Public Sale of Garvin Lands in Boyce on the Turnpike
Public sale of the Lands of Geo W Garvin in Boyce fronting the Winchester and Berrys Ferry Turnpike and back across a stream containing seven acres more or less. Sale at 11 oclock a m on the premises under a Clarke County Circuit Court decree entered September 27 1915. Two parcels described with frontage and depth. Terms: one third cash and balance in two yearly installments with bonds and deed of trust or all cash if desired. Special Commissioner Geo B Harrison. Bond certified by Clerk Geo Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Garvin
Boyce
Winchester and
Berry's Ferry
Circuit Court of
Clarke County
T. B. Stephenson
Admr
Geo W. Garvin
Thompson
Gibson Street
Geo. B. Harrison
Jno
W Stephenson
Death of Captain Willam Bond Pritchard in San Francisco
News from San Francisco confirms the death of Captain Willam Bond Pritchard aged 74. Born in Petersburg and a 1861 Virginia Military Institute graduate, he served in the 28th Virginia Infantry and was wounded four times. He later taught at VMI, married Margaret Johnson, and leaves a daughter. He moved to San Francisco forty four years ago and had been an invalid since the earthquake.
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Willam Bond Pritchard
San Francisco
Cal
Pritchard
Petersburg
Virginia Military Institute
Co. B
Margaret
Albert Sidney Johnson
Delightful luncheon bridge at Mrs Heiman home
Mrs Jesse Heiman hosted a Wednesday luncheon bridge in East Genesee street Syracuse honoring Miss Mildred Gerber recent engagement to M J Reitzenberg. Seven tables played auction bridge with prizes and favors including a miniature Liberty Bell candy bell and a bride doll for the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heiman
Louise Henry
Winchester
Syracuse
N. Y
Jesse S. Heiman
East Genesee Street
Mildred Gerber
M. J. Reitzenberg
Islington
Ray Gerber
Ica Plant
Willian O'Connor
Joseph Aarons
Old Age Worries Ease With Simple Health Tonic
Dated advice urges relaxation and happiness in old age through a simple diet light exercise and reduced worry. A local druggist George F. Millers Sons guarantees a tonic named Vinci combining cod liver extracts iron peptonate and beef peptone to restore strength in feeble seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Druggists
George F. Miller
Vinci
Betsey Morgan Dies at 97 After Lifelong Service
Betsey Morgan died at Miss Lucy Russell's home this morning at 97. She had lived with the same family for over eighty years, born a slave, her loyal service spanning three generations. Her funeral will be held at John Mann Methodist Church on Cork Street at 3 30 this Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey Morgan
Lucy Russell
God
John Mann Methodist Church
Cork Street
Christmas Trade To Break Record In New York
New York merchants report cash on hand for Christmas shopping at a peak not seen since 1906. Big stores forecast a record December trade and wholesalers struggle to fill orders as buyers from other cities rush in to replenish depleted stocks.
Radium Found in Virginia Water Source
Radium activity detected in Upper Black Rock Springs eight miles east of Grottoes, Virginia, by Froehling & Robertson chemists of Richmond. Water sample shows 6.72 Macche's units of radium, far above the 1.55 Macche's units recorded in German and Austrian springs, surprising researchers.
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Virginia
Froehling & Robertson
Richmond
Upper Black Rock Springs
Grottoes
Kent
Macche
Editor Knows He’s Living That’s All
Hopewell va dec 1 in prince george circuit court editor richard bauer of the hopewell daily news testified in the porter bribery case revealing a poor memory and inability to recall prior statements others showed similar forgetfulness. bishop robert a gibson and miss lucy gibson returned to richmond from baltimore where gibson improved after Johns Hopkins hospital treatment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bauer
Hopewell Daily News
Prince George
Commonwealth
John
Porter
W. B. Cox
Banner
Robert A. Gibson
D. J
Virginia
Lucy Gibson
Richmond
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins S Hospital
Miller Tract Timber Auction Near Mountain Falls Virginia
The undersigned will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia on December 4 1915 at 12 m a 262 acre timber land tract known as the Miller Tract adjoining Peyton Bucher et al lying on Cedar Creek. The deed dates to 1840 from William L Clark Special Commissioner to Abraham Miller and is recorded in Frederick County Virginia Deed Book 75 page 9. Terms: one third cash day of sale with balance in one and two years in equal installments plus 6 percent interest with bonds and deed of trust to secure deferred payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Mountain Falls
Cedar Creek
Peyton Bucher Et Als
Miller
William L. Clark
Abraham Miller
Frederick County
America First Slogan and Wilson Address Highlighted
President Wilson plans to address Congress next week on defense funding and industrial fires. He will urge Sherman Act amendments with stricter penalties for restraints of trade and condemn un-American sympathies amid war debates.
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Wilson
Congress
America
Phat
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Geo. Glass
Hayfield
M. H. Rosenberger
J. Willis Suddith
Jesse Heiman
New York
H. Huber
Stephens City
Germany
Austria
Hopewell
A. Porter
Bauer
Hagerstown
Pedal Mobile
Dagmar
M. P. Moller & CO
Nmicker
Hagerstown, Md
H. K. Green & Bro
A. D. Henkel
Adm
Hl& W. Seabright
A. J. Kimmell
Berryville
Moling & Seal
Union Bank of Winchester
America First
Washington
Fred. S. Boyd
Main and
Water St
United States
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