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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1916

Page

3

Four City Houses and Lots For Sale in Winchester

Public auction scheduled for Saturday June 10 1916 at the County Court House Winchester Virginia following a decree in Barrett vs Bar t. Four lots front Kent Street Water Street and Baker Street with brick and frame houses offered with specific dimensions and two thirds bond payment terms. Commissioner J Hunter Williams and attorney Gray Williams oversee the sale for Lucy Barrett estate.

Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia R. Barrett Albert Bart County Court House Winster Uate Rginia Lucy Barrett Dorn Street Baptist Church Hunter Grim William Hollis Bath Brett Kent Street Water Street Sharpeet First Rand Aley Water North Mt Baker Streets Baker Street J. Hunter “Williams Ink Gray Williams J. B. Beverley Hunter

A ee ry and wanted 1i brings results

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Trustee's Sale of Frederick County Land 18 Acres

By virtue of a deed of trust dated April 20 1915 the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia at 12 oclock on Saturday June 17 1916 that 18 acre tract woodland included owned by the late Nelson Ashton situated about 2 miles east from Gainesboro along the road from North Frederick Grade to Bethel Church joining lands of John Lauck and others The sale is to be cash M M Lynch Trustee William M Bowen Auctioneer May 15 1941

Nelson Ashton Frederick County Bethel’ Church John Lauck CEPR Cccee Oon M. M. Lynch Wm. M. Bowen

Dr Duttons Sister in Critical Condition

Dr B B Dutton of Win attended his sister Miss Dutton at their Middlesex home Saturday evening as her illness grew grave with little hope of recovery. Friends here express sympathy for the physician and his family.

B. B. Dutton Win Middlesex

Laude Kline Captures Eagle West of Winchester

Claude Kline of the E. J. Evans farm north of Winchester captured agray eagle after it fought back when shot. The seven foot wing span creature is now on display.

Laude Kline Claude Kline E. J. Evans Winchester Kline

Harmer Mrs Stanley in Washington D C for mother illness

Mrs Stanley E Harmer has been in Washington D C for several days due to the illness of her mother Mrs Nannie Fry at her home there Her mother’s condition grew serious a few days ago and Mrs Fry has been ill for some time.

Stanley E. Harmer Washington, D. C Nannie Fry Fry

Move to Martinsburg by Drummonds

Mr and Mrs Lawrence G Drummond left this morning for Martinsburg West Virginia where they will make their future home. Drummond formerly worked with the Virginia Woolen Company in this city and has been employed in a Martinsburg mill for some time.

Lawrence G. Drummond Martinsburg W. Va Drummond Virginia Woolen Company

M Cormicks Visit Arrive in Winchester Tonight

Mr and Mrs Foxhall Parker McCormick will arrive in Winchester this evening and stay for several weeks at the home of his sisters at 19 North Washington Street. Mr McCormick is vice president of Parker-Washington Company contractors and has long operated in the western business arena.

Home Grown Corn Seed Outperforms Imported Varieties

Kansas State Agricultural College and cooperative tests show home grown acclimated corn seed yields better than imported seed when moved to less favorable soils. Local adaptation and long term variety selection give superior results on eastern glacial soils and in similar environments, per the Kansas Farmer.

Kansas State Agricultural College and Co-Operative Kansas Iowa

Railroad Freight Gondola Jumps Frog in Winchester Yards

A Baltimore and Ohio freight train No. 72 northbound from Strasburg Va derailed on a siding near Glaize and Brother lumber plant. A heavily loaded gondola sank its rear truck into rotten ties eight to fourteen inches, delaying the Shenandoah Special and a passenger train until yard jacks could be sent from Strasburg Junction to lift and reposition the car.

Baltimore and,Ohio Strasburg Junction Winchester Yards Glaize and Brother Glaize

Farmers Targeted As Rail Wage Strikes Stir Public Opinion

Rail unions campaign to recruit farmers by arguing high rail wages and long hours are justifiable. They cite brakemen to engineers earnings from 75 to 250 dollars monthly and warn a national strike could cripple shipments, harming farmers who rely on rail transport for crops and supplies.

Ee Ee South

No Appetite and Little Sleep Promise Health Return

Winchester readers are urged to try Vinci with a money back guarantee if health is not restored. Endorsing letters claim improved appetite, sleep, color, and strength after three weeks, alongside a contrast with cod liver oil and emu oil products. Geo. F. Miller's Sons in Winchester, Virginia, promote the remedy.

Winchester Ned Vinci Catherine Hoar West Chester N. Y Geo. F. Miller’s Sons N. Main St

Public interest drives arbitration over railway disputes

Editorial argues the public has a decisive role in railway labor conflicts and warns that refusal of arbitration by brotherhoods would force government to uphold highways for commerce, even if conservative forces resist. The piece stresses national duty to keep transport routes open for trade.

Brotherhoods New Orleans Times-Picayune

Freight Trains and Safety Gains Shift Railroad Accidents

Large new locomotives and heavy trains, opposed by freight trainmen seeking big wage hikes, appear to reduce accidents to railroad workers. Killed in service fell from 620 in 1911 to 452 in 1934 while injured rose from 6601 to 48223, signaling safety improvements overall.

Wazes

Confederate Reunion Begins Tomorrow

Thousands of gray-clad Civil War veterans arrive in Birmingham for the twenty sixth annual Confederate reunion. Generals Bennet H. Young and W. E. Mickie lead the event with supporters arriving by special trains from across the South and many social sponsors joining the gathering.

Birmingham Ala Confederacy Bennet H. Young Louisville United, Confederate Veterans W. E. Mickie New Orleans South

Market prices and local notices from the day

The column lists daily market prices for farm products including corn hay potatoes butter eggs and live poultry. It notes spot and May corn prices and various livestock values and reports Mr Glen A. Ryan departing for a business trip through Maryland and West Virginia after a stay at his home.

Ccce Glen A. Ryan Maryland West Virginia

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