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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
4
The Star reports remarks by Mr E Holmes Boyd chair of the school board on overcrowding at John Kerr Public School. He notes county pupils form a small share of enrollment and suggests they contribute to support but face dismissal from the school.
Eyewitness scenes from the Collinwood Ohio school fire recount a mother and daughter trapped amid flames. Jennie Phillis aged 15 died after her mother failed to pull her free, the mother severely burned while trying to shield her child as a wall of fire and falling glass caused fatal injuries.
Frederick County stands as a premier Shenandoah Valley gateway with fertile limestone soil supporting cereals fruits and pasturage. It boasts excellent spring water extensive railroad and road access, thriving railroad facilities and rural routes, and a rising demand for farms from urban buyers seeking healthy historic country living.
The text notes farms are reasonably productive countywide as land values rise, suggesting a short-lived state of abundance. It advises investors that purchasing now should yield profit while praising Shenandoah Valley for its hospitality and friendly, homelike atmosphere fostering warm relations.
Local grain dealers quote today for cereals with wheat at 1.00 per bushel and corn at 8.00 per barrel. Hay bids range 10 to 15 per ton. Live stock prices show beef 8.25 per lb, pork 0.80 to 0.84, veal 0.60 per lb. Produce buyers list lard at 0.50, potatoes per bushel at 0.45, apples per bushel 0.50, meat per pound 0.40, chickens alive 0.60, chickens dressed 0.90, turkeys live 0.12, turkeys dressed 0.15.
At the Frederick County Republican convention delegates were named to represent the Seventh Congressional District in the Chicago National Convention. C M Gibbons praised Roosevelt’s administration and urged delegates to reflect credit on the party, receiving applause from attendees.
Communion services will be held by Rev Dr ee Fankhouser at Pleasant Valley on Sunday at 10 30 am.
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