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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1909
Page
5
President Tafts first message since his inauguration was read in Congress. It is brief, about a page and a half of typewritten text, urging prompt revision of the tariff. He states that saving time for Congress from other matters will benefit the country.
Rev. E. Markwood preached his final sermon of the conference year at the Methodist Church. Friends here regret his departure. Mrs. Kate Wilson and daughter visited D. F. Knee family in Rio last week. Mrs. W. F. Barbe moved to a new property bought from Joseph Redman. Postmaster Edward Harwood and another Harwood visited J. P. McKeever before heading to Moorefield. H. C. Knee traveled from Rio on business and returned. Charles H. Murray, the novelist, is expected this week. Miss Hattie Orndorff returned from Cumberland Maryland. Walter Orndorff and family moved to Shenandoah County Virginia to work a rented farm. Farmers in the valley are plowing and ready to plant as March winds fade. J. W. Frye farm near the village now owned by Marshall and Homer Frye, land divided with the pike as boundary. Residents began a cemetery walk but may need another trip to finish.
The Southern Bell directory for Winchester and vicinity has been delivered to all subscribers under Manager C M Hansbrough. It lists changes corrections and new names since the last issue and reflects growth with more subscribers and new farmer telephone lines linked to the Winchester exchange. The company promotes rural connections to extend service and affordability across the South.
The schedule lists daily trains to Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Martinsburg Chicago Columbus Wheel ing Pittsburg Cincinnati Louisville and major destinations. Departures and arrivals vary by route with times such as 449 1155 am 700 pm for Harrisonburg and 600 928 am 555 pm to various hubs.
An OCR snippet shows a sequence of times with inconsistent labels such as am markers and stray digits like 8.36.81 suggesting corrupted logging or transcription. The readable items are 8.10 am 8.22 am 8.32 non 8 8.36.81 8.38 am 8.40 am 8.43 am.
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