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Newspaper
Middletown Weekly
Location
Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
4
Middletown churches schedule services and Sunday School with lay meetings. Edmonson’s advertises new fabrics and school shoes while residents attend reunions, visits, and trips to Winchester, Baltimore, and Harpers Ferry. several locals travel for education and social events.
Local residents share visits and guests from Missouri to Pennsylvania. Rev. DeWitt Berry hosts Mr and Mrs Jas T Larrick and others including Misses Maude Mattie Wright Bessie McNeer and Howard Wright in Powell's Fort and Front Royal. Ward Newell recovering from recent operation plans to return home next week.
In Epworth news many local residents attended the Winchester Fair. Social visits include Miss Mamie Mitchell visiting Miss Gertrude Guthridge and Mrs. Ada Mitchell with her child spending Sunday at Mamie Walter's. Mr. and Mrs. Pickeral of Mingo Ohio, along with J H Pickeral and guests, toured their old home in Rappahannock County and planned a drive to Sun day but were slowed by a breakdown. Earl Guthridge bought a standard bred trotting mare.
The ladies of the Methodist Church announce a lawn fete and drill in the church yard on September 20 and 21 to support a charitable cause. The event invites public participation and patronage.
W E Coffman cashier signs a sworn balance sheet for the Middletown State Bank Inc located in Middletown Frederick Virginia as of September 4 1912 showing assets loans and discounts 4 154972 Overdrafts 4409 banking house and lot 1750 00 furniture and fixtures 1600 00 due from national banks 8745 94 currency and coins 1098 00 total assets liabilities capital stock 0 surplus undivided profits and deposits with time certificates certified checks cashier's checks outstanding 10 000 00 Notary James W Ridings certified the document sworn September 9 1912
Local church notices list Absalom Kwox and C W Cassell as pastors in Stephens City and surrounding areas. Services occur on second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., and midweek meetings on Wednesdays or Thursdays depending on congregation. Additional notes cover Kerns town Fawcetts Gap and Refuge schedules.
Miss Virginia Dean left Monday for Roanoke to attend school this year. Mrs. Alberta Shannon stayed with Mrs. H. B. Dean for several days. Miss Eulah Carbaugh is sick at home near town. Mrs. G. F. Mayers returned from Richmond after hospitalization. Er. Barr Sampsell of Front Royal visited his parents in town. Miss Annie Shryock has been ill for a week. Miss Mary Carver is at Chas. Keeler’s in Millwood. Mrs. D. K. Drake’s telegram reports W. K. Keeler of Middleburg died in Baltimore Hospital. He leaves a wife, two daughters, father Chas. Keeler, and sisters Miss Georgia Keeler and Mrs. G. T. Coffman. J. Leslie Drake went to Luray on business. Mrs. Virginia Campbell remains at her daughter Mrs. Wm. White’s home.
All parties now indebted to the now dissolved firm of Gochenour & Shaffer are urged to settle before October 1 1912 as all claims will be placed for collection at that time. GochENour & Shaffer.
Miss Myrtle Hensell of Middletown and Miss Virginia Snapp spent Monday afternoon together. Carroll Neville of Stephens City visited town Tuesday. Rev L R Dettra of Vaucluse was in town Tuesday. Mrs Geo Cooley of Berryville visited Amos Hockman Monday. Mrs C E Neville of Stephens City and Mrs John Cleveiger of Canterbury visit Mrs D L Eberly this week. Hon R B Borden and family visited in Frederick county. Mrs G W Shaver of Richmond returned home after visiting Capt and Mrs Erasmus Painter near town, accompanied by Miss Mary Painter. 8 E Fisher appointed constable to fill vacancy from William Baker's retirement. H P Miller and family left Washington Tuesday after visiting Jacob H Miller of Oranda. Mr and Mrs G W Armen Trout went to Luray Wednesday for the funeral of Mrs J J Moyer, cousin. Mrs A Stickley and Miss Corine Bruin spent Friday with Wm Stickley at Vaucluse. Herman Estep, son of Luther Estep, taken to Memorial Hospital Winchester Tuesday for appendicitis surgery.
Classified notice offers a house for sale on Railroad Avenue with contact for C. E. Edmonson, terms 25c for two issues or less, twenty words or less.
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