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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
5
Train service from Philadelphia to Winchester runs daily except Sunday with departures at 9 2 am 11 45 am and 7 pm. Information from H A Rippre general passenger agent and J Tones superintendent.
Southern Railway timetable effective November 22 1914 lists westbound No 23 daily 740 am local to Harrisonburg arriving 930 am. No 49 daily noon local to Harrisonburg arriving 230 pm with Buffet Parlor Car. No 21 daily 759 pm local to Harrisonburg arriving 1015 pm. Eastbound No 14 daily 825 am limited to Alexandria Washington arriving 1150 am with Buffet Parlor. No 28 daily 540 pm local to Alexandria Washington arriving 915 pm with Buffet Parlor. No 24 daily local from Harrisonburg to Strasburg arriving 730 pm. C W Westbury Gen Agt Washington DC.
Train No 139 departs at 18 a m for Bristol and intermediate stations with Pullman sleepers dining cars and parlor car service Roanoke to Bristol. No 1 2 27 a m runs Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediate stops with Pullman Sleepers Gary and Winston Salem cafe car Shenandoah and Gar connects at Roanoke with Memphis special. No 27 6 38 p m serves Shenandoah and intermediates. No 28 9 32 a m goes to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with Shenandoah Junction connection to Washington. No 14 7 04 p m to Hagerstown with Pullman sleeper to New York. No 2 12 54 a m to Hagerstown with Pullman Sleeper to New York and Philadelphia.
In Winchester Virginia the Corporation Court refers the Reily estate case to Commissioner A J Tavenner to appraise Virginia real and personal assets debts and beneficiaries while notifying all parties in interest. The order directs publication for four weeks and sets July 26 1915 as the execution date at his Winchester office with further adjournments if needed.
Dr H A Surface Pennsylvanias state zoologist offers a hundred dollar reward for a single hoop snake specimen. He notes reports in newspapers but says no one has produced a hoop snake despite widespread sightings by berry pickers and picnickers seeking the prize.
A testimonial from Edward Craft of Elba NY credits Chamberlain's Liniment with relief from rheumatic pains stiffness and knee soreness. The ad notes the product is obtainable everywhere.
A vintage ad warns against calomel and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable, non salivating remedy. It claims to boost liver function, purify bowels, and restore energy with a single spoonful, promising money back if unsatisfied.
Shire has improved after illness. Cora Hale daughter of L H Summer also shows improvement after a week with cold and croap. Ernest Price attended a large birthday dinner at Andrew Ridketts near Howards Chapel. W Z Anderson of Inwood visited the Alberts Brown last week. Farmers busy with grain and threshing. J J Barrett R S Summel and V W Hardy storing grain in barns.
Ridgeway West Virginia reports a Maryland visitors visit relatives. Mrs Mary E Cunningham shows signs of recovery after illness. Mrs Henry Hinton injured in buggy accident but no bones broken. Dr M C Hoffman treated her. Haddox Lodge 331 officers installed for term. Silas Cather visits from Winchester. A C Collis visits Martinsburg area. Joseph Hill, once ill, now out and active.
An advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment addressing blood and mucous surfaces. It claims effectiveness for catarrh and urges sending testimonials, noting the product by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and distribution by local druggists for 75 cents.
GAINESBORO VA July 15 The Sunday school will hold its annual picnic at Rock House Park on August 21 All Sunday schools are cordial invited to attend Miss Georgia Darlington is visiting relatives in Martinsburg Little Russell Holland was kicked Monday by a horse He was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by Drs Smith and Boyd where he is getting along satisfactorily
Miss Lillye Wilson of near Romney West Virginia returned home after a three week visit with Mr and Mrs John Locke. Parsonages receive a new metal roof and renovations since spring conference. Byrd Purcell beautifies his home with fresh paint. David Huyett Jr of Reading Pennsylvania stayed with Mrs W B Timberlake and departed recently. Mrs M J Morrison left on Monday for unspecified destination.
The passage recounts Mrs. Myerley visiting her sons in Shenangoah Junction and caring for her ill mother, then shifts to a World War I era vignette from Eric Fisher Wood about a widow who loses her son and endures hardship. It ends with a poetic piece about a mountain man longing for the homeland.
Dorothy Lewis reports from Scottsburg that a man returns to his rustic cabin, seeking comfort among familiar real things and finding discontent with superficial ones. The piece reflects nostalgia and a quiet, solitary mood.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Thomson plan a Washington stop early next week after their June 30 marriage. They will stay briefly Tuesday before continuing to Summit Point, West Virginia, to visit Mr Thomson's parents, currently at Bowling Green Missouri. Mrs Thomson recently returned from an extended tour.
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