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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
1
Ida M. Tarbell profiles Elizabeth Queen of Roumania as a living woman of genius and goodness. The piece praises her intellect and moral character beyond royal status, noting her interview with Carmen Sylva in Delineator.
The scene at Stonewall Cemetery shone with flowers and morning light over the Shenandoah Valley as the sun rose behind the Blue Ridge. About 3,000 sons of the South lie in the silent city of the dead, and the grounds appeared more beautiful than ever.
The Rev. A. E. Slagle preaches at 11 p.m. on The Besetting Sin is Deadly Character and at 8 p.m. on How to Be Happy. Sunday school starts 2.15 p.m. Epworth League at 7.15. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8. The church extends a cordial invitation and promises a hearty welcome.
The People's National Bank of Brunswick Md awarded the bank building contract to D J Reedy of Winchester as the lowest bidder. The one story brick structure will be 25 by 55 feet with Washington buff brick front and Brandon marble trim, costing 6000 to 7000 dollars with furnishings.
Large crowds from former Winchester residents arrived for the Confederate memorial exercises and stayed with relatives and former associates. Many family reunions are under way as hospitality is widely extended in Winchester homes.
Traveling men receive special terms with prompt service from McIlwee’s survey. Phones listed for Fairfax Lane address. A note mentions education in exchange for work and an immediate address from H. C. Barrett ofastern College Front Royal. Mr Frank Anderson and family of Clarke County visit town with relatives and friends.
Iptf. For sale Baker Farm on N Bad Kent Street. IGS offer details unclear but advertises screens and fixtures for sale.
R Gray Williams delivers a Confederate veteran’s oration at Stonewall Cemetery honoring fallen comrades. He urges loyalty, memory preservation, and continued examination of the Lost Cause’s legacy amid transition from old Southern order to modernism, warning against neglect by both North and own people.
Special to The Star reports the Baltimore strike among Ohio machinists helpers and apprentices shows no new developments. About 500 workers remain out, with 14 at East Side Philadelphia and 24 at Keyser still idle, while others fill vacancies from Philadelphia and Cumberland. Most shops except East Side Mount Clare River side report full attendance with no changes. The company aims to have all shops running by Monday.
A fire alarm turned in before 9 0 clock last night was false though reports claimed a fire at the Winchester Steam Laundry corner Kent and Water streets. Manager A I H Jackson said no fire occurred. A large crowd gathered and firemen stood by ready to act, but were not needed.
James M. Allen of near Middleway Jefferson County suffered a serious stroke at home, his second in a short time. He is described as having paralysis on one side and nearly speechless. Allen is noted as a Confederate soldier from the Stonewall Brigade.
People from the Valley of Virginia and West Virginia gather in Winchester for the forty third annual Confederate Memorial Day exercises. The largest crowd of the year attends as vehicles line turnpikes and county roads from dawn. Attendees travel from western Frederick West Virginia and nearby counties to pay tribute to Confederate soldiers as trains enter the city.
Erected to honor Maryland soldiers who died in the conflict between the states and are buried at Stonewall Cemetery.
The notice asks readers to place an evening order with a new dealer for Sunday delivery of The Washington Sunday Star and Magazine. It promotes Sunday morning delivery as the best paper to read after.
The Star Today issues early to grant office workers a half day for holidays and personal activities. Readying for memorial services and a baseball game, some will dine, others rest or nap. Cather Residence at Fairmount Avenue will be sold at public auction on June 12 at 10 30 a m in front of the Court House.
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