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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1902
Page
2
The Tar Star explains a strike by its type setters in the mechanical department caused delays in contracts with subscribers advertisers and patrons. Most workers walked out on Confederate Memorial Day, leaving the department crippled. Once resolved the paper will be issued earlier ads updated and job work completed promptly.
Mr Jeff Braithwaite of Savage W Va spent several days with friends in Warracre last week. Robert Heironimus his wife and daughter of Covington Va are visiting his brother Charles Heironimus. Ebinezer Children Day exercises were held in perfect order with an excellent display. Mrs Annie Caldwell of Martinsburg W Va visits her mother Mrs Margaret Jolley. James Pugh and wife of Keyser attended the wedding of his sister Sallie Pugh, daughter of Lemuel Pugh, and A L Omps were married June 4 at the bride’s home by Rev A A P Neal. About forty guests attended and an old-time dell ing followed.
Miss Edith Potts, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Potts of Gore, returns to Washington and visits the Hook and Rease families in Chambersville. The Ladies' Aid met at P C Gore's home. Locusts damage fruit trees. J N Spellman and John Cochran run a busy saw mill. Southern Railway offers Knoxville bound tickets from Virginia coupon offices at one first class fare, with multiple sale dates and a final return limit of August 15 1902, extendable to September 16 on deposit at Joint Agent Ville Tenn.
Memorial Day ceremonies were held in Woodstock under the Shenandoah Camp Confederate Veterans. Gen. Jas. H. Williams delivered addresses at the Court House and at the cemetery alongside other participants.
Train times list Welch Norton Bristol East Radford Roanoke Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York and return routes with sleeping cars and daily connections. Also notes an appeal by the Winchester Woman's Christian Temperance Union for comfort bags and reading matter for soldiers and sailors with a June 12 deadline.
Local lines run daily with extra eastbound trains to Chambersburg Carlisle Mechanicsburg and Newville. Through services include Pullman sleeping cars New York Knoxville and Philadelphia connections with trains 2 4 7 and 9. Additional Harrisburg departures serve Chambersburg Carlisle and Mechanicsburg stations with varied morning and afternoon times.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train left its station at 11 44 and halted on the grade near the knitting factory. A solitary colored man emerged and walked toward Kent street, not to steal or kidnap but apparently carried past his destination by a misunderstanding. Sergeant Hammond and Private Charles McCarty visited Winchester, with Hammond pleased by the short stay. The Grand Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Virginia will meet in Charlottesville on June 10 and 11 with over 100 delegates expected. Mr Boyd A Wise has returned to his county after attending Johns Hopkins University.
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