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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1914
Page
2
An ad promises a doctor’s prescription based remedy for stomach liver and kidney ills including sciatic pain. It claims benefits such as removing crutches and restoring function with few doses, offering a regular 25c item for ten cents and noting sales across six states.
A traveling man witnessed a moving farewell at the Luray Virginia railroad station as Wilmer and Virgil Stoneburner were sent to the penitentiary after being convicted of murderously assaulting Samuel Smelser. Wilmer received two years while Virgil got one. The blow fractured Smelser’s skull. The Brothers claimed intoxication and lack of intent. Each man has a wife and six children, the oldest 13, who kissed them goodbye as they were led away in handcuffs.
Mr Lawson Armentrout son of Mr and Mrs G W Armentrout of Strasburg Va graduated in pharmacy at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He was taken ill days later and operated on for appendicitis at St Elizabeths Hospital. Though severe his condition is steadily improving and he has many friends in Winchester.
Rom ney West Virginia resident Mr. J Sloan Kuykendall visited Mount Jackson Virginia en route from Charlestown to see Mrs James Kuykendall when his roadster veered near Middletown. He was thrown into a field suffering a bruised body and a wrenched ankle a twisted rod caused the mishap and was repaired ending the trip without further incidents.
A vintage style advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a remedy for coughs and throat irritation. It claims the formula coats the throat, loosens chest congestion, and eases distressing coughing with soothing relief.
A quarrel at Standard Quarries in Kearneysville between Mike Bedera and a black laborer Sam Lewis led to Lewis being stabbed in the left side near the ribs. Bedera fled and is described as a six foot, dangerous Italian fugitive with a revolver. Martinsburg officers searched Flagg's crossing but could not locate him.
An ordinance lays taxes for Winchester from February 1 1914 to January 31 1915 detailing rates on banks at 0.80 per hundred, income at 1 percent over 2000, lands and improvements at 0.80 per hundred, and personal property at 0.80 per hundred. The commissioner of the revenue assesses these taxes except water and sewer taxes.
Sec 5(b) requires the Commissioner of the Revenue to yearly report all income returns for taxation and publish the list in The Evening Star. Sec 5(ce) creates a seven member council committee to review returns tied to license and property taxes and advise the Commissioner to secure fair and equal taxation.
Unsettled showery weather to prevail today over northern districts east of the Rocky Mountains with likely continuation Tuesday. In the Middle Atlantic and New England expect fair weather later, while the southern half stays generally fair other than Florida storms. Temperatures rise in the east early week but stay moderate. the south and southwest see higher readings and the west stays fair with moderate temperatures.
The C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corporation of Winchester is expanding with a 100 by 120 foot five story warehouse at Rawson near Charlestown West Virginia. Supervised by Quigley Haefer the project aims to store about 50 000 barrels and elevate total capacity to over 150 000 barrels across Winchester Berryville Clarke county Charlestown facilities.
Mr. H. W. Miller of Paw Paw Morgan County West Virginia predicts an abundant summer and fall fruit crop across the western counties from Mineral to Virginia. He states the peach crop will be heavy in most orchards with few exceptions.
The text notes that while the industry is important in Morgan county with thousands of acres of tomatoes, the breath is seriously injuring tomato plants, affecting the crop and production.
Mr and Mrs C W Ramsburg depart on the Shenandoah Special to Washington where Mrs Ramsburg will undergo an eye operation.
Middletown resident Mr. B. B. Parker of this county was a business visitor in town today.
At Morgantown the thirty seventh annual Protestant Episcopal diocese meeting announced a $6000 purse for Bishop-Coadjutor W L Gravatt of Charlestown. The gift honors Gravatt for fifteen years as bishop-coadjutor. A clergy luncheon hosted by Rev. George A. Gibbons, rector of St Stephen's Romney, served as toastmaster.
Miss Queenie Carson of Riverton returns home from Mount de Chantal Academy Wheeling West Virginia with three first prizes in vocal music instrumental music and class standing and a very satisfactory all round report reported by Front Royal Reporter.
Mr. W. Harry Smith departed today for Strasburg to take a position with the Strasburg Steam Flouring Mills.
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