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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
2
A home made cough syrup using 20 ounces of Pinex mixed with granulated sugar syrup yields a pint of remedy for 54 cents. It claims quick relief for coughs throat and chest colds and lists Pinex as Norway pine extract with guaiacol. Buy from druggists as 214 ounces of Pinex with directions and a money back guarantee. Ft Wayne.
Miss Detrick died Friday from blood poisoning after a rapid decline from a mild illness. Survived by her brother Dr. Frederick L. Detrick of Bellevue Hospital New York City, he travels from Texas with her body to New Market for burial beside her parents. A Protestant Episcopal Church member, she had been a student at Head College Frederick and studied voice at Bristol Academy near Washington.
In December 1915 Chief Doran and deputies with J R Doran and Postmaster J W Sibert helped capture Dowd, a suspected yeggman linked to the St Michaels post office robbery. Webber traced Dowd from a B and O train to Winchester, where Dowd was seized in bed. Dowd later received ten years in prison, and associates Nolan and Horn were arrested. The officers earned 300 dollars for Dowd and 100 dollars for Nolan and Horn.
The report notes a daily average attendance of 25 patients and 298 treated at the dispensary, totaling 910 patients aided by the hospital. It records property value of 59,381.56 with outstanding indebtedness at year end.
The report states last year’s receipts totaled 20 885.89 including 800 from Winchester for indigent patient care. Expenditures totaled 18 674.57 leaving a receipts over expenditures balance of 2 211.32. Expenditures comprised 788.29 for improvements and 17 886.28 for maintenance.
Mr Herbert A Roefler of Plattesville Wisconsin one of twenty passengers killed in the Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at Mount Union Pennsylvania early Tuesday morning was a son in law of Mr and Mrs William Jacobs near White Post Clarke County Virginia He was an analytical chemist and stood high in his profession He married Miss Mary Stuart Jacobs several years ago He leaves his widow and a son about eighteen months old
The American Press lists nineteen newspapers for sale and Publishers’ Auxiliary shows forty six ads for newspapers for sale. Ads also offer job offices and printing plants as market slows due to high material costs.
The funeral of Mollie Johnson wife of Walter Johnson of near Trone Va was held at the Christian Church. Rev W Lawson of Capon Bridge Va conducted the service. She died Friday morning after a lingering illness of dropsy and heart trouble leaving husband three young children and sisters Misses Jones of Winchester.
Brucetown circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South held its last quarterly conference at the parsonage with Presiding Elder J A Anderson chairing. It marked the christening of the two youngest sons of Rev O D Lambert, local pastor, with many official members and ladies in attendance.
A vintage advertisement extols Danderine as a quick hair cleanser that removes dust and eye oil, leaving hair wavy fluffy and soft with shine. It claims dandruff dissolving scalp Invigorating effect and hair growth benefits from a 25 cent bottle.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County W. W. Bowles has been appointed guardian of his three nephews Joseph W. Bowles Garvin Bowles and James A Bowles minor children of the late Joseph W Bowles Both parents are dead The guardian qualified by giving bond in the penalty of 25000
Berryville Va March 1 Soldier s Rest one of Clarke counties oldest houses built by Hessian prisoners for Gen Daniel Morgan has been sold by J E Barnett Clarke county Board of Supervisors to Clifton Price for 25000 acres 225 acres of fertile land a half mile north of Berryville Barnett reserves occupancy for a year then will likely rent and move into Berryville
Ridgeway services announced with preaching at Kirksville Church South on Sunday March 1 at 11 a.m. and Rest Rue at 7 45 p.m. W R Hardesty is pastor.
A staged roundup of upcoming sales around Winchester lists March dates and sellers from P. W. Lockhart to Jacob Metz. Entries specify livestock such as horses cattle hogs and dairy stock plus farm implements and household goods at each property near Mt. Williams Sumanit Point Berryville DeHaven Martinsburg Pike Kerns Town and nearby areas.
The Cherry Grove Literary Society discussed which group has the greater right to complain about white mistreatment, Indians or Negroes. Voting favored the affirmative with three votes. Local social notes mention visits by Miss Dorothy Mills and others and a box and pie social planned at Cherry Grove schoolhouse on March 7.
Ralph Gunn died of pneumonia in Cross Junction and was buried Monday evening. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Gunn of Washington D. C. and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Baker. Funeral services were led by Rev. C. V. Van Der Linden with Rev. J. R. Beale assisting. Pallbearers were Grady Braithwaite Fred Braithwaite Max Braithwaite Harold Edwards and Erle Edwards.
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