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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
5
Stephens City Virginia September 6 Sunday Sept 8 rally day at Methodist Church at 10 a m members urged to attend 8 p m service. Local notices list residents returning from Labor Day and shipments and visits to cities including Baltimore Washington Newport News and Harrisonburg with several military and school-related movements and health updates.
Dr. William P. McGuire received from his son in France a German helmet taken from a Hun prisoner. The steel helmet weighs two pounds six ounces and displays at Ryan and Orndoff's on Main street. It features gas mask holes and spear attachments. Mrs. Stanley E. Harmer leaves for Washington to visit her mother, Mrs. Nannie Frye.
Private Lewis M. Baker hosted an attractive dinner at the Hotel Petersburg in Camp Lib Virginia. Guests included his mother Mrs. Janie L. Baker, Miss Frances Page of Winchester, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Dear, Miss Allene Stokes of Richmond, Miss Bailey and Mrs Stuart of Pittsburgh, Capt. Randolph Graham, Capt. John W. Rosenberger, Sr., Lieut. C. T. Crudginton, and Lieut. Arthur C. Brown.
Marriage licenses issued by the corporation clerk in Winchester list two couples as newly married colored pairs. Joseph L. Parker and Martha J. Spence reside in Atlantic City with Parker’s parents Henry and Wllen Parker, and Parker works as a waiter there. Edward Martin and Virginia Turner are of Winchester, son of John Martin and daughter of Thornton Turner.
Winchester police receive a circular from Hagerstown police offering a $50 reward for the apprehension of 16 year old David A Sollenberger of Hagerstown missing from home. He is about five feet tall, slender, dark complexion, about 130 pounds, wearing a gray speckled suit and dark speckled hat, with a driver's card showing his name and age.
County supervisors accepted road viewers report to open and widen Singhas road from J W Singhass to Chambersville to thirty feet. The route traverses lands of John W Larrick S H Loy and others and faced opposition. Singhass contributes 500 dollars and Dr Brown 200 dollars toward widening costs.
Lewis F. Cooper, Winchester finance committee member, rebuts a published report on the city’s indebtedness. He cites totals of 210 600 in debt with assets of 28 256 20 leaving 187 343 80 net, arguing the city is financially sound under city manager leadership compared with two years ago. He asks for fair display of his corrected figures.
Maurice Murnan of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offices has enlisted as a specially qualified man. He will go to Camp Lee Virginia and be returned to Winchester as a clerk in the local exemption board office until January 1, then reassigned to other duty.
Deputy Sheriff L E Armel returned from Camp Meade Md with James Harvey colored deserter. Harvey was found working at Geer Lime works Stephens City Virginia and had registered in 1917 with exemption board No 6 Philadelphia but left that jurisdiction. He was called for service July 5 but did not respond while living in Stephens City. An anonymous letter to Sheriff Pannett gave the information.
J D Suter, a 47 year old engineer at Harrisonburg Ice Plant, says a dyspepsia remedy Dreco helped with his stomach disorder and loss of appetite without affecting his heart. He plans to continue using it and recommends it to his wife. The note appears in the Harrisonburg Herald.
Announcement of engagement between Miss Mary Hatcher Smith of Roanoke and Capt Charles Carson of Camp Lee Virginia. Carson, son of Mr and Mrs S A Carson of Abingdon, commands multiple battalions at Camp Lee and is a Virginia Military Institute graduate.
A concise note argues that true patriotism includes discarding malicious, unfounded rumors. It urges readers to avoid repeating unverified claims and to uphold truth in public discourse.
The relief from corn pains with Gets-It reportedly peels corn and calluses in one piece. A woman described the product’s wondrous effects.
The Corporation Court of Winchester Va orders a decree to sell the south side of Valley avenue lot between Main street and the Valley Turnpike to satisfy Sarah Theresa Hinton from the estate of D H Mellinger and others. Thomas Walter Thompson is nonresident of Virginia and must appear within fifteen days. Publication to be made weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star and a copy posted at the courthouse.
By deed of trust from Carson Havermale and Birthay Havermale to Warren Rice, trustee, dated July 2 1916, recorded in Frederick County VA, the trustee will offer for sale in front of the Court House in Winchester on September 7 1918 at 11 a m a tract of about 95 acres in Frederick County adjoining Jerry Clark and Alexander DeHaven. The property includes a new frame dwelling and an orchard about one year old. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in two equal annual payments with interest, secured by deed of trust and insurance policy on buildings. Warren Rick, Trustee.
Trustee will sell at the Winchester Court House at 11 a.m. on March 3 1918 the lot No 632 with a frame dwelling at 50 feet frontage and 190 feet depth on Highland avenue Winchester as conveyed to Wisecarver by C B Christore and wife in 1918 recorded in Deed Book 30 pages 72 and 340 341.
One third cash on day of sale and the balance in two equal annual payments with 6 percent annual interest from the sale date. The deferred payments are evidenced by purchaser bonds secured by a deed of trust and a property insurance policy.
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