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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1915
Page
5
Trains from Philadelphia to New York and other stations list arrival times at Winchester. Times include 9:20 am daily except Sunday and 2:50 pm and 7:22 pm daily. Supervisor Tonor and Gen P. A. Ripore oversee the service.
In effect November 22 1914 the Westbound timetable from Strasburg lists No 23 daily at 730 am local to Harrisonburg arriving 930 am No 49 daily at 1228 noon local to Harrisonburg arriving 230 pm Buffet Parlour Car No 21 daily 759 pm local to Morrison Park arriving Harrisonburg 1015 pm Fastbound from Strasburg.
Public sale by trustee on the Amos Foreman farm near Gore Frederick County Virginia 170 acres with dwelling and timber. Bid terms: one third cash day of sale and the rest in one and two equal annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust with fire insurance. Debt due 700 dollars at 6 percent since 1912.
In Winchester during the late Revolution Ludwig Becker, a Hessian prisoner, gains favor with General Morgan and falls for Kitty O'Brien of O'Brien's Tavern. After conflicts with suitor George Hill, Ludwig is jailed in the stocks but Kitty condemns the punishment and endures alongside him. They marry with Morgan attending, and later prosper together, resting beneath the church where they wed.
Reports from Sofia and Paris describe mobilizations in Bulgaria Greece and Serbia amid a broader war. Germany’s war loan totals rise while French artillery shells and gas use are cited. British and French ships and a Russian vessel are sunk in the Mediterranean as French forces occupy Crete and Road Island.
White Post notes Rev Mr Palmer led Holy Communion at the Episcopal Church on Tuesday, St Matthews day. Community members Mrs Fe Meade and Mr Wilton Stuart planned a visit to their brother Benjamin Grymes in King George county Virginia. Miss Cleveland of Harrisonburg Normal School visited Mr and Mrs G Massey at their home.
Miss Lucie Chrisman departs for Richmond to teach this session. Miss Eliza Mason Meade attends a dance at the Afton Inn in Front Royal Thursday night. Misses Susie and Mary Beverley Commerville visit Mrs. Estelle Powers at Berryville.
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