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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
2
Schedule fragment lists westbound train numbers 121 131 and 133 with times in the morning and afternoon. It notes daily service and time examples such as 6 10 am 9 10 am 4 48 pm and 8 26 am 9 35 am. The OCR fragment is garbled with symbols and inconsistent punctuation.
Miss Eleanor Dunlay of Unaka Springs Tenn will wed Prof W J Lauck of Washington and Lee University Lexington Va on October 1. Janie Miller daughter of Rev Dr and Mrs Lewis G Miller of Winchester will serve as bridesmaid and has visited Winchester often.
White Post notes list Mrs. Mary Valentine and son of Washington visiting Mesilla, Miss Bessie MacNally of Philadelphia visiting Mrs. S. A. Duling, Rev. Walter MacKinly leaving for study near Alexandria, Va. John Gore of Shenandoah Junction visiting family, Miss Bessie Elliott of Manassas leaving for Front Royal, Va. Logan Timberlake of New York departing for his homeland, Miss Lottie Taylor of Berryville visiting Eliza Meade, Miss Vivian Meade of Gunston Hall en route to Winchester for the Episcopal Female Institute, Willie Boone of Charles Town leaving for Roanoke, P. W. Bowers visiting town, Richard K. Meade returning to Washington, Ella Henson leaving to assume school duties at Dry Run.
Saturday September 26 marks the Hebrew New Year with all Jewish merchants in the city closing their shops. The observance affects retail hours as communities greet Rosh Hashanah.
A report wrongly stated that the deceased child of Mr. and Mrs. W A Shomo was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. W C Wheat. The child died Sunday at the Shomo home, and Mrs Wheat is identified as the sister of Mr Shomo.
Messrs Dr Allen of Wampum Pennsylvania and A Ben Watson of Indiana Pennsylvania visited Civil War battlefields they fought on after attending the dedication of the Pennsylvania monument in the National Cemetery. Alten served in Company B Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry while Watson served in the Sixty Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers.
The weekly unclaimed letters list for Winchester Virginia shows names including R. Johnson Mary Peck Lillie Puller Thomas Shayne Mrs Trimble and Edward Washbury. Callers must pay one cent per letter received. Bentley Kern P O.
A Winchester reader reports relief from eczema after using Doan's Ointment. Abraham Dorsey, a nearby farmer, describes severe itching and blistering, then credits the product after a short course. Sold at Franck Baker & Son's drug store for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is sole US agent.
Market report shows steady demand for eggs and butter with prices listed for corn oats hay rye and various farm products. Prices include potatoes per bushel and side meat per pound with ranges from 4.50 to 13 per unit and a note on lard and young chickens.
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