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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1914
Page
5
In 1914 Hagerstown issued 1,287 marriage licenses, down from 1,473 in 1913, due to rainy weather during fair week. Most licenses went to couples from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Mr and Mrs James Clark hosted a supper at their Cumberland home a few nights ago in honor of Mist Abestis Murray who stars in The Quaker Girl with Charles Clear Also present were Miss Murray a Georgetown Academy of the Visitation alumna and Miss Helen Clark The text notes Senator Claude A Swanson of Virginia acting as president pro tempore of the Senate during Vice President Marshall's absence from Washington.
Christmas shoppers will find a vast assortment of useful and ornamental articles. Eastman kodaks priced from $1 to $20 include Kodak lamps thermos bottles and pyrite bottles. Also offered are hot water bottles guaranteed, Sternan solid alcohol stoves at 60 cents, and safety razors from Gillette Ever Ready and Durham.
Chemical fire extinguishers proved effective as Brocks Street house fire was fought by Charley Bougs Fire Company. Chimney flames spread after 7 oclock but extinguished quickly without using water. Fireboard with paper caught fire but was controlled before spreading.
Company filed formal notice with the Interstate Commerce Commission stating that from January 20 1915 round trip tickets will be discontinued unless requested. Tickets will be sold at no reduction, meaning travelers from Winchester to Martinsburg will pay the same for return coupons as for single trips, effectively erasing a saving. Read the Star.
Advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as fast relief for clogged nostrils, catarrh, and head cold. Claims say a small bottle clears nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves head ache, and cures catarrh by morning.
Jefferson Kern, a prominent local resident, underwent an appendectomy at Winchester Memorial Hospital after sudden illness at Mountain View. Surgeons Dr. Charley Anderson and Dr. Stuart reported a delicate but successful operation and hopes for recovery are high.
Northbound schedules list No 28 9 a m to Hagerstown and intermediate stations via Philadelphia and New York with a connection at Samandoah Junction to Washington. No 14 7 04 p m to Hagerstown with a Pullman sleeper to New York. No 2 2 51 a m to Hagerstown with a Pullman sleeper to New York and Philadelphia. Signed Bevili and Saunders Pass Traffic Mar Gen Pass Agt.
Winchester residents await relief as eastern railroads gain a 5 percent freight rate increase. Local officials expect restored passenger service on the Baltimore and Ohio and other lines, hoping improved business and employment follow the ICC action. Shippers anticipate higher freight costs, while railroad offices delay tariff notices.
Mrs. J William Ebert and her son of Winchester Virginia visit tyberville relatives while Dr Ebert stays in Rochester Minnesota with the Mayo brothers surgeons for several weeks. Mrs Ebert daughter of Mrs Richardson has recovered from effects of a repeated automobile accident Baltimore Run
Rail timetable effective January 13 1914 lists westbound and eastbound trains from Strasburg Junction to Harrisonburg and to Alexandria Washington with local stops. It names Nos 173 492 217 and 213 14 26 216 plus buffet parlor cars and arrival times at Harrisonburg Washington Strasburg Junction. Signed L S Brown Gen Agt and W Westbury Asst Ngt Washington DC.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions train or station references in Philadelphia and New York with times and codes. It lists arrivals at Winchester from named stations and includes multiple distorted numbers and hints of a merge.
Methodist Episcopal Church announces services on Sunday December 27 with Relief at 11 a.m. at Paxton's Chapel at 3 p.m. in Lamp's Memorial and 7 p.m. at WwW. R. HARDESTY P. C.
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