Frederick farmers hear institute talks on dairy and orchard
Frederick county and nearby counties hosted a two day Winchester Institute session chaired by Westmoreland Davis of Leesburg. Speakers covered cattle feeding, dairy cows, and agricultural practices as a luncheon banquet for visiting leaders including Senator Lupton. The event highlighted the first commercial apple orchard in the lower valley planted about 30 years ago by Dr. Jommas Lupton and drew local notables from Strasburg and surrounding areas.
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Frederick County
Westmoreland Davis
Leesburg
Chas. E.enger
John Larrick
John M. John Thwaite
Ernest Funk
Wm. E. Branson
Senator Lupton
Newt
Lower Valley
Jommas. Lupton
Luciano S. Lupton
Strasburg
Str
Ri Ea Stickley
G. al Copp
W. Fisher
Geo. Qd
Hara Swartz
Ouei
Eyworth League Monday Night Entertainment Delights Crowd
The Eyworth League’s Monday program pleased all with the opening chorus Meet With Us We Pray and the quartet Let the Lower Lights be Burning by Grace Clarke Lelia Ludwig Mattie Wright and Lelia Larrick. Roger EKamondson spoke on Art and Delia Ludwig gave a sweet organ solo The highlight was a Spelling Match led by May Johnson and Lelia Ludwig with Rev Dewitt Beery as pronouncer After two hours Johnson's side won leaving Edna Owings Grace Clarke Lottie Johnson and Sadie Larrick unbeaten
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Eyworth League
Grace Clarke
Lelia Ludwig
Mattie Wright
Lelia Larrick
Roger Ekamondson
Delia Ludwig
May Johnson
Dewitt Beery
Miss Johnson
Edna Owings
Lottie Johnson
Sadie Larrick
Pie Party at Long Meadow School House
The Long Meadow School House ladies prepare a pie and ice cream party for Saturday night August 10. Everyone invited to enjoy a good time at this community gathering.
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Long Meadow
In Trouble Again Beulah Smith Steals Cake and Cash
Beulah Smith, described as kleptomaniac, once jailed for horse theft in Winchester, attempted a second theft by entering J. E. Cadwallader’s kitchen and stealing half a cake and fifty cents. She bought a ticket to Stephensons and fled on the morning train. Cadwallader confronted her at Vaucluse in the evening, she denied the theft until she was forced to make restitution.
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Beulah Smith
Winchester
J. E. Cadwallader
Stephensons
Schoolboy Athletics Cuts Liquor Trade With Training Ideals
The piece argues that schoolboy athletics deter drinking and smoking by instilling discipline. It claims youths grow up avoiding whiskey and tobacco, altering college behavior where undergraduates once drank after games. The author credits athletic culture with cutting alcohol use among students and echoes a gender remark about women.
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America
Woodman's Picnic Set for August 17 in Middletown
The Modern Woodman Lodge holds its second annual picnic in Middletown with a civic parade at 9 a.m. from Modern Woodman Hall to the park, an address by Hon. J. T. Oats at 10:30, and various amusements including a pig-chase and wheel-barrow race.
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Middletown
Woodman Lodge
Woodman Hall
J. T. Oats
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pretty Davis Davison wedding at First Methodist church
Miss Louise Rogers Davis and Mr. William Batson Davison wed at 7 in Atlanta. Ceremony led by Rev. W. C. Davis with palm and fern decor, maid of honor Miss Willie Davis, best man Mr. John Gass, bridesmaids in Nile green, flowers of Bride roses and lilies. After the ceremony the couple left for Greenville and Lake Toxaway, with several out of town guests attending.
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Atlanta Constitution
Louise Rogers Davis
William Batson Davison
Virginia
First Methodist Church
Willie Davis
John Gass
Jackson
Miss
Rowena Daley
Wrightville
Lillian Daley
Lula Jenkins
Christina Sanders
Mountville
A. M. Beck
4. S. Daley
D. L. Jenkins
M. W. Woodall
Rev. W. C. Davis
Dorothy Spratt
Davison
Greenville
S. C
Lake Toxaway
N. C
Willam Davison
R. F. Davis
Pelham
Lovette
Wrightsville
Sunday School Workers Convene at Opequon District Meeting
The Sunday School Convention of Opequon District met at a Methodist church with delegates from Protestant denominations in attendance. Rev. DeWitt Beery gave the welcome, Rev. W. H. Spiggle offered the response, and committees on nominations and resolutions were formed.
