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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
5
The owner of a life estate invites bids for public renting of the Rutherfond farm near Winchester on February 12, 1916 at 11 a.m. The 147 acre property includes 50 acres of apple trees, 15 acres bearing, good dwelling and outbuildings. Possession March 1 1916. Rent due halves July 1 1916 and March 1 1917.
In Frederick county Virginia the court refers the case to Master Commissioner John M. Steck to report on debts liens partitions and estate matters related to 135 acres near Winchester with notices by publication in The Winchester Evening Star. A public hearing is set for February 3, 1916 in Winchester for all interested parties to appear.
Morning in Washington follows a visit to Mr and Mrs C E Aukick on South Braddock street. Mr Walter H Bosserman, recently at his city home, departed today for a business trip through the west.
OTAR S SALES DIRECTORY lists farm sales around Winchester with dates from Feb 1 to March 9 1916. Entries name sellers such as John J Harmer E C Helveston D B Newcome John G Hubbard R L Petrie D F Unger M Anderson D P Pierce C S Ward John A Elliott Chas Spruer R E Brumback H W Ashwood J M Baker F A Cochran G Fred Yeakley A EF Funkhouser Maley and Brown and Baker s Flour Mill.
By decree of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia a special commissioner will sell at public auction March 4 1916 at noon in front of the County Court House Winchester a lot on Market Street east side 112 feet frontage 84 feet 4 inches depth. Improved by a frame dwelling. Terms one third cash day of sale and two thirds by bond notes payable in one and two years with interest six percent, secured by deed and fire policy. R Gray Williams Special Commissioner I B Beverley Clerk.
Solomon Bequette of Flat River Missouri recounts using a 50 box of Foley Kidney Pills two years ago to recover from kidney trouble. He endorses the product for rheumatic aches sleep disturbance and bladder issues and notes it is sold everywhere.
A Worcester Massachusetts testimonial touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health and enabling a woman to bear a healthy baby. The letter claims operation avoidance and urges readers to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Mrs. Jane Balthis died after a lengthy illness and funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Strasburg. Rev. R. C. Meeks officiated as her pastor noted she had long been a member of the church. She is survived by son William King of Tennessee and several stepchildren including Harry Balthis, a telegraph operator formerly of Winchester.
News reached Winchester of the death of Mrs. Sarah Cox a native of Winchester who passed away last Wednesday in Luke Maryland where she had been living for the past eighteen years The report notes her long residence in Luke and identifies her as a native of Winchester
A classic household notice urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipated children. It warns of coated tongues and symptoms like fussiness, poor appetite, and sleep disturbance, claiming a teaspoonful clears waste in hours. The edict promotes the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product and warns against counterfeits.
The widow, age 1 years, longtime ill with nervous debility, was interred Saturday in Harper’s Ferry W V. She leaves two daughters Mrs Dye Piedmont and Mrs George Baltimore and three sons Messrs John George and Walter Cox Luke. She also leaves two step daughters Mrs Cline Baltimore and Mrs Ault McKeesport Pa.
Mr Mark Mellor district manager of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia gave an educational lecture at Handley Library on telephony using stereopticon views. The event drew a large audience and followed a similar talk at the city High School on Friday the 28th. The company offered three prizes for essays on Telephony valued at 2.60, 1.50, and 1.00 dollars, to be judged by the high school principal and assistants.
At Front Royal Virginia the Gooney Manor Copper Company reports a new copper vein discovered while foundations for new crushing rolls were dug. The vein sits about 60 feet from the existing mine and may reach 200 feet in thickness, according to Mining Engineer Trent from California. The Blue Ridge mine operates along its western slope and has been active for years.
Mrs. Susan Shipe widow of Levi Shipe died at 1 30 Sunday afternoon in Winchester Memorial Hospital after paralysis and infirmities of old age. She leaves son John Shipe of the city and daughter Mrs Joseph Bauserman of Toms Brook Va. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery with funeral at 2 pm in the Christian Church led by Rev William T Walters. Her husband was a Confederate veteran wounded near Gettysburg.
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