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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
4
The Evening Star Publishing Company lists its daily Winchester Virginia edition published every day except Sunday and notes consolidation with the Morning News item Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror.
The granger John endures a deadly hot drought as his corn withers for water. He presumes next year will bring a splendid crop, buoyantly hoping despite the loss while the world seems to groan with the heat and hardship.
Grimes Virginia September 22. Guests at Orchard Glen last week include Mr. and Mrs. James Hancher and Mr. Arthur Garrett and Mrs. n Garrett of Denver Colorado Mrs Lydia k of Chambersburg Pa Mrs Luther Miller of Welltown Rev W L Pinder of Bunker Hill Mr C H Shenck of Winchester Mr George Fansler and others. Local visitors include Roy Larrick and wife of Winchester and Mabel Finfrock returning to Wichita Kansas. Business visitors Anderson and Derry meat merchants of Winchester and Apex Medicine Company representatives Fred A Benington and Roy Rinker. C E Hienbass of Middletown Va and Mr and Mrs Joshua Whetzel, Edward Spillman, Cora Lamp of Winchester, Richard Summel of Greenspring and Hattie Hensell hosted guests. Leonard W Hubbard returns from Elizabeth town Pa. Mrs Robert Clevenger back home after surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Farmers cut corn and silos filled as peach crop and apples ripen with good prices.
Mrs T E Morrison travels to Spring Hill Va for sister Mrs Bertie Sheets illness. Mr and Mrs Frazier of Charles Town visit Mrs J F Chapman. E Russell Hook visits Wardensville W Va with friends. Charles Giffin editors Winchester trip. Bertha Ruebush visits Martinsburg. Local farmers busy cutting corn buckwheat and seeding.
Gore Virginia sept 22 Rev Mr Massey of Edinburg spent Saturday night with Mr Upton Pugh and preached at Mt Hebron on Sunday. Many from nearby towns attended visits and relatives travel to Intermont Wardensville Winchester and Rock Enon Springs. Local fruit growers have not started winter apple picking as laborers head to orchards near Winchester.
Mr. Jerry B. Goodridge of Norfolk departed this afternoon for New York on business after visiting friends in town all week. Dr. and Mrs. J Randolph Graham, guests at the Ward home for ten days, left tonight for New York City. Mrs. Edward Diffenderfer of South Braddock Street and her daughters and granddaughters enjoyed a day at Shannon Hill on Wednesday.
Quiet wedding at the Kneisley home in Marlboro Virginia unites Miss Mary Sue Kneisley and James Arthur Shanholtz of Opequon. Rev J H Haley officiates with Lohengrin march, reception to follow brunch at the couple departs for Washington and additional stops.
The law bars publication of income returns and requires that income assessments be kept under lock and key by the state auditor and treasurer. Access is limited to court orders, preventing public viewing by neighbors or the general public. The attorney general interprets the act as protecting taxpayer privacy.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met in Chattanooga Tennessee and reported membership at 2 188 458 total relief funds paid 5 975 208 total receipts last year 17 822 993 79 and total expenses of grand and subordinate lodges 9 860 670 95. Officers elected include Grand sire Frank C Condy Denver Colorado deputy grand sire Henry Co Borst Amsterdam New York grand secretary J B Goodwin Atlanta Georgia and grand treasurer William H Cox Louisville Kentucky.
Rev. Robert L. Kinnaird will preach at Stone's Chapel Presbyterial Church at 7 30 o'clock on Sunday evening the 24th instant. The public is cordially invited to attend this service.
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