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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1922
Page
5
The article notes peat is widely used in Ireland reducing coal use in rural areas. It praises peat odor as healthful and nonpolluting and hints at its adoption impacting energy practices in country districts.
Sarah J. Bartlett aged and esteemed colored woman died at her home after a long illness. Widow of Henry Bartlett, a famed Confederate barber, she lived on North Market Street and was a notable antebellum figure. Survived by one son Henry Bartlett and four daughters, plus many grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 3 pm from Carmel Baptist Church with Rev. W P Fisher, interment in Orrick Cemetery. Oldest member of Free Baptist Church.
The wedding cake remains a long standing symbol as the bride cuts the cake. In ancient and primitive traditions the couple sharing food or drink was often the main, sometimes the only, wedding rite and this practice persists in many regions today.
Death announced for George S Snapp on September 2 in a Birmingham suburb from apoplexy. Born in Winchester to Henry Snapp, he worked in the mercantile trade and later managed suburban railways in Birmingham and Easley. He was twice married, survived by his second wife, two sons Robert and William, and two daughters Bessie and Alma.
A marriage license was issued to Sylster A Grubb aged 22 and Miss Florence Orndorff 28 of Star Tannery. The groom is a farmer born in Grant County West Virginia, son of Levi Grubb. The bride is daughter of Isaac Orndorff. First printed newspaper note follows about Belgium and early English journals.
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