Threw Woman Rider Reappears On A New Mount At Clarke Show
Berryville Virginia Aug 1 closing of Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association fourth annual exhibition drew a crowd the largest yet The harness events dominated with awards to Clarke County winners and Janet Sanford riding Gasquet De Zareg as Billy flip but unhurt in a ladies hunter class. Silent Friend ridden by Louis Leath fell near last hurdle injuring horse slightly while Conflicting Evidence won the final stretch. Awards list notes many winners across classes including Miss Dorothy Henry Mrs Blair Johnston and more.
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Washington Post
Berryville
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association
Tully
Miss Sanford
Washington
Gasquet de Zarega
Billy
Dorothy Henry
Clarke County
Blair Johnston
Warrenton
Johnston
Robin Adair
Chevy Chase
Blue Ridge Hunt Club
Masterpiece
Clarence Moore
Perfection
John T. Lindsey
Richard Wallach
C. C. West
Silent Friend
R. Welby Carter
Portner Brothers
Barry Goodwin
Louis Leath
Leath
Virginia Helle
Charles E. Clapp, Jr
Glass J
E. &. Redmond
Dido
Mary Claggett
Benjamin Byers
Hinks
G. E. Plaster, Jr
Flask
JH Chamberlain
B. L
Roadsters
Nelis Washington
W. M Mooney
Lottie K
A. Bowen
Bessie
F. N Castleman
hunter—Cygnet
C. W. Smith
Buster Brown
AL. Warthen
Red Raven
Rogers Bros
Harges
Narness
Lord Stafford
Mate
Went
Bret
Victus and Buckingham
Charles Mullikin
Bonnie and Betle
G. P.attison
Cygnet
Charles W. Smith
Blair Johnsten
Virginia
W . Sowers
A. T. Warthen
Mrs. Warthen
Lord Datford
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Turner
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WS. Bowles
John T Lindsey
Andy
E. G. Butler
Claus
Park Saddle
Eagie
J. M. Luttrell
Rob R. Smith
Green Hunters
Arclight
Mra Blair Johnston
Mister Mar
Selthon Stables
O’ Malley
Kery Chase Hunt
Bull Run Hunt
Blue Ridge Hunt
Masterpiere
Cecenve Moore
Jona T Lindsey
Mister Mac
Leithen Stables
C West
King of Diamonds
W Smith
Mister Jerricke
Senaad
J. T. Tindey
C . West
Charles E. Clapp
Episcopal Church wedding of Mayo and Perkins couple
Mr Mayo of the Episcopal Church officiated as the bride was given away by Mr John M Perkins. Matron of honor was Mrs Jefferson Norris of Baltimore. A wedding dinner followed. Mr and Mrs Brasie left for St Louis this morning and will spend two weeks at the exposition before settling in Denver, their future home.
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Lexington
W. K. Leech
Alice Dunlap
John Dunlap
Marmion
A. A. P. Neel
Charlottesville
Thomas Wilkerson
Eunice Herndon
Albemarle
R John B Turpin
First Baptist Church
BR. E. Faulkner
Barboursville
Emma Austin
Barivsville
Harry B. Lee
Christ Episcopal Church
William 8. Stinnett
Savannah
Bettie Keffer
Newport News
Giles Keffer
Thornton Whaling
Buchanan
Newton
Eugene Brasie
Denver
Colo
Jane Lewis Ferkins
Perkins
Walnut Grove
White Hall
This County
Nias -Previve
Mr. Mayo
Episcopal Church
John M. Perkins
Jefferson Norris
Baltimore
Brasie
St. Louis
Western Union Faces Move to Dismiss Negro Messengers
Richmond readers report that Western Union appoints Lewis Maxwell, a Georgian, as superintendent of the First Southern district. Citizens fear a shift to dislike negro messengers as earlier white clerks were replaced after a strike, despite claims business has largely recovered. Maxwell declines comment.
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Richmond
Washington
Lewis J. Maxwell
Western Union Telegraph Company
Frederick EB. Clary
Maxwell
Hovey Named Temporary President at Virginia Union University
Special to The Washington Post from Richmond reports the American Baptist Home Mission Society appointed Dr George Rice Hovey to lead Virginia Union University after the death of Rev Malcolm MacVicar D D. Hovey, long connected with the school, is expected to become permanent president as the institution continues its work for the colored race near Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Malcolm MacVicar
D. D
Virginia Union University
American Baptist Home Mission Society
New York
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Bride Causes His Arrest in Planned Fourth Marriage
Suffolk Va Aug 19 Joseph Smith a Isle of Wight County farmer was arrested on a warrant from his latest wife Elizabeth Chapman Smith who says she married him May 18 and that he sold his farm to elope to Newport News and wed a fourth wife. He was jailed about midnight and has retained counsel.
