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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
Private sale of a four story brick dwelling with porches and complete utilities including water gas and furnace. Property includes about fifteen acres with outbuildings two barns apple orchard and farm facilities in the western suburbs near Berryville Gaylord area. Details missing due to damaged text.
J R Hutchinson assistant director of state extension work visited the Chamber of Commerce with William P Massey to plan a county wide campaign next month. The state extension service will assist by sending three to four experts to organize meetings and demonstrations for farmers and apple growers about scientific cooperative control of sowing harvesting and marketing.
A public call urging participation in a city parade tonight. Message emphasizes patriotism with strong assertion about defending values and country. Ends with urging residents to display national colors and join the procession.
Official notice reports seventy eight percent turnout in the primary with higher expected in the final election. The elections committee will canvass on Monday night and announce results by nine. The meeting will adopt by laws and discuss the county wide Chamber of Commerce ticket featuring several leading county men.
The Clarke county King's Daughters held a convention at Grace Episcopal Church with state president Mrs. Clarence F. Burton in attendance. The gathering, including visitors from Front Royal, featured hymns, addresses by Rev. J. H. Bean, Rev. Edward Wall, and Mrs. Burton, and discussion of Sheltering Arms Hospital in Richmond founded by Miss Rebecca Dulaney Peterkin.
In Capon Bridge West Virginia Minnie Arnold and family visited Nimrod Oats. Twin boys were born to Raymond and Edna Elliette but died shortly after birth. Belle Garvin visited sister W J Muse. Edward Johnson family welcome a nine pound baby boy. Triplette 8
Mr and Mrs L J Hook visited Mrs and Mrs T L Larrick Sunday afternoon. Mrs Fannie Chapman and Miss Eula Hoover called on Mr and Mrs E S Johnson. E R Hook Ray Kerns and Ira Whitacre travelled to Winchester Wednesday to prepare for the future. Rubber models of cow parts invented in England aid girls training as milkmaids.
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