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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
2
The Cumberland Times reports Ha gerstown Winchester and nearby towns adopting an early closing plan. Stores will shut at 6 pm daily including year round, except holidays, to reduce clerks hours and improve welfare. Merchants benefit from lower operating costs and customers adjust shopping to hours.
Dr. Davis Rothgeb and family visit relatives in Page county before returning home. Edward Campbell and wife visit Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell. Miss Katherine Baker of Fisher's Hill visits aunt Mrs. J. D. Binker. Annie Barley Hattie Bassett and Mrs. H. R. Barley attend a Long Meadow yard party. Sunday School yard party planned for July 25 26. Round Hill M E Church yard party July 18 19 for church benefit.
Macedonia church to hold yard party in church yard on Saturday night July 19. Proceeds benefit church. Refreshments at moderate prices. No goods sold at cost to ensure full sale. Dry goods groceries confectioneries and more at Penrz's.
For some time water was unavailable at the Fair Grounds except for one hydrant by the restaurant. Superintendent A J Tav enner had an investigator trace the issue. It was found that when hydrants were installed at the restaurant building the other pipes on the grounds had been disconnected, causing the outage. The defect was fixed and all hydrants now supply water.
In memory of B Frank Graves a brother son and friend. The piece mourns his sudden death and praises his loving obliging character while reflecting on death and the afterlife with religious consolation. It laments the loss and honors his memory as a cherished kin and companion.
Lake View notes report several local movements. Mr Ceiashass of Scottdale Pennsylvania visited relatives with his uncle H J Benner then travelled to Smithfield West Virginia. Mr B Stapp returns home after a month with his Martinsburg brothers. Mr Charles Cunningham of Big Pool Maryland visited family here. Mr Joseph Langley of Red Bud near Lake View is quite ill at present.
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