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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1900
Page
2
The Star reports a Baltimore Herald editorial criticizing Virginia lynching while noting Marylanders lynch at roughly half the rate. The exchange frames a regional debate on mob violence and reform rhetoric in early 1900s news.
Senator S Lucien Lupton of Winchester advocates a tax on all franchises amid broad press support. Critics cite unequal taxation across Virginia with Roanoke county lands taxed far higher per acre than better lands in other counties. A tax commission proposal is urged to reform the system and ensure a more just distribution of the burden.
The speaker argues that state bonds and personal property should be exposed to taxation, notes many own non property or tiny property and avoid head taxes, and presses for a tax commission of trusted Virginians to place everyone on the tax rolls and collect their just dues.
Latest market reports list wholesale prices for eggs butter dried fruits and poultry. Entries mention eggs butter dried cherries apples peaches and various fowl including old and spring chickens alongside ducks with price figures sprinkled through unclear text.
Stephens City Virginia January 8. Claude Showalter is very ill at home near town. Will Hopewell and Harry Frazier hunted at the dam Saturday and captured sixteen large turtles, the largest weighing twenty pounds. M W Steele sold the dwelling house at the depot to J E Evans for $575 with possession given at once. A protracted meeting began last night at Friendship Church near town led by Rev S K Wine.
Mr. Jesse Edmondson left last Thursday for Philadelphia where he has accepted a position with Lawshe Warren. Mrs. M. Alexander is very ill. Mrs. E. L. Zirkle of New Market was called home by her brother’s illness after visiting her parents. Mr. J. W. Parker of Stephens City was in town on Saturday. Mr. T. J. Willey, previously clerking for C. E. Edmondson, returned to his home in Cambridge Maryland.
The post office forwards an unclaimed letters list naming Carrie Lawrence Pearl Miss Allie Rinker Mrs Mary A Persons calling for these letters must pay one cent per letter. C H Harpy P M.
Richard Thompson, a colored man, stabbed Town Sergeant A. Milton Seaton at Middleburg Loudoun county weeks ago and was arrested in Washington on Saturday. Detective Boyd who made the arrest reports Thompson confessed and will receive the hundred dollar reward. Thompson’s brother remains at large.
Due to stock-taking Heller's postpones the Special Bargain Sales until Thursday January 11. The same delay applies to the Soap Sale as part of the town's anticipated three days of major discounts.
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