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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1900
Page
4
A blaze started when a piano lamp in Mrs Emily Williams 217 West Water Street ignited a lamp shade and carpet. Mrs Williams and sisters Mrs Rebecca Gray and Mrs T H Claggett from Leesburg Va smothered the flames, preventing damage to lace curtains and the house.
Winds unroofed the tenant house of D L Miller on the Parkins mill road. Frank Schenck held a shooting match at Bartonsville drawing a crowd and turkeys and pigs were sold. Prof Funk lost two land bonds between here and Strasburg. A J Clem will move from White Post to Stephens City soon. Robert Miller of the University of Virginia visits his uncle. Maggie Gregory is ill. Protracted services began at the M E Church South here last night.
In BeERRYVILLE Virginia January 30 a boy named Cleveland Carlisle admitted taking $995 in gold from John Hummer while he was on the mountains east of town. The boy spent part of the money but his parents restored the sum. a warrant for arrest has been issued.
Special to The STAR Charliestown West Virginia January 30 192? The condition of Edward Hale of the Winchester Telephone Company who was severely shocked while at work on Sunday is unchanged and he remains confined to his room Hale was wiring telephone line atop a pole when a live wire crossed it causing a severe shock He managed to reach the ground and later recovered.
Advertisement notes prices for Burealeek No 3 and Nos 13 to 2 with prices 89 and 69 cents. S. Rosenmeyer promotes the Star Shoe House, likely a local retailer.
Governor Tyler signs a bill directing the issue of 30000 in bonds by Winchester to fund the Rouss City Hall project. Estimated offering starts next month with at least 10000 in 4 percent bonds maturing in thirty years, callable in ten. Sales to occur in front of the Court House.
Mrs Mary A Hockman of 321 South Main Street was blown from her feet by a gust while emptying ashes in her back yard. She fell from a step to the ground dislocating a shoulder and sustaining bruises. Dr Godfrey Miller attended and she is in pain and shock due to her age and injuries.
Public sale of the personal effects of the late J A Cline will occur at his former residence on the Senseney road on Thursday February 1. Omps Geo Smith J Foreman and Geo Brown of the county were involved in a prior incident with Omps surrendering 2 50 before Squire Bragonier.
Grim and Maxer offer coal oil at 7 cents a gallon, promoting higher purity than coal oil at 9 cents. Noonan sells fresh oysters in large quantities with two plates for 25 cents. A. L. Shearer expands stock with flour and feed at Market Street. Sugar priced at 51 cents a pound at W. E. Barr's. Councilman Charles A. Heller travels to Baltimore on business.
On last Friday between Stephens City and eee two land bonds issued by Wm Lichliter were transferred to H A Funk. Original amount was 158 dollars with the reward returned to H A Funk of Stephens City Virginia 1801.
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