Local Candidates Enter Race for Frederick County Revenue
A series of notices from Frederick County announce candidacies for Commissioner of Revenue across Northern Southern and Stonewall Gainesboro districts. William E. Smith Luther R. Baker C Brannon Isaiah C Roe and Herbert H Shull vow to faithfully perform duties if elected, running in the Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ally
Commissioner of Revenue
Frederick County
Cc. C. Brannon
Stonewall and
Gainesboistricts
Erick County
Luther R. Baker
Iromise
Herbert H. Shull
Cather Nominates for Commonwealth Attorney in Frederick County
Democratic primary set for August 8 1915 to choose the Commonwealth Attorney. T Russell Cather pled to apply utmost efforts toward a thorough efficient administration if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmonwealth
Frederick County
T. Russell Cather
Steck Richards Seek Re election to House of Delegates
In a public notice John M Steck announces candidacy for re election to the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic primary Boyd R Richards also enters the race under the same condition The item appears as a formal political notice from two named candidates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delates
John M. Steck
House of Delegates
Rimary
Boyd R. Richards
C R McCann Announces Re Election Candidacy for County Treasurer
C R McCann declares re election to the office of County Treasurer subject to the Democratic Primary on August 3 1916. He notes continued assistance of R B Smith and solicits support of all qualified voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 8. Smith
Pannett Seeks Sheriff Nomination in Frederick County Race
A candidate announces for sheriff of Frederick County subject to the Democratic primary on a date in 1916. The statement asks for support from voters who favor the current management of the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Imary
Pannett
McIlwee Announces Bid for Back Creek District Supervisor
J T McIlwee announces candidacy in the Democratic primary for Supervisor of Back Creek District in Frederick County. He pledges to perform the duties of the office to the best of his ability if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr Colesmn
Bruthern
W. Shenk
Sak Creek District
Back Creek
Interese County
Frederick
J. T. McIlwee
Mr Fries Suffers Paralytic Stroke and Car Purchase
Reports say Mr. Fries suffered a paralytic stroke at Cedar Grove and is confined to bed under a physician's care. Dr. W. R. Stuart of White Post, Clarke County, recently became the owner of a 1916 Hudson Six passenger touring car, purchased through local agent H. C. Borden and delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceed Gatien Vie Westles
Para Pena
Cedar Grove
Mr. Fries
W. R. Stuart
White Post
Clarke County
Stuart
H. C. Borden
Brucetown Circuit Holds Second Quarterly Meeting
The Brucetown Circuit schedules its second quarterly meeting at Burnt Factory this weekend with Rev. B. W. Bond preaching Saturday at 10.30 a.m. and Sunday at Burnt Factory 11 a.m., Stephenson 8 p.m., and Welltown Sunday 11 a.m.
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Brucetown
Burnt Factory
B. W. Bond
Lawsuit seeks insured payout from Baltimore and Ohio
In Winchester on July 14 1915 Mary Bronaugh Lawler sues Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co and others to interpret Sidney Taylor Relief Department certificate and decree payment of 750 dollars plus interest to complainant as substituted beneficiary The case directs defendants not residents of Virginia to appear within 15 days and calls for publication in The Evening Star weekly for four weeks and posting before August 2 1915 plus preaching notices on Ridgeway charge July 18 1915 and July 18 services at Darkesville Rest Chapel 8 p m and prayer meeting at Rest Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Mary Bronaugh Lawler
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Sidney Taylor
Relief Department
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Mary Callahan Bronaugh
George Taylor
Virginia
Evening Star
J. B. Beverley
Ward & Larrick
P. Q
Barr
Rorton
Geneatt
Tri
A. Warnhart & Co
Frank B.tz & Schram
Liebhocking
5 Corp
R. L. Gerhart & Go. Biscuit Co
W. B. Arnold & Co
Furniture Co
A Corp
Crown Overall Co
Clark-Hutchinson Co
A Corps
Leigh Coffee Co
Scull Coffee
Larned, Carter & Co
Glass & Blumburg
Hamburg
Broom Works
M. Garment Co
B. C. Lefever
Milbourne Oyster Co
C. x Oppenheimer
C. B. Rouss
Sureairs Co
Wehalts & Bro. Gas Pomas, Jr
Crosman
Bohea Importing Co
Scott Paper Co
Yesbera ME
Rice & Hutchins & Co
Rummel Himes & Co
J. W. Baker, JR
Dr Lacy to Preach at Valley School House
Rev Dr J H Lacy of this city will preach in the Valley School House on the Martinsburg pike on Sunday July 25 at 3 oclock in the afternoon. The general public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lacy
Valley School House
Martinsburg Pike
Local Resident Buys 1916 Buick Touring Car
Mr M P Eohert of Stephenson county purchased a 1916 model Buick touring car, five passenger. The sale was completed by R E Lincoln, Buick local agent, and the machine was delivered to the buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Eohert
Stephenson
County
R. E. Lincoln
Buick Cars
Entertaining Friends at Henning Home Party
The Misses Henning host a gathering at their parents new home at Stewart and Clifford streets. Guests include Gladys and Fay Quisenberry of Hinton Virginia and Margaret Hathaway of White Stone Virginia.
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Henning
A. D. Henning
Stewart and
Clifford Streets
Gladys and
Fay Quisenberry
Hinton
Wa. Va
Margaret Hathaway
White Stone
Butterfly Family in Lepidoptera and Naturalist Perspective
A fragment describes butterflies as a high butterfly class within the moth family Lepidoptera. It contrasts the naturalist who studies nature’s mysteries with those who use learned names, noting a butterfly’s quiet flight amid noisy wild beasts and humans.
