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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
6
The article notes Independence Day observed as a legal holiday with banks closed and post office hours altered. Stores close early. two baseball games against Rockville, Md. are on the schedule. evening events include patriotic hymns and talks by Rev. Dr. J. Horace Lacy and Mr. R. Gray Williams, with fireworks displays planned in various areas.
Miss Susan Davis Little of Norfolk arrives to spend the summer with grandmother Mrs. D B Conrad on Water Street. R Stuart and E Hunter of Washington come to observe the Fourth at their former homes. Richard Chichester of Washington guests in the city for several days. W Davis Conrad of New York arrives to spend the Fourth at his Water Street home. Gordon S Parker of New York arrives and will stay a day or two.
Unclear text shows Pennsylvania team errors, scoring by innings with Winchester over power line. The fragment cites innings scores 2 0 and 4 x 18 and a .6000 batting line, but details are incomplete.
The piece argues now is the ideal moment to start construction. It notes materials and labor are cheaper than a year ago and likely to stay affordable. The Lumberman cites abundant labor and urges immediate action to secure better work for the same price, encouraging investment.
A fragment discusses a judge’s stance on ignoramuses and the legal import of technical terms. The text suggests a debate over whether misunderstandings reflect mere confusion of ideas or serious legal interpretation.
Minnehaha Council will hold a measuring party at Red Men's Wigwam on Monday July 6 at 8 30 p m with a unique entertainment planned. Ref refreshments will be served at the event.
Grover Cleveland's will was filed with the Mercer county surrogate in New Jersey and is expected to be probated within ten days, enabling Mik Cleveland to travel to Princeton.
Report claims a female body was buried on a Shenandoah Valley Academy lot years ago amid fear of medical students dissecting corpses. An elderly man known as Uncle Davy Hamilton reportedly keeps bones in a box at the school and plans to rebury them.
The article notes the late president’s estate, larger than expected, will go largely to his widow Mrs. Cleveland and their children. It mentions the mother’s home in Tamworth N H where she has stayed since the death, and that Cleveland drafted the will himself arranging the bulk of property for his widow.
The Winchester Giants routed Enola 4Pa 13 to 0 at Reservoir Park. Big Cy McDonald hit a home run while Duggan, Scheller, and Dalton sparked the offense. The visiting pitcher yielded sixteen hits as the locals committed one error.
Farm notes discuss corn performing best on acid soil with oats next. Holland exports tulips and bulbs around $3 million annually. Garber pear quality and desirability are sought. Crows spread poison ivy seeds. damage noted this year. A California cow reportedly earns $1.70 daily, more than the milker. Question raised if high-testing cows yield more milk or butter on affordable rations. A 60 foot giant oak was transplanted using an electric crane and relocated 600 feet down a railroad spur. Senator R M Ward takes a vacation to Atlantic City and sea resorts.
Brucetown Virginia on July 4 reports no rain for two weeks with corn and gardens drying. Major C M Best of Millersburg Military Institute Kentucky visits his mother Mrs Best. Mrs Best Mrs Yates and son Paul attend a surprise 75th birthday party for Mr J K Cunningham of Best, Virginia. Miss M S Tanquary and sister Mrs Swimley visit Winchester on Friday.
The Star prints in the morning today to honor the Fourth of July and the paper's twelfth anniversary. Telegraph hours are limited due to the holiday and Hearst News Service cannot be received today. service resumes Monday with normal regularity.
Miss Mary Byrd formerly of this city now of Baltimore is expected in Winchester this evening as the guest of Mrs R M Ward.
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