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Newspaper
Middletown Weekly
Location
Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
4
Miss Alva Steele of Stephens City visits in town. Various residents travel to Washington Baltimore and Strasburg. Weddings expected before Christmas. Local updates include roads turnpike contract concerns and community events at Middletown and nearby chapels.
A compact update of Stephens City church schedules for METHODIST EPISCOPAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN and BAPTIST congregations with service times. It reports Rev A Knox leaving for New Market to assist in a Methodist meeting, notes two weddings in the M E Parsonage, and mentions local residents ill, traveling, or attending schools. Also includes a short item on the Cook Comedy Co. and a request to bring potatoes to town for better prices.
Prof J W McDonald purchased an Overland car from Mr Hercel Borden and plans to join hamlet motor enthusiasts. A large crowd spent Sunday at the National Capitol. Numerous residents attend Democratic events in Winchester Luray and Washington with social visits to New Ebbitt. Misses Louise and Cecelia Miller attend a Frederick house party. Miller Jett passes through en route to Bartonsville. Henry C Stuart delivers a strong political address introduced by Robt W Hunter and Jas Carr Baker. A graceful street dance draws interest and a dance class is proposed. Grace Fisher visits, Grace Fisher stays with Judson Winslow. Miller Bailey hospitalized in Winchester, Hunter Lineburg returns from Virginia trip. Wm J Grove of Frederick visits. plant capacity expansion planned. Prof Meek plans a tennis court at the high school. Louise Guard attends Stephen City High. Harry Elkins to return home for vacation. B F Hottel recovering from a stroke and due back by the 26th. Mrs Katherine Richards plans a local music school. Bert Dean injured by a harrow but recovering. Weekly subscription noted.
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes Farmer Cortos Sal defending uplift plans while others mock the effort. The garbled dialogue mentions striving to be on top and references a heap as a metaphor.
A cafe proprietor questions interest in music, while esii asks if the public still cares for music. Mr Groweher replies that he does not seek music here, comparing it to expecting a buffet at a symphony concert.
A man who began a letter pin and badge business ten years ago reflects that the enterprise remains in its early stage. The exchange highlights a small craftsman's persistence and the slow growth typical of niche trades.
A reflective line contrasts money with trouble noting its intangible weight and the irony that only trouble is hard to borrow whereas money itself cannot easily buy peace. The quotation emphasizes financial strain and moral limits in pursuit of security.
A humorous quip on beginning an aviation race with a flying start turns on playful wordplay. The exchange showcases light banter about launching a race and the idea of a flying start.
A brief, disjointed excerpt shows a mother directing Jane to take the poodle out and then the baby as the scene notes dust and domestic tasks. The fragment hints at a simple household moment without broader context or names.
Mrs Lily asks if your husband is a baseball fan. Mrs Sour replies with a sharp, playful jab saying he is a baseball fool.
Quote records a satirical exchange about likeness in painting. An older artist notes only once did a portrait truly resemble the sitter and faced a libel lawsuit from the subject, as reported by Fliegende Blaetter.
Classified notice offering an attractive house for sale on Railroad Avenue. Contact C. E. Edmondson. Two issues priced at 25 cents for twenty words or less. additional words billed per article.
Financial fragment shows undivided profits after deducting interest expenses and taxes. It mentions dividends unpaid, cashier's checks outstanding, and notes and bills rediscounted, indicating liquidity and obligation items in a bank or company statement.
Attorney J C Baker operates in Stephens City Virginia handling cases in Frederick and adjacent counties. His practice emphasizes legal representation and collections.
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