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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
2
Messrs. Robert Jones J Fred Goss and Newton Grove of this city attended the Virginia Grand Lodge annual session in Richmond for several days with William T Walters and family noted among participants.
Miss Mamie Miller of Hayfield marries Charles McTiwee of the county in a Fairfax Hotel parlor ceremony on South Market Street. The groom, a Gaines area farmer, was wed by Rev. Roy S Schmucker with Rev. N R Athey assisting, witnesses from the Bowers family and hotel guests.
The Rev. A. M. Earle was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Slanesville last night and of the Capon Bridge church this evening by a Winchester Presbytery commission. Members included Rev. C. D. Gilkeson of Moorefield Rev. Dr. W. J. Webster of Front Royal and Rev. Dr. F. J. Brooke of Romney. Both churches lie in Hampshire County West Virginia.
New York May 13 Some striking parallels appear in a comparison of the deaths from the Titanic and Lusitania disasters John Jacob Astor and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt were the most conspicuous American losses each inherited a great fortune and led social life Henry B Harris and Charles Frohman were notable theater world figures whose careers ended with the sinkings Jacques Futrelle and Justus Miles Forman were prominent writers in the prime of their fame when they sailed on the ships.
The obituary references Ham T. Stead a renowned English journalist and Ysadore Straus among Titanic casualties. It notes Bl died aboard the Latsie B and Linden Bates Jr of the Lual tania company, who had devoted his engineering work to the American commission for relief in Belgium.
INGTON Va May 13 The Virginia Public Association in session at Washington and Lee University for three days adjourned after electing officers including Dr J W H Pollard as president and Dr W B Foster as secretary treasurer The meeting covered topics such as pure food milk meat inspection school inspection and rural school life Speakers included Dr James Lewis Howe Dr BE Levi Dr Mosby G Perrow and others
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Newcomer Gilpin will travel from Baltimore in early June to Boston where they will stay with Doctor and Mrs. Robert Dixon until the wedding on June 10. Miss Lewise Dixon will marry Mr. George Eustis Stephenson, son of the late Walter Stephenson and Mrs. Stephenson of Brookline Massachusetts.
Chronic indigestion and liver trouble plagued H C Bailey editor in S Carolina. After a severe attack he took three Chamberlain's Tablets and recovered quickly, reporting feeling like a new man the next day.
Residents report visitors and relatives in town. Drewery Jones of Princeton New Jersey stays with Rev Alfred Jones and family. Mrs Campbell of Washington visits her son Rosser Campbell and family. Mrs Luttrell and daughter and Mrs Lichliter visit Annie Lichliter. Esta Davis of Clearbrook weekend guest of Mary Holler. Mrs Toskip and son from Stephens City visit friends and relatives.
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