This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1915
Page
5
Trains arrive in Winchester from the stations named above at 9 20 am daily except Sunday 11 45 am and 7 22 pm daily. J and Tomor Supt ARippie Gen P A.
Westbound trains from Strasburg operate daily November 22 1914. No 2 runs at 7 30 am local to Harrisonburg arriving 9 30 am. No 49 at 12 25 noon local to Harrisonburg arriving 2 30 pm. No 21 at 7 59 pm local to Harrisonburg arriving 10 15 pm. Buffet parlor car offered.
A railway timetable lists southbound and northbound trains from Norfolk and Western. It covers No. 13 9:18 a m to Bristol and intermediate stations with Pullman sleepers dining car and cafe car. No. 1 2:27 a m to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton intermediates. No. 27 6:38 p m to Shenandoah and intermediates. No. 2 9:32 a m to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York with Shenandoah Junction connection. No. 14 7:04 p m to Hagerstown with Pullman sleeper to New York. No. 2 12:54 a m to Hagerstown and sleeper to New York and Philadelphia.
In Winchester Virginia the Corporation Court orders A J Tavenner to appraise the estate of Albert O S Reily deceased including real and personal property debts and taxes. He will determine heirs creditors and share per interest and will publish notice for four weeks prior to July 26 1915 to proceed with the reference and final execution if needed.
The Board of Supervisors of Warren County will offer for sale at public auction on August 10 1915 at 12 noon in Front Royal Virginia twenty thousand dollars in five hundred dollar bonds for South River District highway improvements. Bonds dated May 1 1914 bear five percent interest semiannually, mature in 30 years, redeemable after 20, tax exempt, and sold at par with accrued interest. Auction rules allow bid with accrued interest and reserve unsold bonds for sale to any buyer. JOHN M. LAKE, Chairman.
In Frederick Virginia on July 9 1915 the Circuit Court orders nonresident defendants to appear within fifteen days to protect their interests in a case involving j y M Barr and Herbert S Barrick trustees. The order mandates publication in The Evening Star Winchester for four weeks and posting at the courthouse by July 19 1915.
Week ending July 24 unclaimed letters at Winchester Virginia post office include Miss Annie Bucher Miss Mary Gordon Mr Joseph Loy Mr Arlan es Love Mr Archer Newman Miss Algee Small J W Sibert Postmaster letter recipients must pay one cent for each letter received.
Mr and Mrs L R Fay of the Hackwood estate near town have arrived to spend several weeks at home. They recently spent winter at Barnegat New Jersey and have been with relatives, according to local notices.
Indianapolis L. A. Campbell a brakeman on the Monon road recently faced a dramatic on track danger. While braking a freight he spotted a figure on the rails and sprinted to the engine pilot to grasp the person before the train ran them down. The close call ended safely with Campbell’s quick action.
Campbell realized the animal on the track was a pony, not a woman. He moved to the engine running board to avoid being crushed between pony and pilot. The pony stepped off as the engine arrived, leaving Campbell sweating but unhurt. He vowed no more movies for him.
In Chicago a man named Power Rokoezure faced a potential jail sentence for stealing six potatoes from railroad yards. His five hour old daughter prompted the judge to dismiss the case and order groceries delivered to the newborn.
Klondike Wisconsin resident Hiler Oswailer trains his horses to attack rats by tying a dead rat to a whip and rewarding the kick with corn. He says the method stemmed from seeing energetic colts kick at nothing and aims to curb a rat problem in his stables.
Abraham Tanner asked if he was a Christian, then a man he had just fed read from a small testament while stealing Tanner’s purse. The thief fled into a police officer’s arms after Tanner pursued.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that major express firms lack adequate revenue and will raise gross revenues by about 3.86 percent. The 1914-15 period shows net operating revenues at a deficit of 1,132,811 dollars and an operating loss of 2,449,863 dollars, though some petitioners are in better financial shape.
Miss Mary Marks returns home from a visit to her cousin Miss Mary Turner in White Post. Visitors include Miss Nancy Chrisman and Miss Sidney Eagle at Mrs. John Bright's. Miss Nina Stottlemyer and Miss Maude Carper guests of Lena Lichliter in Kernstown. Frank Willey and wife from Middletown with J. R. Triplett family. Rev. Alfred Jones in New York state. Mrs. James Blackburn and son from Middletown with Casper Strickler. Ada Rudolph of Winchester with Beulah Pingley. Anne Bell Grove visiting friends in Winchester.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.