Virginia Game Law Amendment Protects Brunswick Greensville
The act amends and reenacts hunting restrictions across Virginia counties Bruns wick and Greensville. It bans hunting and possession of several game birds and mammals within defined seasons and areas and limits sale and transport of others, with stated exceptions and penalties.
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General Assembly of Virginia
Code of Virginia
Brunswick
Greenesville
Blue Ridge Mountains
Commonwealth
Greensville
Fine Wheat Crop Report From J R Watson Farm
J R Watson threshed the bum per wheat crop on his farm near town Wednesday. The average yield was 21 bushels to the acre, totaling 475 bushels of wheat for the harvest.
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J.R. Watson
Thomas H. Steele Dies at 68 in Kernstown Area
Thomas H. Steele died Friday at his home near Kernstown from a stroke of paralysis at age 68. He was buried Sunday in the Kernstown cemetery. He leaves five children, including Mrs. Zed H. Copp.
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Thomas H. Steele
Kernstown
Zed H. Copp
Golliday and Rogers United in Quiet 1912 Marriage
John Benjamin Golliday of Middletown Frederick county and Bertha May Rogers of Mount Jackson Shenandoah county wed by J D Hamaker at the Cristian parsonage September 28 1912. Friends extend wishes for long life and happiness.
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John Benjamin Golliday
Middletown
Frederick County
Bertha May Rogers
Mount Jackson
Shenandoah County
J. D. Hamaker
Cristian Parsonage
City Improves Sidewalks and Frontages on Main Street
Improvements continue as C B Manuel’s house dons straw color with brown trim and C B Dinges adds a concrete walk. City crews haul materials for a concrete walk on Third Street from Main to Church Street.
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C. B. Manuel
C. B. Dinges
Third St
Main
Church Street
Register to Vote by October Fifth to Qualify
The final day to register or transfer for the November election is Saturday October 5th. Registrars will be present to complete books and accept qualified registrations or transfers on that day.
Modern Woodmen Fete At J R Watsons Woods
The Modern Woodmen fete Saturday evening drew several hundred attendees to J R Watsons woods. Guests braved chilly air to enjoy a uniquely strange scene with many fire worshipers. An ample supply of ice cream was consumed despite the weather.
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J. R. Watson
Chapin Sacks Mfg Co Seeks Annual Milk Prices
Chapin Sacks Mfg Co. requests price quotes for twelve months for 4 percent milk. The firm runs its car daily to Middletown and averages $1.30 per hundred for milk. Address H O Nicodemus Woodstock Va.
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Middletown
Chapin- Sacks Mfg. Co
H. O. Nicodemus
Woodstock
Death of Mrs Wade Muse in Vaucluse area
Mrs Sallie Harris Muse wife of A Wade Muse died Friday at her home near Vaucluse after paralysis a second time in a year. She was daughter of the late Thomas Harris and Mrs Harris of Hedgesville West Virginia. She leaves her husband and two sisters Mrs H T Small Martinsburg WV and Mrs B W Guyer Hedgesville WV. Rev DeWitt Berry conducted the funeral Saturday afternoon at Vaucluse. Interment followed at Mt Carmel Cemetery Middletown.
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Sallie Harris Muse
A. Wade Muse
Vaucluse
Muse
Thomas Harris
Hedgesville
W. Va
H. T. Small
Martinsburg
B. W
Improvement League At Agricultural School Aids Facilities
The Improvement League of the Agricultural School has built a concrete walk from the building entrance to the Pike and installed a piano and window shades in two years of work. Local citizens donated sand and hauled materials, with plans for an ornamental fence and extended sidewalk to the rear entrance. Funds come from school entertainments that require time and effort.
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Improvement League of the Agricultural School
League
Conveyances Admitted to Record in Frederick County
A list of deeds recorded in Frederick County Circuit Clerk’s office includes Jacob Crisman et al to Winchester and Strasburg Railroad for 24 acres at Kernstown for 1000 dollars. B B Kern et al to Capon Springs Cooperage Co for an acre in Gainesboro district for 500 dollars. Levi Fries et ux to Cordelia V Albin for a tract in Stonewall district for 450 dollars. Randolph Russell et al ax to Stover D Carper and wife for two acres in Shawnee district for 1000 dollars.
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Frederick County
Jacob Crisman
Winchester and
Randolph Russell
Entertainment Night By Epworth League
The Senior Epworth League plans an entertainment program on Monday October 7 including a chorus recitation Sadie Larrick cornet duet Rev Beery and Robert Campbell a drill acts by Dutt Bethel and Ruth Beery an essay The Negro Mattie Wright quartets Ray Willey Yates Willey Ollie Pope DeWitt Beery an essay The Negro Vivian Edmonson a query box Guger Larrick and a benediction.
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Epworth League
Sadie Larrick
Cornet Dutt
Rev. Beery
Robert Campbell
Birthday Celebration for 78th Birthday of Henry C Beatty
The birthday of Mr. Henry C Beatty was observed at his home east of town on Sunday September 29 with only close relatives in attendance. Thirty guests enjoyed a traditional Virginia dinner and pleasant company. Guests included Silas and Chas Little Cal Beatty families Annie Russell James Steel Dave Beatty Samuel Sargent Frank Beatty Ella Grim Minnie Warner from Winchester and Garretson from Washington.
