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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
5
Trains arrive in Winchester from the stations shown above at 9 20 am daily except Sunday 11 45 am and 7 22 pm daily X daily WPD daily. J Tonos Surt HA Rippie Gen P A.
Local no. 24 runs daily at 7:30 am from Strasburg to Harrisonburg arriving 9:30 am with a Buffit Parlor Car. No. 49 departs 12:25 pm and arrives 2:30 pm. No. 21 departs 7:89 pm arriving 10:15 pm. Eastbound timetable from Strasburg incomplete in fragment.
Northbound services listed include No 28 932 a.m. to Hagerstown with intermediates via Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York, branch at Shenandoah Junction for Washington. No 14 704 p.m. to Hagerstown with a Pullman sleeper to New York. No 2 12 54 a.m. to Hagerstown with a Pullman Sleeper to New York and Philadelphia.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia H L Rust administrator of the estate of Albert O S Reily deceased sues Arabelle Reily Theodore Key Reily Philip J Reily and H L Rust Guardian of Theodore Key Reily and Philip J Reily The case is referred to A J Tavenner Commissioner in Chancery to ascertain the Virginia estate value debts share of heirs and to audit accounts The notice calls creditors to meet July 26 1915 at his Winchester office with four weekly newspaper publications to follow if needed.
The article urges farm owners to combine energy with systematic work to produce high quality commodities year round. It stresses clear plans, steady effort, and diverse enterprises like dairies poultry and orchards to achieve profitability, with profits centering on above average production and proper cow selection and feeding.
The text stresses evaluating dairy cows by butter fat and overall conditions, noting the value of specialist tests, feeding, and environment. It compares crop yields and costs, showing profit depends on fixed charges and market factors, and urges aiming to outpace average production in dairy, orchards, gardens, poultry, and livestock with careful planning and reliable selling.
A note records that the idea of old age pensions emerged in British Parliament in the year 1772. The text notes the early proposal as part of historical debate on welfare.
On September 1 the Methodist Episcopal Church will inaugurate a campaign to raise 15,00,000 for retired ministers widows and orphans. The Baltimore conference aims 300,000 with appeals to all conference churches. Over sixty thousand church members in the territory must be educated through press and pulpit to support the effort.
Richard Durenton, 13, inspired by a theater crime scene, robbed Mrs. Leary and Delia Hartke in Hammond Indiana. He attacked others, was arrested at a skating rink, confessed to multiple robberies, and said he trained to outdo movie villains. John Bowman removed as Sing Sing tailor after inmate complaints.
Rev J Harmon Stover of Fresno California arrives Winchester Saturday evening to preach at 1 00 and 8 00 Sunday at the United Brethren Church. He is a leading Duonkard Church preacher and long time teacher missionary west of the Rockies. He has crossed the continent six times and says he may never return east. The public is invited to hear him.
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