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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
2
Berne offers surplus stock including Turkish towels priced as low as 9c to 15c and husk towels up to 12c. Pillow cases, napkins, and assorted linens are offered at small unit costs with per dozen or bulk values noted. Limited quantities remain as cleaners tidy up odds and ends.
A physician touts a morning regimen of hot water with limestone phosphate to wash the liver and remove indigestible matter toxins and bile. He argues calomel is dangerous and claims hot water lemon phosphate is harmless, inexpensive, tasteless, and benefits overall digestion.
An ad touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It promises relief from sour stomach, belching, gas, heartburn, and nausea within five minutes and encourages readers to ask pharmacists to verify the formula.
Directors observed rapid progress on the Montgomery County line from Chambersville toward Hogue Creek with grading nearly finished. About fifty workers operate daily from the Four Mile House camp. engineer in charge is Walker McC Bond, son of famed Frederick County farmer John L. Bond. Chief engineer Julius K. Motroe drafts bridges for spans between Winchester and Wardensville. fifteen sawmills supply bridge timber and crossties. The line is expected to be completed and operational by next September.
Physicians have prescribed Resinol for eczema and itching for over 20 years. Resinol Ointment calms itching and starts healing while Resinol Soap clears eczema ringworm pimples and other eruptions leaving skin clear. Sold by all druggists and used regularly to soothe and cleanse pores.
Wickliffe Virginia January 26 Miss Susie Smith of Silver Springs visited Auburn friends Miss Macy and Kate Powers. William Plush returned to Baltimore after staying with cousin Mrs James Bell. Mr and Mrs T C Hall visited the Grubbs parents. Mrs J W Symons of Charles Town stayed with her mother Mrs William A Johnston. George Chapman, recently ill, is now able to go out.
Kernstown Virginia items mention Mrs Alfred Jones aiding Roanoke visit. Miss Viola Cooper visiting Mrs Coverstone in Middletown. Miss Lena Lichliter guests of Mrs P W Mx in Hagerstown. Mr John Stiles ill at home. Mrs Nannie Turner receives sympathy after the death of her son Roger Turner.
The Star postponed the Jay installment of the Nan of Music Mountain serial due to late hour news, promising a resume tomorrow. Mr. Charles B. Edmondson of Minetown, Va., visited the city on business.
A brief science note describes how fish are drawn into a funnel and up a neck by suction. It likens the method to a vacuum cleaner principle and mentions the science month context.
Widow and heirs of Willam A. Hockman offer real estate in Frederick County Virginia for public auction in Winchester on February 9. Two parcels, each with 50 foot fronts on the Valley Turnpike and varying depths, to be sold separately or together. Cash or two equal annual installments with deed of trust and insurance. full cash option allowed. Auctioneer A G Swanson listed.
Colonel Robert Leedy of the Second Virginia Infantry travels from Luray on furlough to Brownsville. The unit plans to move home soon but may delay due to transport shortages. Leedy says officers and men need a few days for exams and property checks.
Baltimore salesman J. W. Graves spoke to the Golden Rule Bible Class in Winchester last Sunday. He read an original poem about a constant friend, Jesus, and the theme of traveling from mountain to sea with faith as his guide.
The funeral of the late Benjamin Roger Turner son of Mrs Nauie Turner and the late Benjamin Turner was held at 10 o'clock this morning at the home of his brother in Kernstown. Rev Bean of Berryville’s Methodist Episcopal Church South conducted the service. The remains were transported to Berryville for burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
Daniel M. Knight, Confederate veteran and former Serryville resident, died Wednesday in Charles Town at age 71. Survived by a widow, two sons, and a daughter. Funeral held today at Berryville with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Mrs. W. H. Bowers has returned to Baltimore after visiting relatives here.
Henry Byrd Lewis of Cleve in King George county died aged 96 after his home Cleve burned last week. A Confederate veteran and descendant of Maj. Fielding Lewis Bettie Washington Lewis and Gen. George Washington his wife and three children survived. The fire and shock hastened his death at the colonial residence long held by his family.
In Winchester Corporation Court an absolute divorce suit is filed by Lewis H. McGruder, a colored husband, against his wife Annie McGruder. Desertion for more than three years is charged. they were married June 3, 1910, and Annie allegedly deserted March 1913 to live in Baltimore, Maryland.
On motion of the sons of Joseph W. Bowles who died in the county last week, Thomas Russell Cather and Scott Grant were appointed administrators of the decedent state. They qualified in Frederick County Circuit Court and posted a $12,000 bond.
Mr. Charles Shiner and his son, long employed at Benwood West Virginia, have arrived here due to the illness of Mr Shiner's infant. two generations are briefly noted in the visit.
The King's Daughters will hold a meeting with Mrs. M. Harry Baker at No 112 South Braddock Street tomorrow Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mr Fries general freight traffic manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad meets with President W B Cornwell of the Winchester and Western Railroad here this afternoon. Miss Endie Hyde of Piedmont W Va leaves Winchester for Staunton Va after a stay at Hotel Evans. Mr H A Maloney of Hagerstown Md, in town on business, is registered at Hotel Evans. Mrs L G Pleasants of New York, guest of Mrs Joseph Wright, leaves for Baltimore.
The near relatives of Mr. Leon R. Brown thank all who helped during his last sickness. Special thanks to nurse Miss Ruth Jackson who cared for him night and day. Notices list multiple estate items and dates: Mrs. Lulah C. Woodward on the Opequon at Windesville. C. L. Hook pumping station. Jas. S. Shiley stock and implements with dates Feb. 7 16.
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