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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1906
Page
4
Mrs Emiline Wright of Baltimore is visiting friends in the city. Miller Supply Co announces a complete line of paint now open. The Star notes a personals section with local ads including Berryville beer and whiskey offerings at No 5.
Local notices mention Nellie Keister and Lucille of Strasburg visiting, Mrs. Forsythe from Front Royal with the Shull family, A Martin at Lebanon with Mrs. Windle, and Jeff Mowery buying two horses in Marlboro. TOM MOORE AND HIS MOVING PICTURES show a San Francisco disaster at the Auditorium for two nights with a matinee, featuring destruction of landmarks and comic films.
Chester, William A. Harford of Berryville and Thomas J. Harford of Washington are named relatives. The deceased leaves two daughters Ida L. Harford of Washington and Mrs Irving Dudrear of Libertytown Md. Two brothers John E. Glaize of Texas and Edgard D. Glaize of Charlestown W Va. She was the daughter of the late George Glaize.
In Gainesboro on June 4 Mr John Morrison and wife from Burlington W Va visited the village. Others stopping for meals include Mr William Dodd of Martinsburg and Alberb Clendenning of Bunker Hill. Z F Pine summoned as juror in Harrisonburg. A C Moore sold his driving horse. Mrs S C Gore is critically ill. The 1906 tour schedule lists Leesburg Upperville Culpeper Fredericksburg Manassas Orange Charlottesville Front Royal Stainton Harrisonburg Berryville Warrenton Norfolk and Richmond dates.
All members of Shawnee Tribe No 2 Imp 0 RM will meet at their wigwam at 2 30 o clock tomorrow afternoon.
Members of the Friendship Fire Company will meet in their ball tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Mr Jas D Sumption and family traveled from Philadelphia to visit relatives and friends in Winchester and unity.
Prices paid in local markets today include wheat and rye with scattered figures across samples. Butter brought about ten cents per unit and other dairy items show modest gains amid general stability.
A large crowd gathered at St Matthew's Evangelical Tatheran Church New Market to mark Rev J A Snyder D D completing forty years in the pastorate. Dr L L Smith president of the Synod of Virginia preached and conveyed greetings to the pastor and congregation.
Rev. Dr. Frank J. Brooke was yesterday installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Romney Virginia. Rev. C. D. Gilkeson presided and preached the sermon, while Rev. R. A. White delivered the pastor's charge and Rev. J. Leps charged the congregation.
Due to a recent death in the groom's family no invitations will be sent for the marriage of Miss Rosa Johnston Tucker and Mr Silas Boxley Mason. The ceremony at Col Alto in Lexington Virginia is set for June 9 with Miss Tucker aunt to Mrs W P McGuire of this city.
The lengthy Lexington post office contest in Rockbridge County ends with McClung Patton chosen as postmaster. Former deputy E L Connor and ex-office holder John P Ackerley competed, with Fau grandson F E A Quisenberry among the applicants. Patton had support from Washington and Lee University faculty and the Virginia Military Institute.
Gore resident Ta' Ce Whitacre returned home for the summer after spending winter and spring at Gaithersburg Maryland attending the high school on last Friday night. The session was described as most successful with plans for future work announced.
An 1910s style health notice urges readers to protect vitality by keeping the stomach strong. It touts Miona teblete as a guaranteed cure for stomach troubles with a cancer caveat, offered by Franck Baker & Son who promise a free cure if ineffective.
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