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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule details for Cumberland Valley dated November 26 1916. Listings show departure and arrival times and stoppoints for lines serving the Cumberland Valley route.
Fragmentary rail timetable text mentions Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah and Salisbury areas. References times around 12:27 a m and 6:38 p m and connections with the Memphis special. Mentions intermediate stations and power at a con with the Memphis line.
A fragment shows amounts 203 600.00 and 43 965.06 as totals or line items but lacks context or descriptors to determine the exact transaction, date, or entities involved. The text appears as a partial financial record from a larger document.
R T Barton president swears the statement of the State of Virginia Winchester bank is true to the best knowledge and belief. Directors Ry Mecann Molyach attest. Subscribed and sworn before Grace Laucken on November 24 1916.
A vintage ad touts a home made cough syrup using Pinex and sugar syrup to beat store bought preparations. It claims strong relief for bronchial coughs and whooping cough, priced low and easy to prepare, with directions and a druggist's guarantee.
The Lit tile girl died from disease related causes and leaves her parents and three brothers. The funeral was held in Waynesboro today.
Boyce notes list Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester and Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal as participants in the Thanksgiving football game. Rev Mr Chambers and several local residents including Miss Stephenie Bradford, Mrs Cornelius Van Derwenter, Frances Van Derwenter, Miss Yoxie Wyndham, Miss Dottie Wyndham, and Mr Cecil Miller of Waynesboro are among the attendees. Mr and Mrs Robert Green of Winchester visited the latter's parents Mr and Mrs Dunlap on Thanksgiving. William Harrison of Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester visited his parents Dabney and family. Miss Helen Shumate attended a Virginia educational conference in Richmond last week.
Maryland Health Department reports indicate measles approaching epidemic levels in Hagerstown Williamsport Clearspring and Hancock with 245 70 56 and 33 cases respectively. Public schools in these communities show significant classroom reductions due to the outbreak.
An old catalog-style ad touts Cascarets for biliousness constipation and headaches. It claims the product cleanses the stomach removes undigested food and foul gases lowers bile and empties bowels overnight with a 10 cent box.
Captain John L. Herrell returned from St. Thomas Pa where he aided Virginia Realty Co on business and led a large social gathering. A town hall banquet hosted over 400 people with oysters and other treats. Correspondent notes it was apolitical and resolutions praised his role in the success.
Mrs Patrick Murphy of Wadesville Clarke county received a Waynesboro Pa message announcing the death of her granddaughter Elizabeth Webb eight daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert E Webb She died suddenly after illness of measles per letter received last Friday
H C Borden and Frank Shank departed on an extended Western trip via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, planning to return after January first. They will tour the Overland Motor Car Works in Cleveland where Borden is local agent, visit relatives in St Louis and other Midwest areas. D Lemon Fries of Berryville Virginia was in town on business. Mr and Mrs Joseph H Savage of Weverton Maryland have been visiting friends locally.
Mrs. Mary J. Jewell of Berrien Springs writes that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin gave near immediate relief after long bowel and liver troubles caused piles. She credits the medicine and the included guidance for her recovery. Druggists sell it for fifty cents, with a free miniature bottle offer by mail.
Judge Harrison takes the oath as congressman succeeding Representative Hay now a Court of Claims judge. He resembles Elihu Root and appears slightly overwhelmed by the House surroundings while pledging to support the Constitution. He is the first Winchester VA native elected since the Civil War.
Lena Brannon, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Brannon, died at their home near Glengary Berkeley county W Va of typhoid fever after weeks of illness. Funeral at Pine Grove Church led by Rev Van Der Linden, interment in Pine Grove cemetery. Survived by parents three brothers Eugene Ira Ray and two sisters Sadie and a younger girl.
Shalby L. Stotler and Lola G. Braithwaite were quietly married in Hagerstown with Rev. J. William Ott officiating. A reception followed at the bride’s sister’s home in Good, West Virginia. The couple is praised by friends in Cross Junction and surrounding communities.
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