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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
2
Publishes by The Evening Star Publishing Co. editor and address line indicating daily publication except Sundays and company leadership.
Judge Hunter Boyd of Cumberland Maryland discusses the Belair lynching of Lewis Harris. He suggests a governor appointed commission or state attorney led inquiry to prevent lynchings and considers faster trials and stronger prisoner protection as possible remedies.
Bank record detailing numerous donors including Morgan Anderson, EB J Evans Co, and Samuel Baxter with deposits ranging from 1.00 to 25.00 dollars. Cumulative total deposited listed as 1008.43 dollars.
Private I Lindsay Leafe leaves New York for Manila aboard the transport Sumner carrying many officers and 1 100 recruits under Captain Wirt Davis of the Third Cavalry. Captain E T Baker commands the ship and handles payments to soldiers in the Philippines.
Rev Dr Jno P Hyde of this city chairs transportation for the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and reports over 1000 railroad orders. Mount Vernon Place Church hosts the 116th session from April 4 with 300 ministers delegates and visitors expected. both conferences will reunite and be entertained by Mr McKinley with Bishops Walden and Chandler presiding.
Rev. Nelson P. Dame returns from Alexandria where he led a several week mission for the Episcopal churches. Services during the mission were well attended with notable interest. He will resume leading Christ Episcopal Church services and will conduct the usual Friday men’s service in the chapel tomorrow evening.
Mrs H C Howard of Kellog Oregon daughter of the late Samuel Hodgson has been visiting her brother H C Hodgson in Little River Kansas. Mrs Willis and friends gathered at north Market street last night to bid her farewell before her departure for the trip home.
Public notice states parties wishing to rent the Court House Hall for meetings must notify the manager to avoid conflicts and indicate who pays expenses such as rent fuel and lights. No application was made for the Board of Trade meeting. Signed Beng M Knicut manager and C H Hall.
Rev. E B Jackson continues a series on the Apostle Paul in the Eternal City at 7 30 p m Sunday night in the Baptist Church. All are invited and ushers will be in attendance.
The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society board will meet in this city next Saturday to likely set the next Fair date and elect an assistant president, per Read Tuxtra.
A reprinted nineteenth century note lists the hourly itineraries for mail carriers. It details six trips for delivery and collection, plus Sunday box collection, with start times, end times, and total durations, concluding eight hours per day per carrier.
The lime kilns run day and night as two facilities operate in full blast. D. E. Grove builds a mouse dwelling on the Slowen lot while George Carter runs a nearby saw mill. Marcus McCauley and J. E. Stickley suffer illnesses, and J. K. Cadwallader erects a tent to store phosphate and machinery.
An evening program at the Braddock Street Methodist Church parsonage promises varied and attractive entertainment. It will feature instrumental and vocal music, recitations, and pleasant surprises for attendees. Admittance is five for children and adults.
Rev. S K Olin Eldridge lecture tonight postponed due to bad weather. Regular services proceed at 8 o clock with pastor’s sermon. Tomorrow night will host the lecture.
Mr. W. D. Nau of the Albin and Nau marble firm carves a tablet for the Lewisburg West Virginia cemetery. The upper panel features a finely carved cluster of Bermuda Easter lilies.
Capt. Lewis D. Barley formerly of Winchester and now in Lexington Virginia passed through here en route to Philadelphia to enroll his son as a League Island apprentice. Meanwhile John Kerr Public Schools girls rehearsed at Court House Hall for a drill at the Teachers Institute Saturday morning.
James W. Cooper, a well known Frederick county resident near Lackskillet, died Tuesday evening and was buried near Relief this morning at age 74. Mrs R. Conway Macon, guest of the Misses Sherrard, left for Orange Virginia. Samuel R. Atwell plans a public exhibition of scientific kite flying later this week.
An ad promotes a spring line of floor coverings praised for beauty and design. It emphasizes selected straw material, pliability and toughness, targeting quality focused retail buyers. The message markets a range from 124 cent China mats to 35 cent Japanese Damask fabrics.
A store touts standard all wool carpets at 50 cents per pattern, undercutting rivals at 60 cents. It says it closed out a large stock from the agent, call it the secret, with customers noting the lower price.
By Sample we introduced the cut order carpet trade with patterns in Brussels moquettes velvet Axminsters Royal Axminsters and Royal Wiltons. Rooms measured carpets laid. If it isn't as we say don't pay.
For rates, tickets, age check, apply to any office of the B and O Railroad. F. D. Underwood, Genl. Manager. D. B. Martin, Manager Pass. Traffic.
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