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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1900
Page
2
A clipped text shows figures like 51.7 for a telephone rate and price markers $2.00 and $3.00, suggesting a catalog or rate card segment with tentative values. The fragment lacks context for location, date, or organization.
Frank R. Harris appears for oath sworn and subscribed before me on the 1st day of June, 1900. Ropert Worsey, Notary Public.
The Daily Mails shows arrivals from the north at 44h am and 8 124m with trains K and O and B&O, plus CV times, and departures for the north around 600am and 7380am. Arrivals from the south Valley occur at 901am and 604pm with departures at 1144 am and 648 pm. Star Routes include Romney Shockeysville Marlboro and others with set arrival and departure times. All mails close 30 minutes before departure except certain 4am 530am and 6am trains.
The town reports small pox in Charles Town but confirms a mild form. A trusted physician investigates, finds the disease confined to the colored population, and a quarantine is ordered for that group. The town also strengthens precautions with thorough vaccination of its residents.
Carlyle Broaddus son of Rev. Julian Broaddus pastor of Berryville Baptist Church earned the degree L. L. D. at Richmond College in the last session.
Robert Worsley promotes Parker Fountain Pens as the best in his agent role emphasizing quality and reliability for customers seeking writing instruments.
A dog running in Stephens City Virginia yesterday acted strangely and was shot as it was believed to be mad. Randolph Grim has returned from Randolph Macon College to spend vacation at his home. Edgar L. Lemley is painting and improving the front of his house.
The Sun Bros. Shows paraded through Charlotte at noon earning praise for cleanliness and order. The band played well and the display suggested a quality performance inside. exhibits were scheduled for Winchester on June 25.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad schedules midsummer trips to the seashore on July 5 August 2 and 6 with sixteen day return windows. Excursion tickets to Atlantic City Cape May and other Jersey resorts cost 6 50 round trip on train No 4 from Winchester at 7 30 a m and are valid for return on any regular train from the destination and Philadelphia within sixteen days, excluding the New York and Chicago Limited. Inquiries to local ticket agents.
Clarke Courier reports Berryville phon e holders complain to R W Barton president of Winchester Telephone Company about bad service for calls to Winchester Clarke county and Martinsburg. Messages to Winchester must be repeated at a central unit while Martinsburg is unreachable. Complaint made to Supt Hoover with no improvement and potential loss of patrons if unsolved. Last night Martinsburg celebration plan grows as Rouss Hook and Ladder accepts July 4th invite. committee continues to arrange, aiming for Martinsburg visit from Winchester.
Spirit of Jefferson reports Madison Lodge No. 6 S O O F elected officers led by D McDonald as noble grand Sol Goldman as vice grand Charles W Ramsburg secretary Robert L Gray treasurer Richard L Gray chaplain and additional members from Berryville Winchester and Summit Point with attendees at Frank Gordons. The Chinese crisis escalates as European fleet captures Taku forts toward Tianjin and Gen Joseph Wheeler is commissioned brigadier general in the regular army.
Market listing shows prices paid for butter in prints and rolls, Dried cherries and apples, Dried peaches, Turkeys, Chickens old and spring, Ducks. Figures are partially legible with several entries unclear.
The Baltimore and Ohio R. R. announces Thursday departures on June 28 July 12 26 August 9 and 23 to Atlantic City Cape May Sea Isle City Ocean City N J Ocean City Md and Rehoboth Beach Del Tickets are valid sixteen days with return stop overs at Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington on New Jersey resort tickets and at Baltimore Washington for Ocean City Md and Rehoboth Beach Del For details contact a local B and O Ticket Agent.
A local shop advertises ap plique net lace curtains priced at 1.25 1.50 and 1.75 per pair, compared with finer goods selling 4.00 to 6.00. Also offers seven cent yard cluster pique and new lace stripes and colors. Neckwear from 10 to 50 cents.
Winchester's largest richest best 25 cent show enters ninth consecutive season with an all new aggregation. The inexpensive admission at 25 cents includes a seat for every visitor, promising quality and quantity to a million patrons.
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