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Opequon
Methodist Church
J. CO. Cadwallader
DeWitt Beery
W. H. Spiggle
Jones
C. E. Cougill
J. Harvey Kline
Alfred Jones
Wm. Dinges
A. Knox
Stephen City
J. E. Cooper
Eugene Richardson
Walter Mitchell
Chaveston
D. C
C. W. Cassell
Lutheran Church of
L. R. Deltra
J. E. Cadwallader
Sec
Tres
J. Harvey Canter
EK. M. Funk
Col
J. C. Baker
Kercheval History for Sale by Dr Samuel Kercheval
The Weekly offers 200 copies of the Original History of the Valley by Dr Samuel Kercheval. A well bound 400 page cloth volume, famous as the neighborhood’s authentic history. Price two dollars net, postage fifteen cents extra.
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the Valley
Samuel Kercheval
Winchester District Conference Holds Pleasant Edinburg Session
The Winchester District Conference met in Edinburg July 30 and Aug 1 with discussions on the Laymen Missionary Movement Sunday School Epworth League temperance and Women’s Missionary Societies. Delegates elected for Staunton next March included N R Roberts J W Santmier M L Walton and T C Iden. The Strasburg charge sent J H Haley C M Chiles W H Baker and Chas Hockman. Edinburg hosted warmly and next year’s session will be in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
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Winchester
Edinburg
Laymens Missionary Movement
Epworth League
Temperance
Women’s Missinary Societies
C.D. Harris
Baltimore Southern Methodist
Methodist Church
Staunton
N. R. Roberts
J. W. Santmier
M. L. Walton
T. C. Iden
Strasburg
J. H. Haley
C. M. Chiles
W. H. Baker
Chas. Hockman
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Racey and Himelright Wed at Meadow Mills
The marriage of Jessie James Racey and Lomie Alice Himelright took place August 6 1912 at Meadow Mills in Shenandoah County with Rev. W H Spiggle officiating. Both spouses are residents of Shenandoah County.
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Meadow Mills
W. H. Spiggle
Jessie James Racey
Lomie Alice Himelright
Shenandoah County
Camping on the Shenandoah at Burgess Farm
A large merry town party camps on the Shenandoah River at Burgess farm below Strasburg. Tents dot a green sward beneath Massanutten’s end near Doc Miller’s Deep Waters and the group enjoys a scenic, cheerful retreat led by H. C. Burgess, Charles Balthis, Derricks, C. D. Brown, Captain Shacklett, Lee Sonner, Ruth Butts, and Nannie Hollis.
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Burgess Farm
Strasburg
Shenandoah River
Massanutten Mountain
Shenandoah
H. C. Burgess
Charles Balthis
Derricks
Washington
C. D. Brown
Capt. Shacklett
The
Southern Railway
Lee Sonner
Ruth Butts
Nannie Hollis
Sunday School Circuit Picnic at Fishers Hill
The Strasburg circuit Sunday Schools plan a picnic at Fishers Hill on Saturday August 17 with participants from Strasburg Toms Brook Mt Olive Mt Carmel and Waterlick. The Mt Olive Band will provide music and ministers will give short addresses. A pastors and superintendents conference runs 11 to 12 with all invited to attend and bring baskets and children.
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Strasburg
Fishers Hill
Toms Brook
Mt. Olive
Mt. Carmel
Waterlick
Middletown Weekly Promotes Community Subscription
The Middletown Weekly urges readers to subscribe to support local coverage and community interests. It emphasizes the paper’s role in serving residents and hometown affairs.
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Middletown
Fishers Hill Reunion Draws Ten Thousand Plus
Shenandoah and surrounding counties gathered at the Fishers Hill picnic grounds for a vast reunion. Hon. Magnus Thompson and Hon. M Lauck Walton spoke while Daughters of the Confederacy organized patriotic songs. veterans and bands provided entertainment as crowds swelled past ten thousand.
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Shenandoah
Fishers Hill
Magnus Thompson
United States Navy
M. Lauck Walton
Woodstock
Bennett H. Young
Thompson
Lauck Walton
Daughters of the Confederacy
Coney Island
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Winchester Institute
Splendid Entertainment
Long Meadows
Woodman’s Picnic
Kercheval
M. E
Mess Hall
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