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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1915
Page
5
Valley ME timetable and numbers show arrival times and routes to Winchester. It lists daily trains with morning and evening departures and notes exceptions on Sundays. Reader should confirm exact station names and times at the junctions referenced.
The 1914 timetable lists westbound and eastbound trains from Strasburg via Washington Alexandria and Harrisonburg. It includes No 2 9 Daily local arrivals and No 14 Limited for Alexandria Washington, with parlor cars and specific arrival times at Harrisonburg and Washington. Co. W. Westbury, Gen Agt, Washington DC.
Rail schedule notes list connections and sleepers for routes through Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Hagerstown and Philadelphia. It references trains No 13 No 27 No 28 and No 2 with times 7 18 am 6 38 pm 9 32 am and 12 51 am and mentions Pullman Sleepers cafe cars and parlor cars.
Valley Turnpike switches to one way traffic on and after Sept 1. Rates are 15c per gate for touring cars 10c for runabouts 5c for motorcycles each way. Local residents can buy forty trip tickets at reduced prices $2.50 for touring cars and $2.00 for runabouts. Tickets available via Mr. Shirley Carter, Director, Valley Turnpike Company, Winchester Va. 31-6p-10t.
Frederick county Virginia court case Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Winchester against Lula May Anderson and others refers to a Master Commissioner inquiry into Lula May Anderson real estate, liens, and rental value. Publication of notice in The Winchester Evening Star for four weeks precedes execution on August 30 1915 at 10 am in Winchester law office.
Lieutenant Barker returns from the Philippines to deliver a dead comrade’s message to Mrs. Moffat. He bears the letters George entrusted to him and faces a test of honesty as questions about a verbal farewell strain a fragile love triangle between Barker, Mrs. Moffat, and the late husband.
Clarke county recounts rural life with a farmer and his wife amid vivid rural scenes. It compares farm labor, happiness, and the moral drawn from hard work in the county famed for orchards and old and new life. The piece blends poetry, opinions on politics, and reflections on notable figures and suffrage debates.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester in vacation on August 24 1915 W P McGuire executor of Sarah Knox Wood deceased sues Lola M Wood Nina von G Wood Eleanor M Campbell Duncan J Campbell Zachary Taylor Wood Marie Wood Brickell J Trist Wood Minette Wood to construe the will determine distributees and settle account of the executor. It appears Lola M Wood Nina von G Wood Eleanor M Campbell Duncan J Campbell Zachary Taylor Wood Marie Wood Brickell J Trist Wood and Minette Wood are not residents of this state and they are ordered to appear within fifteen days after publication in The Evening a Winchester Va newspaper and do what is necessary to protect their interests. The order will be published weekly for four weeks. J B Beverley Clerk Barton Barton Sals $28 4w
Miss Emma and Lolo Gardner of White Post were noted as spending today in Winches. The record shows them traveling between local towns and engaging in daily activities of the period.
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