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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1915

Page

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Allied and Turkish fronts and European tension reported

Dispatches note heavy fighting with Turkish fortifications at Gallipoli as Allied forces advance slowly. Turkish losses approach 50,000 with hospitals crowded in Constantinople. In Rome the Kaiser asks intervention but the Queen Dowager replies sharply. Paris reports German planes over Paris vicinity.

London Great Britain Athens Gallipoli Dardanelles Constantinople Asia Minor Rome Austria Paris Maubeauge St. George Arras Cgarency St. Denis Poincare

Motoring Party Arrives and Departures Noted in Town

Mr and Mrs Charles N Finnell and two children Miss Blackman and Mr Pope Jordan of Keyser West Virginia arrived at Hotel Jack after a Shenandoah Valley trip. They left this morning to continue their journey. Mrs William Worthington of Washington formerly Margaret Page Dame arrived for a several day visit at Miss Sherard’s on Amherst Street. Mr Colling Taylor departed this afternoon for Greensboro North Carolina after visiting relatives.

Charles N. Finnell Miss Blackman William €. Worthington Washington Margaret Page Nelson Page Sherard Amherst Street John A. Detrick New Marke Md

Tragic Death Of D T Lambert By Traction Engine

Passengers in Harrisonburg report the death of D T Lambert a 42 year old Pendleton county West Virginia man killed when the front wheel of his traction engine ran over him near the West Market Street crossing at the union station He died shortly after being moved to the SneM Grocery and Hardware Company office Relatives include his wife Mattie Judy and father Amber Lambert He leaves six children Wilie Ora Howard Margie Lane and Verna Lambert surviving in Pendleton county

Winchester Baltimore and Ohio Railroad D. T. Lambert Zeigler Pendleton County W. Va West Market Street Harrisonburg Union T. J. Lambert Methodist Episcopal Church South Central Church Baltimore Snem Grocery and Hardware Company J. M. Biedler A. C. Byers Mr. Lambert Pendleton Lambert West Market Amber Lambert Bridgewater Mattie Judy Church of the Wilie, Ora Howard Margie Lane Verna Lambert

Norfolk Business Man Injured Foot Visits Winchester

D. B. Spier of Norfolk Virginia, a young local businessman, arrived from the Shenandoah Valley and was unable to walk due to a bruised foot. He was treated at Hotel Evans by Dr. P. W. Boyd and is reported to be improving after applications to draw out the soreness.

Norfolk, Va Winchester

Summer concert by Citizens' Band at county courthouse yard

The Citizens' Band presents an outdoor concert tonight at 8:30 on the courthouse lawn. Spectators should stay off the grass and use the steps and porch while enjoying the program conducted by band director Miller Jenkins.

Court House Miller Jenkins Fred. Jewel

Morgan Ready to Resist Will Suit in Virginia Case

J P Morgan arrived on the St Louis after six weeks in England and France negotiating loans. He spoke from quarantine about the Lusitania disaster and the Supreme Court subpoena for the Martha Washington will, saying he would comply and appear in Washington. Mrs Morgan accompanied him. Two women from Berkeley Springs attended J W Spellman’s funeral and returned home.

New York J. P. Morgan St. Louis England France Morgan Mr. Morgan Lusitania Supreme Court of the United States Virginia Martha Washington Supreme Court Minnie Vangosen Lila Barker Berkeley Springs J. W. Spellman

New York Apple Market Slows as Prices Edge Lower

Apples weaker under larger offerings with prices favoring buyers. Latest quotations in barrels for Ben Davis Firsts at 3.50 dollars and seconds Firsts at 4.00 dollars.

Ben Davis

Mrs Catherine Grant Dies at 94 in Brucetown Virginia

Mrs. Catherine A. Grant widow of John Lee Grant died at her Brucetown home at 4 pm aged 94 years nine months after a six week illness. Survived by two sons, four daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at the family residence Wednesday at 2 pm, interment beside her husband in the village cemetery. Rev. Frank A Strother and Rev. Mr. McNeer officiating. Pallbearers named: Charles Tanquary, John Fishpan, William Gleisner, William C ler, Harry Montgomery, Hugh Pierce.

Brucetown Catherine A. Grant John Lee Grant Frederick County W. Va Williama W. Tanquary Annie.Grant William W. Tanquary Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank of Winchester Dudley Pierce Clarke County J. Swimley Mamie Lillian Tanquary Frank A Strother Edinburg Mr. McNeer Messrs Charles Tanquary John Fish‘pan William Gleisner William .Carleer Harry Montgomery Hugh Pierce

Lickliter Leaves Hospital After Coke Car Accident

William P. Lickliter, Baltimore and Ohio car inspector of Strasburg Junction, who was badly injured when his hands were mashed in a coke car at the site, has left Memorial Hospital and is recovering at home. He visited town for bandage changes and was attended by railroad physicians. He is expected to return to work as he fully recovers.

