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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1915
Page
5
In effect November 22 1914 westbound train No 2 percent daily at 7 30 am local for Harrisonburg arrives 9 30 am No 49 daily at 12 25 noon local for Harrisonburg arrives 2 30 pm Buffet Parlor Car.
Scott Grant of Winchester is appointed buying agent for Virginia to supply horses to the French government. He announces plans to pay cash for horses and describes the journey from interior Virginia to ship at Newport News or New York. Horses travel in first class conditions aboard improvised stock ships, endure an eight to ten day sea crossing, and undergo months of training before potential service in France.
At J Mack Noonan's stables on Tuesday morning September 21 the buyer will pay cash for sound horses aged five to ten years suitable for saddle work. He seeks horses 15 to 16 hands high as well as light and heavy drafts 15 to 16 hands and 2 inches.
In Martinsburg a class of candidates will be initiated into the Mystic Shrine at a special meeting on October 16. Osiris Temple Patrol of Wheeling will perform. Members from Martinsburg will travel October 17 to dedicate a Shrine room at the Scottish Rite Temple in Washington. Shriners from Winchester and nearby areas are expected to attend the ceremonies in Martinsburg and Washington.
Hi C Cheshire, sought in Romney for allegedly passing bogus checks totaling over $300 for peaches, was arrested in Parkersburg. He claimed Crafton origin but said he was born and raised in Romney where his wife and children, from whom he had separated, live.
The Star employees express gratitude to Mrs. G Casper Fries for a large quantity of angels' food cake presented yesterday. Mrs. Fries is noted for cake baking and has won premiums at the local fair for thirty years. Miss Mamie Byrd returned home near Millwood after a week in the city for the fair and visits.
Cretonne rises as a dominant drapery fabric in homes and decor. It now covers furniture and surfaces once finished in wood, with new cretonnes chintz and denims expanding use in dining living and bedroom areas. The article invites readers to view patterns and ideas for decorating with cretonne.
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