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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
3
The Star reports daily markets with noon accuracy. Wheat closed weak at 13 86 on Monday. Corn fell 1c. oats, rye firm. straw dull. Spot prices: Wheat 125 3-8. Corn 73 1-8 per bushel. Prime new yellow corn 2.40 per bushel. May prices: No 1 Timothy 19.60. No 1 clover mixed 18.
Prices close from the previous day show butter firm vegetables quiet calves steady and lambs and sheep steady. Poultry and roosters fair demand with various regional listings. apples in free supply demand active and firmer on top grades with Western box varieties available at noted levels. BEN DAVIS YORK IMPERIAL JONATHAN BALDWIN apple quotes listed by firsts and seconds.
Daily market quotes list Stephenson wheat at 1.15, yellow corn 3.60, white corn 3.75 to 4.00 old. Timothy hay and mixed hay sold. potatoes, beets, rabbits, beeswax, and live poultry shown with retail ranges. Local buyers offered prices. Star disclaims responsibility for errors.
The Meuse heights are described as the French war office statement confirms a successful attack near Troyon. French forces expelled the Germans from trenches they had recently seized, marking another setback for Austria.
Cross Junction reports Braithwaite family illness improving after whooping cough. Christmas visits noted for Puttrett Kelster and Sta tler households. Local residents attend serenade for Delwin Parish. Travelers and visitors include Coe Coe Dicks Clarie Peacemaker and Grotler clans. Several Braithwaite relatives visit Grimes and Winchester.
An advertisement touts Big's Cream Balm as a fast cure for stuffed noses, head colds, and catarrh. It claims nasal passages open, breathing frees, headaches vanish by morning, and urges readers to buy a small bottle at a drug store.
In Hayfield Virginia on Christmas Eve an odd phenomenon produced snow balls ranging from cannon to barrel size rolling across slopes and flats. Locals and experts seek an explanation while Santa Claus theories spark aerial speculation. The Haines family hosted a festive Christmas Day gathering with a gobbler centerpiece and lively family time.
A London opinion piece mocks a retailer selling irregular lengths of tablecloth and tablecloths with a quip about a king of Hingland and a dining room setup. The excerpt blend satirical market chatter with British spelling.
Mrs Juliet A McCaw returned yesterday from visiting relatives in Washington. Mrs Lo E Dabney went back to Staunton after visiting friends in town. Miss Day of Winchester Memorial Hospital left for Old Point Comfort. Miss Lillian War of Harrison Dare visits the Keatings on South Main. Lucien Carr returned from Charlestown W V A Christmas dance. Miss Frances Walker leaves for relatives in Washington. Garland M Hansbrough returned from Old Point Comfort after Christmas. Julia Mitchell of Strasburg Junction visits Mr and Mrs John Darlington on North Main. Osie Pugh of Oriental N C guests the Shickas on South Main. Miss Olive Funk visits Mrs Nora in Martinsburg W V a. Miss Julia Faulkner returns to Baltimore after visiting Mrs Lucy Faulkner on North Washington. Fan Steele returns to Alexandria after visiting his parents on National Avenue.
Extract from decree in Hackney v Heterick shows reference to a Master Commissioner to locate real estate debts dower heirs and estate reports. Notice to publish in Winchester Va weekly for four weeks. Hearing set February 1 1915 at Winchester office to execute the order of reference.
A circuit court decree orders a public sale in Middletown Virginia to settle a case involving Al Baker et al and others. Three tracts are described including a 10 acre orchard with a new two story dwelling, a 4-10 acre wood working plant with complete machinery, and a 62 acre farm two miles east of Middletown. Terms require one third cash and the rest in notes over one and two years with interest and a mortgage.
Public sale of two Frederick County Virginia lots owned by Gardner B. Hillyard near Berryville Turnpike. Three cash portions: one third at sale, two annual installments, secured by deed of trust and bonds. property includes a seven room dwelling with modern amenities and space for more houses. Sale overseen by R. P. Duvall, Auctioneer, at the Clerk’s Office in Winchester.
Thought for the Week quotes Hannah More on fleeting pleasure and beauty. The message urges using Red Cross Seals to aid local charity.
Executors offer two houses and lots on Sharp Street in Winchester for public auction at the county courthouse at noon on January 9 1915. The property includes a two story residence at 211 Sharp Street and a 68 by 253 foot lot, plus a second lot 48 by 263 feet adjoining A H Jackson and W L Hollis. Terms: one third cash, balance in equal annual installments secured by bonds and a trust deed with insurance. sale proceeds apply to debts of Florence Wyshaia. Exors John Brown and others.
Pr J T Quick of Washington spends holidays at the home of his father in law Mr John D ington located on North Main Street.
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