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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1915
Page
1
The French report that all heavy German assaults have been repelled, asserting a decisive lull in the war front. French authorities say defenses held against major bombardments with no further heavy attacks expected.
Reports from Paris and Salonika confirm Bulgaria massing 50 000 troops on the Serbian border and Russia poised to declare war. Allied fleets off Bulgarian ports, Greek and Serbian mobilizations, and a German raid on Zeebruge accompany tense diplomacy as Bulgaria’s stance draws near.
Theodore Wilbur Shryock a Marion Virginia merchant and brother of F A Shryock of Winchester died Saturday night after kidney illness in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He will be buried in Page County beside his wife. Survived by brother Fred A Shryock of Winchester and sisters Mrs Amelia Vans Kernstown and Mrs Frederick W Quantz of this city.
Orchardists in Winchester and vicinity are urged to replant with Mountain View Nursery Co. stock. They cite quality and proximity, shipping via Cumberland Valley and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, with ornamentals and privet also available from Williamsport Maryland.
A new sewing machine is advertised for 35 dollars with options to pay 15 dollars now or by installments. The sale is at Seal's New Music Store located on 6 East Piccadilly Street.
A marriage license was issued in the County Clerk's office this morning to Morris Williams aged 21 and Roman Williams aged 18, both residents of this county. Timothy Clover and all other Grass and Field Seeds HH Baker Bell Phone Court House Plaza.
Elizabeth N Haines daughter of Mrs Ella Huashes of East Leicester street became the bride of Lawrence L Fansler formerly of Winchester now of Hagerstown Maryland. Rev W O Talbert performed the ceremony at Braddock Street Methodist Church South and the couple left for New York and Niagara Falls to begin married life in Hagerstown.
Thousands watched the Hagenbeck Wallace circus parade in Winchester while eighty hundred John Kerr Public Schools pupils led a double file march from Market to Cork streets under Principal Prof. N D Cool. The order remained good as students returned to class after the event.
Virginia's balanced team shut out Yale 10 to 0 as Yale failed to score until the final period. Two fumbles by Captain Wilson turned momentum, with Thurman pinning Yale back through long punts and Virginia's defense stiffening in key drives.
A Hagenbeck Wallace show contingent called the working people received wages at the show lot yesterday. Payoffs were quick with some workers receiving full owed amounts and others partial sums from weekly advances. Despite Sunday laws, many workers visited restaurants for fried oysters after payday.
On the first Monday in October the Frederick County Circuit Court opened with Judge T. W. Harrison in the historic courthouse. The grand jury, summoned for this morning, was excused until tomorrow due to circus day drawing crowds in Winchester. Tomorrow the jury will assess presentments from the commonwealth, including two murder cases.
Shenandoah Valley Academy travels to Alexandria and falls 9 to 7 to Episcopal High School in a hard fought opener. Captain Coyner shines at center, Hart returns a kickoff for a touchdown, and the defense, led by McCullagh, stifles EHS. Clarence Peyton adds a goal after Hart’s score. Jones brothers and Riddle standouts in backfield.
The Ragged Edge at Cumberland Valley Rail Road president M C Kennedy hosts an outdoor luncheon on a sunny October day. Attendants serve punch and salads as guests arrive by three special trains. Notables from Winchester attend while President Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad is absent due to illness.
Grover Sandy, 30, sued Jacob Phares, 80, a Confederate veteran, in Circuit Court at Harrisonburg for 2600 damages claiming a stabbing. The jury awarded Sandy 350 in damages to be paid by Phares.
At a National Baseball Commission meeting in New York a plan was approved to start the world series Friday October 8 between the Philadelphia National and Boston American teams. The opening game will be in Philadelphia after a coin toss designated that city as the host.
Dr. and Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire attended the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology convention in Chicago with lectures and hospital clinics, planning to return to Winchester Friday. Mrs. Myrtle Price visited, and Miss Rhoda Shertzer Virginia Dean and Lacy Dean from Stephenville were noted in town.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors met in the county clerk’s office with the regular monthly session. They outlined road improvement plans and approved several appropriations during the meeting.
Crowds gather Sunday to watch tent raising work with absorbing interest. First big show of its kind to visit Winchester in fifteen years, with Harrisonburg scheduled to host tomorrow.
The forecast for Virginia calls for fair conditions tonight and warmer air. In the north and central regions, Tuesday is also expected to be fair with continued warmer temperatures.
Trains of yellow wagons bring Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace circus paraphernalia to a grounds turned into a makeshift city. A parade draws thousands and the 540 foot arena tent promises a grand spectacle while workers set up tents, cages, and service facilities for nearly 1,000 circus followers fed before breakfast.
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