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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
3
In Lortryville Virginia Major and Mrs H W Carpenter entertained at an auction bridge evening at The Hoslnds on Tuesday. Guests arrived late due to a lane blockade after two cars ditched while turning toward town from the area.
President Wilson issued a proclamation setting aside November 25 as Thanksgiving Day. He noted the nation’s war years, blessings of peace, and duties to help mankind, praising crops, finances, and disciplined resolve as the country seeks disinterested service and unity.
Guests at The Sign of the Motor Car included numerous residents and visitors from Markham Fauquier county Chicago Cleveland Staunton Parkersburg and Baltimore. Prizes at a recent event were won by Mrs. Horace Smithy and Mr. Joseph Moore. About forty guests attended with several local and regional names mentioned.
Rev. J S Good of Gore preached at Pike schoolhouse last Saturday night. Rev. P Miller to preach at Fair view Church Sunday morning and likely through next week. Ray Wolford opened Pike schoolhouse with six pupils. Local residents shared Sunday visits and travel, including Barrett White McKee Giffin and others. Winchester visits and a farm purchase by H E Fletcher at the John W Miller farm, formerly owned by Geid Crane.
The Virginia Episcopal School contracts for a brick building on a farm near Lynchburg have been awarded to John P P Pettyjohn & Co. work will start next week. The three story brick structure with basement will cost about 50000 dollars and include an auditorium classrooms two laboratories a social room reception rooms and living quarters for officers and teachers. Rev Robert G Jett heads the new school with design plans by J W Brooke of Washington D C and the project pursues the institution’s aims in Chester?
Judge Dayton of the United States Court declares creditors of the late W. H. Crawford of Martinshire are entitled to his life insurance of 8500 dollars. His widow had previously claimed the money.
Your bron tubes we whe tubes with that weakening tick cough immediate treatment is important. The breath seems shutter because of mucous obstrv tions fever is present your head ears with every cough and your chest may ache. This is no time for experimenting or delay you must get Scott's emulsion at once to drive out the cold and aid healing. Scott's Emulsion has relieved this trouble for forty years. It is alcohol free. Iscott & Bowne Bloomfield NJ 15-28.
Daily market update lists local and Baltimore prices for grains, hay, butter, poultry, potatoes, meat, and apples. Notable figures include No. 2 red wheat at 1.15, corn spot 73, butter 28-30 cents, live chickens 16 cents per lb, timothy hay 20 dollars per ton, and New York apples with Jonathan at 4.00 per barrel firsts.
Former resident of Tagers Town, George Lomyer, now stationed at Hancock, is mentioned in a local note amid one Morgan Measenger and other scattered references to Stagerstown and Fir John's letter.
Public auction to sell a brick business property on Piccadilly Street in Winchester Virginia. Two deeds of trust securing debts totaling 4000 with six percent interest. One third cash due at sale, balance in one and two years with notes and deed of trust on property and fire insurance. Sale set for 12 o clock noon November 38 1915 at County Courthouse steps. James P Reardon, Trustee.
Advert describes sending five cents to Foey & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Koley's Honey and Arabe car compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets with names and address requested Sold everywhere
A coroner s jury in Danville Virginia rules the death of Bosun Carter a Pennsylvania farmer at Axton resulted from parties unknown. Thirteen witnesses saw Carter fall after a quarrel following a husking bee on W P Millner s estate. Carter struck John Wesley Millner with a rock and died from a fatal abdominal wound. Witnesses deny seeing a knife.
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