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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
5
Special commissioners appointed by a 1913 Clarke County circuit decree will offer the valuable house and lot to the highest bidder in front of the Court House in Berryville Virginia. Sale follows court action in the case Anna C Grubb and Others vs Lee Brown and Others.
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County on May 12 1913 James L Gardner and Luther Pannet Sheriff plaintiffs sue J W McDonald and C M McDonald defendants to collect a judgment of 2141 62 with interest from December 2 1912 and costs from April term 1911 against J W McDonald by selling the undivided interest of the judgment debtor in a Middletown Virginia tract conveyed to the McDonalds. If partition in kind or sale of the whole tract is needed proceeds go to heirs and creditors. An affidavit shows McDonald is not a Virginia resident. He must appear within fifteen days of publication to protect his interest. A copy is to be published weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester and posted at the county courthouse front door by May 19 1913 Rule Day.
Trustees announce a public auction of 97 1/2 acres three miles southeast of Stephens City Frederick County near Winchester Virginia at 11 am on Saturday June 7 1918. The farm includes a dwelling and outbuildings and is free from Elizabeth Cline dower rights. One third cash with the balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and a life insurance policy on the buildings. Bond with approved security required by the court decree bonds bearing interest from sale date.
Swaggering joke teller has been replaced by a modern clean cut business like gentleman. The change reflects education advances and shifts in business culture. The old type drank as a tool of the trade but civilization has pushed dissipation out of good business circles.
The New York State Brewers Association president warned at the latest annual New York City convention that prohibition remains a real condition affecting 33 million people. He urged brewers to oppose both maintenance and expansion of Prohibition by appealing to the material interests of producers and sellers. In Edinburgh a large school study found Teetotallers among students. when asked their future, they vowed to shut pubs, with clothes and boot shops as the next closures, and pawn shops would follow.
A Chicago saloon named Alma Mater stands as a beacon for inebriated locals who might claim educational ties to the sign. The remark suggests many town characters reveal their past affiliations when speaking of the establishment.
A historical remark notes total abstinence as a sociological and economic question, not merely personal temperance. Sir Victor Horsley highlights broader implications beyond individual choice.
Messrs. Charles Trenary of Harrisonburg and Joseph Trenary of Cumberland Maryland are spending the day in town.
Miss Anna Ford Moncure daughter of Rev George Moncure and Edward George Portner of Washington were married at St Johns Church in a small ceremony. The couple left for Atlantic City on their wedding journey with plans for a northern and eastern tour. Portner a prominent clubman and businessman is the son of the late Robert and Anna Portner and manages family affairs in the city.
To Teahke a polish for patent leather make a mixture of one part lin seed oil and two parts cream. Mix thoroughly and apply with a bannel after removing every particle of dust from the shoes. Then rub the leather with a soft cloth.
An advertisement touts ethine double strength as a cure for freckles. It instructs readers to buy one ounce from Winchester druggists and apply it nightly to whiten and vanish freckles, promising complete clearance with minimal use.
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