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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
1
James Preston died in a sudden, fatal incident during a game of seven up with a friend. After the hand ended he proclaimed the game, tore from his chair, spun three times and fell face down. Preston was a hard working man with several houses and money in the bank.
Reports from American consul in Bristol say 29 men are lost and 10 missing after the Armèn tle UBS carrying contraband horses and mules is attacked off Cornwall. Officials press for clarity on whether the ship was armed or a war transport and whether Americans were aboard. Survivors include Dr J S B Viso and three Black muleteers among those rescued by trawlers and destroyers.
The Winchester Lodge of Knights of Pythias plans installation and banquet tonight with Grand Lodge presence. E R Boyer of Alexandria VA grand lecturer will attend, adding notable interest. Newly elected officers include Joseph B Newlin chancellor, Burton Ritter vice chancellor, Robert Hartman prelate, Lyle Russell inside guard, Percy Tow guard, and W T Hottel representative to the Grand Lodge.
Relative in Clarke county report Nelson H. Adams and Susie Wynkoop of Round Hill eloped to Pembroke Massachusetts and married after license denial. A telegram from the bride’s sister Oden Wynkoop asked license refused. Evangelist Von Burch offered to marry them but was unable due to licensing status and rushed to catch a train to Harpers Ferry. The couple hoped to reach Brunswick with a minister ready to marry them.
Our offices observe a legal holiday on Monday and will be closed. Saturday hours are 2 PM during July and August.
The marriage of Miss Genevieve Champ Clark and Mr. James Thomson took place at the bride’s Bowling Green home with a Gothic open air altar. 15000 guests attended as national figures and state delegations watched a double ring ceremony.
Wire reports from Malone New York indicate Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will not testify today in her husband’s sanity case. She plans to provide a physician’s certificate of her condition and remain in New York. A crowd mobbed the courtroom as officers cleared the way, and officials said her appearance will be deferred to next week.
London dispatch reports Gaaree Smith found guilty of killing Be Arrive Mundy Smith, the first of his three wives to die. He faced the judges in the Old Bailey Court with many women in attendance, who caused disturbances during the sessions.
John Bumbaugh is unanimously elected superintendent of Mount Helion Cemetery replacing ill health retiree James Hamilton. Bumbaugh, long familiar with cemetery duties, will move his family into the lodge once arrangements are completed. Hamilton served about 30 years and oversaw roughly 3 360 burials, leaving a strong legacy at the Winchester site. The obituary or notice notes a prior succession by Joseph Chapman and lists related seed and farm suppliers in the closing line.
The Ladies Aid Society of Round Hill plans a yard party on Friday and Saturday evenings July 2 and 3 at the L. Kupton farm two and a half miles from Winchester to raise funds for the new model school. Everyone is urged to attend and support the project.
An insurance ad for Wheat covering fire and lightning appears alongside a stray broom sale offer. The notice mentions GH and CARTER, Insurance, Loans and Investments, with contact phones. A man left a stack of brooms here due to financial difficulty, and 25 cent brooms are offered at 30 cents each.
A fragment notes Mr Alson takes a new position after years with C E Huntsberry and joins H K Green and Brother. Readable text mentions prior employment and the new role at a well known firm.
Rev John McVerry, pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart, marked his forty fifth priestly anniversary in Baltimore with a surprise gathering hosted by visiting priests McKeefry Murray O Leary and John A Curran. A morning Mass was celebrated in his honor, drawing a large congregation and widespread congratulations.
Community sale near Presbyterian Church on Main Street features home made ice cream coke and candy during Thursday evening July 1 with items priced 20 1p 21 placeholder details omitted
Albany New York Governor Whitman has granted a reprieve to homicide suspect Wily Police Lieutenant Becker convicted in the Herman Rosenthal gambling murder. The reprieve lasts until July 26 to allow an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
Donald Weems of this city, son of Mr and Mrs Weems, is rapidly recovering from appendicitis surgery performed by Dr Vaughan at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. Doctors expect him to leave the hospital within two weeks.
One of Winchester Lodge No. of P meets at the hall tonight at eight. Grand Lecturer R Boyer will be present and a nod-time is expected. J Madigon Spurr Keeper at Hand 8 posted this notice.
Mary Evelyn Kelchner married Ernest G. Webber in a quiet ceremony at 10 o clock Wednesday. Rev. John McVerry officiated at the Sacred Heart church. Guests included family. bridal party wore white crepe de chine and white silk with bouquets. Missing items. a silk and wood bowl noted as lost between Winchester and Riverton via Middletown with a brown mixture. Reward offered at 280 W Water St Apt.
A New York business leader, visiting on a mission not disclosed, urges American industries to unite to produce three million rifles and large quantities of cartridges for the Allies. He criticizes the London war office and stresses England’s desperate condition to spur U S manufacture.
El Paso July 1 The preliminary hearing of former Mexican President Huerta and five others charged with plotting an armed invasion of Mexico was continued until July 12. Huerta was present in the courtroom when the case was called.
Mr Henry F Seal and Miss Hattye Brown Lushbaugh were married at the bride’s mother's home in Hinton West Virginia on Monday evening. They arrived in the city and are staying with the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs John Beal. They plan to rent a house on West Cork Street in the near future.
Mr Henry McVicer, formerly of Mexico City, spent time in Austin Texas and is now visiting Rockport. He plans to visit Winchester in several weeks. Mr and Mrs Arthur Leafe left today for Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
U S officials report British denial of Armenian involvement in a maritime event. A German torpedo attack near Armenian waters is described as unsuccessful. Russian and Greek movements are noted with Montenegrin incursions into Austria and a Russian German sea confrontation near the Black Sea region.
Household garments marketed as odd lots by a local dealer offering dresses and pants at six dollars and fifty cents per pair. The listing notes remaining stock and urges quick purchase to clear inventory.
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