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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
5
The Berryville Cornet Band arranges a bazaar on November 13 and 14 at Winston Hall. Winchester friends of the band may attend. Workmen start remodeling the front of Mrs Kate Woodward's confectionery on South Main Street replacing the old facade with a modern plate glass display.
Burnt Factory Virginia October 29 A boy Harry son of Charles Boyd was accidentally run down by a carriage wheel driven by D W Feltner. He was taken home in a helpless condition and rest is reported uncertain. Other local items note stonework on a new barn, Briggs resident Lizzie Clevenger visiting High Banks, good winter grain prospects, corn gathering, threshing by John Swartz and planned lumber sawing, a protracted United Brethren meeting led by Rev R G Hammond, and typhoid fever illness of Edgar Rust.
One hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Claims of EF Che ney's honesty from Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Farmers and Merchants National Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Union Bank of Winchester announce holiday closures on Tuesday November 3 1908. Maturing papers will be extended to Wednesday November 4 and payments posted there. Signatories include H D Fuller MO Rice and Lee R Grim.
Jubilee notes report an October 29 entry with an 2 30 p m sermon to be preached November 1 by Rev Larrick in Jubilee. The column lists visits by Ben Russell Jr and Myrtle Rush with relatives in Stephens City and Armel Virginia. It notes calls by Mrs W R Bowen and Mrs J Carper from Boyce on Mrs J B Fries and Sunday time with Miss May Rush.
Miss Eggleston of Middletown is visiting Mrs. T O Jones in Harrisonburg after a stay at Hot Springs. Dr and Mrs Charles J J Von Witt are moving into a new North Main Street home. Mr Charles L Bowly returns from a western business trip and is at home for a visit.
Hon Richard E Byrd of Winchester will address the Bryan Kern Hay Democratic Club at Boyce Clarke County on Monday night November 2 in the room over the new school building. Public invited. In Chancery Herbert S Larrick trustee sues creditors of J William Miller to ascertain debts priorities and administer property. Several defendants named must appear within fifteen days and notice published in Winchester Evening Star.
The Clerk's Office of the Frederick County Circuit Court issues an order in 1908 to convene creditors of Winchester Tea Co and administer assets. Defendants not Virginia residents must appear within fifteen days of publication. Notice published weekly in Winchester Star for four weeks and posted at the court front door.
Train timetable listing daily departures to Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Martinsburg and other points. Services include Chicago Columbus Wheeling Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York with times across morning noon and evening likely for multiple routes and stations.
Fragmented timetable items list routes through Winchester Martinsburg Hagerstown Greencastle Chambersburg Shippensburg Carlisle Mechanicsburg with approximate arrivals at 9 00 and 11 20 p m and Philadelphia at 2 30. Wibecnesterra trains arrive around 6 70 and 12 00 p m daily except Monday. Kennedy Hu Sun 10.
Norfolk and Western announces southbound and northbound trains with Pullman sleepers and cafe cars between Roanoke Bristol Knoxville Gary Shenandoah and intermediate stations. Timetables list departure times for Nos 18 1 6 42 9 29 and 1 57 a m and p m with connections to St. Louis Washington Harrisburg Philadelphia New York and Columbus. Rates and information available from agents W B Bevill and M F Bragg in Roanoke Va.
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