William P. Lickliter Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Strasburg Junction Memorial Hospital Lickliter

Seed corn varieties and garden seed list compiled

Readable fragment lists seed corn types including Field White Yellow and Enailage Corn and Stowell Evergreen Sweet. Also mentions Pine and household seed items in a catalog-like brief from a historical newspaper page.

Stowell

Leave Hospital To Nurse Her Brother

Misa Ruth Russell arrives from Frederick Maryland to nurse her brother Richard Russell ill with pneumonia at the family home on North Kent Street. He is employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and was in Brunswick before falling ill. Doctors describe his condition as serious but improving with attentive nursing.

Misa Ruth Russell Bruce Russell Frederick Frederick City Hospital Richard Russell North Kent Street Russell Baltimore On Ohio Railroad Brunswick

Local Red Men Thank Reverend for Sermon

Shawnee Tribe No. 2 of the Improved Order of Red Men appointed a committee to draft resolutions praising Rev. H. G. Spencer pastor of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church for a sermon held Sunday evening. The service benefited the society and many members attended.

H.G. Spencer Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church United States Mr. Cer

Funeral Service For Mr. Griffith

Funeral services for James Carson Griffith were held at his brother in law's home on North Main Street with Rev. H G Spencer officiating. He and his family were among mourners. floral tributes adorned the casket. The body was sent by train to Red Key Indiana for burial where he owned a home and several relatives are buried.

James Carson Griffith Ann Virginia Griffith Andrew C. Griffith The Star T. Walter Capper North Main Street H.G. Spencer Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Melissa Grifith William Smith Clarksburg W. Va May Turner Petersburg Cumberland Valley Railroad Red Key Ind Christian Church

Fordyce Moore Family Moves to Saranac Lake Health Trip

Mr and Mrs Fordyce Moore and their children of Middleway Vermont will stay with Mrs Moore's parents on West Piccadilly Street Jest New England before returning home. Mrs Moore will travel to Saranac Lake New York for a several month stay to help restore her health.

Fordyce Moore Middleway

Widow of Turner A. Lewis Dies After Lingering Illness

Mrs. Martha J. Lewis widow of Turner A. Lewis died at 616 South Braddock street at 3 P M after a lingering illness. Born near White Hall April 13 1868 she was daughter of the late Charles E B Bell postmaster and merchant. She married Mr Lewis November 9 1885, he perished while operating a threshing machine near Waynesboro Pa December 1 1912. Funeral Thursday at 3 P M from her residence in Braddock Street Church services by Rev W er Talbert. Pallbearers listed and interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Martha J. Lewis Turner A. Lewis South Braddock Street Lewis White Hall Charles EB. Bell Waynesboro South Messrs W. A. Bell M. M., Lynch T. P. Grayheal Jacob Streit John Thwaite James Hott Mount Hebron Cemetery

Byrd Declares Candidacy for State Senate in Tenth District

Frederick and Winchester voters signed petitions for Byrd to run for Virginia State Senate representing the Tenth District, including Winchester, Frederick and Shenandoah counties. He pledges to inform voters on public policy and publish positions as the General Assembly approaches.

Frederick Winchester State Senate Shenandoah Virginia General Assembly

Cabinet Meeting Faces Grave Questions Over U S Incidents

President Wilson and advisers tackle Cushing Gulflight Lusitania matters amid Philadelphia speech fallout. Adl they deny a German wireless claim of British naval losses as policy clarity remains pending. Ambassador regret over Lusitania noted. Bryan discusses Berlin contact as Cabinet convenes.

Gulflight Lusitania Mr. Wilson Philadelphia Admiralty Berlin Superb Bergen Washington Wilson Bernatorti Germany Bornstortz Bryan Lusitansa Great Britain Gerard

Four Drowned In One Family At Beat Trap

In Liverpool Ohio four members of the Taylor family drown when their rowboat capsizes at Beat Trap dam. William N. Taylor chief engineer at Midland Pennsylvania travels with wife and two children Cleota 13 and Stanley 4. Two other children survive? Bodies not recovered.

Liverpool Ohio Willliam N. Taylor Midland dam.Taylor Georgetown Pitsburgh Cleota Stanley

Auctioneer Coleman Dunn Sells Large Stock of Clothing and Shoes

Mr. Coleman Dunn of Stephenson returned from Woodstock where he conducted a successful auction sale for Mr. Jobe consigning a large stock of men's clothing and shoes. The event drew buyers and featured a wide range of apparel.

Coleman Dunn Stephenson Woodstock Jobe

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Umbert Brethren J. W. McCleary Hotd Jack Luther K. Dellinger Dodson, Md Julia Steele William Lupton S. A. Jordan Brunswick, Md Softley Evans Charles H. Neikirk Hagerstown, Md Hotel Evans Cook Fairmont Ag Norfolk D. B. Spier Shenandoah Valley Jack O’ Lanter Moon Percy Wenrich KE. W. Barry W. P. Lickliter Mr. Griffith Saranac Lake Moling and Seal Redfern Nyt Charles E. Bell Byrd Senate PO Mf, Byrd Cunard Mauretania Wire
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