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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1908
Page
1
A severe early season snowstorm sets a new Shenandoah Valley record with about ten inches on the ground and temperatures near zero. The storm halts hunting during snow cover and has blocked outdoor work while Northern Virginia fires gain relief from the rain and snow.
The coroner's jury met all day and until 12.30 Sunday morning at Woodstock to determine fault in the Pugh's Run wreck. It adjourned until Tuesday morning at the request of attorney Meredith E. Stickley, who seeks key papers related to Conductor Yocum.
Auctioneer Duval conducted a sale at the Cumberland Valley Railroad freight warehouses on Saturday. Wagons were sold for Sheriff C. H. Purcell and horses for Messrs. R. M. Henry Perry Purcell and George Price. A good-sized crowd attended despite bad weather.
Market quotations show wheat at about 1.00 per bushel with notes of price changes. Corn is listed at 3.00 per bushel and other grains and potatoes are quoted per bushel or per ton with price ranges and bale figures.
Revival meetings at Braddock Street Methodist Church were well attended as Rev. D. H. Kern preached strong sermons. Attendance crowded the auditorium and gallery. Dr. Kern announced services would continue through the week with local ministers filling the pulpit. Tonight Rev. J. W. H. Beale of Market Street Church will preach at 7 30.
Patrick Dodson aged 65 collapsed and died one minute after reaching his home in Luray yesterday. His wife, busy with the cook stove, saw him stagger toward a chair before he died. He leaves a widow and five children.
As Lynchburg prepares for the December 5 local option vote, the campaign mirrors Winchester last spring with a surge in registrations and legal questions over who may vote. The Anti Saloon League and WCTU mobilize workers, while liquor sales loom if the contest fails.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Adams of Gainesboro spent the day in the city, visiting local shops and enjoying a brief outing before returning home.
In Stony Man area of Page county a woman dressed as a man’s clothing was shot by her brother after being found taking corn from his field. A Luray physician treated about 40 abet from the body. The incident surfaced yesterday with limited local details.
Mrs. Annie Pifer 29, wife of William Pifer, died around noon Saturday in a tenant house on Mrs. L A McKee’s farm near White Hall. Prolonged poverty left them without food or fuel as winter neared. Neighbors aided the family, a county burial was arranged, and Mrs Pifers remains were buried despite limited means.
In four inches of snow Shenandoah Valley Academy defeated Charles Town 10 to 0 on their field. Atkinson carried 25 yards to set up the first TD, Ryan added a late score, and Barrett, Atkinson, and Ryan starred for the cadets while Porter and Walker led the Charles Town defense.
John M Daniel a well known clerk of the Charles Town court was found with scalp wounds and brain concussion near the 14th street entrance of the Ebbitt House in Washington He had attended a football game and a theater prior to the injury and later said he had no idea how the accident occurred Police and detectives concluded he was hurt by falling on hotel stone steps after leaving Chase's Theater He recovered enough to expect discharge by Sunday morning and reported losing 30 to 40 dollars.
The Market Street rink screens two new films Crazy By Jealousy and a Sale of Harlem tonight from 7 30 to 9 30 with skating after 9. Tomorrow shows two new features then nightly skating after 9. Weather for Virginia calls for fair tonight and Tuesday with a slight warming trend.
Treasurer Charles M. Broun reports Berryville Horse Show Association holds grounds valued at four thousand dollars and a treasury over one thousand seven hundred dollars. Last season receipts reached six thousand four hundred eighty six dollars, with four thousand seven hundred eighty five dollars disbursed. Clarke County sits at the heart of Virginia's horse belt and takes pride in the event.
Cumberland Md dispatch reports Mrs. Morgan Stotler aged mother of Floyd Stotler Western Maryland Railroad agent at Dawson struck by a freight train Saturday evening while crossing the railroad track. She was hurled some distance and is in critical condition. Relatives live in this county.
Postmaster receives a rough ground floor sketch for a two story postoffice at the northeast corner of Piccadilly and Braddock streets. Construction start hoped for early next spring. The building will house post office on the first floor and offices for the US commissioner Civil Service Commission and Internal Revenue on the second. Colonial style with six granite marble columns and a brick granite terrace entrance. James Knox Taylor drafts the plans for the Treasury Supervising Architect.
Henry Fairfax of Oak Hill farm Aldie Virginia was elected president at a New York meeting of the American Hackney Horse Association. Fairfax is a renowned hackney breeder and exhibitor with notable fame in both Europe and America.
The trial of Dr W 8 Gregory a Roanoke dentist accused of mistreating Miss Theodora V Irvine of New York while under chloroform in his office moves toward conclusion. Defense led by Hon Marshall McCormick with M Smith argues pretrial issues as Dr Pedigoe supports defense. Prosecution calls Dr B G Ambler and Dr Joseph A Gale as experts.
Ethel Brown an 18 year old colored girl from Harrisburg and Eugene Carter a 21 year old colored man from Winchester were married in Hagerstown on Thursday afternoon by the groom’s father a minister. After license they declined to marry in the clerk’s office and were wed elsewhere. In the clerk’s office no one noticed them as colored people. The bride’s complexion was fairer than many brunettes.
A well known Winchester couple have accepted an invitation to wed at the Stewart Street rink on Tuesday at 9 p.m. The knot will be tied in a notable social event, as the party is prominent in local society. Invitations are extended to friends of the contracting parties. Ladies admission is listed as 16 ip-2t.
For Suits Overcoats Hats Caps Shoes and Gents Furnishings Haddox promises savings and a money back guarantee. The message targets shoppers seeking value in tailored apparel and accessories.
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