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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1902
Page
3
A list of new wash fabrics from Saal highlights silk tissue fabrics priced around 48 cents for 27 inches, silk spot mercerized ginghams at 20 cents, plain striped ginghams 18 cents, A. F. C. ginghams 94 cents, and 36 inch madras at 10 to 12 cents. The ad promotes showcasing the new goods and stylish options.
Rufus C. Robinson, manager, promotes special values in shoes at Robinson Bros on page 8. The ad highlights discounted prices and feature styles likely appealing to shoppers.
A local ad lists a wide range of furniture and household goods for sale at Rice's Busy Corner. It promotes cash purchases or easy weekly payments on items from bedroom and parlor sets to sewing machines, buggies, farming implements, and musical instruments. L. E. Rice extends thanks for past patronage from the Eichelberger Building location.
Correspondent reports Frank Johnson moving from Kitchen farm to Mrs. Lucy Meade's near White Post. Selby Kitchen to manage the Kitchen farm. Several residents, including Etta Boyd Annie Hess Elmer and Clarence Boyd, visit Mrs. D L Reid. Local sermons, travels, sales, and farm changes are noted.
Bernard A. Redman and W. H. Witherspoon of Garrett Indiana left for home after visiting Redman’s mother. They accompanied to Bennig Virginia the remains of Engineer R. B. Bass killed in Chicago. Both are experienced railroad workers. Witherspoon is a Baltimore and Ohio engineer and Redman a fireman in line for promotion.
Arsenne Marylander lists daily rail connections from Hagerstown to Baltimore and intermediate towns. Train times include the Fast Mail Sunday service and routes to Gettysburg Hanover Spring Grove York and Harrisburg Division with connections at Highfield Bruceville and Quinstonia.
Train schedule for the Southern Railway showing routes between Washington and Alexandria to Strasburg and Harrisonburg. Includes official endorsements from H. Haapwick and L. S. Brown with managerial credits and street addresses.
A L Shearer announces his relocation to new premises on North Market Street. The store offers a fresh stock of trunks suit cases satchels harness and robes and invites customers to visit. Open at night until 9 o clock, lit by arc lighting.
Rev Dr Jos D Wilson will succeed the late Bishop J A Latane as rector of the Reformed Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore. Dr Wilson formerly was president of the Reformed Episcopal Seminary at Philadelphia.
At a colored dance in Martinsburg early Sunday two o clock, Geo. Redmond of Roanoke Virginia shot and killed Eugene Sampson. Redmond remains at large.
County stores expand to improve the hitching yard area. Arthur Leafe reports heavy flooding on the Chestnut Street station lower floor after a trip from Philadelphia via Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry. Edith Brown returns from a South trip. B J Shannon buys half interest in the Harrisonburg Evening News. Union Bank of Winchester offers 3 percent savings interest. Rufus Robinson leaves for Baltimore and New York. Benjamin Taylor travels to Baltimore. L E Rice offers wood delivery.
McCann and Henshall, real estate agents at 83 Rouss Avenue Winchester, advertise buying selling exchanging and renting properties.
An advertisement lists a dental practice located at No. 7 West Water Street in Winchester Virginia inviting patients to visit for care and services.
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