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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1901
Page
3
The store promotes factual pricing across a shoe department with ladies dongola at 98 cents from 1.25, Empress shoes at 1.98, and men s H R 58 C 83 values at 2 50. Dry goods list includes ginghams at 10 cents and mercurized sateen skirts ranging from 69 to 1 19. Rostosoy manages the sale.
At close of business February 5 1901 the bank reports assets of 888 307 60 and liabilities totaling 788 432 55 including capital stock 100 000 00 undivided profits 69 875 05 and various deposits and notes. Key items include loans and discounts 546 352 09 U S bonds on hand 50 000 00 due from national banks 29 108 82 due from state banks 15 008 40 and deposits 557 853 68.
Special to Tom Star from Breton West Virginia dated March 5 expresses pride in Rippon progress. Writer praises daily paper and cites Charles Broadway Rouse as a prominent donor, notes planned spring construction by C. M. Wiest, and predicts a genuine boom with new store and residences on Main Street.
Historical report outlines daily routes and times for mail carriers. It lists multiple trips from early morning to evening, including business delivery, complete box collection, and Sunday collection, totaling about eight hours per day per carrier.
The Junior Orchestra resumes rehearsals after months of inactivity. The meeting will be at Amherst Street residence of I W Russell. His son Hugh Russell is a featured virtuoso in the group.
The Electric Light Committee reports on proposed contracts with the Winchester Electric Light and Gas Company to light Rouss City Hall. The council meeting tonight will consider the recommendations and terms for the lighting project.
Managers Atwell and Worthing report many requests for the privilege of opening night seats at the new opera house. They say the applicants’ tone does not satisfy them and only a standard combination will secure the first night.
Schedule effective Dec 4 for Washington Alexandria Strasburg and Harrisonburg westbound trains. For details contact local Southern Agent or write to General Passenger Agent Washington. Traffic Manager note.
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