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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
6
Floodwaters washed out soil and fences across fields, with water gaps and torrents tearing through corn and garden plots. At the northwest grade crossing water reached heights of several feet, causing hundreds of dollars in losses to farmers. Livestock drowned and cattle were stranded, forcing emergency moves to higher ground. long cleanup and repairs are expected to take time.
Five reel Shubert feature The Wild Fire with Lillian Russell and Chas Chaplin billed for Empire. Reviews note superb photography and costumes but mixed on the story. Also screenings include The Tramp with Chaplin at 7 15 and 10 10 plus another feature with Vivian Rich or Marian Cooper.
Miss Agnes P. Smith daughter of Rev Dr W D Smith rector of Christ Church returns from Bryn Mawr College and will spend the summer at home. She recently won the Austin Hall Norris undergraduate scholarship as Taft addressed the students on the term’s close.
Margaret Clarke stars in The Www wer, a five part Famous Players release praised for its pleasing subject and charm. The film, likened to remarkable output since Paramount Film, is billed for showing at the Empire next Wednesday.
The Star notes a June 2 meeting of the Citizens Improvement League at Branson school house. It urges local participation to address school questions and education as a community center, calling for organizing Citizens Leagues if needed and sustained activity after term end.
A political editorial argues for resisting foreign aggression despite war costs. It denounces pacifist sentiments as cowardly and warns against sacrificing honor for peace. It calls for defending the nation, appealing to historical sacrifice and urging voting rights only after national defense.
The funeral for Mrs. Clau dia Bageant wife of A L Bageant who died after a long illness at her Martinsburg home proceeded from her residence at o o clock this morning Rev Henry P Hamill of the Methodist Church South officiated The body was moved to Winchester by the Cumberland Valley Railroad and buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery She recently underwent a Cumberland hospital operation that gave only temporary relief The Frederick county native aged 35 was a daughter of Charles Jolley and survived by her husband two children Pauling and Chalmers Bageant seven sisters and four brothers
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