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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
2
Advertises steep discounts on ladies muslin underwear including drawers skirts gowns and cor set waists with items such as embroidered drawers at 25 cents and ribbed drawers lace trimmed at 10 cents. Mentions linen duck skirts at 1.00 and embroidered princess dresses at 3.25 with hats and flowers reduced and a Thursday ad for Saturday specials from HELLERS.
Miss Mary Humston daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Humston won the Willey medal for department at Berryville High School after a tight contest. She and Miss Holladay were near tied with score 94.12 to 94.18, the smallest margin. The class record was reviewed before the final result.
Heavy rains flood Ridgeway West Virginia with overflowing wells cisterns and streams. Local residents report visits from Clifton Forge Virginia visitors and illness recovery of Mrs A W Payne. M W A Camp at Rest held weekly meeting Friday led by head consul A L Duke and clerk W W Baldwin.
The Warrenton trial resumes with 12 jurors seated from a pool of 30. most jurors are farmers. Prosecutors describe Irvine Maxheimer as the first witness detailing Harris’s confrontation with Thompson and the fatal shooting, while the defense notes Harris’s calm demeanor and lack of intent.
Rev. Dr. John G. Bowers, pastor of a Baltimore Lutheran church and a popular minister, announced on Sunday he would accept the call from Salem Lutheran Church in Catonsville. Born in Jefferson Maryland, he is the son of the late Rev. Dr H G Bowers and has a brother Rev. George S Bowers, pastor of Grace Lutheran in Winchester. He studied at Jefferson schools, Gettysburg College, and the theological seminary, serving at St. Mark's Lutheran in Washington before moving to Baltimore six years ago.
The circuit clerk records a deed from J. H. Sell’s heirs to Joseph W. Hamother for 82.14 acres at White Hall. Consideration is £1,250.
The annual convention of the United Commercial Travelers of America adjourned in Baltimore and will reconvene next year in Huntington West Virginia. W T Browning of Lexington Kentucky was elected grand counselor. Several Winchester traveling men attended the gathering. Mr. R Gray Williams departed to attend the University of Virginia alumni banquet.
Brucetown Virginia June 14. The village Sunday school children staged a night program that drew a large audience and resulted in a generous collection. Visits came from Del Ray and Martinsburg area guests including Mrs. R. J. Yates and family and Mr. and Mrs. George Swimley.
Miss Marion Rogers of Bunker Hill and Miss Ethel Rogers of Piedmont W Va visit aunt Miss Kilai D Rogers. Ed Roberts spent Sunday at home. E E Collins spent several days with family. Effa and Bettie Whitacre occupy new home at Whitacre for health. Terault of Winchester has been running the U S automobile for several days. Ed Clark taking lessons under him.
The White Hall Camp of Modern Woodmen will host a yard party on Friday and Saturday nights June 24 and 25 at the old picnic ground in White Hall. Everyone is invited and will be treated kindly.
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