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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1915
Page
3
A chancery sale in Winchester Va oversees the auction of Greenwood Mill Farm on January 4 1916 at 11 a m The property lies two and a half miles east of the city center adjoining Griffin Brown et al It features a thrifty young orchard and improvements with reliable water supply suitable for spraying and cultivation.
Advertisement for Greenwood property known as Greenwood erty containing about 30 acres with creek bottom soil to be sold by special commissioners. Terms require one third cash at sale and rest via two bonds secured by deed of trust and insurance. Court notices list multiple Baker family defendants and complex chancery actions with non resident defendants ordered to appear within 15 days.
The daily market page lists quotes for corn, hay, flour, butter, live poultry, potatoes, and other staples. Baltimore markets show corn at 3.45 a bushel for cob corn, butter at 6.12 a pound top grade, and eggs around 32 cents per dozen, with hay prices around 17 to 20.50 for No. 1 timothy. New York apple prices for Jonathan, Baldwin, Winesap, and others are given, with a generally weak bulk market and some premium for extras.
Postoffice observes New Year’s Day as a legal holiday. General delivery and stamp windows open 11 am to noon and 1 to 2 pm. City carriers do one mail run at 8 am. No rural free delivery, no window service, and no night collection of mail.
Miss Virginia Larrick of Hayfield visits Miss Gracie Clark while Miss Elsie Edmondson of Baltimore stays with her parents in Middletown. Effie Rice of Knoxville visits Misses Edith and Ida May Dinges. Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Steele of Stephens City guest at J. W. Rhodes home. Stella Johnston of Harrisonburg visits Miss Georgia Funkhouser. Helen and Cora Keith of Blackstone Seminary spend holidays with their parents. Mattie Wright, a Mechanicsburg School teacher, visits her parents.
Strong and well as ever after use. The ad claims kidney pills relieve back pain and soreness by aiding kidney function. Cold weather worsens aches and urges, and the pills are sold everywhere as a remedy.
Trustees and Special Commissioners announce a public auction of a house and lot at 218 North Main Street Winchester Virginia. The property is life estate to Arthur Market with remainder to his children. Sale is December 18 1915 at 12 M with one third cash and two equal yearly installments at 6 percent. Deed of trust and fire policy required. Bond on file with Clerk J B Beverley.
By authority of a deed of trust dated March 12 1914 F L Harris and wife convey to the trustee and the holder of the unpaid bond I offer for sale at public auction at the County Court House Winchester Virginia at 11 oclock AM on Saturday January 16 1916 a 150 acre tract known as the Jno Cochran farm six miles NW of Winchester adjoining Henry Cochran James Fling and others well improved with good buildings water and orchard. One third cash with two equal annual installments secured by bonds and a trust deed and insured buildings. Trustee T Russell Cather. Auctioneer Roy P Duvall. 12 14 4wks.
By decree entered December 4 1916 in the case Mary Smith Kinzel admix cta d b n of Charles W Houck decd versus Charles W Houck et al in the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester.
On January 10, 1916 at 1260 o'clock the auction of two brick houses on the east side of South Braddock Street in Winchester will occur. The lots at 310 and 312 South Braddock Street are described with precise frontage and depth, part of the estate of Charles W. Houck, deceased. Terms require one third cash, rest in two equal annual installments over one and two years, secured by bonds, deed of trust, and fire insurance policy. W A. Bowen is the auctioneer.
Baltimore wholesale markets closed at 3 pm with No. 2 red wheat spot at 1 25 1 2 dollars. Old corn quoted at 7 shillings. new corn at 77 cents per bushel.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw will retire as chief executive of the National American Woman Suffrage Association to devote full time to campaign work in states close to women’s suffrage. After thirty years as a leading figure, her decision follows a long career marked by 198 speeches and extensive field campaigning nationwide.
Major General William H. Carter U.S. Army, longtime commander of the Hawakan military department, is retired. He earned recognition as a medal of honor recipient for gallantry during the 1881 Apache fight on Clbien creek Attia while a first lieutenant of the Sixth Cavalry. Carter later helped shape the general staff system, served in the Philippines, and commanded troops against the Pilit insurgency before returning to the United States.
Reading this ad shows a claim that plain lack of physical strength makes work feel hard for students and workers. It pitches Scott's Emulsion as a concentrated food to enrich blood and build healthy tissue, promising improved energy and endurance for school or business tasks.
Mrs Mary E Lowery widow of George Lowery died at her Fremont street home after a long illness. She was 80 on Christmas day and survived by three sons Mesia Robert C D and J N Lowery and four daughters Alice Emma Nannie B Taylor and Cornelia Kidwell. She also left four brothers and two sisters. Funeral at Paxton's Chapel next Sunday at 11 with burial at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Rev Brubaker to officiate. Mrs Lowery had been a Paxton's Chapel member for 22 years.
The note recalls Johnny Poe a Princeton football star and member of the Poe family linked to Edgar Allan Poe. Poe served as a private in the British Black Watch and died in France during the Allies offensive. His earlier U S service included a forced reduction from sergeant to private in the American Marines.
Special commissioners announce a public auction in Winchester Virginia on January 8 1916 under a circuit court decree. Two limestone tracts No 1 five acres with dwelling and outbuildings and No 2 twenty five acres, adjoining. Terms: one third cash, remainder in two yearly installments with bonds and deed of trust. The sale is overseen by commissioners including J R Barton and R G Kern with Clerk certification posted.
Washington dispatch recalls Portsmouth as the first naval harbor of Britain and a vital base in the British empire. It notes its strategic position on Portsea Island, fortified defenses, shipyards, and growth as a naval hub central to Entente efforts and global maritime power.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on January 6 1916 offers parcel No 26 Valley Avenue with 39 foot frontage and 100 foot depth, plus 41 4 inch Braddock Street frontage. Property includes dwelling and outbuildings bounded by Patton and Rosser. One third cash sale. remainder secured by bonds and trust deeds.
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