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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1917

Page

2

Four story brick dwelling with extensive grounds for sale

Four story brick dwelling in western Winchester Va with front and rear porches and complete electrical fittings. Water gas and furnace furnished. Option to buy with or without furniture. About fifteen acres of attached land with outbuildings and garage. four acres of orchards grapes and more. Also farm at Gaylord four miles north of Berryville on turnpike to Charles Town with eight acre apple orchard. Tenant rights and growing crops reserved. See M M Lynch at Winchester Va for terms. By A R Pendleton. May 25 2w.

C. P. Bailey & CO Bailey Bros Winchester Gaylord Berryville Charles Town M. M. Lynch Atty A. R. Pendleton

Sanitary Closet Debate Divides Citizens On City Health Plan

Citizens at a recent meeting criticized the sanitary closets as foul and unsanitary and argued they do not solve the problem as claimed by health boards while urging the street cleaning department to handle the issue until residents revert to pit closets as before.

Summer Normal Opens With 600 at Harrisonburg State

The summer session of Harrisonburg State Normal School opened with 600 students enrolled and expected to reach 650 by week’s end. Many Winchester and Frederick County teachers will attend, with Prof. N D Cool returning to the faculty for another summer.

Harrisonburg State Normal School Winchester Frederick County N. D. Cool Winchester Public Schools Harrisonburg Winchester Summer Normal

Ohio Soil Survey Work Sends Snapp to Wooster

Mr. O S Snapp son of Mr and Mrs G O Snapp left this morning from his home on Fairmont avenue for Wooster Ohio where he will spend the summer with the soils department of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station making a soil survey of the state He is a graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg and has been principal and director of the Tuville Agricultural School in Tulile Halifax county Virginia.

O. S. Snapp G. O. Snapp Fairmont Avenue Wooster Ohio Soils Department Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Snapp Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Blacksburg Tubeville Agricultural School Tulile Halifax County

Mrs Helen Bright to Marry Again in Wartime Order

Announcement from Col T E Bright and wife of Columbus Ohio reveals engagement of their daughter Mrs Helen E Bright to Mr Milton C Boone of Hazleton Pa. Former wife of James Rothwell of Martinsburg W Va the divorcee has many Winchester friends. Wedding date depends on Mr Boone finishing training at Fort Myer Virginia and he has worked with Stonega Coal and Coke Co Big Stone Gap Virginia.

T. E. Bright Columbus Ohio Helen E. Bright Milton C.boone Hazleton Bonne Fort Myer Stonega Coal and Coke Company Big Stone Gap

Epworth League Convention Called Off in Hagerstown

The Frederick district Methodist Episcopal Epworth League meeting planned for June 2 253 in Hagerstown is canceled due to extensive damage from a severe hay storm making it impossible to host delegates and entertain attendees.

Epworth League Frederick District Methodist Episcopal Church Hagerstown League

Kidney and bladder trouble cured by Jad Salts remedy

An old authority links kidney and bladder irritation to uric acid. It prescribes four ounces of rad Salta daily for two to three days to neutralize urine acidity and lessen irritation, noting Jad Salts as an inexpensive, harmless lithia-water remedy used by many with urinary disorders.

Gentry Named Deputy Court Clerk in Virginia

C E Gentry formerly storekeeper and gauger at Savage distillery Kernstown and chief clerk in Staunton has been appointed deputy clerk of the United States Court for the western district of Virginia at Lynchburg. He plans to begin duties around June 15 and has been occupying the Charlottesville post. He contested the clerkship of succeeding Major Marion in the army and married a daughter of the late Major and Mrs Joseph Vallar Kernstown. Lewis H Prisce at

C. E. Gentry Savage Kernstown Staunton United States Court Western District of Virginia Lynchburg Gentry Charlottesville Ted Maron Mr. Gentry Joseph , Vallar

Plans for Fourth Firemen Benefit Progress

Firemen see strong business support spurred by the Chamber of Commerce. Officers include John McDonald as chairman and John Boxwell as secretary. Committees cover soliciting decoration printing and entertainment with appointments to come next Wednesday.

Chamber of Commerce John McDonald John Boxwell Bayliss

Nurse Annie McFadden Heads to Mare Island Red Cross Unit

Miss Annie McFadden a trained nurse from this city has joined the Red Cross and is assigned to Mare Island California She leaves with six other Garfield Hospital Washington nurses by way of Chicago to join the Mare Island unit for service

Annie McFadden Washington Red Cross Mare Island California Garfield Hospital Chicago

Cumberland Valley Railroad Prepares New Train Timetable

A new schedule for the Cumberland Valley Railroad is being prepared and should take effect on Sunday, July 1, aligning with the Pennsylvania Railroad timetable. The Winchester office has no knowledge of any passenger service changes.

Cumberland Valley Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Winchester The

Darken Your Gray Hair With Sage and Sulphur Compound

A vintage home remedy invites readers to ask druggists for Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural hair color. Advert says it darkens gradually, works on gray hair, and provides a youthful look. not a medical cure.

Wyeth

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