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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1915

Page

3

Death of Winchester Civil War veteran Edward Hall

Edward Hall longtime Winchester resident and Civil War veteran dies at age 88 7 months 24 days at his son’s home 307 East Piccadilly Street Born in Clarke County he served as a sergeant in Company G Thirtieth Maryland Regiment before returning home His wife Ellen Hall preceded him in death Funeral at John Mann Methodist Church with burial in Orrick cemetery Honorary pallbearers were civil war comrades and local men served as bearers

Dward Hall Winchester Charles W. Hall East Piccadilly Street Clarke County United States Maryland Piccadilly Street Ellen Hall John Mann Methodist Church E. C. Queen Orrick Cemetery Richard Festus Philip Jamin Lampkins Nngon George Cook North Main Street William Ashby Thomas Nicens Charles Jefferson Scott Thurston South Main Street

Medical Men of Valley In Session

The Shenandoah Valley Medical Society met in Front Royal with about twenty five to thirty members. Papers on fracture splints, choroidal sarcoma with study of three cases, and blood pressure were read and discussed. A banquet at the Afton Inn followed, then a visit to the Front Royal Gun Club's weekly shoot.

Front Royal Shenandoah Valley Medical Society W. P. McGire Ot Winchester Murphy Opera House E. B. Claybrook Cumberland H. H. McGuire Winchester Walter Cox Afton Inn Front Royal Guty Club

Escaped Youths Terrorize Valley

Two youths said to have escaped from a Pittsburgh reformatory cut oars and slid down walls to flee. They traveled from Centreville to Cumberland with thefts at farms and country schools, tearing benches, breaking glass, and scattering ink. They stole food, shoes, farm animals, and rode them at night, returning goods when confronted by a farmer. Last seen near Cumberland, their marauding spree alarmed residents.

Pittsburgh Cumberland Valley Centreville Cumberland Othare

Picnic Day Highlights At Burnt Factory And Crumbs Chapel

Miss Lucy Tanquary returns home to Burnt Factory Virginia after visiting Atlantic City and other places. The joint picnic of Burnt Factory and Crumbs Chapel Sunday schools near the locality last Thursday was a success. The Red Bud Sunday school plans an all day picnic at Red Bud Church on Thursday August 26 with public invitation.

Burnt Factory Lucy Tanquary Atlantic City New York Crumbs Chapel Red Bud

Rock Enon Springs Report Shows Local Baseball Loss

In Rock Enon Springs Virginia on August 25 Mr F D Good installed a mica acetylene lighting plant for residence and barn light. North River baseball beat Rock Enon 6 to 2 in a fast game. Rain helped crops recover and fruit outlook improves with peach crop promising. Mrs G L Good confined at home for some time and visitors stayed at Rock Enon Hotel.

Rock Enon Springs F. D. Good Furnéeh Barnes North River Rock Enon G. L. Good

Old Friends and Times Echoed in Goldsmith Quote

A fragment recalls Oliver Goldsmith praising old friends old times and old books, capturing a tone of nostalgia for past manners and wine amid literary reflections.

Oliver Goldsmith

Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Unsanitary Well in Virginia

The Virginia State Board of Health links a typhoid outbreak to an unsanitary well after tracing cases to a home visited two weeks prior. A guest who stayed there and later fell ill helped confirm the source, with officials urging sanitation and proper wells to prevent spread. The bulletin notes that preventive measures, including a sanitary outhouse and protected water, could have reduced the danger and cost compared with treating typhoid cases.

Virginia Messer Lang

Resinol Heal Skin Conditions and Baby Care Tips

Resinol is advertised as a doctor prescribed remedy for eczema, itching, and skin eruptions. It claims to soothe irritation, cleanse inflamed areas, and protect delicate skin while also offering guidance on keeping a baby's skin well with regular use to prevent rashes.

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Local visits and family greetings noted this weekend

Mr. Jacob Horner and son of Inwood spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Morrison. Miss Rose Jobe and her niece, Helen Jobe, have returned from a two week visit near Rippon, My. Miss Catherine Morrison went to Baltimore to visit her sister on Sunday.

Icetown Ib Lee Timberlake Miss With Washington W. B. Tin Huyett Reading B. Timberlake J. Morrison Shenandoah June Drew Steer Ae Steer Baltimor C. R. Smithy Abert Clendenings Virginia Bunker Hill H.if. Joben Sykesville Chantes Fleming Baltimore George Swimley Pike Side Byrd Purcell Mr. Thomas Bride Pennsylvania Eo. Wright Green Hill Alma Brady Mary Carrie Smithey Chépkestown Fox Edith News York Mr. Fox S. Harry Stipe Jacob Horner Inwood Wesley Morrison Rose Jobe Helen Jobe Rippon Catherine Morrison Baltipore Sumlay

Visitors in Town at Yeakley Home

Visitors staying at the home of and Mrs G Hunter Yeakley on 3 E day included Mr and Mrs John Hott Mrs David Hott Mrs Leardlowin Mrs John Randall Mrs T Bicindiver Mrs C M Senol A T Patlett Marti L R Clevenger and attendant F trade Mis Charlena Rhodes of Dayton Va and Messrs Harry and George Ebert Miss Rhodes returned to her home Monday evening.

G. Hunter Yeakley John Hott David Hott Leardlowin John Randall T. Bi Cindiver C. M. Senol A. T. Patlett Marti L. R. Clevenger and Causpian F Trade Mis Charlena Rhodes Dayton Harry George Ebert Rhodes

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REAT Winchester Fair U.S. Cavalry Harry F. Byrd Capitol Park Hotel Capitol Park Capitol and Union Pawan W. T. Knight Medical Men of Valley THE Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Tel J. M. Long N. Main St Amsterdam Gulf Pernau Ment Balkan Nish Serbia Macedonia Bulgaria Miller's Drug Store Richmond, Va State Board of Health Mary Fof Want Brucetown Ryan & Orndoff Keen—Kutter Livick Livick’s
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