Local social notes list guests visiting area residents
A stream of visitors and former residents are listed as guests at homes across Percyvuse Virginia and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Houghty Miss Powers Mrs. Castleman Miss Emily Powers and many others visiting hosts such as Major Mrs. Carpenter Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Moore during late summer weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percyvuse, Va
Aug. B
Guy Mason
Louise M&#on
Mary Page Houghty, Dogg
H. W. Carpenter
Carpers Valley Notes Refresh Family and Visitors Life
In Carpers Valley Virginia on August 3 families share visits and illnesses. Mrs. Harvey Carper from Winchester visits relatives. Miss Brooky Carper recovers from illness. several Carpers attend a funeral in Winchester. Other locals, including Miss Mary Revell and Haslip, visit Edgar W. Carper's home. Hilda Harmer and Mr. Newcome host guests. and Mrs. Thornton Goode returns from Pittsburg after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpers Valley
Harvey Carper
Winchester
J. S. Carper
Carpers Valley ‘Church
C. C. Grim
Hinkle Carper
Mary Revell
Haslip
Bethel
Clarke County
Edgar W. Carper
Hilda Harmer
G. Newcome
Jubilee
Samuel Shaffer
W. A Carper
William Shearer
Henry Carper
E. Weber
G. W. Kelchner
Thornton Goode
Pittsburg
Frank Fries
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Winchester Woman
A Winchester resident Mrs. W. M. Sumption reports relief from backache and weakness after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad urges readers to obtain the 50 cent remedy from local dealers and credits Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, New York as producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Winchester
S. Malin
Dean
Pille
Arrivals at the Winchester Inn Week of Registering Guests
The Winchester Inn saw many arrivals including Mr and Mrs George A Dalgety Kerr and Miss Margaret Kerr and Miss Grace Kerr with a nurse. Also listed are Miss Bessie A Beinhors of Lynchburg Ma Mrs Garrity and Master Garrity of Winchester and several other guests from Baltimore Washington DC Chestertown and Edinburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Taylor
Richmond
Springsberry
Compton
Charlottesville
Joseph Moore
A. M Moore, Jr
Washington
Mmrs
Bell and Children
Hinton
W. Va
G. T. Harrison
Wankers
Garris
H. B. Gilpin
J. M. Alnen
Isle of Shoals
N. Y
Bob Page
Boston
Saratoga
William Harrison
Celestine Page
Baltimore
Ships
Macon
Linden
Winchester Inn
Gome
George A. Dalgety- Kerr
Ee Margaret
Grace Kerr
Lynchburg
Bessie A
Beinhors
Mresdkarden Garrity
Dudley Caton
Garr
Winchester
S. Porter House
Nigare
Washington, D. C
Felix R
Sullivan
N. J. Sullivan
H. G. Otto
Louis .N. , Wilson
Bruce Worthngton
J. L
Hamiltonf
M. S. Artman
Washington, DC
L.«Hisey and Daugh
Edinburg, Va
TANQUARY AT REST AFTER UNEXPECTED DEATH
The funeral for the late Mr. Ghaties W. Tanquary was held near Burnt Factory in this county with hundreds attending from Winchester and surrounding areas. Rev. C D Lambert and Rev. W C Talbert conducted services at Bracetown Methodist churches before burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included John Stomsey Thomas Sawyer William Ailey Howard Levi F WM Pierce John Fishpaw Roy Duvall and Chas Cunningham. Floral tributes adorned the grave of a longtime county leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Talbert
Ddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Rch
Winchester
Win‘hester
Mount Hebron
John Stomsey
Thomas Sawyer
William '%Ley
Howard Levi
F. WM. Pierce
John Fishpaw
Wealthy Williamsport Banker Stricken During Dinner Tour
Mr. Allen P. Perley a wealthy resident and prominent Williamsport banker arrived in Winchester with his wife on an automobile trip through the Shenandoah Valley. He fell ill suddenly during supper at the Hotel and Dr Walter Cox aided him. Perley improved through the evening and planned to continue his trip to the Virginia Valley with his wife the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen 'P. Perley
Williamsport
Wiichester
Shenandoah Valley
Hotel Jack
Walter Cox
Rosenberger notes of local social and farming life
Notes from Rosenberger Virginia report a bee tree cutting trip by local youths on land owned by E A Haines with a minor sting incident. Yard party attendance, church services at Mt Olive, and visitors from Monaco Pa are recorded along with crop notes and residents’ travel.
