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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
2
W. B. Bevittt has been appointed General Passenger Agent based in Roanoke Virginia. The notice confirms the new assignment and location for the railway official.
The Pen-Mar season starts Thursday June 19 with the Pen-Mar Express. Grand Army Day activities draw crowds from Baltimore and Harrisburg. The Grand Army Club presents a novel show and the Glen Rock Band performs in the Auditorium. Excursion tickets available from local agents.
Beginning May 25 a daily Shenandoah Division train runs from Hagerstown at 12 0 m to Roanoke at 9 05 a m and on to Winston Salem at 2 p m Returning from Winston Salem at 2 55 p m Roanoke at 8 00 p m and arrives Hagerstown at 4 15 a m with connections to Charlotte Savannah and more Pullman sleeping cars run between Philadelphia and Welch via Harrisonburg. Also mentions low rates for Gettysburg G A R encampment excursions May 31 to June 9.
Local churches announce Sunday worship times with Sunday School at various hours. Centenary Reform and Union Sunday School meet on Valley avenue, United Brethren Children’s Day services planned, Baptist Church led by Rev Murdock, Presbyterian Church with 11am and 8pm services, S. M. B. Church at 11am and 8pm, Epworth League at 7pm, and Episcopal services including morning prayer and mass with free seating.
Tickets offered for various society and fraternal groups with dates across May to August 1902. Southern Railway extends Knoxville Tennessee first class round trip fare from Virginia coupon offices with multiple sale dates and extended return options upon ticket deposit. Authority granted by L B Brown General Agent and EPA officials.
The Western Maryland Railroad announces excursion tickets to Gettysburg Pennsylvania from July 11 to 19 with return by July 21 at one fare for the round trip. The offer invites all to visit the largest and most interesting Encampment held at Gettysburg in years.
Rev. H. P. Hamill presiding elder of the Winchester District Methodist Episcopal Church South returns from Dallas after General Conference and heads to Summit Point West Virginia for quarterly conference today and tomorrow. Cards announce the approaching marriage of Richard H. Liggett of Jacksonville Florida to Laurie Moss Arbuckle of Litchfield Connecticut. Liggett is son of M. Liggett and brother of Brittstones of Harrisonburg.
East bound local trains depart Chambersburg Carlisle and Mechanicsburg at listed times with Sundays adjustments. Trains 8 and 119 operate between Hagerstown and Harrisburg. No 2 runs 15 minutes late Sundays. Pullman cars on New York Knoxville service. through coaches Philadelphia bound on specific trains. Sunday Philadelphia departure at 4.30 pm.
Maryland fast mail service and connections from Hagerstown to Baltimore Gettysburg Hanover Spring Grove York and lines to Cherry Run Chambersburg Shippensburg and Frederick daily except Sunday. Trains depart Hagerstown at set morning and afternoon times with connections at Bruceville for continued service.
Two farms are offered for sale near Winchester. One farm lies six miles north near North Frederick grade and covers 134 acres. The second farm sits four miles from Winchester on the Senseney road and comprises 174 acres. For further particulars contact I. 8, Hachemat.
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