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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
4
Several state papers demand reorganization of the State Board of Education claiming four unelected professors with no county ties impose their will on local districts, an intolerable override of the people’s authority.
Cardinal Gibbons recently spoke against woman suffrage urging women to fulfill a domestic mission. He argued politics would bring dust and warned that true honor lies in the home and in influencing family members rather than public life.
Local stores J M Orndoff Gray Streit Orndorff McVicar and J F Kremer & Bro plan 8 PM daily closings from July 1 through September 15 except Saturdays. Patrons urged to shop early to help merchants and staff.
Richmond Va June 26 The State Board of Education ends its long session without completing all contest decisions and will issue all appointments together this afternoon. Alfred B Williams News Leader denied access citing closed doors as sessions proceed. Delegations from Rockingham Augusta Frederick Clarke Shenandoah and Norfolk Newport News Bucking ham vie over superintendent seats amid consolidations and widespread public interest.
A indolent visitor travels twenty miles to a Quaker friend. The host treats him kindly for days but grows uneasy as the guest stays. on the eighth day he asks if the visitor will ever leave. The visitor promises to return, prompting the Quaker to ask how he could come again if he never leaves.
A quirky clipping questions Miss Maltese Is Tom Catt age and status. The piece humorously notes a real bootjack incident this day, implying old legends and playful gossip in a local scene.
The peach crop in Hampshire county West Virginia will exceed earlier forecasts. June yields were light yet Warry Miller a major grower expects the county to market more peaches than in any prior season due to more trees.
In the wholesale market corn was quiet and lower while oats and rye were dull. Hay was quiet with straw firm, butter quiet, eggs steady, and vegetables steady. Quoted prices include potatoes per bushel at 90 cents and hay bales per ton between 9.50 and 10 dollars.
Inwood West Virginia on June 26 notes show J P Hanley a Wheeling agent for Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance in town this week. A child born to Mr and Mrs BE Chenowith June 24. Maud Shickle at home for the summer. Mrs Chenowith and daughter from Arden visited E M Chenowith. Mrs H L Snapp traveled to Gerrardstown Thursday evening.
Miss Pauline Brenner of South Braddock Street sails to Ha gerstown for a three weeks stay then plans visits to Washington Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Miss Sue Duffey left yesterday for Winchester to visit her parents Rev and Mrs J W Puffey in Harrisonburg News.
Harold H. Bender, a Martinsburg native revered for his learning, has been appointed an instructor in Princeton Universitys German department and will begin his duties next September. He studied at major U S and European universities.
Higgins finally reaches a voice that confirms two seats for a show at the Pandora Theatre then learns the caller is St. Mary's Workhouse. The exchange ends abruptly with unexpected silence, leaving the plan unclear.
In a terse exchange two children debate punching back after a scuffle. One child laments being hit while the other counsels restraint, fearing a harsher beating if retaliation occurs. The brief snapshot captures a moment of schoolyard tension and peer advice.
A woman submits a story to an editor who delays replying. She calls again urging a quick look since she has other irons in the fire. The editor finally replies with a curt farewell advising her to put it with her other irons.
The readable fragment shows a misheard line about eating and mules with a warning about paradise. It reflects a garbled quotation from a Philadelphia Record page, implying caution over words and consequences.
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