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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1915

Page

5

Local Social Notes Highlight Gertie and Edna Snapp Visit Relief

Miss Gertie Snapp spent Sunday with Miss Edna Snapp at Relief. Miss Bessye Tevault has been with friends at Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Annie Barley visits Mr. and Mrs A Richard for one day. Mr and Mrs W E Tevault and two children spent several days with Mr and Mrs 8 M Tevault. Charles Richard stayed with his parents H A Richard. Perry C Ritter left Washington this morning after running on B&O trains No 1 and 2 the past weeks.

Gertie Snapp Edna Snapp Bessye Tevault Berkeley Springs W. Va Annie Barley A. Richard W. E. Tevault M. Tevault Charles Richard H. A. Richard Perry C. Ritter Washington

Rail Schedule Details for Strasburg to Harrisonburg 1914

In effect November 22 1914 westbound No 23 daily 7 30 am from Strasburg local to Harrisonburg arrives 9 30 am No 49 daily 12 25 pm noon local to Tarsonburg arrives Harrisonburg 2 30 pm Buffet Car No 21 daily 7 59 pm local to Harrison arrives Harrisonburg 10 15 pm

Washington Alexandria Strasburg Harrisonburg Harrison Pure Tarsonburg Harrison Strasburg No Alexandri Washington Wash Acre Nngton

Miss Lee to Attend Confederate Reunion in June

Miss Mary Custis Lee the only surviving member of General Lee's immediate family will attend the Confederate reunion in Richmond June 1 2 3 at the Jefferson hotel at her own expense. Miss Mary Roper of Petersburg will be sponsor and Miss Lora Crump of Richmond maid of honor. Officials report difficulty securing reunion fund subscriptions but expect plans to be complete soon.

Richmond Mary Custis Lee Robert E. Lee Aphohanon Jefferson Hotel Miss Lee Lee Walker B. Freeman Virginia United Confederate Veterans Mary Roper Petersburg Lora Crump Miss Roper Miss Crump

Cedar Grove Items Recap From Cedar Grove Virginia

Local notes from Cedar Grove Virginia dated April 23 report Rev. W H Sampsell to begin revival meetings next Sunday night. Other items mention Leslie Fries moving from the late Mrs Kate Browns Apple Pie Ridge farm, visits by Mr and Mrs Clarence Miller, illnesses of Mrs James Fries and Mrs John Newland, fence work by C F Moss, and several visits and social calls among local families including Fries, Emmett, Clayton, Marple, Loy and Berryville connections.

Cedar Grove W. H. Sampsell United Brethren Church Leslie Fries Kate Brown Apple Pie Ridge Isaac Miller Clarence Miller James Fries C. F. Moss Lyle Fries Melvin R. B. Emmett Berryville Carrie Clayton Mary Marple Nain

Men and Shells Needed in France

London reports Colonel Arthur Hamilton Lee in a letter from the Continent urging stronger home support for Allied troops. He notes the German front remains checked but not defeated and calls for increased production of men and shells eight months into the war.

London Arthur Hamilton Lee M. P United States Army France Belgium Neuve Chapelle

Henry R Patterson Dies Near Cumberland After Stroke

Henry R Patterson died at 2 30 Sunday morning at his home six and a half miles east of Cumberland Maryland at age 71 from a paralytic stroke. A Confederate veteran who served four years under General Rosser in Ashbys brigade Twelfth Virginia Cavalry he worked in milling before illness. Survived by a wife and children Irving Patterson Miss Hunter Patterson Mrs George M Keith Miss Mamie Patterson and a brother BE Patterson. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 AM at Centenary Church Cumberland with interment in the church cemetery.

Henry R. Patterson Cumberland Patterson Berryville General Rosser Ashby Twelfth Virginia Cavalry Royal Arcanum Irving Patterson Watervliet Hunter Patterson New York City George M. Keith Lynchburg Mamie Patterson BE. C. Patterson Winchester

Open Summer Home Sealed By Bowly Family

Mr and Mrs Charles L Bowly and Miss Annie R Hack arrived Saturday night in town and reopened Willow Lawn their home on the Valley Turnpike south of the city for the summer occupancy Bowly recently returned from a business trip in the South and West

Charles Ll. Bowly Washington New York Annie R. Hack Willow Lawn Valley Turnpike Bowly

Warfront Briefs From Europe and Carpathians

Reports indicate German reinforcements move to the western front as fighting continues along the Ypres Canal in Belgium. Franco-Belgian forces recaptured Lizerne. Meuse hills fighting yields conflicting claims of French defeats and recoveries. Vienna says Austro German troops occupy the Russian side of the Orawa Valley clearing Carpathian Russians.

Ypres Canal Belgium Lizerne Meuse France Vienna Orawa Carpathians

A Vivid Story of a Prohibition Campaigner in Washington

A temperance advocate arrives in Washington and captivates the town with power and mystery. Edith Mallon, daughter of a brewing senator, loves him while his past is hidden. The senator expels him, and the man’s memory, damaged by drink, may be restored by a physician. He wins millionaire donors and plans a massive Capitol march for constitutional prohibition.

Washington Smith Edith Mallon Smth Coxey

Smith and Edith Triumph in Hay's Reforming Novel

A heated conflict features Smith challenged by a drunken rival and a false Shanghai marriage claim, then resolved by a sharp newspaper man exposing lies. Amid political demonstrations, Smith regains memory and wins Edith, as Hay sustains a lively reform era tale with strong character work.

Smith Shanghai Edith Mallon Smith Io Shangsy Edith Hay

Greenwood items notice and local events

The Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday school reorganized April 1 with William Grubbs as superintendent and George Lind as assistant. Greenwood school closes with a entertainment on Tuesday night April 27 at 8. Jacob Thaler visits the area. Anna Grady stays with her parents. The Aid Society meets next Wednesday at Mrs Salexi. Hugh Maloy returned to Altoona after visiting relatives.

Greenwood Va Methodist Episcopal Church William Grubbs George Lind Greenwood School Jacob Thaler Anna Grady James Ferguson Aid Society The Salaexi

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