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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1921
Page
4
The Star Publishing Company lists subscription options for The News The Weekly The Mirror with prices by mail and by carrier. Rates cover one year six months three months and one month in advance. Associated Press rights note republication of news dispatches credited to AP and local news from the publisher.
The ticket lists E L Trink le Wytheville for Governor J E West Suffolk for Lieutenant Governor John F E Saunders Middlesex for Attorney General R O James Richmond for Lee's Commonwealth Charles A Johnson Montgomery for Treasurer Harris Hart Roanoke for Superintendent George W Koiner Augusta for State Corporation Commissioner Boyd Richards Winchester for House of Delegates William T Barr Treasurer J L Maphis Revenue Commissioner
Deliberation urges prudence over impulse as Mason cautions against wasteful spending and bursts of spending spree. He warns about bank safety and seeks wiser money habits. The verse laments the lure of bargains and the folly of rushing to spend earned wages.
The country estate near Greenwood in Albemarle county comprising about 340 acres was sold from Quincy Shaw III of Boston to Col. D. D. Newcomb. The property includes a brick residence and scenic grounds described as a showplace with unique limits and a picturesque environment.
A high elevation overlook near the Blue Ridge foothills offers broad views of neighboring mountains, valleys, woodlands and streams.
The State Corporation Commission approved new reduced freight tariffs on Southern Railway for sand gravel crushed stone and iron works. The cuts went into effect recently with Chesapeake and Ohio already in force about ten days. Other carriers will file tariffs soon.
In Luray Virginia on September 19 the theft of hollow lightning rods from farms is reported to fuel moonshine operations. E T Brumback, a Marksville district farmer, saw rods removed from a barn near the Blue Ridge foothills after installation, signaling a rising frequency of such robberies.
Mrs. W. T. Alexander of McDowell Virginia says after two years of sickness and three hospital treatments she spent about $2000 with no relief until taking Tanlac. She gained weight, regained strength, and recommends Tanlac to others. advertises Boyd Drug Co. in Winchester and other druggists.
The U S Marine Corps will stage a major peacetime maneuver starting September 26 from Quantico Virginia. Infantry artillery engineers and aviation units will operate over Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg Chancellorsville and Wilderness to study historic actions with modern gear including 87mm and 75mm guns machine guns tanks and bombers.
The program runs for nine days in the field, with the column set to return to Quantico on October 4.
At the University of Ya the first session after its Den Celebration is expected to enroll about two thousand students, building on 1721 the previous peak with seven foreign countries and thirty eight states represented. Dean James M. Page notes applications exceed last year. Adelaide Douglas Simpson of New York will become the first woman faculty member. Armistead M. Dobie will take a one year leave to study at Harvard Law School.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train of 66 loaded cars pulled into Winchester this morning from Brunswick Maryland. Drawn by three engines, it left eight loads here and carried 59 cars south of town. It was one of the longest freights seen in weeks.
The county clerk issued a marriage license to Waymouth C. Miller and Miss Clara V. Wilson, natives of Hardy County, West Virginia. They now reside in Middletown in this county. Miller is a farmer. Clara is the daughter of John Wilson and Waymouth Miller's father is W. H. Miller.
Mrs Seabury Davies daughter of Representative T W Harrison of this city has recovered from a serious nervous illness in Washington and is now with friends in Baltimore where she is steadily improving as word reached local friends.
Mr and Mrs William F Thill returned to Washington after visiting Mr and Mrs Ja Ther Jones south of town. Miss Jeannette Richard of Keyser WV visits her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Robert A Grim on South Main. Mrs Frank B Crawford and daughter Elizabeth return from Baltimore. Conrad Smith who stayed with his grandmother Mrs Holmes Conrad North Market returns to Richmond. J Harmon Baker leaves for College Park MD for an agriculture course. Dr O Edward Janney spoke at Friends meetings and returns to Baltimore. Miss Dora E Hodgson heads to Baltimore.
A correction states that F Crim and Son have not bought F M Reynolds and Company. They have rented the repair shop in the Winchester Garage formerly occupied by Reynolds. They pledge good work at reasonable prices and invite customers to try them.
The piece argues that lumber prices reflect labor costs from sawmills to freight cars. It notes postwar labor reductions lag in transportation, but current building activity is low, allowing buyers to obtain lumber at prices low by any standard. It asserts the industry earns fair pay for fair work and offers competitive prices after inspection.
Two six room houses priced at 2000 dollars each are listed along with large and small farms, orchards, two water powered roller mills and a store with goods. See C. P. Bailey & Co. Bailey Bros. Store, Winchester Virginia.
Farm on Pike offers 60 acres with limestone soil, two dwellings and spring water. Features 4 acres of bearing apples, 18 acres of young orchard, 20 acres woodland, locust posts, and a running stream. Fall possession at 4500 dollars. Also a new 6 room dwelling near Handley Schools for 3900. Additional houses and lots priced to move with easy terms.
By decree in Mary W. Stouffer versus Ann H. Ritter et al. the sale of the Ferguson home property near Greenwood Church Frederick County Virginia is set for September 24, 1921 at 12 M. A five acre tract with a five room house and an adjoining two acre unimproved lot will be offered. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal annual payments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn. Special Commissioner M M Lynch. Clerk C C Brannon. August 26 notice.
Effective 6.00 a m Tuesday July 5 1921 trains run daily except Sunday with listed departure times from Wardensville to Winchester and intermediate stops such as Memorial Farms Intermont Capon Springs Shiloh Larrick Rock Enon Pools Ford Cornwell Midway Back Creek Gainesboro Indian Hollow Hogue Creek McGuire Chambersville Hill Crest and Juneth.
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