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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
5
A fragmentary Norfolk and Western timetable entry from May 25 1913 mentions connections at Memphis for the North Round 9 32 am, and routes to Hagerstown Washington New York with sleepers and intermediate stops at Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Bevill W C Saunders GP A Rat appear as copy names.
Train schedule excerpt shows arrivals and departures between York Pennsylvania and Winchester with times listed. Superintendent J A Tonge notes service adjustments and Sunday exceptions.
Schedule effective Jan 13 1914 shows westbound trains from Strasburg Junction to Harrisonburg with daily and Sunday mixed services. It lists No 178 given times 6 46 am local to Harrisonburg 19 15 pm daily 12 20 pm local to Strasburg No 217 8 30 pm local to Harrisonburg 10 26 pm arrival Buffet Parlor Car No 218 6 05 am local to Alexandria and Washington arrives Washington 10 30 am except Sunday 8 27 am Limited to Alexandria and Washington arrives Washington 9 16 pm Buffet Parlor Car 98 Daily 4 56 pm local to Alexandria and Washington arrives Washington 9 16 pm Buffet Parlor Car 216 Daily Local from Harrisonburg to ? and arrives 8 30 pm. General Agent D and Westbury Assistant Gra. Agt.
Mrs J D Barrow returned to Piedmont West Virginia after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J W Brannon in Berkeley Springs escorted by Mrs Brannon Miss Betha Whitacre came home Saturday from Lynchburg Roy and Clyde Loy of Forks of Capon motored to the town Carl and Conway of Winchester plastering a house for R E Whitacre.
Miss Mary Page Nelson leaves today for Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania for a week then proceeds to Winchester to stay with Dr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Allen. Dorothy Gilpin of Scaleby Clarke county Virginia is noted as a related figure. Mr. and Mrs. S W Beck and two children of Lionville Pennsylvania have been visiting locally.
Paris painter Paul Chabas announces plans to spend a season in New York to study urban life and paint, aiming to complete 25 portraits and two large panels for Prince Jacques de Bragile before leaving. He recounts how copyright issues affected the sale of September Morn and notes new works including The Fishers of the Morn and a portrait of Mrs Cornelius Tiers of New York.
Large gathering from the neighborhood attended the funeral of Mrs Margery Line at the Christian Church Thursday morning. Mrs Richard Fletcher remains seriously ill at home. Mr M L Lockhart recently visited family and returned to Mount Jackson. Mrs Festus Fletcher has improved after several days illness. Farmers in the area are busy harvesting, expected to finish this week.
Mrs. H. C. Sheetz and son Harold returned from an extended visit to relatives in Gaithersburg Maryland. They were joined home by Mr. Sheetz and their niece Miss Virginia Moore of Gaithensburg. The trip was in Mr. Sheetz touring car and roads were in excellent condition for motoring with only light delays.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces it is enhancing its repair shops to handle the anticipated heavy wheat crop traffic. The operating department is adding new workers almost daily with around 1,000 men already assigned in shops along the system to ready equipment for the rush.
Early 20th century ad copy promises instant foot relief from tired burning swollen and painful feet. It claims TIZ draws out exudations and cures corns bunions and callouses with a cent box available at drug or department stores for quick comfort.
Protector Surface of Pennsylvania argues snakes are farmers friends defending their role in pest control. He says most snakes should be protected except two venomous species the rattlesnake and copperhead and notes toads often valuefully share in insect control alongside snakes.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union marks July 1 as West Virginia’s New Independence Day with the dry era starting under the Yost prohibition amendment. Parades and church services are planned in many cities while Wet celebrations occur the night before. In Wheeling Mayor Kirk bans a proposed local demonstration citing fear of trouble as saloons close Saturday night ahead of the enforcement.
Dr and Mrs B M Roszel and Miss Gertrude Barton depart today for New York to sail tomorrow on the Cunard liner Victoria for Europe. They are joined by Miss Margaret Chew of Charlestown WV and Miss Fannie Brady of Wheeling WV as companions.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County attests J Cheney & Co guarantee one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J Cheney sworn before A W Gleason on December 6 1886. Cure taken internally and said to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Free sample sent to Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists and Hall's Family Pills advertised.
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