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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1908
Page
2
Period sale listing low priced ladies wear, hats, undergarments, linens, silks, wools, and household items. Many items discounted: dresses, coats, suits, towels, blinds, wall paper, linoleum, carpet remnants, and children's wear with numerous per unit prices and bulk offers.
Four men and one woman were arrested in Martinsburg West Virginia on a charge of tar and feathers applied to Mrs Jane Weber an aged housekeeper residing between Johnstown and Hedgesville The victim was abducted from bed late at night and subjected to a brutal treatment She remains in a serious condition and may die Those held include James George and Ike Murphy Joseph Arnold and Mrs Joseph Arnold arrested by deputy sheriffs and Martinsburg officers.
Miss Eva North of Winchester visited Miss Lillis Clendening on Sunday. Miss George Pitzer of Martinsburg stayed with the Henson family. Rev. Dr. Henry M. White of Kernstown aided Rev. R. A. White in services Thursday and Friday nights. Hunters report scarce game. Mr. Fred Hoffman of Martinsburg visited his mother. L C Hoffman shipped two carloads of hogs to market. Rev. R. A. White closed services Saturday night. Services are set for next Sunday at 7 PM in the church.
Rev. Dr. J. W. Lupton of the Presbyterian ministry occupied the Centenary Reformed pulpit Sunday morning in Nye pastor Rev. T. K. Cromer’s absence. He delivered an excellent sermon that the congregation appreciated.
By deed of trust dated April 9 1908 G C Miller and wife transfer property to J M Steck Trustee. In Winchester Virginia three lots on Fairmount avenue with varying widths and depths will be sold at public auction in front of the Court House. Terms: one third cash at sale and balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and deed of trust with fire insurance. Debts include amounts to James Cather Jes Hace Kinzel and Farmers and Merchants Bank. 0-19-4w.
Luke Dalton, a struggling writer, secures the Daily Prize for his tale while Grace Lamier notes her own submission failed. A $500 award plus a $25 weekly report forms the couple’s path to marriage as they plan to wed with a minister.
In the Winchester circuit court Lucy Jackson sues David Jackson for absolute divorce and general relief. An order requires publication in the Winchester Star for four weeks and posting at the courthouse. A master commissioner is to assess liens and realty, with a December 3, 1908 hearing set in Winchester, Virginia.
A seller announces closing out an entire furniture stock at cost to fund a转 shift into the music and music publishing business. The note emphasizes rapid growth and urges quick investment.
A. J. Ritenour of Winchester Virginia credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing intense backache and kidney pain after trials of other remedies. He describes dark, frequent urine and severe pains, says a short course of Doan's relieved him completely, and notes Doan's are sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York markets them nationwide.
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