Virginia.
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