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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
2
The poker editor of the New York American notes that triplets and twins in 16 months resemble a poor man's full house. He frames this as a shorthand critique of uneven hand construction and timing.
Miss Mary Esther Teabo of Madison Street Virginia denies any romance with Arthur H. Burke after a Cleveland telegram said he attempted self harm upon hearing of her engagement to John Clifford Rodan. Rodan, from Sayersville New Jersey, is set to marry in October.
At the Huntington West Virginia annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Mrs. Lou G Buffington will read a sketch of Mrs. J W McSherry of Martinsburg. Mrs McSherry was once president of the state organization and president general of the association in the south, and she was the mother of Mrs H D Fuller of Winchester.
Chestnut blight threatens the native chestnut trees, described as an epidemic and spreading over twice the area of last year. No remedy exists, and contagion is high. Resulting chestnut shortage may occur this year while cultivated varieties may yield better. Shellbarks and hickory nuts will be scarce due to excessive rain then drought.
Rev Dr Demetrius Vishanoff a medical missionary will address the Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South next Sunday at 11 AM He will recount his conversion experiences from the Greek Church his Balkan background and sacrifices for faith He will sing in Macedonian and Bulgarian and show Balkan curiosities after the talk He will also address the Golden Rule Bible Class and has trained as a physician in the United States
The Shinyo Maru of Toyo Kisen Kaisha sails from Yokohama with eighty six newly married Japanese couples and twenty picture brides bound for San Francisco. The ship carries 951 passengers including 21 first class 73 second class and 667 steerage, plus silk and tea cargo.
The Virginia Woolen Company plans a brick addition split by an alley from the main plant on East Piccadilly street. The project, overseen by P. O. Reifholtz of Baltimore, will double capacity from 75 looms to 195 and add 200 to 250 workers. Completion expected early next year.
News from Winchester reports the death of Elizabeth P Higginbotham at Wheatland near Rippon Jefferson County West Virginia aged 73 after a period of ill health. She is survived by husband Samuel H Higginbotham a daughter Mrs Henry S Baker two sons Ralph and Edward. Also noted is a travel party including F J Howell, Miss Keinback K J Howell and H Baker from New London Connecticut lodging at Hotel Evans.
Berryville Virginia lists a large group of visitors registered at the Sign of the Motor Car on September 28. Names include Frank R Leib and party from Harrisburg, Joseph Gould of Mount Carmel, Roland Ringgold of Shepherdstown, J H Hensley of Washington, William Downs Anderson of Philadelphia, Catherine and Rebecca Chislett of Pittsburgh, and many others from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New York, Washington, and surrounding towns.
Tomorrow marks the final day to pay 1916 taxes without a three percent penalty added from October 1 onward. The city treasurer's office will be open to handle payments and related inquiries.
Miss Elizabeth Armentrout of Strasburg Shenandoah County Virginia and Samuel L Burgess left Winchester for Washington on the Baltimore and Ohio No 2 train for a wedding to be held today. The bride wore a dark blue broadcloth suit trimmed with fur and was accompanied by her family including Lawson Armentrout.
Mr and Mrs J T Maxall Miss R S G Maxall and Dr Robert A Johnston of Baltimore were among the motorists registered last night and today at Hotel Evans.
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