Special Commissioner's Sale of Valuable Farm in Jefferson County
Special Commissioners offer for sale at public outcry a 250 acre limestone farm 3 miles north of Shepherdstown on the Shepherd Grade Pike. The property includes 54 acres of apple orchard two residences a bank barn a carriage house a cow barn a sheep shed 60 acres of permanent bluegrass and a promontory over the Potomac river with proximity to public school Shepherd College and Mary land State roads. Terms: one third cash with balance in two equal annual payments or cash option. notes secured by title. growing corn and apples reserved tenant rights through April 1 1917.
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Yorks
Ben Davis
Stayman Winesaps
Jonathans
Ganos
Maryland
Public School
Shepherd College
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Forrest W. Brown
N. Campbell
James M. Mason, JR
H. C. Getzendanner
Winchester City Council Issues 1916 Budget and Water Tax
The ordinance details allocations for fire departments, hospital funding, salaries for city officials and police, and monthly vs quarterly payment orders. It also sets the 1916 water tax: private hydrants and spigots used domestically incur a $3 levy per premise, with further rules on hydrants and premises without hydrants.
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City of
Winchester
City water tax schedule long and detailed in 19th century ordinance
The document lists numerous water taxes and exemptions for city residents and outsiders, detailing rates for baths, closets, sprinkling, stables, hotels, factories, dairies, bottling, bakeries, and railroads. It includes penalties, meter options, and procedures for disputes and connections, noting continuation of the ordinance.
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Anna Grim
University of Virginia
Circuit Court
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Cyatotolapan Sugar Co. (Inc
Winchester Star
County of
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Mr. Farmer
A. H. Hoftell &Son
Middletown
Ciara Fawcett
Fawcett Gap
Leo
Ciricuit Court
Jefferson County
West Virginia
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H. E .Mundey
Rumsey
Shepherdstown
Said County
Shepherd Grade Pike
Sarah Vane Fire Company
Friendship Fire Company
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Rouss Hook and Ladder Company
South_ End Hose Company
Committee On Fire Department
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fire Department
Corporation Court
Commonwealth's Attorney
Common Council
the Revenue
Board of Health
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George W. Oyler
Evening Star
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
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