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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule notes appear for Winchester service with arrivals and daily patterns. Mentions stations and times in May 1916 with abbreviations for personnel and operating details. Exact destinations and full lines obscured by OCR but indicate routine daily and Sunday variations.
Details list No 13 9:18 a.m. Roanoke Bristol Pocahontas Welch Norton Shenandoah Jews and more. No 1 2:27 a.m. Roanoke Bristol Welch Norton interme stations. Pullman and cafe cars Shenandoah to Shenandoah and Gary. No 27 6:38 p.m. Shenandoah and intermediates. No 28 9:32 a.m. Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia York Shenandoah Junction Washington connections.
Two Virginia students at the University of Chattanooga cast what may be the first votes in the impending presidential election. Under Virginia law the postmaster will forward their ballots to the home precinct registrar to be opened on November 7.
Miss Nina Campbell Wylie and Mr. William Robert Morton announce a private ceremony at 6 30 PM with family and close friends, at 817 St Paul Street Baltimore. The couple plans to reside in Charlottesville after a wedding journey. Morton is in business there.
Virginia police leaders gathered in Richmond for a Virginia Police Association meeting to hear explanations of the prohibition act. Prohibition Commissioner Peters and Attorney General Pollard addressed the chiefs with calls to attend and learn. Chief Doran of Winchester could not attend due to town duties.
A Lima Ohio woman recalls displacements and weakness improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She says five dollars bought two months of cure and she now warns other suffering women to seek the tonic for relief. She invites letters for advice to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. confidential Lyn Mass.
The damage totaled about $75 and included an additional loss when a relative of Mr. Reinhart sat on the newly bought window glass intended for repairs, worsening the incident.
Mrs J M Gaskill of Etna Green Indiana writes of relief from severe head ache and back pains after using Foley Kidney Pills praising them highly. The ad notes the medicine is safe with bladder ailments and sold everywhere.
The Presbyterian Synod of Virginia adjourned at Lexington to meet next October in Alexandria. Reports cover Bible cause publication ministerial relief and women's auxiliary. It cites 523 ministry candidates under synod care and 118 orphans in Lynchburg. Foreign missions received 28150 dollars. Memorial services for last year’s ministers were held and Dr. J. Y. Fair of Richmond delivered the closing sermon.
Announcement from Rev. Dr. and Mrs. A S Hammack of Dayton Virginia confirms the marriage of their daughter Miss Mabel Forest Hammack to Mr. Urbane Hermes Burton of Anderson DC. The ceremony occurred October 24 at the home of the bride’s brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs Spencer Bower in Climax NC where the bride had been visiting. The rite was performed by the bride’s father, a Virgin ia conference superintendent for the United Brethren Church. Both newlyweds are Shenandoah Collegiate Institute graduates of Dayton.
In Frederick County Virginia the court orders the Master Commissioner to inventory Mortimer Q Crosen estate real and personal property determine beneficiaries and shares collect debts and report findings. Notice to creditors requires weekly newspaper advertisements in Winchester Virginia for four weeks. Master Commissioner James P Reardon will oversee proceedings November 25 1916 at his Winchester office with required documents.
Winchester resident A T Ritenour testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and urinary troubles after La Grippe left him with kidney issues. In 1915 he notes ongoing relief with little trouble since using the remedy. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
Edward L Reinhart of Shepherdstown West Virginia hired tree cutter Jack Phillips to fell several trees. One tree fell backward, striking the rear of the Reinhart home and smashing the upper porch and tearing it down.
Berkeley county company declares a 50 percent dividend on a $12,000 capital, $6,000 profit distributed. Last year 15 percent dividend, debts paid. Orchard yielded 6,500 barrels of Grimes Golden apples sold well, earnings over $9,000.
J B Clingdinst an agent of the state bureau of labor says E Lee Trinkle the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Ninth district has an excellent chance to beat C Bascomb Slemp the Republican nominee. He notes strong pro Trinkle sentiment among farmers who are largely Republican citing prosperity under the Democratic administration.
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