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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
5
Train arrivals at Winchester depart from multiple stations at 9 20 am daily except Sunday. The notice lists service details and a schedule note, with contact or authority credited to Gen P A Ripvie.
October 20 1915 listings show dining cars and parlor car service aboard the Roanoke line with connections to Bristol Pocawee Shenandoah and intermediate stops. Memphis special offers southbound departure while No 27 serves Shenandoah Harrisburg Philadelphia and Washington with Shenandoah Junction emanations.
Mrs J B Whittaker of McDuff Virginia claims Thedford's Black-Draught eased her years of sick headache and stomach trouble. The vegetable medicine is said to regulate weak stomachs aid digestion and relieve indigestion and headache. It has been in use for over 70 years and helped more than a million people. Price 25 cents per package.
Rev S Roger Tyler longtime rector of St Peters Purcellville Va resigns seven years ago to serve St Marks Richmond has now accepted a call to Trinity Church Huntington West Virginia He will begin duties January 1 Tyler grew up in Winchester and counts many local friends among his connections His father Rev Geo T Tyler was a former elder at Winchester district and formerly with Braddock Street M E Church South.
Minnie B Cole wife of Dr R G Lee Cole files in the District Supreme Court in Washington an answer and cross bill to a pending divorce suit. She claims all charges against her are false seeks custody of minor children and alimony of at least 175 monthly plus injunction against encumbering real estate until settlement. Judge Stafford set appearance for next Friday.
Five barrels of apples seized at the South Boston freight depot revealed ten gallon kegs of whiskey inside each barrel. About 50 gallons of spirits are stored at the municipal building under guard awaiting trial. The consignee denies knowledge of the order, puzzled why a Baltimore firm used a local soft drink and grocery name.
Mr Adrian R Emmett of Martinsburg hosted a dinner at the Sign of the Motor Car with guests Miss Virginia Picklin Frederick Miss Imagine Miller Mary Dunbar Miller Elizabeth Nelson Miller Dr J Nelson Osburn R J Burmeister Elinor Osburn and Dr Adrian H Grigg The gathering followed by Mrs F G Hatchell visiting Washington and Miss Mary Powers returning from Buena Vista for the holidays.
Mrs Baynard Stevens spends the holidays with her daughter and Miss Nannie McGuire at Richmond Virginia. Dr Raward McGuire is her brother and joins them for the season.
Captain John H Grabill editor of the Shenandoah Herald and wife Mary L Hollingsworth celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a Woodstock residence reception from 7 30 to 10 30 PM on Tuesday. They married December 19 1866 after the Civil War service. Both have many friends in the valley.
Julian Street notes roadside pyramid monuments near Harpers Ferry to Restown that bear only numbers. He says they mark Confederate monuments, with deeds hidden in Charlestown county records, and were placed a few years ago.
President Wilson renominates George A. Samsell for postmaster at Stephens City Virginia on the recommendation of Judge T W Harrison of Winchester. Samsell has held the Stephens City postoffice for several years.
A sermon will be held in Bruce town Sunday night at 7 30 by the pastor Rev C D Lambert. Attendance for the service is open to the public and aims to inspire community members.
A plea urges readers to purchase Christmas Seals to fund relief for malnourished children, highlighting the charitable aim and urging immediate support through donations.
A vintage Musterole ad touts a mustard plaster style rub for sore throats chest congestion and joint pain. It promises a gentle glow and cooling relief without blisters and lists multiple ailments including neuralgia rheumatism lumbago and sprains.
A movement is underway to form an association to save Stratford in Westmoreland county Virginia the birthplace of General Robert E Lee and longtime home of famed ancestors A Richmond meeting will be presided over by Governor Henry C Stuart with Dr Stuart the owner asked to name a price for the property Mrs William Ruffin Cox of the Colonial Dames of Virginia sparked the effort due to the estate's decay since the mid seventeenth century Stratford soon to be evaluated for sale and care by preserving groups.
Monday December 25 1916 is a legal holiday so banks will be closed that day Deposits can be paid on Tuesday December 26 1916 Cashiers WM G Hardy H D Fuller L E Grim John I Sloat note the Shenandoah Valley Farmers and Merchants Union and Commercial and Savings Banks of Winchester announce the change.
The Star announces a subscription rise due to a 300 percent jump in paper costs, with rates increasing for mail and carrier delivery. An offer to renew two years at old rates runs through February 1 1917, aiming to ease the transition for longtime readers amid widespread industry declines.
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