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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
2
At Greenway near Double Tall gate on Saturday August 7 a benefit for the United Brethren Church at Greenway will be held. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. 7-29-w.
At a county Sunday school picnic yesterday a group of about fourteen girls lined along a small trail bridge were photographed. The bridge collapsed as a young man called for them to pose, sending the group to the ground but the shallow creek kept everyone mostly dry.
Mrs. Bessie McCann and her Sunday school class from the Presbyterian Church held a delightful picnic Tuesday at Spout Springs along the Cpequon. Guests included Mrs. J W Taylor Jr Mrs J S Solenberger Miss Virginia Barnes Katherine Donham Mary Robinson Helen Solenberger Ruhamah Solemberger Virginia Athey Maggie Hodgson Minnie Taylor Silvia Grim and Messrs Lindsey Fuller Howard Solenberger John Seal George Fansler Clyde Schuler James Kent Taylor Arthur Athey William Lowery Joseph Hodgson Paul Ebersole.
Capon Springs WV hosts visitors including George Swartz and wife from Berkeley Springs to spend time with Mrs Berry La Follette. Ollie Miller and wife head to Nebraska for a while. Grover Stevens visits William Fisher near Wardensville. Rev Thomas preaches at Capon Chapel. Daisy Orndorff ill. Dr Lee of Wardensville attends. Trip Smith from Martinsburg opens a photography studio for August. C A Milburn attends to town business.
Berkeley county Sunday school convention sets annual meeting at Inwood Park in Inwood West Virginia on August 18 with three sessions at 10 AM 3 PM and 7 PM The general secretary of the West Virginia Sunday School Association Arthur P Arnold will speak and Martha V Graham state superintendent will lead elementary work conferences Delegates from county schools attend and a special Cumberland Valley Railroad train will run after the night session to Falling Waters and Winchester
Dr J S Leonhardt of Lincoln Nebraska claims years of study show piles arise from internal bad circulation and offers Hem-Reid as an internal remedy. In 1000 cases he reports 98 percent cure with an iron clad guarantee. Available for $1 at Franck Baker & Son or by mail from Dr Leonhardt Co Station B Buffalo NY. Write for booklet.
The Union Bank of Winchester Virginia calls a stockholders meeting for August 12 1909 at 11 o clock AM at the banking house to consider amending the Constitution and Bylaws to increase directors if needed and to elect them. President James B Russell directs publication of this notice.
Six room brick house with 50 ft frontage and 154 ft rear extension offered for private sale to highest bidder. Apply by July 24 to Walter W. Ritter, Winchester Virginia or at 559 N Kent Street.
Clothing made to measure and guaranteed to fit. Also scouring French dry cleaning repairing altering and pressing. Winchester Steam Dying and Cleaning Works. Both phones 128 S Main St.
Extract from the 1909 decree in National Bank of Winchester v. John W Hook directs a Master Commissioner to identify Hook's property in Winchester and Frederick County and to report debts by summoning creditors. The notice requires publication in Winchester newspapers as service to all interested parties. A. J. Tavener signs as Master Commissioner and attorneys Kern Steck Williams announce the August 28, 1909 proceeding.
Mr. Charles Mullikin secretary of the Berryville Horse and Colt Show Society returns home from Charlottesville with a large slate of entries for the Berryville show to be held August 17 18 and 19.
The court directs a commissioner in Chambery to identify creditors of John A Huntsberry and determine each distributive share. He shall settle Herbert S Larrick Trustee accounts from the January 21 1909 deed of assignment showing net balance after creditor distributions. Notice to creditors via weekly publication for four weeks in Winchester Virginia precedes August 24 1909 hearing at Ward and Warrick office to execute the order.
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