Public Sale Of a Valuable Limestone Farm In Berryville
The executor offers for sale at public auction in Berryville Virginia a 208 acre limestone farm owned by the late Jacob H Rinker. The bid includes two parcels 113 and 90 acres with buildings and land on both sides of Fiddler's Lane. Sale date October 20 1917 at 1 30 pm with options for cash or two installment terms.
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Berryville
Virginia
Jacob H. Rinker
Charles Town Road
Wadesville
John M. Fishpaw
Jacob H. Kinker
Butter rumors tied to infantile paralysis quarantines
Mrs. Timothy Goode near Well town denies selling butter in Winchester during the outbreak. Doctors told her the sick child did not have infantile paralysis, and the quarantine on the Goode home remains but may end soon. Some physicians doubt the child's diagnosis, suggesting the death may have other causes.
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Timothy Goode
Welltown
Star Today
Winchester
Goode
Thornton Goode
Timothy Good
Preston Anderson Estate Sale Adjourned Over Low Bid
Special Commissioner R. M. Ward postponed the public auction of the late Preston Anderson’s 214 acre Gore property to settle the estate. The bid reached only 1200 dollars, prompting adjournment to a later date.
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R. M. Ward
Preston Anderson
Gore
Crisman Purchases Sartelle Property At Market and Leicester
Announcement records the sale of the Sartelle home at the northwest corner of Market and Leicester streets from Har ry M. Sartelle to Jacob L. Crisman near Kernstown in this county. The deed date is unspecified and improvements are planned with Crisman to occupy the house currently occupied by William L. Poston and family.
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Sartelle
Market and
Leicester Streets
Harry M. Sartelle
Jacob L. Crisman
Kernstown
Otis Sartelle
Crisman
English Minister To Hold A Mission
Arrangements made to hold a series of special mission services in Meade Memorial Episcopal Church in Meade, starting Tuesday, September 25 at 8 PM with Rev. John R. Matthews of Oxford, England. He will conduct a Bible meeting each morning at 11. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend.
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Post
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
Deer
John R. Matthews
Oxford
Eng
Matthews
Quotations Pack Apple Markets Across Regions
Telegraphic jobbing prices from Winchester Martinsburg and other hubs show steady markets with light shipments and moderate demand. Specs include Jonathan and Grimes Golden apples around $5, Yorks No.1 up to 2 1 4 inches at $2.75, Black Twig $5, Winesaps $5.25, Jonathans $5, Ganos $4, and mixed regional quotes for No.1 stock sizes.
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Winchester
Burdau
United States Agricultural Department
Jonathan
Grimes
Martinsburg
W. Va
Clarke County Case Submitted in Virginia Proceedings
Supreme arts proceedings included Norfolk and Western Railway Company vs Spates from Clarke County Circuit Court over damages from a locomotive fire. The case was argued and submitted. Rose E Walters of Norfolk and Western Railway Company from Warren County Circuit Court involved damages for injuries to an aged woman, partially argued.
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Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Circuit Court of
Clarke’ County
Rose E. Walters
Circuit Court
Warren County
Reward Offered for First American Captured in France
German soldiers captured by French troops in the recent fighting said the Kaiser decreed a reward of 300 marks and three months’ leave for whoever first captures an American soldier.
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France
Funeral Held Here for Accident Victim William Carter
The funeral of William Frank Carter, an African American man killed in last week’s explosion near Philadelphia, was held Thursday afternoon at Shiloh Baptist Church. Clergy from Millwood Virginia Winchester and St. Pauls Church attended, with Carter’s widow and brother from Beacon City New York and two sisters from Scarsdale New York among the mourners.
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Wiliam Frank Carter
Philadelphia
Shiloh Baptist Church
Benjamin Layton
Millwood
Wash. Johnson
Winchester
Wing
St. Paul's Church
Reed
Methodist Episcopal Church
Beacon City
N. Y
Scarsdale
Wells
Hagerstown
Heroes of Peace Miners Honored For Rescue Deeds
Two Johannesburg miners received the Camber of Miners bronze medal and gold watches for heroism during a gas accident. They descended five times to rescue two white men and eleven natives aided by locals. The chamber president praised their bravery and noted 290 lives saved since safety measures began.
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Johannesburg
Chamber
Two Final Appeals Guidelines From District Board
The local board for Winchester and Frederick County issues strict rules for appeals to the President. Appeals from district boards must go through the district board and follow fixed forms. direct submissions to officials are rejected. Only agricultural or industrial exemption cases permit an appeal to the President. other claims are final at district level.
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Wichester
Frederick County
Marshal Stowder
District Board
Congress
Washington
Central Powers Accept Papal Peace Proposals
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Central Powers view the papal peace plan as a workable basis for negotiations. They favor arbitration disarmament and territorial questions with sincere hope for a peace benefiting all nations. They call on the Allies to show genuine peace intent and to discuss outstanding issues jointly.
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Amsterdam
Benedict
Tire
Belgium
Vinenna Jg
Community Notes From REST Virginia Social Roundup
Local column records residents visiting relatives in Covington Winchester and Martinsburg with extended notices of hospital stays, job changes, and family visits. Esther Ridgeway becomes a county clerk stenographer. Esther Rutherford returns home after a stay with L Snapp. Thelma Feagan and Annie Feagan guest in Brucetown. others frequent Memorial Hospital for operations and support.
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John Pee
Thelma
Washington
Walter Brnning
Harry. Lewis
Memorial Hospital
Esther Ridgeway
County’ Clerk's Office
Winchester
Sunday School Notice at Centenary Church
Quarantine lifted scholars of all ages urged to attend at 9 45 Sunday morning for a joyful Sunday school gathering led by J C Recher superintendent all are welcome to join in the celebration and participation in the service
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Tonaiaoe
J. C. Recher
Restoring Used Corks With Boiling Water
Used corks become compressed and leak contents. Boil corks and tear them until the water coats them, restoring their fit and performance. This method makes corks as good as new for resealing bottles.
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Sturday
Fie
Smith
Smith Farm
Bedaine Ve Veteriihary
Enicure
Omeb
Ford
Maxwell
Dodge Bros
Chevrolet
Buick
Overland
I. C. Borden
Main St
Mr. Crisman
Sartelle Property
Lula Cooper
APPLE
Office
of Agricultural Department
Grimes Golden
Fancy
New York
Gravenstein
Duchess
Jonathangy
Kings
Ma Blush
Baltimore
Clarke County
Staunton, Va
Supreme Arts
Mitted
Heroes of Peace
Alies
Rest
Wzra Hauptman
John Hauptman
Covington
Hauptman
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mrs
William Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
K. T. Baldwin
Rest Chapel
Charles Boyles
Near
White Mall
William Ashwood
Annie
Thelma Feagan
John Locke
Brucetown
Kila Hinton
Lawrence Payne
Mr. Boy
Panama
Esther Rutherford
Lenore
L. ©. Snapp
Harry Moulden, Jr
Sis
Ter
Athel Moulden
Walter Flowers
Ryan & Orndoff
Style Headquarters
Vine St
P. K. Kisecker Company Commission Merchants
Huntsberry
Grove Bros
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