Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn Itemize Lynch Trust
Trustee M. M. Lynch sale details listed by Duvall and Dunn with a 10 6 4 weeks schedule.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1923
Page
7
Trustee M. M. Lynch sale details listed by Duvall and Dunn with a 10 6 4 weeks schedule.
Mrs. S. J. Paxton of Shenandoah Junction alias Mrs. John Wirt Brunswick Md is held by federal authorities as a drug addict awaiting a hearing before U S Commissioner Snyder. She was nabbed at a local station while boarding an eastbound train after passing a bogus prescription and obtaining 48 morphine capsules. She had used seven before arrest and hid the rest.
The record notes 1886 87 as the greatest snowfall at 125.5 inches, with last winter slightly less. Cheyenne saw its minimum in 1885 86 and peak 19 years later. Salt Lake City’s heaviest snowfall occurred in 1916 17, followed by the next three years. The author concludes heavy snows will recur and records may be exceeded.
In Lynchburg on October 8 eight hundred fifty trunks arrived with 756 Randolph Macon Women’s College students. Averaging 150 pounds per trunk and 120 pounds per girl places total student weight around 45 tons. Half the trunk weight is clothing, so for every pound of girl there is half a pound of garments.
William L. Black of Halltown guards a certified copy of a Sangamon county tavern license issued to William Berry and Abraham Lincoln for a New Salem tavern in 1833. The one room cabin charged 37 1 2 cents for three meals, 12 1 2 cents for a night’s lodging, 25 cents a pint for brandy and wine, and 12 1 2 cents for whiskey or rum.
At the West Virginia state convention of Women’s Clubs in Wheeling last week two women from this area were honored. Mrs. William Campbell, president of the Charles Town Women’s Club, was named president of the new eastern district including Jefferson, Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Pendleton, Grant, Mineral, Preston, Taylor and Monongalia. Mrs. Charles J. Faulkner of Martinsburg was named second vice president of the state federation.
T Gunter of 1814 Al-vany Avenue Richmond reports Tanlac treatment lifted three years of stomach trouble and head catarrh. He says one bottle showed improvement, three bottles restored appetite and sleep, eliminated catarrh and led to a 15 pound weight gain. Tanlac sold by druggists nationwide.
Mr Jack Manley returns to Harrisburg after visiting South Kent Street. Miss Lena Harlow from Brooklyn arrived to visit Capt Bartley Harlow in Washington. Mrs Daniel Snook and Frances Snook visit Mrs Mary Fawcett Snook’s home on South Market Street. Nora Davidson came back from Washington. William P Massey left for Greensboro for several days of business. George If Grimm and family vacationed in Washington by automobile. Mrs Samuel Gershank of New York visits relatives in Washington. Edward Butler returns from Frederick. Rev T K Romer visits here from Middleburg. May Lannis heads to Washington. Mrs Samuel F Rhodes visits her mother on National Avenue. Mrs Johns Bolenberger returns from Dover with son Hugh Solenberger. Rev S R Ludwig and wife return from Clarksburg and Keyser. Mrs Charles W Trenary comes back from Staunton. William Verhas returns to Washington after a visit. Berry Giles and Rudolph DeGlantz spend time with friends in town. Mrs Hugh R Grim and family return from Baltimore by automobile. Emma Snapp visits Washington. Lily B Maphis to Warrenton for the winter with Dr Samuel Maphis. Harold Irons visits Capt Edward Durell on West Cecil Street. R A Beatty arrives from Hagerstown to join apple buyers. Henry Neville Stephenson arrives for a visit.
A group of Rapppahannock county youths visiting Frederick county clashed at a Winchester carnival over a ticket dispute. Police officer Dove was assaulted as seven Apple pickers were arrested and later released on collateral after the fracas subsided.
During the first act of a Londay performance an inquisitive audience member tallied 249 coughs and 12 sneezes, highlighting a notably noisy show dynamic.
The following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining in the Winchester Virginia Postoffice for the week ending October 6 1923. All persons calling for the letters must pay one cent for each letter received. Helmick Miss Laura Gardner Miss G B Keil e ar Loyd McDonald Mrs Ozias
Rainy days brighten for a child with a scrapbook used only on rainy days. It can be made of cambric with pages about 9 by 12 inches, stitched together. Magazines and picture postcards may be saved, cut out, and pasted for long periods of pleasure.
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