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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
2
Discount notices list tan covert beaver coats at 8.50 for 5.50 and tan cloth coats from 4.50 to 7.50. Silk lined broadcloth coats priced 10 to 15 dollars. Blackworsted and beaver coats offered at 3 dollars, children’s coats from 1.50 to 3 dollars. Diverse colors include brown tan black and garnet.
A summary of social visits and events in Painter Hill area including visits by Mrs. M. S. Strode and Mrs. Edward Gordon. Guests from Strasburg Norfolk Stephens City and Boyce attend gatherings. News notes include minor injuries from a knee cut and a sleigh ride mishap with a horse.
Prof Coley spends week in Norfolk with wife and daughter visiting relatives near Reliance. Bertha Grim ill with pneumonia. Lacy Hampston and family visited William Gaunt. Sprint family from Winchester and Lucy Sprint visited his parents. Ollie Gaunt family visited Gaunt relatives. W T Lewis family and Effie visited Millwood. J L Carper and guests from Middletown and Ryan in Washington. Miss Belle Chipley and Anna Jolliffe visited R K Reid. Park Strode from Stephens City visited Sprint family. William Lindsey remains very ill. second operation performed last week.
Nineveh notes show Mrs. Herbert Wroesler from West Virginia visiting her parents Mr and Mrs William Jacobs. Mrs Stockton returns from Lynchburg to her parents Mr and Mrs Wilson. Mrs James Rouzee hosted friends last Friday. Willie Buck from Front Royal spent Sunday in the village. A F Kearney of Emperior with Dr Edward Kearney of Dubuque stayed with cousin Joseph Miller. Mr and Mrs J B Earl of Millvale also visited Sunday.
Remedy advertises Exomo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Grove’s signature appears on each box and price is 25 cents.
The notice lists daily trains with stops at Washington Baltimore Hagerstown Frederick and other stations. It shows departure times around morning midday and evening with arrivals at multiple endpoints including Chicago Columbus Wheeling Pittsburg and local way stations. Due to incomplete OCR some times are garbled but indicate regular service and varied routes.
A historic westbound timetable from Washington to Blusmont Virginia dated February 6 1908. It lists stations including Alexandria Falls Church Vienna Herndon Leesburg Round Hill and Hamilton with arrival and departure times across a long, dense rail schedule.
The Winchester Virginia common council approves a special election to decide issuing not more than fifty thousand dollars in sewerage bonds to fund a sanitary sewer system. Election date set for January 30, 1909 with ballots indicating For or Against Sanitary Sewerage Bonds.
Norfolk and Western announces November 24 1807 timetable details for westbound and northbound routes. It lists Pullman sleepers from Bristol to Knoxville Columbus Roanoke to Gary and Williamston, cafe cars, and connections to St. Louis Express as well as eastbound connections toward Washington Philadelphia New York. Rates and time tables available from Roanoke Virginia agents M N W Ry officials Bevilis Bragg.
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