Early Memoirs of Winchester by D H Conrad
Local reminiscences recount Winchester life after 1812 including figures like Judge Pepper and Natty Ryan. Vivid sketches cover a painter Tom Vinegar, a melancholy constable John Ball, street changes, church sites, and market house history. The narrative closes with wartime memories and old town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Scott
Bartoline G Saddletree
Tom Vinegar
Tom
Natty Ryan
Natty
Parker
Canada
Williamsburg
John Mackey
David Hunter
Mackey
John Ball
Mr. McGuire
Slater
Ball
Mother's Day Services at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church schedules a full Mother's Day program with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Adult Men's Bible Class, public worship at 11:00 a.m. Rev. J. W. Cammack will preach. At 7:00 p.m. the young people's union discusses “Seeking the Lost” and the 8:00 p.m. service features a sermon titled “The Comfort of Mother's Love.” Pastor Charles Adey urges wearing a white carnation in honor of mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
J. W. Cammack
D. D
Richmond
Young People's Union
Luke
Charles Adey
Presbyterian Services Date and Times Noted for Mother’s Day
The Rev. Dr. J. Y. Lacy will preach at 11 a.m. and 7:26 p.m. tomorrow at the Presbyterian church. The morning service will be appropriate to Mother’s Day. Our biggest asset a spotless town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.y. Lacy
Presbyterian
Hurch
Infant plaintiff seeks settlement of estate in Winchester court
In the Corporation Court of Winchester on May 6 1921 Theodore B E Parker infant by Ida Fisher guardian sues D W E Poisal as estate administrator of Caroline P Barr decd James Parker and Frances Parker seeks to settle fiduciary accounts discover heirs and distribute estate. Defendants not Virginia residents must appear within fifteen days after publication with four weekly notices in The Evening Star and posting at courthouse door by May 9 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court of the City of Winchester
Theodore BE. Parker
Ida Fisher
D. W.E. Poisal
Caroline P. Barr
D. Janmres Parker
Frances Parker
W. E. Poisal
Virginia
Evening Star
Winchester
J. B. Beverleey
Ward & Larrick
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Constitutional Cure
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased ear. The remedy claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and restore normal hearing. Free circulars available from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Want Ad Claims Tools Outpace Swords in Civilization
A playful editorial notes that everyday tools like scrub brushes and paint brushes drive progress more than force, framing a civic growth theme through practical work and craft. The piece blends humor with a call to constructive effort in public life.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riley & Son
Namon Buns
R.Y. Conrad
THE
American Legion
Empire Theater
A. M. Baker
Jewell Pocahontas Coal
Cincinnati
W. B. Snider & Son
North Market Street
Radford
Preston McConnell
East Radford
Huntsberry
Home of Good Shoes
N. Main St
D.h.conrad
Ld Catholic
Church Hill
Peter
Market Street
Masons
Kramer
Trisler
Edw. Powers
Neddy Powers
Trister
Robert
Wm. Grayson
Jas. C. Bronaugh
Wm. Hampton
Poor House
Lec
Court House
George Kramer
John Bell
Dr. Conrad
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Services
Messaline
Georgette
Vale
H. K. Green & Brother
Moling & Seal
John S. Solenberger & Co
Jessie Hillyard Bell
Water Street
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