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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
4
A unanimous resolution by the Frederick County Democratic Committee on September 4, 1915, emphasizes that the August 8 Democratic primary was legal under state law and that all participants are pledged to support the party nominees in November. The document lists district officials and constables including J. M. Lockhart and J. W. Bowles among others.
The passage recalls Edison’s 1878 shift to the incandescent lamp, his search for suitable carbon, and bamboo from Japan used in early lamps. It emphasizes the era’s noise and marvel at electric lighting’s impact, noting Edison’s global sourcing and $40,000 investment in research. The excerpt also includes a satirical poem about urban decline and merit.
The author links autumn to rest and a clean spirit, contrasting it with spring. Autumn imagery from the Old Testament evokes humility and divine power through weather and nature, noting calamity as a storm and the late rain that waters the earth, while city life gains new color and vigor in autumn. Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
The piece recalls Edison’s first success lighting a carbon filament bulb inside a glass bulb decades ago. The anniversary is marked by many enthusiasts of the invention, noting how electricity’s use has evolved since that early breakthrough.
News of the European War Briefly Told notes Greece refused allied terms including cession of Cyprus for Greek military cooperation with Serbia. Reports from Bermuda and London update German, Bulgarian, and Italian maneuvers as battles unfold across Serbia, the Adriatic, and France.
A derailment on the Baltimore and Ohio line at Weverton occurred when an axle broke on a long freight car causing two cars loaded with tin plate and steel bars to derail into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The cars reconnected without damage and traffic resumed as the canal remained clear. The cars were later removed.
A dialogue fragment shows one speaker conceding no hope while another acknowledges a restrained change in aim. The exchange hints at inner conflict and evolving resolve without clear resolution or action.
Two German navy officers absent without leave from the Eitel Friedrich were seen by an American naval officer at New York Penn Station last Sunday, the day their leave expired. A report followed to the department. Also, the yacht Eclipse with six Kronprinz Wilhelm warrant officers was sighted leaving the Potomac River toward Baltimore.
The Rev John A Anderson, appointed presiding elder of the Winchester district at the Baltimore Conference meeting in March, has recovered from illness and will lead services at the Front Royal Methodist Church tomorrow evening.
Heirs of Jesse Fries offer real estate by auction on three Saturdays in 1915 in Winchester Virginia. Parcels include the Home Farm on Apple Pie Ridge with 182 acres, the Ge Tract of 67 acres, and the Stone House tract of 139 acres with outbuildings and timber. Additional tracts near Babb Run and Bell land total 178 and 86 acres, plus town lots in Nain and Winchester with various structures. Possession on March 38 1916. Winchester tenants may occupy until March 1 1916 with rent to purchaser beginning December 1 1915.
The article provides unit weights for construction materials including granite or limestone masonry at 165 pounds per cubic foot mortar rubble 154 pounds dry rubble 128 pounds and well dressed sandstone masonry 144 pounds.
Terms of sale list one fourth cash payment with the balance in three equal annual installments secured by three bonds bearing 6 percent interest. Purchasers may pay more than one fourth cash. Deed of trust and insurance policy required. auctioneers D Lemon Fries Florence GAize Rosa Be Frids Minn i M Jackson Wm. Bowen. attorney M M Lynch Winchester.
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