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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
5
Supt. E. J. Lewis of the National Cemetery told a Star reporter he plans to share lemons with friends. He has grown a lemon tree from a small plant bearing 14 lemons and a largest fruit of 14 inches. He declined to name the prize recipient.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ran an excursion from Winchester to Washington on Sunday with 167 passengers at departure and 324 aboard at Harpers Ferry. The return to Winchester was about 11 15 last night.
A compact remark ponders how friends react to rug choices in room decor. It questions whether opinions influence the rug you choose for your space.
The Winchester ball club from Mapasas Wisconsin, led by A. Baker, left for a Washington visit and a schedule that includes Charlottesville, Blackstone, Petersburg, and Brookland games. The team aims to break Virginia and Maryland records, with players Cantwell and McDonald from Georgetown, and Dalton of Virginia among the squad.
Shenandoah Valley National Bank president S H Hansbrough travels to Hot Springs for the Virginia Bankers Association annual convention at the Homestead Hotel June 18 to 20. Secretary Gatling of Lynchburg reports full arrangements and large attendance expected. Key speakers include Col Fred E Farnesworth Edward J Cattell George E Allen and Martin W Bittleton.
Mr G E Smith of Philadelphia is noted for stopping at the McDonald Hotel during a recent city visit.
Annie C Dickinson departed this morning en route to Farmville Virginia.
Mr. Warry Cather, who has been taking a course of electrical engineering at the University of Virginia, is expected home tomorrow.
Charles H. Boxwell Jr of Winchester Virginia reports severe kidney pain and fatigue from heavy lifting. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Prank Baker & Son's drug store he claims full relief and offers to share details with interested readers.
Dr. Harry Baetjer of Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore spent Sunday with his parents in the city and returned to Baltimore today. He is rapidly recovering from the operation and enjoying excellent health after having his right eye removed. He met many friends and old time associates while in Winchester.
Mrs. Robert Spates and her son Edward with Mrs. Thomas P. Spates and son traveled to Rockville Maryland for several weeks to visit relatives and friends. Mr. Loring AL Cover departed for Baltimore on business today.
A Frenchman named Andre Pojom interpreted his name as the Anagram Pendu a Riom and, believing it foretold his fate, committed a crime in Auvergne and was hanged in the location indicated by the sign.
The Roman Catholic church is growing with great rapidity in Australia though some recall a time when there were fewer priests on the continent.
The sultan of Mérocce is described as a fair tennis player who shoots well and rides a bicycle. He is said to be enormously fond of automobiles, though poor roads have prevented his taking up driving more seriously.
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