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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
7
The Berryville Turnpike Company invites sealed bids for crushed screened stone chips for the year ending August 1 1922. Bids must arrive by September 1 1921. The company may reject any or all bids. For details contact THE BERRYVILLE TURNPIKE CO at 30 31 Berryville Va.
Household and kitchen furniture to be sold at public auction on Saturday September 3 at 1 30 p m at the residence of W C Hawkins 820 North Kent Street Items include a mahogany parlor suite a Singer sewing machine mirrors and a large Brussels rug Terms cash Bids and details listed as 29 5t
Most furniture was saved. items trapped on the second story suffered water damage. The loss is fully insured.
August 31 Middletown Virginia manager Harvey Kissler of the Woodstock creamery operated by Chapin Sacks Corporation suffered a broken collar bone a deep cut above the left eye and other injuries in a collision on Main Street. His Ford runabout hit a car driven by mail carrier G L Parker who pulled across the street. Kissler was taken to Woodstock for treatment where Dr James H Smoot set the fracture. Kissler’s car was heavily damaged while Parkers had minor damage.
Grimes Virginia notes list visitors from Martinsburg West Virginia including Mr and Mrs Casper Miller and daughter and Miss Mills. Mary E Hamilton returns home after weeks with relatives in West Virginia. Other callers include Anda Whitacre Mrs Samuel Purcell and a friend. Residents John McDonald Greenspring and Seldon S Polhamus with D H Hensell visited from Summit Point. Leight family near Smithfield WV spent Sunday with relatives. Many locals attended Sunday school convention at White Hall.
News notes report Mr E N Hardy of Greenspring on business, families including Aleshire Rit ter and Dix at a Page county association. A sale at Hiram Cochran’s drew a good crowd. Finifrock and Diehl families visited from Ohio and Kansas. C Weeden Finifrock returned to Savannah after a two week stay.
In Mountain Falls Virginia on August 31 families including the Buchers and the Moores visited relatives near Winchester. Hershmans from Star Tannery spent Sunday with Lonas Hershman. A large Mountain Falls gathering attended a Gore picnic last Saturday. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Thomas S Cooper early Monday. Rev W H Best to speak on Sunday school work at Mountain View Saturday night. Rev J C Duggar opens meeting at Mountain View Monday night hoping for good attendance.
The Crim family of Martinsburg West Virginia were awakened by their dog which died upstairs from a kitchen blaze. The dog alert led them to escape as flames spread to the rear of the house. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before total destruction. significant weatherboarding at the back was burnt and charred.
R L Woodward head groom at the remount depot was seriously hurt when his horse fell on him during hurdle training for the Modern Woodmen fair races. Thrown over the horse, he was struck in the stomach and ruptured spleen. Dr Boyd of Winchester operated. condition critical. A Linden native, Woodward has worked seven years at the remount station.
CHAMBERSVILLE VA August 31 Protracted meeting at Presbyterian Church will run ten days with all welcome. Local residents Ruth Saw yer Marybelle Saw yer Rachel Ritter visited Mary and Virginia Bayliss. Woodmen picnic drew attendees from near and far at Gore. Nearby social visits included Mr. and Mrs Arthur Morris and family with Bud Larrick family. Mrs Cooper returned from Buffalo New York after three weeks visiting her sister Mrs Alther. Lee Orndoff and Hayfield attended Round Hill M E Church service. The Hupman family and Philip Ritter hosted dinner for Rev Hupman and family.
By virtue of an execution in the case B. F. McFarland versus Morgan Anderson, a milk wagon will be sold at public auction in front of the Court House, Winchester, Virginia, on Friday September 9 1921 at 1 30 p m. Cash terms. A J Wigginton deputy sheriff for Luther Pannett sheriff.
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company announces its stockholders meeting in Winchester Virginia on September 2 1921 at 12 15 p m at the office of counsel R Gray Williams. The agenda includes election of a President and Board of Directors and other business. Secretary Woolford signs the notice.
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