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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
2
The Virginia Constitutional Convention adjourned sine die after a lengthy session begun June 12, 1901. The body faced a split over immediate adjournment versus awaiting the president's call, with Mere dith's resolution defeated 54 to 20.
Major Robert F. Mason a staff member on Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s Civil War era forces died suddenly of apoplexy at his Clermont country home in Albemarle County. He was 63, owner of the Clermont Hotel in Charlottesville and kin to General Fitzhugh Lee and late Senator James M. Mason of Winchester.
The report lists successive carrier trips with start and end times from 7:35 a.m. to 8:40 p.m. Each entry specifies delivery and collection windows and carrier time. A fifth trip notes business collection from 25 letter boxes and 8 packages by two carriers.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad schedules sixteen day mid summer excursions to Atlantic City Cape May and other South Jersey resorts on July 10 24 August 7 21 and September 1. Train No 4 leaves Winchester at 730 am with round trip price 6 50 good on any regular train within sixteen days except the New York and Chicago Limited and the Pennsylvania Special.
Mrs. Fannie Larrick and her children from Middletown returned home Saturday after visiting relatives in Edinburg Virginia. They were accompanied by Miss Katie May Whissen who planned to remain with them and others in the Edinburg community for several days.
A ten day tour to Niagara Falls with stops at Buffalo Rochester Geneva Watkins Glen and Mauch Chunk departs Washington 8:30 am and Baltimore 9:19 am on July 3 17 August 2 16 30 September 26 and October 9. Niagra Falls to Toronto tickets 1 and return 1.25 via Gorge Route. Thousand Islands side trip from Rochester 5.50 round trip. tickets valid five days. Lunch and supper arranged en route.
Excursion trains to Atlantic City Cape May and other South Jersey resorts depart from Winchester on June 26 July 10 24 August 7 21 and September 1 for train No 4 at 7 30 a m The sixteen day round trip fare is 6 50 and tickets are good on any regular return train within that period except special limited trains For information call local ticket office.
Four tracts near Middletown Virginia offer varied land types from limestone and slate to timber. Tract 1 includes a dwelling on about 50 acres. tract 2 about 52 acres. tract 3 between 70 and 75 acres. tract 4 about 20 acres. Sale by J W Rhodes. Also court notice in the Morrison estate case refers to master commissioner actions.
Miss Mary Meade, a recent graduate of the E. F. Institute, has returned home to Topeka after visiting friends in the city since graduation.
Noonan addresses preparation methods for Crake-Both soft and deviled offerings, noting phone contact for orders and guidance.
The notice details May 26 1902 schedule changes for the Ot Valley Railroad with local trains extended to Harrisburg and intermediate stops, through coaches between Philadelphia and points west, and Pullman sleeping cars between New York and Knoxville. It lists departure times from Se Sam Carlisle and Mechanicsburg, plus service notices for Chambersburg and Harrisburg, and notes ticket offices at Winchester and in Philadelphia. A classified line seeks a good summer cook.
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