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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
5
Railroad schedules list arrivals at Winchester from the line operator with daily patterns at 9 20 am and 7 28 pm and variations on Sundays. Superintendent Towan and Geo P A oversee operations while other services operate daily except Sundays with different codes.
The 1914 Southern Railway timetable lists daily local trains from Strasburg to Harrisonburg with arrivals at 9 30 am and 2 40 pm and return service from Harrisonburg to Strasburg and Washington. Parlor car service and buffet facilities are noted on selected trips.
An old advertisement promotes Cardus a tonic for nervous women and weak systems claiming to calm nerves and restore strength. It urges readers to buy at druggists and to write for a promotional pamphlet.
A detailed account of Laudeum closes with Miss Richardson directing a refined program. Miss Best showcased expressive work while Frances Grantham and others were heard individually. The junior recital featured toddlers trained by Miss Meyer and Madame Gaillard, including a French play La Surprise with Grace Cover and peers.
The Star reports the prize list from the recent school fair includes the department devoted to agriculture after an initial omission. Agriculture Boys Corn Club winners are listed with awards for largest acre yield: Raymond Duvall receives a prize buggy robe and watch, and C. D. Branson earns 200 pounds of 16 percent acid phosphate.
A fragment lists prize items for a poultry show including best ear and largest potato awards. Exhibitors mentioned include C DBranson Ward Newell Raymond Duvall Emma Rhodes Gertrude Ritter Lydia Golightly and others with prizes such as subscriptions to Barred Plymouth Rock Journal Reliable Poultry Journal and Plymouth Rock Journal.
The Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America at Gore Va will hold its annual religious service on Sunday June 6 at 3 30 p m in the Baptist Church. The chaplain Rev Good will preach the sermon. A brief program will follow and all order members and neighboring camps are urged to attend. The public is invited.
Table one lists attendees with Prof. B. F. Sine as principal, D. F. Kerns and Miss Beall Garvin as assistants, the same trio in charge since the school began. Paul Sine, 16, received a diploma for completing required work. Ira Whitacre and daughter Pauline visited his mother Mrs. Fannie Whitacre in town, with services planned Sunday at Rock Enon.
The Winchester Gas and Electric Light Company held its annual meeting at James B. Russell’s office on Rous Avenue to elect officers for the coming year. Elected were President James B. Russell Vice President John M. Steck General Manager John H. Cunningham Secretary and Treasurer J Fred Goss Directors include Russell Steck Cunningham John H. Snyder Phil H. Gold RB Correll and George W. Kurtz. No dividend was declared at the meeting but one is expected soon.
The District Nurse Association meeting scheduled for this afternoon is postponed due to heavy rain. It will be held tomorrow Thursday at 4 o'clock in the City Hall council chamber. All members are urged to attend.
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