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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
1
The Star reports Winchester merchants Henry S. Baker & Co and S. Goldman join others in closing at 6 p.m. from July 15 to Sept 1 to give employees relief from long hours. Local customers favor the change, with some shopping earlier. adaptation is expected as merchants and clerks adjust.
Miss Edith Sumption, now in Philadelphia, shows a Star reporter a genuine August 20, 1773 Maryland Journal and Advertiser from Baltimore. The original issue, long in the Sumption family, is not a Baltimore American reprint and remains in fair preservation with handwritten advertising notices.
From New York a note says Miss Edythe Skerrett married Charlottesville native Davis Wills on July 3 in Memphis. She gained fame as a debutante turned actress in New York during 98 99, later suffering nervous prostration in February 1899 and abandoning the stage after attempting several roles and nursing her mother.
The Friendship Fire Company met in an adjourned session to settle its Fourth of July expenses. Captain James M. Haymaker presided while bills for the celebration were approved and paid. No other business of note occurred before adjournment.
The Pension Board met in the Corporation Clerk's office at 10 O'clock with two members present John McVoy and E Holmes Boyd Dr W A Bell was absent The board examined petitions and remained in session for over an hour The visit of Rev Julian S Sibly returning to the city was noted
Gouvernor Montague names Carrie M. Gregory Lynchburg's first woman notary after oath taking at the governors office. The new constitution allows women as notaries, with several other commissions granted to women and men across Virginia cities including Bedford City Fredericksburg Newport News and Charlottesville.
Edward Strippy, brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and well known in Winchester, wed Miss Fannie Falls of Harrisonburg, Virginia, yesterday at Camp Hill Harpers Ferry. The couple will reside in Cumberland, Maryland.
Mrs Hardy nearly sixty years old remains ill at her home near White Hall. She has suffered poor health for years and is now seriously troubled with bronchial trouble. Mrs Hardy is well known and highly esteemed in the vicinity.
Mr George Dean of Youngstown who has been visiting relatives in the county is now at his home Mr Henry Dean of Kernstown. Mr Dean will leave in a few days for his home in Ohio.
Supt M M Lynch attended the Conference of County Superintendents at the University of Virginia and read a paper on Compulsory Education. Notables including Governor Montague, A G Anderson, and H St Geo Tucker spoke. The meeting drew 1,037 teachers, 925 women and 112 men, with a view toward greater female teachers and future emphasis on manual training.
Lake View Virginia July 11 news that Charles A Quick of Winchester and Justa Smith of Lake View married quietly in Washington D C on Monday. Quick is a rising local businessman and manager of J J Pentz grocery. Smith is a graduate and stenography teacher. They are honeymooning at Atlantic City and others.
A cow suffering hydrophobia at the home of L. C. Oates in Ca pon Bridge West Virginia attacked and killed her calf this morning. The animal had been bitten by a mad dog that also bit Mr. Oates’ child and other animals. The child received mud stone treatment and was saved. the other animals died within a day.
The Friendship Fire Company received an old 1840 fireman belt as a relic from Thomas Steele of Kernstown Virginia. Captain Haymaker and Ex Captain Hardy praised the gift noting its antiquity and link to early Winchester firefighting days before steam engines.
Antiquities from before the Revolution on display in the Taylor House parlor show a hunting table with carved legs and faces, antique knife trays and a white marble centre table. The pieces belong to E. C. Johnson and were moved from Baltimore. Also note young Harry Percy Veazie, 12, to sing a solo at Christ Episcopal Church.
Improvements at Hotel Evans include varnishing woodwork and updating interiors. Mesars Lewis Bros. oversee the renovation to present a fresh and handsome appearance upon completion.
Prominent farmer and stock dealer Frank Graves of Relief dies at about 10 PM after a sudden decline from heart failure and dropsy amid ill health. He was about 46, unmarried, born in Rockingham VA, long resident in Frederick County. Funeral at First Baptist Church with services and interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dispatch office has been relocated from the upper area near the depot to the lower room in the station. The change follows concerns over heat in the prior tower area.
The Baltimore and Ohio line plans another excursion to Washington and beyond with standard rates of 1.00 and 1.25 dollars. Details on dates and schedule follow in upcoming notices.
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