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Rosenberger
E. A. Haines
Tage
Fremonton
Doris Kaplin
Majorie
Dorothy Orndorft
Mt. Olive
Hale Moore
Monaco
J. F. Clowser
Philip Kaplin
Jaick
Trish
Lady Orders Rough Washing Glove At Village Chemist
A peeress enters a chemist shop in Emcee Village and requests a rough washing glove. The chemist presents several gloves but she finds them too smooth. After rummaging, he triumphantly lifts one and declares it perfect to remove the dirt.
Samoa's allure grows on Stevenson after first sight
When Stevenson first beheld Samoa he found it less beautiful than Marquesas or Tahiti and was not drawn by the people. Yet within a month of seeing the harbor at Apia the island won him over and he decided to settle there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
Stevenson
Jes Marquesas
Tahiti
Apia
Inquisitive Party Questions Train Route in Scots Dialect
A fragment shows an inquisitive party on a train debating travel to Elie Pittenweem Crail with a noncommissioned officer resisting each destination. The exchange ends with a punch line about caring where they are bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaun
Local Market Prices Amid Daily Quotations
The Star lists today’s local market prices for commodities and staples. Crude quotes include yellow corn cracked corn hay oats barley middling butter spring chicken old hens and potatoes with notes on retail or wholesale levels where specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vkvaieccesiiceeees
TGR
Fia Os Hees Ieee
CeCe Coriee
Financial statement summary from 1929 banking ledger
The itemized balance shows resources including loans and discounts, overdrawn accounts, secured loans, cash in vaults, and deposits. Figures list total resources near 79,058 dollars with assets such as cash, securities, furniture, and due from national banks, along with liabilities to national banks and state banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonda
Gad Lot Furniture
Canital
Fankife
National Hawke
Bankera d Trust
Pewee Treat
On Life's Journey: View Shifts Along the Great Road
A fragmentary meditation on how perspective shifts as one travels life’s road. Early sights glow with youthful enthusiasm while later stretches reveal a broader, daylighted landscape.
Cigarettes Change English Fashion In Society Circles
Laurence Oliphant notes cigarettes entered English society around 1870 and reshaped female smoking. Previously pipes or cigars were rare among ladies, who adopted cigarettes as a milder, more delicate way to share the habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Oliphant
Flight of the Fly Observation Notes Afternoon Behavior
A readable note reports that a house fly shows noticeable changes in activity in the afternoon. When free to roam, it tends to remain in one area rather than scattering widely. The observation suggests a pattern of concentrated movement during later daylight hours.
Market Prices and Livestock Listings From Regional Fairs
Markets as of the day before publication show live poultry prices including chickens with 1 Ex Tb values and spring hens at 112, roosters listed. corn prices noted at 82 nominal and $4.05 for one lot. Sheep and lambs priced by grade. calves with weight-based rough and smooth categories. pigs priced by size and condition with shoots per piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. P. Read, Inc
Duane St
New York
Berryville Horse Show
Berryville, Va
W. T. Lewis
L. M. Allen
City Hotel
Inness i
W. C. Jones
Buford
N.D
Chamberlin
Sekrxs
Gnata
John Castleman
Leesburg
J. S. Powers
Emily Powers
Washington and
Gloucester
Sophia Powers
Leeland
YesMiss Mary Powers
Harrisonburg
John D. Winter
Helen Dortch
Duff Lewis
Catherine McShane
P. H. Powers
Pennsylvania
Frank Baughman
Lizzie Parshall
Phil Lee
Norfolk
Charlestown
Frederick Whitehead
Catherine and Virginia Page
Bedford City
Louise Powers
Auburn
Carpers Valley News
The
Charles
Front Royal
Adamas
Wane, Don
Maryland
HebFort
H. Elmer .Grifin
Charles Alfrey
National Avenue
Griffin
St. Pauli’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Hyattsville
Ryan & Orndoff
Dunsmore
Dunsmore Business College
Staunon
Bois
G. Dunsmore
Peoples’ Bank, Inc
Stephens City
County of Frederick
State of Virginia
Some Corporation
Russell A
Shryock
Peoples Bank
Ina
Stephems City
Frederick
Shayock
L. A. Adame , Jas. L. Gardner, W. A, Painter
Middletown State Bank, Inc
Middletown
State Corporation Commission
Total
Servico Ee
K. O. Larrick
Streder
Ho, Larrick
J. W. Rhodes
M. MH. Rhodes
K. KR. Sperry
Stredtrick
E. 0. Larrick
B. Manuel
N. P
Catlin Arrow Ci
Apagne
Brill & Ritter
Riddleberger & Pirkey
Strasburg
Coiner’s Dept
Berryville
Inwood Supply Co
Inwood
J. ‘Chistian
Fuaith Gipson
Bila
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