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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
4
A long church notices page lists weekly services for Presbyterian Methodist Episcopal South Christ Episcopal and Catholic churches. It notes pastors, service times morning and evening, Sunday School, Epworth League, prayer meetings, and general invitations to attend.
North bound freight and passenger trains will run with altered delivery times. The afternoon mail delivery shifts from 4 55 to 4 20, shortening the route while keeping the earlier morning service largely the same. Officials will test the plan for weeks and report to Washington for approval.
Dr John Lupton of the county was in town today. L R Laye r of Rest is in town today. Dr E B Smoke of the woutnag was in Winchester today. Miss Lelia Dame left for Alexandria Va this morning. W S Kerin of the county was in Winchester today. Geo McFarland of the county was in town on business. Justice H O Pierce and daughter of the county were in town today. Mrs H Clay Crebs has returned from Clarke county Va. Mr and Mrs William Copenhaver with Mrs Copenhaver's uncle William Eaton of Minnesota are visiting relatives at High View Va. Conrad Kownslar of Berryville is in Winchester attending Circuit Court in Bushnell vs Bushnell before Judge Harrison today.
The entry records daily prices for produce and butter, with scattered notes of residents in town. Mentions include Mr and Mrs A P Holland of Gainesboro, E C Jordan of Rhaphur Springs, and Mitchel K Welter visiting Winchester and Winey Chester, plus others in the county and a morning price payment.
Rumor circulates that Mr. White of Mountain Falls died after being stung by locusts. Investigation could not confirm the claim though messages were sent west of Winchester. The tale claimed he collected locusts in a hat for his wife and died en route home.
An article recounts Henry Plumshaw, an inventor who in a southern valley observed a funnel cyclone. He imagined harnessing its top of a well with a belt and dynamo to power regional machinery, turning the cyclone into a primitive power source. The piece blends sensational anecdotes with notes on other magazine snippets.
Schedule details for trains serving Washington and Virginia towns including Alexandria Woodstock Edinburg Front Royal and Mount Jackson with flag stops Bowmans and Beverly Mills. Notes indicate timetable connections at Washington Pennsylvania Railroad Station and through ticketing via agents in Washington D C.
An obscure note outlines a sequence of events listing four games over a seven season period involving a small team. Details are incomplete and names are partially readable, but the core item shows a gradual expansion in scheduled matches.
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