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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
4
The Washington Post notes Augusta Georgia mobilizes after a March 22 fire to rebuild a bigger, wealthier city. Banks report record deposits, dealers see sales surges, architects work full tilt, and a building boom underway with plans for modern, costly structures. Augusta Week festival expanded to honor renewed energy.
A poem reflecting on mortality and the afterlife. The speaker considers wings and crowns yet questions fear of the void. He shares a pragmatic creed to treat others squarely and kindly, arguing such virtue warrants a simple, hopeful afterlife.
Washington alumni roster lists May 12 banquet honoring University of Virginia faculty. Notables include President Wilson ’81 Attorney General Gregory ’84 Justice McReynolds ’84 and nine Senators plus eighteen congressmen. Rev Dr Alfred Jones to preach at Evandale Church Sunday at 8.
An advocacy piece argues for a dedicated rat day to combat depredations by rats. It notes rats spread disease, ruin crops and food, and bite people, urging homeowners and farmers to organize poisoning campaigns and public action.
Willow Brook West Virginia May 4 notes report Easter visit by James Hottel and Cora Trenary of Winchester to Trenary family. Numerous locals attend funeral of Harry Button. Residents visit Hemp family homes as Nellie Butler Lottie Roberts Fannie Smith Goldie Braithwaite spend time with Hemp relatives.
Long Meadows Virginia May 4 reports Mr Jen Carpet ill with pneumonia. H F Brumback and S Brumback return from Luray. Mrs Maury Davidson called to Boyce for her father Jesse Funk's death. S G Colfelt ill with heart trouble. Sallie Stake visits Winchester with Mollie O Leary. A J Brumback visiting relatives on Front Royal. Miss Mayme Cooley improving after illness.
Pastor E. W. Brubaker announces preaching at Harpers Valley 11 a.m. Macedonia 3 30 p.m. and Relief 8 p.m. on Sunday. Local congregations invite parishioners to attend services at each site.
A Saratoga dispatch reports bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church endorsing union with the Methodist Episcopal Church South in the annual address. The stance supports wage agreements and profit sharing, condemns Sabbath desecration Mormonism and saloons, and censure of divorce rites. Child labor is condemned and the Keating-Owen bill is endorsed.
A description of the purple martin as a diligent insect eater and valuable resident on farms. It notes long work hours, colony nesting, April arrival, yearly return, a three mile feeding territory, and prior decline due to English sparrow competition.
Hogue Creek Virginia May 4 Mr and Mrs S T Larrick and Mr and Mrs Harry Larrick of Newport News visited the Cooper family near Kernstown. May and Ina Barrett and Bina Cooper visited Mrs John Lupton. Mrs Robert Cather visited her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ollie Clowser. Brantie Holland visited sister Mrs Mollie Briercamp. J S Orndorff and Scottie White hosts. Ralph Cather of Winchester guest of his father Harvey McFarland. Lucinda Leola Mandy Foster visited Hazel and Nannie Orndorff. Little James Shanholtz improving under Dr G L Miller care. Mrs J S Orndorff and sons Gover and Statton returned from visit to Mrs S E Smithhey near Ridgeway.
Fragmentary reader note describes a claimed natural eye remedy and family care book offered by mail from Atlanta Georgia. The ad touts a long history of recommending the product as a splendid aid and comfort in letters, seeking to mail a sample to interested expectant readers.
Herbert S. Larrick trustee offers at public auction a one acre lot with small dwelling near Jar Hill Clearbrook in Frederick County. Sale at Winchester County Court House May 13 1916 at 1 o clock. Terms: half cash, balance in two annual payments with purchaser bonds and insurance policy.
40 acres of limestone land near Clearbrook Virginia offered for quick sale by A D Henkle. Seeks fast buyer. Includes farm suitability for drilling or farming with ample limestone access. Potential price and exact terms not listed.
Special commissioners announce a public auction of 135 acres near Winchester Virginia by decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County in the Pansey Wright vs Strother case. The farm includes a cut stone house, barns, two bearing orchards, and is leased for 500 dollars until March 1 1917. One third cash sale, balance by two notes, with interest at six percent. Auction date May 27 1916 noon. Roy P Davall auctioneer.
A five pointed star badge on each Chamberlain's Tablets package is described as a link to ancient Greek health ideals. The ad promises quick relief for digestive issues and biliousness, urging readers to obtain the product from their druggist.
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