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Henry C. Beatty
Virginia
Silas Little
Chas. Little
Cal Beatty
Annie Russell
James Steel
Dave Beatty
Samuel Sargent
Frank Beatty
Ella Grim
Minnie Warner
Winchester
Garretson
Washington
Tulip Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Annie Cooper and her NC-born daughter spent two weeks with brother John Clark then head to Front Royal to visit relatives and return home. J S Sargent visited Sunday with son Will Sargent of Ninevah. Neutie Clark spent the weekend with parents, Clinton Grim and wife visited uncle J M Grim, and T A Kline travels to Inwood for weeks in the apple business. Mrs 8S White and daughter C H Gruver hosted by Reliance. Harry Gruver ill but recovering. Edward Grim family visited Henry Grim. George and Milton Cadwallader with families guests of Albert Baker. Rev J C S Myers left for Martinsburg for U B Conference. Eugene McCarty passed through Tulip.
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Annie Cooper
North Carolina
John Clark
Front Royal
J. S. Sargent
Will Sargent
Ninevah
Neutie Clark
Clinton Grim
Winchester
J. M. Grim
T. A. Kline
Inwood
T. White
C. H. Gruver
Reliance
Harry Gruver
Edward Grim
Henry Grim
George and
Milton Cadwallader
Albert Baker
J. C. S. Myers
Martinsburg
U. B
Eugene McCarty
Tulip
The Harvester film scene shot in Middletown farm
Kalem Film Co arrived in Middletown to shoot rural scenes for The Harvesters a melodrama with a country girl and two lovers. The plot centers on jealousy between a country man and city suitor as a threshing machine injury unfolds with dramatic action.
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Kalem Film Co
New York City
Middletown
J. R. Watson
Shawn
Ted
Nature Inspired Plays Run Deep in Recall of Childhood
The passage argues country upbringing shapes enduring memories and that faithful nature-based drama endures beyond modern society plots. It notes simple, emotionally strong episodes resonate more than complex contemporary narratives.
Public high school graduates fare well for Harvard honors
Harvard University reports show high school graduates win honors at a higher rate than prep school students. The Harvard Crimson notes one in nine public school graduates earns honors compared with one in 35 from private schools. The editorial argues public schools provide as strong a path to college success as expensive prep schools.
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Harford University
Harvard
Harvard Crimson
The
Crimson
Eshelman and Totten Wed at Reliance Parsonage
Charles R. Eshelman of Riverton and Nellie Totten of Bethel neighborhood were quietly married at the United Brethren parsonage in Reliance on Saturday evening September 28 at 8:30. Rev. J. C. S. Myers performed the ceremony. The bride wore lavender and was attended by her brother Wesley Totten, Miss Margaret Horan, and Mrs. J. B. Myers as witnesses.
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Charles R. Eshelman
A. C. Eshelman
Riverton
Nellie Totten
United Brethren Parsonage
Reliance
J. C. S. Myers
Joseph Totten
Bethel
Kercheval History for Sale by Local Weekly
The Weekly offers 200 copies of the authentic History of the Valley by Dr Samuel Kercheval. Cloth bound, 400 pages, reads like a novel. Price two dollars net, postage fifteen cents extra. Also available for printing all kinds of job work.
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the Valley
Samuel Kercheval
Fatal Wall Collapse Kills Man at Winchester Woolen Mills
Joseph O Rourke aged 40 formerly of Broadway died after a brick wall collapsed at the Winchester Woolen Mills during repairs. Several others were injured, including Thomas Williams Joseph Reid Walter Johnson and Theodore Jones. O Rourke leaves a wife five children his mother Mrs Samantha O Rourke of Rockingham County and a brother in Ohio. Body sent to Broadway for burial.
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Joseph O’rourke
Broadway
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Gilbert Airheart
Thomas Williams
Mr. Jackson
Joseph Reid
Timberville
Walter Johnson
Cedar Grove
Theodore Jones
O'Rourke
Samantha O’rourke
Rockingham County
Ohio
O’rourke
Parcels Post Stamps Planned Ahead of Law Take Effect
Congress passes parcels post law guiding forwarding of parcels. Postmaster General Hitchcock arranges 12 new stamps in three design series. First shows railways, ships, automobiles, and planes used for mail. Stamps ready December 1 1912. law to begin January 1 1913.
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Hitchcock
Notice to settle debts of Gochenour and Shaffer firm
All parties indebted to the dissolved firm of Gochenour & Shaffer must settle before October 1, 1912. all claims will be placed for collection at that time. GochENOUR & SHAFFER.
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Gochenour & Shaffer
Weekly Subscription Pitch for News Access
A newspaper promotes subscribing to the weekly edition promising access to all current news. It emphasizes ongoing updates, extended coverage, and convenient weekly delivery for readers seeking steady information flow.
Best Service to California Poster Ad
An advertisement for railway service to California describes rates and contact details. It notes a berth price of nine dollars and lists Washington Sunset Route with A. J. Poston at 905 F Street in Washington DC for booking or inquiries.
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Washington
A. J. Poston
F Street
Washington, D. C
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Golliday
Rogers
Woodmen
Chapin-Sacks Mfg. Co
Mrs. Wade Muse
Improvement League
Moving Picture Players
Eshelman-Totten
Kercheval
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