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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
2
A 1914 New Year greeting from a business or organization thanks friends and customers for liberal patronage and earnestly requests continued support. It wishes all a Happy and Prosperous New Year in a sincere, cordial tone.
Wir and Mrs J H Ambrose hosted a turkey dinner on Saturday in Middletown with games then dining. The guest list included Ambrose family members from Middletown Winchester Stephens City Vaucluse Kernstown and others plus friends from the area.
Str James M Thomson of New Orleans family died while traveling from Summit Point West Virginia during Christmas with parents and sisters. He was en route to New Orleans and had been in Washington in the days prior.
Those who spent Christmas day with Mrs. M. Fries and family included Mr. and Mrs. Gay Lind and son Gay, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Fries, and Mr. B. F. Solsenberger's family. Mrs. E. B. Fries and daughter were also mentioned.
An ad claims bronchitis and bronchial irritation respond to Scott's Emulsion after forty years of use. It describes symptoms like short breath, fever, head jars, chest pain, and mucous obstruction, urging readers to use the tonic to strengthen membranes and relieve coughing.
Miss Bertha Fries visited ill Mr. John Whert at his Welktown area home. Mrs. B F Solenberger, long confined by tonsillitis, is now able to be out again.
A Saturday night program at the White Post Methodist Church featured a cantata and a Christmas tree with presents for teachers and scholars. Mr and Mrs Evans of Boston returned home after visiting nieces the Miss Hughes. Mr and Mrs Walstein Snell of Morrisonburg returned home after Christmas with Mr and Mrs David Snell.
Miss Martha Mason Kennerly and Dorothy Skinker of New York stay at Greenway Court for the holidays. Jane Riley returns from Charlestown. Mrs. John Biedler of Stanley visits Mrs. J. H. Skinker. Catherine Meade, at Fort Loudoun Seminary Winchester, spends holidays at home. Mrs. J. F. Sowers hosts cards Monday. Jr. and Mrs. Howard Fuller of Nineveh visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Riley. Misses Maibel and Lillie Massey spend holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Massey.
War Department officials view the recent disturbance in the Philippines as a closed incident, not an uprising, per a report from Governor General Harrison. The Krit Motorcar Company and Krit Sales Company of Detroit filed for bankruptcy.
Inwood West Virginia on December 30 Miss Edith Elizabeth Grubb daughter of Mr and Mrs T Edward Grubb of nearby married J Leslie Wilson a prominent young farmer at the bride parents home in a ceremony by Rev W L Hamrick of the United Brethren Church A reception followed The couple will reside east of Inwood and will be near Charlestown which has a first class passenger station and concrete walks and floors built by Wade and Graham of Roanoke Virginia
Executors of the estate of the late George Westinghouse arrange for the transfer of his controlling stock in the Westinghouse Machine Company to Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
The new passenger station at Charlestown measures 100 by 27 feet with a 400 foot train shed, providing ample space for travelers. The adjacent freight station mirrors the size and offers roomy convenience, finished in natural wood and equipped with the latest features.
New Year’s Day January 1 1915 is a legal holiday and banks will close that day. Papers maturing on January 1 may be paid January 2 1915. Signatories include Lee R Grim cashier Union Bank of Winchester John W Rice cashier Shenandoah Valley National Bank and H D Fuller cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
Mr William Beverley, a railroad official with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Fairmont West Virginia, is spending part of the holiday season with his mother Mrs Robert Beverley at her home on South Stewart Street.
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