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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1916
Page
5
Trains arrive in Winchester from the stations above at 9:20 am daily except Sunday at 12:45.8 pm and 7:22 pm daily. Tower, Supt BA Ripole Gen P. A.
Rail schedule notes list No. 13 916 a m from Bristol to Roanoke and intermediate stations with Pull Sleepers Parlor and Dining Cars to Roanoke. Connections to Memphis Special and Shenandoah routes via Shenandoah Junction to Washington with stops at Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia York.
Local timetable from Strasburg to Harrisonburg shows eastbound service with a daily pattern in effect April 30, 1916. Arrival at Harrisonburg is listed at 2:30 pm with connections to No. 6 Daily timetables and related local routes.
Trustees by decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court announce a public auction of four tracts of farm land in Frederick County near Stephens City and Valley Pike Dunkard Church. Tracts range from 2 to 130 acres with several improvements. crops reserved. Terms require one third cash and two equal annual payments with deeds of trust and insurance. Herbert S. Larrick and Geo M Beltzhoover serve as trustees.
In Columbus Ohio Mrs J S Barlow details six years of female trouble and nervousness with stomach pain and weakness. After ten days on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports improved eating and weight gain and credits the medicine with saving her life. She urges other women to use the remedy for female ailments.
Miss Sallis May Crow wed Leslie Shaver Jr at The Maples near Staunton with Rev W J Whitesell officiating. A musical programme preceded the ceremony and 500 guests attended a buffet reception. The bride, a Buena Vista Seminary graduate, and groom, son of Mr and Mrs J L Shaver, will reside at Rose Wold after a trip to northern cities.
The note identifies Mt. Sidney as the home of the groom and names Mr. Shaver as a brother of Mr. Henry Shaver of the city, indicating family connections in a local social item.
Miss Margaret M. Patterson and Miss Jesse M. Patterson of Montclair sue Standard Oil Company in U S Court for 35000 alleging permanent facial and ear injuries from a July 4 collision in Montclair. Margaret seeks 25000 and Jesse 10000 for disfigurement and related damages.
In Follansbee West Virginia George White was taken from his jail cell during the night stripped tarred and feathered then ridden on a rail to the town edge and ordered to leave town. The incident occurred shortly after 3 am as the jail was stormed by a crowd. The jailer discovered tar and feathers the next morning. no action is expected.
Baltimore and Ohio detective Robert D. Webber stationed at Brunswick arrived yesterday afternoon. He will attend the races and may be on the job during the remainder of fair week to keep watch for desperate characters.
Prof Frank B Crawford, a longtime McDonogh School faculty member since 1890, resigns and moves to Harrisonburg Virginia his home state. He led the schools pressroom, helped build the Week publication, and was honored by alumni who serenaded him and bought a chimes clock. Mrs Crawford formerly Miss Laura Gold of Frederick County.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a pursuit of results through a process described as bringing outcomes. The text references desire for better performance and tangible gains. No clear individuals or organizations emerge from the readable lines.
Executor offers for sale at Winchester Court House Virginia a large three story brick building at 160 North Main Street. Sale on September 30 1916 at noon. Property with option to convert second and third stories into flats. Terms require one third cash with the balance in two yearly installments secured by bonds deed of trust and insurance policy. Lynch executor Swanson auctioneer. Includes date and location, ownership by Oscar Barr dec’d.
John Smith and R. H. Weatherholtz of Frederick County were arrested several nights ago for disorderly conduct near Mount Hebron Cemetery and deposited $3.50 for court appearance.
A substitute trustee offers at a public auction in Winchester Virginia a tract of 26 acres near Chambersville Virginia four and a half miles northwest of Winchester and one mile from Chambersville. The property includes a four room dwelling a stable and outbuildings watered by a stream with a 11 year old apple orchard. Sale set for Saturday September 30 1916 at noon with terms one third cash and balance in six and eighteen months secured by a deed of trust. Immediate possession given. For details contact J W Fisher Strasburg Virginia.
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