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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1915
Page
5
Rail timetable fragment shows trains from York Pennsylvania station to Winchester with arrival times and daily patterns. Mentions superintendent and supervisor names and class codes. Readers are reminded to check exact days as Sunday restrictions apply.
The notice lists through service starting November 22, 1914 with rail timing between Washington Alexandria Strasburg and Harrisonburg. It details 49 daily and 24 daily parlor and local cars, arrival times to Harrisonburg and Washington, and includes C. W. Westbury as General Agent in Washington DC.
Northbound trains listed for Hagerstown and intercity stations with connections at Shenandoah Junction. Evening and overnight services to New York Philadelphia and Harrisburg, with Pullman accommodations noted.
Frederick County Public Health cautions against shared drinking vessels in public buildings as Virginia boards stress prevention. Officials explain diphtheria spreads via mouth contact and carriers, urging individual cups, water fountains, and school quarantine until recovery or negative tests.
Rosenberger Virginia on September 29 reports Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kaplan spent Sunday at Mr. J. H. Keckley s. Mrs. J. E. Snapp and daughter Mrs. Joseph Ashwood of Lenore visited in Hagerstown Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. Hollis Snapp.
Luray Virginia reverses its move to a managerial government after council members Mason and Ronalds cited Section 16 of the town charter. The rule blocks voting when personal interests are involved and has been used to invalidate earlier council actions including creating the town manager and uniting the recorder street commissioner and water system superintendent roles under one head.
Miss Myrtle Coverstone of Pittsburgh Pa visits friends in Reliance. W A Kline of Washington stays with his parents. Jacob Gruver visited his sons in Martinsburg. C E Cooley family and Miss Kittpatrick visit Amherst. Fred Willey badly cut by a cord in a wire fence amid a horse mishap.
The Myers family leaves after seven and a half years of service, leaving a strong, faithful imprint on the church and community. They move to Inwood West Virginia where Rev J H Collis and wife join as successor and wife, bringing earnest dedication to their new field of labor.
ATLANTIS CITY Sept 28 Guards on duty watched as a lone autumn bathing girl appeared in public wearing a fur trimmed cloak and robe. She entered the breakers and emerged wrapped in warmth sparking chatter about fall fashion. The Boardwalk crowds noted cloaks coats and hats signaling a seasonal style shift alongside rising interest in cabin cruisers and limousine travel.
Community notes from Gainesboro mention Mr and Mrs Forrest hosting a pageant Sunday at Mrs Josiah Shades home. Visitors include Mrs Florence Howard and Mrs John Shane with Dr C R Anderson, William Lamp and Mrs Jerry Shade and children. The Van Derlinder family also returned home after visiting.
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