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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1908
Page
3
A historical recipe details making a resin lime solution by melting five pounds resin with one pint of concentrated lye and one pint of fish oil in water then boiling and diluting to five gallons. For spraying mix one gallon of this stock with three gallons of milk of lime four ounces Paris green and sixteen gallons of water.
Instructions suggest using five baking powder cans to hold grain near coops. Close-fitting covers protect contents during sudden showers and deter sparrows. Cans are mag when morning feed is given and reused for several feeds.
Miss Bertha Johnson of Morgantown WV returns home after summer with Mrs. Edward Hart. Louis Scott of Alexandria visits Mr. P. H. Powers. Page Lee of Washington stays with his father Charles Lee. Josh Campbell of New York in town with Mrs. William Royce and Eugenia Swan visiting Miss Fannie Crows. David and George Meade of White Post in town Friday. George Taylor drives ponies to Frederick City. Rockland and Berryville split two baseball games 4 to 1 and 5 to 2 at Moore's field. Mrs. J. T. Eastwood of Washington visits her mother, Mrs. Lucy Tong. Frank Whiting travels to Elkins WV on business.
Rockland baseball team defeated Berryville 4 to 1 in the first game and 6 to 2 in the second at Berryville. Pitcher Stickley and Clarke led Rockland with strong performances. Umpire Bray officiated well, and Berryville manager Charles R. Hughes received courteous treatment.
Local society notes list visits and family movements. Mr and Mrs B Baker of Martinsburg W Va spent a week with relatives. Anderson Riley and Jacob Spaid of Hooks Mill Capon River visited their aunt Mrs P Anderson. Helen Evans of Philadelphia returned home after a long visit with the Chamberhs Misses. Harman Baker and son and daughters called on G H Yeakley. Mrs Neliye Reith and daughter Elizabeth are guests at Mr Robert’s home.
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