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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
3
William F. Miller of New York City was sentenced to ten years in prison for grand larceny in a Franklin syndicate scam. He promised 520 percent annual returns and took in more than 1 million dollars, with victims across Frederick County Virginia losing about one thousand dollars.
Wholesale prices show Butter and Corn items with varied quotes. Dried cherries and apples appear with small figures. Poultry and geese price notes are included, along with potatoes and rye.
Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F notes appreciation for Rev E B Jackson's lecture at First Baptist Church last Thursday night. The letter thanks Rev Jackson, the choir, Mrs Maggie Bryant for two solos, and the arranging committee for the memorable evening.
Mrs Jennie Catlett wife of Colonel Robert Catlett Commonwealth's attorney for Rockbridge died at her home in Lexington Friday night after a lingering illness She was a Miss Daniel of Charlotte county Survived by her husband and two daughters Catlett is a Past Grand Chancellor of Virginia Pythians and missed the Grand Lodge session in Winchester last February due to her illness
The Delaplane correspondent reports Dr. Tom Settle as an iconoclast who pulled down the old O Re Ar tavern house in Paris Virginia and built a commodious dwelling on its site. The tavern was an institution before railroads when Whaling and Langford rattled by with the six horse siege from Winchester to Alexander.
An advertisement offers 3000 to 4000 two year old York Imperial apple trees with roots, 5 to 10 thousand peach trees, several hundred Keifer pear trees, assorted fruit trees, 10000 Gregg raspberry plants, and 500 Carolina poplars 10 to 14 feet tall. Contact J A Ramsburg Frederick Md 419 Im.
Executor of John Lillis deceased offers eight properties in Winchester Virginia for sale at public auction May 19 1900 at 11 00 am in the court house. Properties include corners at Brad dock Piccadots streets 22 West Peyton 659 North Kent 439 North Market 441 North Market 111 South Braddock with lots ranging from 24 to 120 feet frontage and back depths up to 300 feet. Terms require one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. Leonard Lynch executor and E L Hopason auctioneer.
City records discuss street improvements at the knitting factory site and the Reuss City Hall wall, with stone salvaging and drainage concerns. Officials address a hotel cesspool issue, a street sprinkler proposal, and a court citation detailing real estate liens and tax reports. A notice sets May 24 to execute foreclosures in Winchester Virginia.
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