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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1924
Page
8
Miss Ollie Wageley recovering from appendicitis operation at Memorial Hospital last week. She is improving slowly and hopes to leave in about two weeks. She lives with a housekeeper and sitter at Braddock Street.
Virginia recorded 23 559 marriages in 1923 an increase of 542 over 1922 and 273 above 1921. White marriages reached 15 212 up 543 from 1922 and 338 from 1921 while colored marriages fell by 1 from 1922. Large counties showed few colored marriages and Clifton Forge Petersburg and Portsmouth had higher colored totals.
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals refused the plea for oral argument on writs of error by Robert O. Garrett and Larkin C. Garrett. The court upheld its written ruling denying writs of error as the brothers face prison terms for the killing of Rev. Edowards Sylvester Pierce in front of the Baptist parsonage at umbeda Court House. Robert Garrett is sentenced to five years and Larkin Garrett to four.
Deeds admitted to record by M. M. Lynch Special Commission in the Corporation clerk's office.
Transfers include Virginia Woolen Company with a double house and lot on East Piccadilly Street near B and O tracks for 2900 dollars. F Shryock and wife sell to Carter Wisecarver a Berryville Pike lot for 500 or less. Elizabeth Horsey sells to J S Richman four sets at Shannon Hill for 466 dollars.
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