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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
2
For Mayor R. T. Barton is listed along with Recorder W. P. McGuire and Commonwealth's Attorney Holmes Boyd Jr. as the official ticket. The notice names candidates for city offices in the upcoming election.
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia reports a April 1900 circulation of 29 800 copies with a daily average of 1192 over 25 publication days. March daily average was 1150. Frank R Harris circulation manager swore to the sworn statement on May 2 1900 before notary Ropertr Worsey.
The Star counters claims of a mosquito plague in Winchester calling the reports unfounded and declares kerosene efforts reducing pests. It assures visitors the town remains pleasant for summer and urges embracing local gaiety. Also includes an orchard and nursery ad offering York Imperial apples, peach trees, Keifer pears, raspberry plants and poplars for sale by J A Ramsburg of Frederick Maryland.
Mr T J Orndorff of Winchester has purchased the Forsyth yards and will soon consolidate the two yards into the largest in the area. The new yard will be managed by Edmonds and Irwin with a full line of marble and granite tombstones. This is his fifth marble yard, promising to furnish any design on short notice.
The Epworth League of the M. E. Church South will hold its regular monthly business meeting at the church tomorrow night Friday at 8 o'clock. Also offered are small pictures from Barr's Gallery at 980 per dozen.
Messrs Hansbrough and Carter plan to enlarge Riverton Duckery after processors note six thousand ducklings hatched since March. Weekly output of four to six hundred will continue for six to eight weeks as old stock sells and new brooders fill with Pekin ducks weighing eight to twelve pounds at market.
The Franklin post office in Southampton County was robbed yesterday at 3 am. A safe was drilled and a dynamite fuse inserted, 500 to 600 dollars in cash and stamps taken. Two front windows blown out. bloodhounds searched the area. Three strange men seen nearby the prior evening.
Morgan county West Virginia deputy sheriff recently tracked a prisoner involved in a factory robbery who had previously escaped from Berkeley Springs with the, a one legged tramp named Sirbaugh. The suspect was captured at McKeesport Cumberland News reports.
report states two horses belonging to Mr. Charlie Carver were ridden off last Tuesday night near town. mentions election ballot-boxes varnished. Miss Lee Glenora Cook to perform in Richmond this evening under local W C T U. Slusher's on North Market Street offers imported cheese Switzer and Limberger. Jas R Bell of Cumberland, B&O division freight agent, spent last night in the city.
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