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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
3
A Winchester reader, J. H. Cooper, a carpenter of 3188S Braddock St., testifies Doan's Kidney Pills eased backache and regulated kidney action. He recommends the remedy for similar symptoms and notes its 50 cent price at dealers.
Mr H D Robinson leaves Carlisle Dickinson College after summer at his parents home on North Market Street. Miss Louise Fortiey and Harry L Lindamood return to McKeesport after visiting relatives in the city. Joseph McFadden, long employed by the Ow Haven Railroad in New York, visits his parents on South Washington Street. Mrs Charles Coleman and daughter Mary Coleman of Jefferson County West Virginia stay with Mr and Mrs William L Whissen on South Braddock Street.
The traffic and development department issues thousands of copies of its growers and shippers directory for apples and peaches along its lines. The booklet helps growers find markets and assists shippers in routing fruit to eastern markets. Displays of peach pies are shown in B and O offices in Baltimore and key traffic agency offices.
Winchester reports the death of Mrs. Sallie Moffett near New Market in the ninety seventh year. She lived a long, active life and remained mentally sharp. Surviving children include Sidney A. Moffett Mount Jackson Robert Moffett Troutville William Moffett Broadway Mrs. Virginia Zirkle West and Mrs. Hoenshel at home. Her husband Booten Moffett died about ten years ago. She was the last child of George and Barbara Kakey Zirkle.
Miss Mollie Graves of Relief called on Mrs. Wigginton at her home last week. Miss Lola Wigginton Mrs Jeanette Richard and Miss Ruth Manuel along with Messrs George Wigginton and Lee Carpenter of Relief attended the Paxton Chapel picnic on Saturday.
Long Meadows Virginia notes report the Mohr family from Baltimore visiting relatives, Ina Coffelt recovering from typhoid fever, Charles Kerns with hay fever improving, and visitors to S. E. Brum from Luray and Fauquier County. Additions to the Baptist church were noted, with D. M. Ridgeway and Bassie Ridgeway of Savage visiting. Roy Coffelt and Henry Bly spent the weekend around Edinburg.
Apple Grove reports several local visits and social calls. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Tevalt and Mrs. Earl Woolford at Bloom, Mrs. George Carper and Miss Mary Boyce in Winchester, and Mr. H. M. Managie with M. L. Mantel in Middletown.
Rev Dr Hugh W White will preach in Strasburg on Sunday September 17. He plans to meet Winchester friends Monday then travel to Burlington and Petersburg West Virginia for scheduled appointments.
The marriage of Mr. Russell H. Allen of Elkins West Virginia and Miss Inez McNeill of Moorefield West Virginia is announced for October 11 in Moorefield. Mr. Frank Sublet, postmaster of Harrisonburg Virginia, spent yesterday in town with friends and attended the fair.
Daily market quotes list flour butter eggs chickens and potatoes with retail and wholesale figures. Prices shown include flour 5.70 per unit, corn 4.00, oats 1.60, barley 1.45, creamery butter 0.38 retail 0.30 wholesale, butter 0.18 to 0.22, live chickens 0.07, roosters 0.10, potatoes 0.90 per peck.
Markets show Butter-Fancy Creamery at 33 and Choice Creamery at 32. Virginia area prints list 25 7eGs- ee and nearby. Live Poultry quotes include chickens young 21 under 2 months 20 old hens 21 roosters old 11. Sorn Spot and Sept 92 1-2 nominal. Timothy No 1 at 17.50, light clover mixed 16, No 1 clover 11.50. Sheep and lambs prices: choice sheep per pound 41-25, fair sheep 3% 4, spring lambs choice per pound 10 1-2, fair to medium 9 10. Alves heavy smooth fat per head 15-16, heavy rough 10-12, small thin 7-9.
Berryville Virginia society notes recount visits and hosting at homes like Melrose and Norwood. Guests include Hatchells from Ocean City and Lt. George B. Ashe in Annapolis. House parties, teas, and multiple bridge events showcase community ties and upcoming wedding entertainments.
Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Katharin Garvin to Mr. Edgar Kyle Miller. The ceremony will take place at Kammarism Chapel in Boyce on Saturday at 5 o clock. The bride is known in Clarke county for charm and popularity. Mr. Miller is managing book keeper for the Security Lime and Cement Company in Hagerstown Maryland and is the son of a prominent farmer near Hagerstown.
In Harrisonburg Virginia on September 14 the criminal libel case involving George Kegell H W Bertram vs R Smythe and Allen M Smythe concluded. Allen M Smythe was acquitted while R B Smythe received a $100 fine and ten days in jail with an appeal planned to the circuit court next week as the court convenes on September 18.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the stave and heading mill owned by Thomas W. Marple in the Cove near his home in Rock Enon Va. Loss about 2000 with no insurance. Mill workers sprayed water but the plant and an iron kiln burned, stock of stave and heading wood ruined though some product survived. Fred L. Glatze of Winchester had an interest in the venture. The nearby Shiron camp meeting concluded with large audiences and strong interest. Mrs Minnie Mars and Violet Steele of Washington were visiting.
Congressman Thomas S. Butler of the Seventh Pennsylvania district and family visited the Battletown Inn last week. Butler, a naval affairs committee member in Congress for twenty years, resides in West Chester, Pa. They also called on Mr. and Mrs. Dabney Harrison near Boyce-Clarke Courier during their county tour.
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