Typhoid Decline Report From Richmond Measured
Physicians report for May and June show 139 fewer typhoid cases than 1914 in the region absent strong health boards. Total estimated cases for May and June dropped from 1250 to 1050, with gains of 61 in May and 78 in June, while urging public cooperation and safer waste disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Board of Health
Boards of Health
Roanoke Granted New Shriners Temple Council
The Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine met in Seattle and approved four new subordinate councils, including one in Roanoke Virginia, planned after a one year delay. Most Winchester Shriners belong to Acca Temple in Richmond, one of the oldest in the United States.
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Imperial Council
Nobles of the
Seattle
Wash
Roanoke
Richmond
Norfolk
Winchester Shriners
Acca Temple
United States
Indian Egg Dance Turns Fresh Eggs Into A Test
An expert describes a new dance using 18 eggs laid in rows. Dancers zigzag rapidly without breaking shells, requiring four to five years of practice. Beginners are urged to use potatoes early on, and to only use strictly fresh eggs to avoid a broken shell if one is dropped.
Baby Spiders and the Mother's Remarkable Care
The passage describes a spider female carrying her egg bag suspended by her legs. When threatened the young cling to their mother and resettle after any disturbance. A spider with a granulated back was observed, but closer inspection showed she was carrying her young.
True Prosperity hinges on universal sincerity and rectitude
A quotation from Herbert on prosperity arising when each person acts with perfect sincerity toward their highest sense of right. The ideal calls for self honesty and moral steadfastness as a path to collective flourishing.
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Herbert
Neighbor's Return Sets Blairsville House in Order
John Griggs views Arnold Rayner back in Blairsville and plans a full household renovation with Nellie Rogers supervising, while Miss Matilda Rogers criticizes Nellie yet praises her work ethic. Griggs seeks Nellie for a well paying job to arrange the old Trevor place and assist Rayner’s family after a fire.
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Arnold Rayner
John Griggs
Griggs
Mr. Rayner
Blairsville
Self
Trevor Place
Nellie Rogers
Nellie
Matilda Rogers
Howdy
John
Matilda
Market Prices From Baltimore Wheat and Corn Declared Steady
Local buyers faced varied prices today with wheat No 2 red at $1.12 spot and corn at $4.25 per barrel. Butter and eggs held steady while live poultry and hay showed firm tones. prices for timothy and clover reflected typical market movement.
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Tnu Aoanda
Stephenson
BRIOR
Baltimore
Star
Telegraph
Choice Creamery
Virginia
Plumb borers target injured trees, not healthy stock
Washington July 15 The American plum borers attack only trees with prior injury and cannot establish on vigorous trees. They are often found on apple trees with collar blight. USDA Bulletin 261 advises removing dead bark and painting wounds to prevent infestation, as cutting out infested areas is the treatment once established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Good Reason for Being Woman Says Atlantic Monthly
The passage argues gender roles, claiming men belong to hunting outdoors while women stay indoors by the fire. It asserts women prefer domestic life and self sufficiency, calling women the better bachelor for contentment at home and suggesting men should return home to tend hearth and teapot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
Darwin Relics and Peculiar Dutch Street Punishment
The article notes William Erasmus Darwin bequeathing Darwin family relics to his nephew including portraits medals and letters from the Beagle era and sketches of The Origin of Species. It also describes a unique Middleburg Dutch old law where petty offenders are punished by hard labor clearing weeds with a trowel and stool under guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
William Erasmus Darwin
Charles Darwin
Beagle
Scientific American
Middleburg
Netherlands
Wild American Plum Varieties Prolific Across Regions
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin highlights the North American wild plum and its many cultivated varieties. Iowa Texas Minnesota South Dakota show notable counts as new cultivars emerge from Mississippi Valley regions, pointing to future development under cultivation and the steady progress of American horticulture.
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Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
New Idea In Surgery Using Electric Soldering Iron
A St Louis physician reports that a quality electric soldering iron can serve as an effective cautery tool in surgery. It provides steady heat, destroys tissue with minimal charring and no hemorrhage, offering a rapid alternative to costly electric cauteries.
Pay Day on the B and O Railroad Recounted
The semi monthly pay day for workers in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad section was observed with officials and employees in Win hauser recovering their checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore, and Ohio Railroad
Winhauser
Case caption: Derick Herbert Larrick Trustee v Barr et al
Civil action caption lists Derick Herbert Larrick as trustee and T M Barr among defendants in a suit filed in the clerk of court. The document outlines parties and case style but provides no further procedural details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie de Preder
Oay
Derick Herbert
Larrick
T. M. Barr
Pleasant Valley Picnic and Pay Checks Mentioned
A Pleasant Valley picnic story notes noon gathering and others along the Shenandoah division receiving their pay checks. The text also mentions Maxims of Marcus O' Tutt and a dubious habit that leads a man to lie face down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Division
Marcus O' Tutt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick William E. Smith
Faror Gainesboro
Les H. Harper
Northern District
Giaey
Southern District
Isaiah C." Roe
Commonwealth Attorney
C. R. McCann
F. D. Good
Air Tonie Miller's Drug Store
Army
Navy
Quarterly Meeting
Ridgeway Circuit
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Darkesville
W. R. Hardesty
DR. Lacy
BUICK
State Health Board
Ryan &Fornd
Harry L. Livick
P Ph. G
Livick
Pleasant Valley
Little Mountain Schoolhouse
Ladies’ Aid Society
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