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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
11
Local residents share visits and travels across Winchester Harpers Ferry and Berryville. Guests include Misses Katherine Dodson and Cecelia Anderson, Mr. James Dressler, and families from Fayette City and Martinsburg. Parties attend services, Labor Day gatherings, and a move for Rev. B D Chambers to a new field of labor.
The column records Isaac Creek son of Mr and Mrs Harry Lar who passed as a sweet child loved by all. It notes upcoming rally day at Laurel Hill Church and revival services this week except Saturday. It lists visits among Cumberland residents and Berkeley Springs acquaintances and mentions ongoing illness of Mr Braithwaite and visits by Mrs Nannie Braithwaite.
Mrs Clara Keller and two children visited her parents Mr and Mrs Leo Bowman. Many locals spent Sunday with families near Riverton. J E White and J W Mumaw visit relatives in Ohio for the White reunion. Mrs Homer Shuler and children return to Cumberland Maryland after two weeks with the Whites. Billie Shuler returns to school after vacation with his mother. Mrs J E White and son Marvin joined them for a visit. Avis and Nancy Lee Broy spent Monday with grandmother Mrs J R Broy. Rev C C Bush preached for the community Monday. The Refuge Church Woman’s Missionary Society meets with Mrs C R Greene Tuesday afternoon.
Mr Valerie Isemann and family of Washington DC spent the weekend with relatives in Boyce. Visitors include Hammond family from Baltimore and W J Hottel of Winchester. The Jacksons Clarys and Dellingers traveled from Bowling Green Harrisburg for a Boyce visit.
In Siler Virginia and nearby towns residents gathered for family visits and a De Haven birthday. Attendees included the Heironimus and Dailey families from Swan Pond Orchard and Martinsburg, with multiple registrations from Washington Hedegsville Winchester and Darkesville. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Whitacre near Siler.
Bracetown Virginia hosts include Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan dining with the Campbells Whitacres and Rhodelle then at Green Lantern Inn near Capon Bridge visiting the Oates. Snapp and Windle families travel to Washington Cumberland Frostburg Baltimore for games theaters and visits.
Miss Rose Goutter finished a several week stay with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Snapp and returned to Baltimore on Friday. Miss Emma Gold Swimsey spent the weekend with Miss Douglas Duvall of Burnt Factory.
NORTH MOUNTAIN Virginia September 6 James Williams of Washington spent Labor Day with his mother Mrs Williams Elwood Snapp who had two weeks with his father and step mother at Forest Glen Maryland returned home Saturday Minor Snapp and wife visited Mr and Mrs J B Snapp with Mr R B mincend Millbrook Bath county describing the mountainous area and local visitors including Mrs O Ginn Mrs Adam Forney Miss Elsie Snapp Mrs Ida Good and Miss Lora Good of Winchester all on Labor Day
In Stephens City on September 6, families and friends gathered or visited across surrounding towns. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Staples and son Loring joined others including Miss Mary Powers of Bayard and Miss Martha Snyder of Philadelphia visiting Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Powers at Vaucluse.
Special Commissioner to sell at public auction the 110 acre and 1 rood Bennington Farm at Bartonsville near Winchester. The sale is under a 1934 circuit court decree and will occur at twelve noon on September 22, 1934 in front of the County Court House. Terms require one third cash and balance in 1 and 2 years secured by two bonds and a deed of trust.
A sidereal year is the Earth’s one orbit around the Sun lasting 865 days 6 hours 9 minutes and 9.6 seconds. It notes a danger ranking among large wild animals with lion, elephant, seladang, rhinoceros, and tiger listed high.
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