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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1916
Page
6
Information from Chambersburg Pa says Jack Greenwalt, once a well known Winchester resident and long-time traveler in eastern cities, died January 12 at the White Pine sanatorium near Mount Alto Pa at age 44 after a period of treatment.
Cross Junction Virginia January 18 Mr and Mrs S H Braithwaite celebrate the birth of a ten pound son both mother and child reported well Mr J Vance Bell visits relatives in the Valley below Winchester Sunday guests at the Braithwaite home include Mr Lester Kerlin and family of Winchester and Mr and Mrs Frank Chapman of Trone Winnie Cole returns home to Grafton West Virginia after visiting local friends accompanied by Miss Bertha Boehm who will spend time in Fairmont and Grafton Mrs W H Baker Ms R Gray Williams Mrs C Ringety White and Miss Nao Page spent today in town.
The Enterprise of Va. reports the death of Mrs. R. F. Hatcher near Purcellville after a brave battle with pneumonia. Edith Hall of White Stone, Lancaster County, was her birth name. Funeral services were held at her home with Rev. C. B. Sutton officiating. Her husband remains ill with grip and mourners extend sympathy.
A Virginia lawmaker argues for shifting highway management to county organizations to better use state road funds. He notes current central control by a distant state bureau hampers local road improvements and proposes state approval of local superintendents and annual inspections to ensure efficiency.
Virginia authorizes a Confederate monument on Confederate avenue near Pickett’s charge site at Gettysburg. The $50,000 statue by Sievers features General Lee on horseback with a seven-figure group showing war and labor in a 14 by 9 foot bronze, to be unveiled under a state commission.
A superintendent in charge reported that road experts were sent from Richmond by the state highway department to assess and oversee local road projects. The move aims to accelerate maintenance and improve traffic conditions across the area.
A historical Valedictory on Robert E. Lee’s vow to stand with Virginia, rejecting Union join and choosing to fight for his native state. The piece traces Lee’s abolition-era lineage, West Point training, and reluctance amid a nation torn by division. It frames his decision as a clash of state loyalty against national union.
The text promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to purge humors from the blood and curb internal derangements. It claims fewer pimples and eruptions and overall disease resistance, presenting the tonic as universally effective and superior to prior medicines.
Virginia banks in Winchester and Frederick County will close Wednesday for a legal holiday honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee. The Handley Library will also close on that day.
The Paymaster-General of the United States has transferred control of the Winchester Railroad to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, per the Richmond Dispatch report dated January 17, 1866.
A Western woman physician asserts women are physically fit for service near battle sites. She notes only a few exceptionally capable females may endure war strains, while household burdens persist. The piece highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy aiding relief and suffering in American households.
Fragmentary notice lists quantities and location for a sale of trespass cards at Gtar Omecs with six dozen items mentioned in unclear terms.
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