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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
5
Palm Olive Soap six cakes and one jar of Palm Olive Cream offered for 50 cents. Regular prices are higher, and the deal lasts only while stock remains. Paper advertises a city and vicinity sale through Miller's Drug Store.
Train schedule shows No. 18 at 9 05 am bound for Bristol and Roanoke with Pullman sleepers and parlor car. Memphis special at 8 pm from Roanoke. connects at Roanoke for Gary Winston Salem route. Northbound 4 042 am to Hagerstown and Harrisburg with connections to New York and Washington. Shenandoah line and Winchester drive times listed.
A Winchester druggist advertises ethine othine double strength as a fast freckle cure. One ounce applied nightly promises disappearance of dark freckles and light freckles to vanish, with a money back guarantee.
White Post Va June 21 entertainments will be given the bride elect Miss Rosa Boyden Mrs Emmart Sftart entertains at bridge today Miss Louise Meade will entertain at lunch and give a vanity shower Saturday at her home Mesilla and Mrs J F Sow ers entertains at a rose shower on Monday at her home Federal Hill Mrs H C Sommerville is spending the week with her cousin Mrs Ernest Cooper near Warrenton Miss Dorothy Skinker who has been attending a college in New York returned home on Tuesday Mr John Bowie is visiting his brother in law Mr P Ferguson at Riverton
The marriage of Miss Effie Sewell Hauptman and Mr Thomas Ryland Moore took place near Boyce at 4 PM with Reverend R L Williamson officiating. The couple and many guests traveled after a large reception to Winchester and beyond, planning a home in Harrisonburg Virginia.
In Harpers Ferry and nearby parts, many residents protested license issuance at the Jefferson County Court session in Charles Town. The Law and Order Committee led the opposition while Forrest W. Brown represented saloonkeepers. The discussion filled an entire day and the fight continues.
A sequence of large numbers appears without context including 105,506 32 11,163 92 5,461 67 5,000 00 and totals 1 323 795 73 prompting speculation. No official statement accompanies the figures.
Archibald Southon Magill of Louisiana, visiting Louisiana family in this city, graduated from Episcopal High School at Alexandria this week. He won the Meade scholarship prize and three medals for excellence in English general scholarship and English composition.
Britain sent thanks to Captain Redstron of the Cunard liner Carpathia for rescuing survivors from the Titanic after it sank in the early hours of April 15. The incident drew international admiration for the ship and its crew.
Rev. Ss. G. Good has qualified as a gospel minister in the Circuit Court of Frederick counties and is authorized to perform marriages. He posted $500 bond with C R Anderson as his surety.
State Board of Education eases requirements for first, second and third grade teaching certificates in public schools. Circulars with full details will be issued to inform all teachers about the changes and renewal provisions.
The statement for Le's Bank located in Stephens City Frederick County Virginia shows assets totaling 983,313.20 and liabilities including capital stock 10,000, surplus 5,000, undivided profits 2,087.21 and deposits 80,987.20. Eugene E. Chiles cashier swore to the accuracy of the report dated June 14 1912 with attestation by J M Steele W H Painter and H A Dinges and Geo A Samsell notary.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad offers reduced roundtrip fares for the Tri-State Odd Fellows reunion in Inwood on July 20 with $2 base from Harrisburg and proportional charges for intervening points. The reunion committee and railroad officials coordinated to secure these rates.
Indication points to large attendance as Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia each send prominent speakers. Grand Secretary Goodwin of the Sovereign Grant Lodge arrives from Maryland while Past Grand Master DPD P. Kessler and Grand Secretary Wilkinson will speak for West Virginia. Names for Pennsylvania and Virginia speakers will be announced later.
A large fertile farm totaling 174.4 acres lies partly in Frederick County Virginia and partly in Berkeley County West Virginia. The property features a substantial stone dwelling, outbuildings, 20 acres of timber, 150 acres cultivated, a small apple orchard, and water from a large river spring. Possession on fields suited for wheat and full farm transfer will occur after sale. Sale terms require one third cash with two equal installments over one and two years, secured by purchaser bonds and property liens.
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