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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
2
HELLERS offers an early summer hat sale with 10 000 untrimmed hats in various shapes at deep discounts. 200 hats and bundles priced around 29c to 49c, many worth more, plus 500 hats at 59c and 500 trimmed sailors ranging from 59c to 1.25.
An auction listing promotes deep cuts on books from Henry’s Alger’s Optic’s and Shakespeare editions. It advertises 12¢ items, 30–40¢ books, cloth bound novels at 6¢, finish leather bound books at 85¢, and finest leather padded books up to $1.25.
Ladies muslin drawers priced at 25 cents and skirts at 50 cents, each valued higher. Both items trimmed with embroidery and freely tucked for a refined look.
Deal offers porch shades priced at 1 00, 1 25 and 2 50 with long silk gloves at 75 cents and 1 25 for fine gauze lisle gloves, extra long at 50 cents worth 1 00.
Advertises a sale with hats for children at 90c and up to 2.50, curtain muslins 10c to 12 1 2, remnants of mattings 10 to 20 yards at 11c, 10 piece toilet sets 1 69, pound paper 165, box paper 10c, wash bowls 35c, wall paper rolls 61 2c.
A bankrupt importer offers 30,000 yards of Nainsook plus embroidered bands and wide flouncings at drastically cut prices. The sale lists dozens of patterns and styles, with items valued at 10 to 40 cents reduced to 5 to 25 cents.
Weather cuts sales in May and June prompt large discounts on parasols priced from 50c to 1.25 and valued up to 3.00. The note promises sacrifice pricing to move stock and urges customers not to miss the bargains despite a sluggish season.
Residents and visitors mingle with families in Hayfield and nearby areas during a weekend of calls visits and social gatherings. Families include Rosenberger Ramey Worsley Windle and Parish as well as visitors from Weston and Gore. Mormon preachers passed through and preached in local homes before heading to Rocknok. Ward Windle was reportedly ill and Dr Ogver attended.
News from Nineveh Virginia notes social visits from Miller Jett in Front Royal Edward Baker and wife with daughter of Strasburg visiting the Leach home Luther Grim and Orvin Brown at Browntown Carrie Baker of Strasburg with Velma The Pine-Top Hunt Club postponement and Richard Ritter at Macedonia Rev Webster at Nineveh Church.
Painter Hill Virginia notes May 27 report on local visits and accidents. Miss Mabel Rinker broke her arm during a lawn swing incident near Middletown while with Miss Ethel Pickeral. Various residents visit Winchester and Stephens City. church organ purchase noted. many social calls and family visits listed.
Miss Bryant Stuart, a Star correspondent, received a bouquet of flowers from The Star as a gesture of appreciation. The handwritten note accompanying the arrangement highlighted gratitude for her reporting.
Delegates from Frederick County and valley regions convened yesterday afternoon at First Brethren Church in Hagerstown for the annual Brethren churches conference. Dr. W. M. Reichard of Fair Play was elected moderator and John Wilson secretary. Rev. H. L. Goughnur of Philadelphia delivered the evening sermon on Socialism as Applied Christianity.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias elected officers at Staunton with Rev. John H. Dickenson as grand chancellor and H. M. Lewis as vice chancellor. Richmond and Staunton members named other executive roles. Winchester Lodge No. 65 was represented by H. C. Stouffer. The first lodge began in Washington in 1864 amid war, and the order has grown rapidly in western states. Hon. Richard E. K. Byrd went to Richmond on business.
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