Norfolk and Western Train Details and Sleeper Services
The timetable lists No 13 at 9 18 a m with Bristol and intermediate stations including Pullman Sleepers and Dining Cars, No 1 2 27 a m for Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediates, Gary and Winston Salem cafe car Shenandoah and Gary, No 78 9 32 a m northbound for Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with Shenandoah Junction connection to Washington, No 1470 4 p m for Hagerstown with a Pullman sleeper to New York, and No 2 12 54 a m for Hagerstown with a Pullman Sleeper to New York and Philadelphia.
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Bristol
Intermedi
Pullman
Roanoke
Broiler
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Welch
Norton
Gary
Winston-Salem
Shenandoah
Memphis
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Pullman Sleeper
Personal notices of local residents and visitors
Mr Edward Hamlin of Boston arrived this morning to join his wife at her parents home the Holmes Conrad family. He and Mrs Hamlin plan to return to Boston tonight. A L Warthen Aubrey G Weaver and friends from Front Royal visited today on business. Mrs J A Potts spent days in Winchester recentl y. Mrs J L Hook visited relatives in Winchester last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Loring A Cover and their son left for Baltimore to visit friends. F Douglas Sheetz of Franklin Pa arrived last night for a several day visit to his sisters on Stewart Street. Miss Lillian Anderson returns from visits to Washington Falls Church and Bluemont. Miss Maybelle Church Falls Church spending summer at Bluemont will spend weekend with Miss Anderson. Miss Ruth A Ebersole returned home on South Market Street after visiting Baltimore. Miss Mamie and Eula Grubbs of Shenandoah Va are guests at Rev E W Brubaker on North Main Street. Mrs Charles Rothwell and daughter Jean of Corning New York left this morning for Jersey Shore Pa en route home.
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Edward Hamlin
Boston
Mass
Major
Holmes Conrad
Hamla
F. Douglas Sheetz
Franklin, Pa
Stewart Street
Mamie and
Eula Grubbs
Shenandoah, Va
Rev
E. W. Brubaker
North Main Street
Charles Rothwell
Jean Rothwell
Corning
New York
H. C. Funk
Jersey Shore
Sunday School Picnic Promises Day at Spout Spring
The Christian Church Sunday School picnic led by Pastor W T Walters will be held tomorrow Thursday at Spout Spring on the Berryville turnpike along the Opequon. The group will depart the church at 10:00 AM and spend most of the day at Spout Spring.
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The
Christian Church
W.T. Walters
Spout
Berryville
Opequon
Spouts Spring
Local Merchants Offer Pony Harness and Buggy Prize
The Winchester Commercial Pony Contest starts today with a Shetland Pony, vehicle and harness to be awarded to a child age 16 or younger. The Black and White Pony “Midget” is supplied by C. M. Solenberger. Merchants vote for cash purchases or account payments. the contestant with the most votes wins. Participants include S. H. Hable, Airdome, Brown's Scientific Puncture-proof Inner-tube Tire, Miller & Anderson, Barr's Studio, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
C. M. Solenberger
S. H. Hable
Clothier
Airdome
Price
Selz Royal Blue
Barr
Brown
Miller & Anderson
Son
War News From The Zone of War Fronts and Air Aerial Claims
British and French operations in the Dardanelles show progress while Austro German forces press Russians east and south of Kovno. Bulgaria’s alliance and Romania’s alignment are reported. Germany requests delay on Arabic sinking judgment and expresses sympathy to the United States. Eugene Gilbert claims five German planes down. A Russian auxiliary ship is sunk at the Gulf of Finland entrance. German forces near Brest Litovsk and Kopytov advance with 8,100 prisoners and 17 machine guns captured. French hold ground on Vosges heights despite counterattacks. Berlin notes a single trench loss.
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Dardanelles
London
Kovno
Gulf of Finland
Brest-Litovsk
Kopytov
Niemen
Baltic
Berkhin
Vosges
Paris
Berlin
Thesestaff
German Sub Sinks Russian Vessel at Gulf Entrance
The German admiralty reports a submarine torpedoed and sunk a Russian auxiliary ship at the Gulf of Finland entrance. Berlin apologizes to Denmark and Spain for submarine offenses. British experts estimate German forces at 3.2 million on both fronts with two million casualties this year.
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Gulf of
Germany
Denmark
Spain
Drank Thirty Six Beers Not Thirsty Barbers Case
Harvey Sheetz barber shop owner in Muncie faced city court on a charge of operating a blind tiger after police seized beer and many empties. He testified he drinks up to a case a day and sometimes three days for three cases, while officers had no evidence of actual sales.
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D Muncie
Chicago
Harvey Sheetz
Judge Gregory
Sheetz
Electricity Drives New Warship Keel-Laying Announced
The keel of the battleship California will be laid at the New York Navy Yard on September 10. It will be the first fighting craft with electric propulsion engines. About 12,000,000 pounds of steel have been prepared for the ship's construction.
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California
New York Navy Yard
Thhe Navy Yard
Eskimo Couple Wed by Rev Baker P Lee at Ocean Park
Virginia friends of Rev. Baker P. Lee report a unique Ocean Park wedding of Eskimo couple Miss Selalok of Fatah Greenland and Kauvedina, a wealthy Eskimo merchant. Invitations were sealed on seal skins and the bride won a sprint to wedlock in a race across the beach. The ceremony was conducted by Lee, rector of a Los Angeles church.
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Virginia
Baker P. Lee
Los Angeles
Hampton
Ocean Park
Cal
Arctic Circle
Selalok
Fatah
Greenland
Kauvedina
Place
Kauvechna
Esquimaux
Clergyman’s early postings and Los Angeles move
The clergyman began with a notable charge in Lexington Kentucky and later moved to Los Angeles where his actions drew attention after reforms he introduced. A Hampton girl traveled to Los Angeles recently seeking marriage to a local schoolteacher amid fragmented text.
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Lexington
Los Angeles
Hampton
Zeman
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H. H. Parsons
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East Lane
Kent Street
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M. M. Lynch
Agray Williams
H. R. Kern
T. R. Cather
J. B Beverley
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R. Gray Williams
J. B. Beverley
Hilda’s Hall
Episcoal
Ashington
Arpers Ferry
Usic
Mariah Pendleton Duval
Charles Town
W. Va
Stuart Hall
IHL& W. Seabright
America
Grocere
Druisiste
Chequot Club Beverages
Baker & Co
Messrs
A. L. Warthen
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
J. A. Potts
J. L. Hook
Lillian Anderson
Washington, Falls Church
Bluemont
Maybelle Church
Falls Church
Lillian Ander
Ruth A. Ebersole
South Market Street
Baltimore
Dunsmore Business College, Inc
Staunton, VA
J. G. Dunsmore
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Eaton and Burnett Business College
France
Virginia State Normal School
Oscar Seagle
Jean de Reszke
Virginia Association of Colleges and Schools For Girls
Virginia State Board of Education
Katherine R. Glass
Child
Jean
Bulgaria
Roumania
United States
Eugene Gilbert
Finland
Fenses
J Lee
Ity
H. K. Green & Bro
Warner
Redfern
Moling & Seal
Footer
Palm Beach
Panama
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
Co. A
United States Tires
Ramsburg’s Auto Supply Co
East Piccadilly Street
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