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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
3
Mrs. Ash ton Harvey wife of prominent lawyer at 33 Broadway was found dead in a pond near her Short Hill New Jersey home after disappearing the previous evening while visiting a friend in Madison The police investigate the circumstances.
The United States Marines arrived at noon from Washington over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for a series of games with the Winchester Giants. The first game is set for 3 30 this afternoon at Reservoir Park. The Marines wore their uniforms and presented a husky appearance.
Miss Louise G. Harmer returns from Washington. Miss Hallie Fry of Washington visits Mrs. Stanley E. Harmer. Col. John Keating comes home from Atlantic City with friends Daniel McCarthy and Henry Walker. Miss Charlotte Garrett returns from visit. Mrs. H. D. Fuller and Mrs. J. Wilton Hope visit Martinsburg. William C. Marshall Jr. leaves for the University of Virginia. Staunton visitors J. L. Witz J. R. Gregory and Lester Fletcher auto trip. Lincoln Chopin arrives from Bluemont for business. Mrs. George Keith and son host at Hotel Evans. E. R. Raub registers at Hotel Evang. George T. Johnson of Baltimore and J. H. Cunningham of Somerset visit on business.
Mr and Mrs C H Purcell went to Inwood Park today to attend the county fair at that place. Mr S D Kennady of Owensboro Ky is stopping at Hotel Evans.
Winners announced at the Inwood Fair yesterday include W. W. McDonald earning first prize of 10 dollars and a special prize for best parade appearance for a horse owned by McDonald. Bowles Brothers won green hunter class top awards with Checkmate and Spearmint.
Dr Henry A Converse departed Tuesday for Baltimore where he has been elected chair of mathematics at the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute after resigning his post at Davis and Elkins College. He previously taught at Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester and is known to many locals for his work in higher education.
Former Congressman Harry St. George Tucker, known as a Labor Day orator in Richmond, circulated through hotel lobbies Monday night praising Bryan. He predicted Bryan would win Virginia by the largest margin ever and said rural areas show strong enthusiasm for the Democratic candidate. Tucker also spoke of the gubernatorial race prospects, noting satisfaction with the current outlook.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad passenger train due in Winchester at 9 16 a m did not arrive until 10 o clock this morning. A coal car wheel broke near Bedington six miles north of Martinsburg blocking the line for about an hour. The freight was switched to a siding and trains to Winchester resumed by noon.
Mr. D. N. Minnick of Chambersburg arrived in town this morning on business. Mr. H. A. Dinges of Stephens City was in town today on business.
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