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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1916

Page

6

Who's Guilty and Puppets of Fate at Mico Fawcett Tonite

Tonight at Mico and Fawcett Tonite Pictures begin shows at 7 30 with two reel dramas The Puppets of Fate and Who's Guilty as the first of fourteen varied subjects Miss Nilsson and Tom Moore lead the principal roles in social life drama The Frame Up Broadway Universal Feature also on bill starring George Fawcett admission ten cents shows start at 7 30 nightly except Saturdays

Kalem Company Universal Amer George Fawcett

Gasoline Engine Offered At Bargain Price

The Star advertises a 16 HP Fairbanks gasoline engine with magneto offered for 50 dollars cash to make quick room for machinery. The engine can be inspected at The Star office.

Star

Hampton visitors rent summer apartments in city

Mrs. S. H. Wansbrough and her daughter Mrs. M. J. Baptist of Hampton arrive for the summer and take apartments with Mrs. Lucy Faulkner on North Washington street. Mrs. Baptist was formerly Mrs Ethel Hansbrough.

S. H. Wansbrough M. J. Baptist Hampton, Va City Lucy Faulkner North Washington Street Baptist Ethel Hansbrough

Mr Shirley Carter Seeks Washington Business Ad Space

Mr Shirley Carter spends the day in Washington on business and looks to place a want ad in The Star. He travels for meetings and aims to publicize his services or needs locally.

Shirley Carter Washington

Smallpox Cases Rise in Elkton Mountain Home

Four more cages of smallpox have developed in the Shiffet home in the Elkton section of the Blue Ridge Mountains. In a two room frame house, two men, five women, and 11 children lived there. Eight contracted smallpox, ten exposed for ten days, tents provided, quarantine in effect.

Shiffet Elkton Blue Ridge

Norman F. Johncon Weds Miss Calmes

Mrs William Calmes of Winchester and Richmond Virginia announces the marriage of her daughter Margaret Neville Calmes to Mrs Norman Ferguson Johnson of Charlestown West Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Rev G Freeland Peter at the bride’s mother's West avenue residence at noon on Saturday. The couple will make their future home in Baltimore.

William Calmes Winchester Richmond, Va Margaret Neville Calmes Norman Ferguson Johnson Charlestown W. Va G. Freeland Peter St. James’ Protestant Episcopal Church West Avenue Johnson Baltimore

Free Lecture At Handley Library in Winchester

A free lecture sponsored by the Women's Civic League of Winchester will be held tomorrow at 8 30 p m in the Handley Library. Mrs Archibald Hopkins of Washington will speak on Better Housing Conditions. She is president of the Brillen Wilson Home and granddaughter of Rev Edward Everett Hale. Dr B M Roszel of Shenandoah Valley Academy will introduce her.

Women's Civic League Winchester Handley Library Archibald Hopkins Washington Brllen Wilson Home B. M. Roszel Shenandoah Valley Academy Dr. Hate

Byrds Return to Washington After Town Visit

Mr and Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr have finished visiting relatives and friends in town and returned to Washington this morning.

Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr Washington

Mother's Day Observed by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad marked Mother's Day by distributing carnations to train crews and decorating dining cars. A callboy at a large eastern terminal volunteered to supply a carnation to each crew member on duty, using flowers grown at his home, as passengers were offered carnations to honor their mothers.

Baltimore and Ohio

Timber rights sold near Stephens City to Cadwalader and Foster

Mr C E Cougill near Stephens City sold timber rights on about thirty acres to J B Cadwalader and F R Foster who have Timber plans. A saw mill will be built in the woods and the timber cut and sawn into lumber on the premises. They expect to begin work at once.

C. E Cougill Stephens Chy Messrs J. B. Cadwalader F. R. Foster

Bosserman Departs on Business Trip to Norfolk

Mr. W. H. Bosserman, who has been staying several days at his city residence, left this morning on a business trip to Norfolk and the lower Virginia region.

W. H. Bosserman Norfolk

Old Time Negro Passes Away in Chambersburg PA

John Morrison returns from Chambersburg after attending the funeral of Isaac Page a respected colored resident who died aged about 85 after uraemic poisoning. Page born near Winchester as a slave rose to overseer during the Civil War and later worked for John W Metz before retiring. He found surviving sisters Mrs Taylor and Eliza Washington.

John Morrison Chambersburg Isaac Page Beechaniow Virginia Page Winchester Robert Muse Bank John W. Metz Stoufferstown Conococheague Cobort Taylor Chambereburg Eliza Washington William Washington

Mrs Shepherd Improves After Serious Operation

Mrs Champs Shepherd, who recently underwent a serious operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital, was reported improved today and doing as well as could be expected. Doctors Stuart Amberson and Smoke are attending her and providing comfort. Mr M E Stickley of Woodstock, Ill, spent last evening in town and registered at Hotel Evans.

Champs Shepherd Winchester’ Memorial Hospital Stuart Amberson M. E. Stickley Woodstock Town Hotel Evans

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