Clerk's Office Register Planting Case in Frederick Court
The Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County records action dated December 15 1917.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1918
Page
6
The Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County records action dated December 15 1917.
The office of Rick and Company announces a sale at the courthouse in Virginia at 1 o clock on Saturday February 12 1918. Two tracts of land totaling around 112 acres are offered with one third paid as cash, the balance in two yearly payments with interest. Purchaser security by personal note. Substitute Trustee Rich.
Richmond Virginia January 53 The State Fuel Administrator H F Byrd aims to rescind the federal fuel order that imports Pennsylvania coal to New England states leaving Virginia short. Byrd says efforts continue to secure anthracite from Pennsylvania and to keep prices low by direct sales, with local commissions setting rates.
A public sale begins 11 o clock Saturday January 19 1918 for a property at the northeast corner of Washington and Amherst streets Winchester Virginia fronting 100 feet on Amherst and 60 on Washington. The dwelling includes modern improvements and a heating plant formerly used as a Southern Methodist parsonage. Terms require one third cash with the balance in equal annual installments secured by deed of trust. Sale conducted by Wm R Hillyard and others.
Clarke county chapter reports 948 members with an increase of 863 from prior totals. Mrs H B Gilpin, chairman, commends volunteers for their dedication as the organization readies to serve and assist globally with the Red Cross nearing 26 million members.
The document lists Liberty Bonds pledged and unpledged cash and bonds, deposits, and rediscount liabilities. It names J.T. Hardy as cashier and notes attestations by directors Paun Rice Lewis Cooper RK Gray and others, sworn before notary Hilda B Dean on March 20.
Doctor Gresham and a student discuss faith as a real inner world beyond scientific perception. A remembered Culver and an elderly patient illustrate belief's primacy, while the student recognizes his outsider status in a hushed, contemplative exchange from Youth's Companion.
The 1917 year stands as a burst of cold weather with frost and freezing in most months, only July and August cooler than typical. October brought 13 inches of snow, December averaged the lowest temperature on record, and Hayfield reports 14 inches of snow. January hints at a potential record cold spell as ice harvests begin amid frozen creeks and ponds.
The New Orleans Daily States cites the Children's Aid Society of New York annual report as proof that many rescued or sheltered children grow into successful adults. The list includes governors, congressmen, judges, professors, clergy, bankers, lawyers, teachers, postmasters, and thousands of sailors and soldiers.
A correspondent recalls a ten year old tale about the countess of Dudley the Red Cross organizer. While staying nearby she attended a village church unrecognized and the clergyman delivered a sermon based on the text Two are one an odd coincidence noted by friends.
In Frederick County Circuit Court a decree of December 1917 orders a Master Commissioner to report on the real and personal estate of Fred A. Shryock, liens, heirs, and distribution, with notices by publication in Winchester and a February 9 1918 hearing for interested parties and creditors.
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