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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1920
Page
2
In a cricketed scoreline the Front Royal team triumphed 10 to 1 over Winchester at Reservoir Park. Starshall pitched well for the winners while Us cadings contributed by home players including a triple and a double as Collegians arrived.
The Grove farm near Middle Read in Frederick County, a 800 acre estate owned by Dr. C. Q. Miller and sister of New Market Virginia, changed hands to a group led by Boyd R Richards Alva Richards William P Massey and Carl Massey for about 440000 The buyers were advised by Joseph B Newlin of Nelin and Company Real Estate firm The property is suited for orchard development and high cultivation.
In Frederick County the buyers plan an orchard this fall and are noted leaders in fruit development. Trustees named include Joseph A. Willis Cornelis Robinson Charlies Lamyo akins Thomas I Nickens Henry Bartlett William S Good Lucien H Nick ens Robert Leakins and John Morris. Chester boys chosen as Patrol Leader H Sheetz Jr and Assistant Scout Master Maurice Pifer. All attendees to the London meeting gathered in New York for events, with Gunner at the Hotel Pennsylvania and a Fort Hamilton visit aboard the Pocahontas. Each boy received new equipment in New York. Miss Margaret McVerry, guest of Rev Joan McVerry at Sacred Heart, attended his golden jubilee and returned to Braddock, Pennsylvania.
Trustees of the Colored Cemetery of Winchester announce a mass meeting at Mt Carmel Church on Wednesday evening July 24. The event invites all colored citizens of Winchester Frederick County and nearby towns to unite for cleaning and beautifying the cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Harold C Sheetz returned from New York where they and many relatives of Boy Scouts witnessed the sailing on Tuesday of the US transport Pocahontas with about 300 scouts and scout officers for England. The boys will attend the international meeting and visit the battlefields of France and Belgium with E B Sheetz also present.
The passage lists Moling family members including Mrs J H Moling Sr and Miss Nellie, and mentions their annual trip to Atlantic City. It also notes Mrs Russell and her daughter Eugene Flardder, and Mrs W Pfer's daughter Geraldine returning to Uniontown after visiting Mrs Russell, with mentions of Misses Russell of Fairmont avenue.
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