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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule excerpt dated June 27 1915 from Cumberland Valley lists arrival and departure times. Fragmentary notes show station stops and times across routes with occasional page identifiers and numbers.
By decree of the Corporation Court from the 1913 term in the case Scott Colvert vs Richard Colvert and others, the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia at 11 o clock a m on the specified date.
Five deeds of trust from C. W. Rogers and wife date 1913 1916 record in Winchester Virginia. Trustees offer public auction June 10 1916 at 2 pm in front of County Court House Winchester on East Lane and Piccadilly street. Property includes a new double frame dwelling with store suitable for boarding house or grocery business. One third cash balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and deed of trust with insurance policy.
Trustee will sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia at 11 a m on Monday June 5 1916 the land described as twenty three acres with improvements, east of Kernstown, conveyed by Fletcher to Kerr and Fletcher Property to be paid half cash and balance in one year with six percent interest secured by deed of trust. The notice includes a second civil suit in Winchester Virginia where Gussie Hart Buckey seeks divorce from Guy Elmer Buckey. defendant must appear within fifteen days of publication.
News from Winchester reports the death of Dr Henry Carpenter a retired Cumberland physician aged about 73 He died at Allegany Hospital after a late life of travel and realty interests He served in the Confederate army began practicing medicine in 1866 and lived in Moorefield Sidney Texas and Cumberland He was active in Democratic politics and known for hunting and fishing with ties to the Potomac region Honorary pallbearers included leading Cumberland professionals
Advertisement extols TIZ as a miraculous remedy for sore feet. It claims relief from aches, corns, callouses, blisters, and bunions, with acids drawn out to reduce swelling. Priced at 25 cents for a box from druggists or department stores.
Catarrh is described as a blood disease that starts with nasal and throat symptoms and can spread to bronchial tubes lungs and stomach. The ad promotes S S S as a complete blood purifier and tonic that treats the root cause rather than local remedies. It claims headaches throat gathering improve and urges contacting Swift Specific Co. for guidance.
The will or obituary fragment lists the living offspring of the deceased: Dr James H Carpenter of Salisbury Massachusetts Rex G Carpenter of Monticello Kentucky Frank G Carpenter of Cumberland and Mrs Louis J Hawkins of Charleston West Virginia Mrs G Marshall Everson of Pittsburgh and Mrs Ralph P Welch of Holdenville City.
Rosenberger Virginia May 26. Mr and Mrs Anthony Schuller and daughters Annie Florence and Margie of Sedan West Virginia visited relatives here recently. Mr and Mrs P W Goode and little son were visiting relatives in Winchester recently. Miss Martha White spent a few days with friends at Middletown. Mr and Mrs James A Bean and children visited Mrs Wise at Stephens City recently. Mrs Guy Frye and children are visiting relatives at Fat Gap.
TRONE Virginia notes record visits from Festus Fletcher family to Maggie Triplette in TRONE. S H Braithwaite family of Cross Junction spent weekend with J F Chapman. E Russell Hook C N Garvin Mabel Grubbs rode to Winchester. Minnie Arnold and children and Mrs Conrad Gill shopped in Winchester Saturday.
There will be preaching at Mt Olive 1030 a.m. Fairview 3 p.m. and Pleasant Valley 7 45 p.m. W H Sampsell, Pastor.
Trustee Harry R Kern advertises a public auction of 133 acre tract near Raceburg Va in Frederick County with a large house a barn and about 1200 apple trees and 200 peach trees. Sale in Winchester Court House at 11 am on Thursday June 8 1916 with one third cash day of sale and balance due in one and two years secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. D P Duvall Auctioneer.
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