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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1916

Page

6

Four Matinees At Empire This Week

Empire presents four matinees this week headlined by the Iron Claw serial with a special Friday school fair matinee. A refined vaudeville acts as a lead in to the five reel Vita Graph Blue Ribbon Feature My Lady's Slipper starring Anita Stewart and Earl Williams. The Brady story promises costly, captivating entertainment.

Vitagraph Anita Stewart Earl Williams Godders Vitagraph’ Company Cyrus Townsend Brady

Miss Minter Leads Big Parade In New York

Mary Miles Minter tops a Saturday parade of photo plays in New York. She rides a pair of Shetland ponies led by Charlie Chaplin in Madison Square Garden as fans await her film Dimples and a light comedy with Mr and Mrs Sidney Drew. Ad 10c.

Metro Mary Miles Minter Sidney Drew Miss Minter New York Madison, Square Garden Charlie Chaplin

Banks Asked For More Information

The comptroller of the currency calls on national banks to report their condition as of May 1 and disclose investments in foreign securities especially those of war nations. The data aim to reveal how much of the Entente loan funds, directly or indirectly, came from national banks and what Germany or Austria may have secured through banks.

Germany Austria

Bishop Brown to Confirm Class in Winchester

Bishop Brown coadjutor of the Virginia diocese will visit Winchester to administer confirmation at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. Rector W D Smith will present a large class and Bishop Brown will preach the sermon. Keating and Ward of Washington registered at Hotel Evans.

Brown Virginia Winchester Christ Protestant Episcopal Church W. D. Smith Messrs F. A. Keating C. A. Ward Washington Hotel Evans

Capt Barley to Rest Here After Long Railroad Service

The remains of Capt Lewis D Barley longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger train conductor will be brought to Winchester on Shenandoah Special No 6 at 1 30 PM for burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery Barley family graves will have brief service led by Rev W O Tatbert with pallbearers named Kin sel Murnan Calvert Maphis Harmer Norris Sloat Boehm The funeral follows services held in Lexington VA where he had lived since about 1875 and he was the oldest active conductor on the division expected to draw many railroad officials and employees

Lewis D. Barley Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Lexington Winchester Shenandoah Mount Hebron W. O. Tatbert Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Barley Messrs Theodore Y. Kinsel M. B. Murnan C. E. Calvert J. L. Maphis Stanley E. Harmer B. F. Norris John I. Sloat M. D. Boehm

Good Story Told Of General Grant

An old Wilderness Virginia resident recalls meeting General Grant during the Civil War era. The man recounts Grant’s playful reply about four possible destinations as Union troops cross the Rapidan, and why Charlottesville Richmond heaven or other places were unlikely. Also noted are Mr and Mrs Kabler of Baltimore visiting Hotel Jack during a Valley motoring trip.

Virginia Grant Culpeper Rapidan Gen. Grant Charlottesville Richmond Heaven General Hill Lee Jackson

Baltimoreans Here on Weekend Motor Trip

Mr William A Marburg and Mr Andrew W N Trippe of Baltimore motored to town Saturday evening and stayed at the Hotel Jack for the weekend. Mrs William A Marburg, visiting her mother Mrs Robert Arbuckle at Bartonville, joined the party and they left this morning for a Shenandoah Valley motor trip.

William A. Marburg Andrew WN. Trippe Baltimore Jack William A.marburg Robert Arbuckle Bartonville Shenandoah Valley

Public Sale of C M Barrett Real Estate

By deed of trust dated March 1 1910 C M Barrett and wife convey property in Frederick county Virginia. Trustee will sell at public auction June 8 1916 at 11 a m in front of the Winchester Court House a 133 acre tract near Raceburg with a large house barn and about 1200 apple trees and 200 peach trees. Terms one third cash on sale day balance in one and two years with interest six percent secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. P HARRY R KERN, Trustee. Duvall, Auctioneer.

C. M. Barrett Circuit Court Frederick County Court House Winchester Raceburg Fries, Sells Barrett Fred. L. Glaize

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Soulcehofe Sunshine Oll Ote Ises Natl. Bank Glaize & Brother Maift Street Piccadilly Muresco Bell Phone Jessie Hillyard UNION Bank of Winchester Jas. B. Russell John Thwaite Lee R. Grim Ona Empire N. Y Bishop Brown Capt. Barley Brunswick General Grant Joe Ga. Kabler Valley Thos. J. Carrigan Mrs. Sidney Drew the Iron Claw Shehaven Flo Parker Dehaven Iron Claw Clemenceau Voolvil & Feature Pictures My Lady’s Slipper C.m.barrett Real Estate Harry R Kern Duvall Hable’s Gray & Sheetz the Farmers & Merchants Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank P. J. Locke Berryville, Va Winchester Inn G. C. Shepard Jones’ Creamery W. M. Fletcher Throrough J. A. H. Byrd Berryville,Va John C. I Good & CO Florida Woodward’s South Main St D. L. Wyndham’s BE. Channing Ren Livick’s and Bath H. R Hae Ee Wrwers Star
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