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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1902
Page
2
Tax testimony before commissions and courtmartials reveals a frightful state of affairs in the Philippines. The piece condemns the torch, butchery, and torture as prominent in enforcing sovereignty, arguing the U.S. should never have taken the islands and predicting moral punishment at home.
This list shows unclaimed letters at the Winchester Va post office for the week ending May 3 1902. Addressees must pay one cent per letter at pickup. names include Jas B Carper Ernest Carpenter care of Chas Wright J A Edmonds Benj Henson 8 H Mason colored two more letters for Webster Drug Co Bentley Kerry P M
Numerous Winchester residents hosted visitors from Baltimore and Washington during two yesterday excursions. Notable attendees included Abner Ferguson Douglas Sheetz F H Hable Charles Bryant Ernest Hockman Graham Baker Frank McIntosh Fred Grim Professor W C Clark and Mr and Mrs William Jenkins. Relatives of the late John C Griffith traveled from Washington for yesterday afternoon’s funeral including Mr and Mrs Walter Griffith Mrs Cary Guery Mrs A H Griffith and Mr J B Griffith plus four grandchildren.
Friends report Mr. Jno M Nulton recovering from a month long rheumatism attack at his home on West Water Street. Walter W King of King Lumber Company Charlottesville Va margin is in town for the Farmers and Merchants National Bank bank building contract. Hunter B Grimm, builder for the new college in Shepherdstown W Va, plans to visit Winchester then Washington before returning home. Barney Fitzpatrick, an elderly pedestrian long seen in Winchester, has died in Loudoun. James Chapman of Washington also mentioned.
A May 5 dispatch notes an eccentric traveler calling himself the second John the Baptist and criticizing ministers who would not feed him and his horse. Local items include repairs and building work on Main Street, a bicycle accident, taxes being collected ahead of June, egg shipments, fencing on the Mayor’s farm, and several residents repainting or moving homes.
Miss Katie Burkolder visits Washington. Farmers prepare to plant corn. Mr M K Walter visits Mr J F Burkolder. J H Kline planted a 40 acre orchard. Grass grows. wheat looks bad.
The Episcopal Female Institute will hold commencement around June 2 as retiring principal Prof A M Smith plans to move to his Fauquier county farm. Professor Marshall will assume full control next session. The Star notes Frederick County graduates receiving invitations to the University College of Medicine Richmond The Academy of Music May 15 at 8 30 pm. Mrs Kate Giles of Washington visited locally yesterday.
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