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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
5
The Cumberland Valley timetable lists arrival and departure schedules for May 28 1916. It notes trains arriving in Winchester from various stations at 7 am and 1 pm and running daily except Sundays with specific tower and stop details.
A Norfolk and Western schedule fragment lists October 20 1915 departures for Bristol Roanoke and intermediate stops with Pullman sleepers dining cars parlor and cafe service. It references connections at Shenandoah Junction and Morris Bar with Memphis special and other through trains.
Trustees and commissioners announce a public sale by court order in Frederick County on the 20th day of 1916 in the case Jefferson vs I N Conner et al. The sale will be by public auction at the designated county location.
Wednesday September 20 1916 at 11 am a sale of four tracts in Frederick County Virginia near Stephens City Field notes list tract sizes from 2 acres to 130 acres with farm land improvements bank barn frame dwelling and road access from Valley Pike to Dunkard Church bids require one third cash with the balance as two annual installments secured by bonds and deeds of trust Trustees Herbert S Larrick and Geo M Beltzhoover with a policy on the buildings.
Bar Harbor readers report a phantom bear sighting beyond the toll bridge on Mount Desert with a large knapsack. Eph Mason, 6 feet 2 inches, recounts his tense encounter as a bull bear allegedly looted a crocus bag and vanished toward the woods, prompting local unease after dusk.
In Los Angeles a house described as a temple of dishonesty is built entirely from stolen parts. Mrs. W. H. Hill reported her back door vanished after she left home, locked on its hinges, two hours earlier. Police note multiple thefts across neighborhoods and fear further missing components.
In Bayonne New Jersey two burglars ignored valuables and stole ham sandwiches from the home of Rev. 8 Reichnitzer and later took fruit and preserves from Floyd Davis. Police seek leads on the daytime burglaries attributed to two men.
New York reports the American Society of Dancing Professors approving a new routine called the jitney special after a professor observed pedestrians dodging jitney buses. The corke crew glide is also praised as a close kin to a famous pitcher's fastball on the waxed floor.
An old patent remedy ad claims to restore natural hair color regardless of age or length of graying. It asserts hair growth, prevents falling, and rids hair of roughness without dye or skin harm. Priced 50c and 1.00. samples sent free by Mildred Louise Co. Boston with coupon and 10c postage.
The eleventh annual meeting of the League of Virginia Municipalities will be held in Clifton Forge Virginia on September 26 27 and 28. An excellent program is planned with speakers of local and national reputation. The league, ten years old, supports the optional charter act allowing cities to choose a form of government and seeks full representation from every city and town.
A Good Education continues as Scouts gain badges including first class scribe and service stripes for Richard Gray and Edward Barr. The troop improves land around the cabin and builds a woodshed and outdoor ovens while Copenhaver joins the wireless committee. Monograms for the ball team and several merit charges are awarded. Scout Robinson departs to Dickinson College. Life Scout Taylor to receive his badge.
Offer claims a home absorption treatment cures piles with immediate relief. Readers urged to mail address for free trial samples and local references. No payment required. sent to Mrs. M Summers Box P Notre Dame Indiana.
Executor to sell at public auction in front of Winchester Court House at 12 o clock on Saturday September 80 1916 the three story brick building at 160 North Main Street owned by the late Oscar Barr. Immediate possession. Terms require one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by bonds deed of trust and insurance. M M Lynch executor. A G Swanson auctioneer.
Public sale to be held in front of Winchester Court House Virginia on September 30 1916 at noon. A 26 acre tract northwest of Winchester near Chambersville with a four room dwelling outbuildings and apple orchard about 11 years old. Immediate possession and bonds of the purchaser secured by deed of trust. For details contact J. W. Fisher Strasburg Va. 9-24w.
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