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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
1
The Anglo French forces begin retreat from southern Serbia toward the Greek frontier amid heavy Bulgar and German pressure. Greek authorities rush to front as war council signals possible Balkan agreement while Britain seizes Atlantic vessels in prize court cases.
Dr. Edwin A. Alderman president of the University of Virginia will speak Friday night at 8 30 at the Empire theater on The Effect of the World War on Democracy. He arrives tomorrow noon from Washington and will be hosted by local friends. The Board of Handley Trustees sponsor the lecture.
Joan Ruffner of Page County was indicted by a federal grand jury in Harrisonburg for violating internal revenue laws in the liquor trade. The case was continued to the next term in Charlottesville in January, with Ruffner posting bond for appearance.
Ohio national guard troops and regulars from the United States Barracks will escort President Wilson when he arrives to address the chamber of commerce luncheon at the Masonic temple. Over 1,300 tickets have been requested for the noon event.
John E. Jones Lee Walker and Eugene Francis all colored of Clark county were fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail by Judge H C McDowell in the United States Court at Harrisonburg for selling liquor at the Berryville Horse Show grounds last August They were brought to Winchester by Deputy U S Marshal W M Utz and began serving terms in the local jail If fines are not raised they must serve additional time The men had prior terms in Clarke county jail at Berryville for liquor violations They were arrested by Deputy Marshall Utz after Clarke county authorities released them Glenn Ryan of Portland Ore is visiting his sister Mrs Nettie Ryan at her North Washington street home
The piece urges starting Christmas shopping now to ease crowded stores and overworked staff. It argues fourteen days remain to determine workers' rest, delivery routes, and store hours, predicting a ripple effect that benefits shoppers and employees alike.
The Democratic National Convention of 1916 will be held in St. Louis starting June 14 at noon. The Democratic National Committee selected St. Louis after votes from Chicago and Dallas, with St. Louis clinching on the second ballot. Texas urged unanimous support as Dallas and Chicago contested the bid.
Notice correcting printed tickets for the Citizens' Band benefit at Empire Theater. No moving pictures tonight. The program starts at 8 80 o'clock with a band concert and vaudeville. The misprint listed 7 15, but that was before.
Rare on a premier street a fine home with ten rooms, bath, steam heat, modern in every respect, large front lawn. Owner relocating to another state and eager to sell cheaply. Contact W. L Fultz Real Estate, 16 E Cork St, Haines for details.
A proposal to erect a monument in Winchester honoring Frederick County and Winchester Confederate soldiers gains broad support. Local teachers and Daughters of the Confederacy organize fund drives, with Miss Lucy Russell as treasurer and a five-member committee chaired by T K Cartmell. Collections proceed as plans advance.
Local notice seeks walnut kernels with top cash offer. Collector W. Ramsburg lists rate details in period ad.
Miss Lucy Russell thanks donors for additional gifts to the monument fund. Contributions include Franck Baker five dollars, H. K. Green and Brother five dollars, Dr. B. M. Knight two dollars and fifty cents, Robert A. Denny one dollar, and Elmer Hodges one dollar.
Local favorites led by Mrs. Nicholas G Penniman Jr and others from Baltimore join a Paint and Powder Club charity performance at the Empire tonight to raise funds for Citizens' Band uniforms. Local acts will share the bill with Baltimore vaudeville and musical numbers starting at 8 30 with a large advance sale and strong turnout expected. Players include Jack Fulton Charles A McCann Charles G Kerr and Bird and the Citizens' Band under Prof Miller Jenkins.
EverGreen Glenn, home of the bride’s mother, hosted a late evening wedding for Ella E. Smith and Charles W. Parish. Rev. John H. Massie officiated in a parlor altar with relatives present. A reception and Virginia style supper followed, after which the couple planned a western Frederick county home.
Virginia Governor Henry C. Stuart argues in favor of open U S trade policies as a path to national prosperity citing strong agricultural and industrial activity. The piece notes coal and coke output rising, manufacturing reviving, labor demand increasing, crops solid, and favorable credit conditions amid a broader economic boom.
Local potato supplies are very limited as Winchester dealers buy tubers by the arload from commission merchants in other regions. Farmers in Frederick County provide only small quantities, forcing higher prices due to freight. Merchants pay 70 to 75 cents per bushel for local spuds and sell to consumers at about 80 cents, with nonlocal goods at wholesale 90 cents and retail near $1. Freight costs push up the final price, and dealers keep stock to meet demand.
Miss Ann Lougheed Carson assistant superintendent of Memoria Hospital Winchester appeared in U S District Court Harrisonburg Va and was granted naturalization following the usual formalities The oath was administered by Major Stanley W Martin The ceremony marks Miss Carson as the only woman naturalized at that court in Harrisonburg.
Virginia Representative Charles Carlin announced on opening day that he introduced a bill to transfer Mount Weather Station from the Agricultural to the War Department so it can be converted into a summer White House near Bluemont Virginia. Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia may follow with similar invitations.
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a writ of error and supersedes to the $2,500 judgment won by Benjamin J. Kline against the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company after a Frederick County circuit court verdict for personal injuries from a 1919 crossing accident. Kline, a Winchester blacksmith, claimed the crossing was unsafe due to work by a section gang, sued for $5,000, and was awarded $2,600. The writ allows the case to be heard to decide if a new trial should be ordered.
In Chicago on December 9 bandits held up the cashier at the Prudential Life Insurance branch and escaped with eight thousand dollars in cash. Police investigation underway.
Mr Shirley Carter left this afternoon for Staunton Virginia to attend a meeting of the Western State Hospital board of directors of which he is a member. The notice mentions Xmas post cards for sale at Seal's Music Store and lists store rooms on South Main street as part of the Baulkner Dry Goods Store.
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