Kenton hero of Winchester tale amid Civil War tensions
Rhode Islander Vic Kenton joins Wyle’s company in Virginia as suspicion of his Union loyalties sparks conflict with Marian Percy. Battles at Bull Run, capture and escape, plots by Ike Baxter, and a shifting chase across Winchester unfold as Kenton proves his valor and endures deceit.
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Winchester
Duke” ‘Wyle
Nabob
Kenton
Marian Percy
War ‘Committee
Wyle
Marian
Vic Kenton
Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
Ike Baxter
Wil—Wyle
Kenstown
Baxter
Confederate Scouts and a Valley Retreat at Kernstown
Royal Kenton leads a dangerous solo scouting mission along Banks front while rumors of treachery swirl around Captain Wyle and Marian Percy. Kenton avoids capture, earns distrust, and Jackson's army prepares for a strategic retreat as civilians flee and Marian plans a mountain departure with her mother and Uncle Ben.
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Jackson
Etrasburg
Shields
Winchester
Kernstown
Captain Wyle
Uke Baxter
Kenton
Strasburg
Steve Brayton
Steve
Cordin
Wyle
Guards
Royal Kenton
Ike Baxter
Banks
Gineral
Reube Parker
Reube
Thar
Marian
Percy
U’s
Reybe
Baxter
Percys
Jackroo
Alleghany Mountains
Appomattox
Marriage and Egyptian Stonework Mentioned in Retro Column
The piece contrasts a solemn old view of marriage with modern attitudes and recalls ancient Egypt where large stone blocks were moved using inclined planes and hundreds of workers. It highlights cultural shifts and historical curiosity in a compact column.
Rail timetable excerpts with station and stop notes
A dense list of train times and stops across multiple towns including Belmont Weston Wayland and Hudson. It lists morning and afternoon departures with Sunday timing notes and various stop rules. Officials named include W. F. Berry Daniel W. Sanborn and Dana J. Flanders.
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Hudson
Oakdale
Northampton
W. F. Berry
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
Marlboro Branch Time Table Corrected in 1893
Time table notes Marlboro branch trains with signalled stops only for boarding and alighting. Weekday departures from Marlboro at 6 40, 7 35 and 11 20 a m, from Boston at 4 00 and 5 90 p m and 11 15 p m. Sunday 7 45 a m with limited Tuesday and Saturday service. J R Owatzon G?
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Boston
Belmont
G. m
Overley
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
M. South Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
Boylston
West Boylston
Oakdale
Jefferson
Rutland
Colibrook
Barre
Ware
Northampton
Barre Plains
Coldbrook
Tao A.m
Okie Oakdale
A.m. Ae Boylston
South
Waverley
Marlboro Branch
Marlboro
Wedr
A.M. A.M. P.M. Pom
A.M
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Rockbottom
Hudson
de Hudson
TSE
South Acton, Nor Tent
Arrivin
Passen
New York
New Haven
Hartford
R. R
Old Colony System
Northboro
Clinton
Sun
Leominster
Fitchburg
Southboro
Framingham
Bo P.m
P.m. Sun
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
New Mansfield
E.G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
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Yaas
Bekase
Yank
Ben
Sunshine
Snaik
Ike
Mars Kenton
Cooper Shop
Mrs. Baxter
Ken
Assabet
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central Massachusetts
Boston Passengs
Causeway Street
Will J. R.owatson, G
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hlcosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Washington Street
O.R. Watson
Robert W. Carter
Charles H
Vose Farm
W.a.white
Maynard,Mass
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