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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
2
A two day sale offers remaining goods at deep discounts with prices like 19c parasols 25c roll paper 39c white waists 75c silk shirts and 5c spools. Hundreds of items including china plates ribbons corsets and lace curtains are priced half or less with numerous 5c to 19c entries.
The body of Carter George Scrivner will rest in Weiser Idaho, not Winchester, as relatives had suggested. An uncle arranged funeral details, no witnesses to the shooting, and Scrivner, 29, was found with four bullet wounds beside a railroad track after being taken to his brother in law Kramer’s home.
Cross Roads Virginia notes Rev Peter Miller will preach at Fairview Church Sunday at 10 30 a m instead of 11 a m to allow time to reach Trinity later. He will also preach at Fairview Saturday night as announced. Local residents, visits, and family movements are listed with neighbors hosting and moving between farms and towns.
One hundred dollars reward offered for in cure of catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and expel poison. Sufferers are promised improvements in general health after short use and testimonials are available by mail from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Mrs. Jacob Horner and four daughters return to Inwood West Virginia after visiting Wesley Morrison. Families visit hospitalities and church events are planned with Rev. O D Lambert conducting service March 25 at 7 30 p m. Stewards plan to close church finances. Rev Lambert may be reassigned after Roanoke conference. Local residents travel and gatherings include Mr Log Castleman painting and visits from Rosa Alabaugh and Joseph Snapp.
Clifton Carver of the Star barber shop Martinsburg West Virginia underwent foot surgery yesterday in this city performed by Dr C R Anderson. The operation was entirely successful.
In Stephens City Virginia Mrs Julian Denham Steee hosted a Friday afternoon event from 3 to 6 o clock for Miss Eisie M Vorest of Lancaster Pennsylvania with St Patrick s Day themed decorations and refreshments. Guests included Miss Magdalen Zinn of Stephenson Miss Henkel from Washington and Miss Rhoda Shertzer who recently returned from Lancaster and Johnstown Pennsylvania. Miss Gertrude Jenkins of Strasburg spent Sunday with her aunt Mrs S M Stickley.
In Chicago on March 22 detectives arrested Prof. Henry Landwirth formerly of Loyola University and Mrs Lillian Landwirth after his first wife complained. They claimed a single poem sufficed as evidence of marriage claiming it licensed him to wed two women. The professor argued the verse resembled a contract and rejected the claim.
Oscar G. Murray, late chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, leaves almost 400000 to his executors to fund a home for the widows and orphans of employees who died in service. He totals almost 1000000 from his estate with substantial bequests to personal staff and managers ranging from 25000 to 500.
Mr. Charles H. Walker, a leading Charlottesville businessman and former city treasurer, died yesterday. A Crenshaw School alumnus, he joined the Confederate army in 1863 at 18 and was severely wounded on August 13, 1864, during the Berryville wagon train capture.
Take Your Medicines REGULARLY Hood's Sarsaparilla Before Meals Peptiron Pills After This combination is having wonderful success everywhere It is sweeping poor health and fear of mental and physical breakdown out of many homes It restores lost appetite and gives the glow of health to the cheeks
The Rev J B Bakers of Hampden Sydney Virginia will preach in Clearbrook Church on Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. The public is invited to be present.
The record notes Frederick county collected during the period a sum of 2082 dollars 94 cents as part of the statewide total across twenty cities. The fragment indicates fiscal figures tied to local government collections within the state.
In Hogue Creek Virginia on March 21 Mr and Mrs Clemet Kumpe and children of Yellow Springs West Virginia returned home after visiting her father Mr Harry White. Mrs Robert Cather visited daughter Mrs Ollie Clowser recently. Mrs Lee Orndoff called to her mother's by illness of Mrs Joseph Larrick and sister Miss Angie Larrick. Mrs W G Hoge of Holbrook PA now improving after surgery at Waynesburg PA hospital. John OFlaherty of Mount Williams visited Joshua Orndoff. Ongoing high waters halted Mount Olive Church services. Carter Hoover and son visited LUher Larrick recently.
Woodstock will continue its fair through a newly chartered county corporation by the Stateration Commission. The company has authorized capital stock of 25 000 dollars with 12 500 dollars paid in par value 25 dollars per share. J H Smoot of Woodstock serves as president and I R L Campbell of Capon Road as secretary.
Mrs. E. Virginia Smith departed yesterday afternoon for Baltimore to visit friends and spend some time there.
A vintage ad states that a bilious attack slows the liver and causes constipation and stomach distress. It claims Cham berlain's Tablets will tone the liver clean the stomach and restore health. The price is a quarter and the tablets are sold by all druggists.
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