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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
2
A sale advertisement lists coats of various fabrics and colors at low prices. Tan covert beaver coats priced at 98.50 with other tan and black coats offered from 5.50 to 12.00, broadcloth options at 7.50, 8.50, and 10.00, plus children's coats from 1.50 to 3.00.
The Winchester City Council approves a special election on January 7, 1909 to decide issuing up to fifty thousand dollars in sewer bonds with rates not exceeding five percent and twenty year maturity to fund sanitary sewers. Ballots read For or Against Sanitary Sewerage Bonds with cross marks required. The notice runs in The Evening Star and polling places will display the resolutions ten days before the vote.
White Post Virginia November 27 reports visits at Dr W R Stuart from Mr and Mrs Stringer and Miss Evelyn McDonald. Several locals spend Thanksgiving at Gunston Hall Hauntley Roy and Mrs Gardiner in Berryville.
Advertisement notes a living dying plant from the Holy Land with limited time offer and price, directing readers to CORDEL BAGE, P20. Box 219-w, Richmond VA for immediate purchase.
For sale a 1 000 acre Frederick County Virginia farm improved by two dwellings three barns and outbuildings 700 acres timber to cut 1 000 000 feet 150 acres meadow land 1560 apple trees 3600 peach trees suited to stock cereals and fruit price 12.00 per acre A second parcel 176 acres with brick dwelling overlooking a stream two large barns and outbuildings price 2 per acre plus a 12 room dwelling on Main Street price 5 550 Good and Co Real Estate and etc.
Below middle age people suffer kidney and bladder disorders. Foley's Kidney Remedy is promoted as a cure and vitality booster. The ad urges starting the remedy now from Franck Baker & Son.
Mrs. Kate Woodward hosted an informal reception at her new confectionery on South Main Street. The bright, well decorated store featured cut flowers, trailing vines, and refreshments for a large gathering of friends and patrons.
The notice lists daily train departures to Isonburg Staunton Lexbraton Harpers Ferry and other points with times including 449 am 1155 am 700 pm for various routes. It specifies arrivals at 2 06 night 931 am and 555 pm and notes connections to Frederick Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York with morning and evening slots and exceptions on Sundays and Mondays.
The notice lists westbound train No 131 and No 135 with Sun-only service, operating between Washington and Round Hill via Alexandria, Ho, and intermediate stops. It shows stop times at Alexandria, Cowden, Mount Vernon, Vienna, Hunter, Leesburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, and Billemont with connections and and daily effective dates in February 1908.
Norfolk and Western timetable listing southbound trains to Bristol Knoxville and Roanoke with Pullman sleepers to Columbus Cincinnati Gary and Winchester. Northbound trains to Hagerstown Shenandoah Junction Harrisburg Philadelphia New York with sleepers and parlor cars. Rates time tables and details available from agents H and W Ry Roanoke Va.
A note from the Harrisonburg News comments that the Winchester Evening Star issued an a2 morning edition to give its office staff a holiday, expressing confusion over the motive or point of the move.
Mr. Frank Robinson arrived in Charles Town West Virginia this morning following a brief visit to friends in the locality.
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