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Suffolk
Joseph Smith
Isle of Wight County
Elizabeth Chapman Smith
Smith
Newport News
Offered Spurious Money Arrest in Norfolk
Deputy U.S. Marshal James E. West arrested Robert Lee of Columbia N. C. at Lambert's Point after he tried to pay for lodgings with counterfeit currency. Authorities found nineteen pieces of imperfectly made counterfeit money on the prisoner and Lee refused to talk about its source.
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United States
James E. West
Lamberts Point
Robert Lee
Columbia
Marshal West
Lee
Leo
Hyde Arrest Noted. Bail Jump Delays Trial in Virginia
Upshur H. Hyde of Buchanan, a prominent banker and business figure, was arrested for alleged attempted seduction of a teenage girl. He posted bail but failed to appear for his trial. Public sentiment runs high and fear of retaliation is mentioned.
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Richmond
Upshur H. Hyde
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Hyde
Virginias Obituary Notices From Luray To Fredericksburg
Obituary notices from multiple Virginia locales report deaths: Ambrose C Huffman of Luray aged 63 at home near Bizlers Ferry with will written two days prior. Gilbert E Bowman deputy treasurer of Amherst County died of stomach cancer at Amherst Court House aged 64. Mrs Mary A Knick of Collierstown Rockbridge County aged 82. Lela Peart Collawn of Caroline County aged 20 died at her parents home from typhoid fever. each entry notes survivors and local affiliations or residences.
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Ambrose C. Huffman
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Lynchburg
Gilbert E. Bowman
Amherst County
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J. L. Bowman
Alexandria
J. E Bowman
Bank of Amherst
J. E. Bowman
Amerst
Lexington
Mary A. Knick
Collierstown
Rockbridge County
William Armentrout
William Knick
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
Moss Collawn
Liberty Baptist Church
Caroline County
Firemen's Meet Ends Reel Races With Harrisonburg Wins
The eighteenth annual Virginia State Firemen's Association finals featured reel races on Alfred Street. Harrisonburg teams claimed both first prizes. crowds packed the sidewalk and trees watched the event. Visiting Charlottsville steam engine won a $100 prize in the afternoon steamer class amid broad good humor and orderly conduct. Alexandria observers noted the parade and demonstrations, including a Columbia Engine Company reel, and officials praised the disciplined gathering.
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Alexandria
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Alfred Street
King and Queen Streets
Bashford
Association Trumpet
Edgar Warfield, Jr
Robert E. Grouau
Harry Downham
Harrisonburg
Aucunda
Covington
Luray
Shenandoah
Waynesboro
Staunton
Lexington
Annex
Charlestown
W. Va
Wago
First White Republican Shows Interest in Banner Support
A lifelong city resident, Master Jack Sterns dies of typhoid fever at his father George Sterns's home on South St. Asaph Street. Kemp Lambert and wife return from the St. Louis Fair.
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George Sterns
South St. Asaph Street
Kemp Lambert
St. Louis Fair
Senator Wilson Funeral to Be Buried in Upper Marlboro
Baltimore dispatch reports state senator Joseph Somers Wilson of Prince George County died last night. His body will be shipped to Upper Marlboro for interment after brief services at his sister’s home. He had undergone surgery earlier at Johns Hopkins and suffered Bright's disease. Survived by daughters Carol and Elizabeth, mother Mrs. Sarah H. Wilson, brother A. Wilson, and his late wife.
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Baltimore
Joseph Somers Wilson
Prince George ‘County
Paul Igtehart
North Calvert Street
Iglehart
Wilson
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bright
Senator Wilson
Calvert County
Joseph A. Wilson
House of Delegates
State Senate
St. John’s College
Prince Georges County
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Wiston
Congress
Muda
Carol
Elizabeth Wilson
Three Runaway Accidents Injure Women in Maryland
Special to The Washington ros reports three runaway incidents in Maryland on August 13. In Boyds near the station a horse bolted, throwing Mrs. Lawson of Clarksburg and Mrs. Burdette of Washington from a bogey, causing painful bruises and scratches to Mrs. Burdette and her baby. Near Hyattstown a buggy crash injures Mrs. Rebecca Pyles and Mrs. Herman Koehler, with Mrs. Pyles sustaining a broken collarbone and other bruises. Mrs. Koehler also bruised and the buggy demolished. At Buck Lodge M. E. Wade’s team frightened by a passing car throws the driver, an old colored man named Simms, under the wagon, injuring him, and scratches foreman Robert Young.
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Clarksburg
I. Burdette
Rebecca Pyles
Herman Koehler
Clarkeburg
Hyattstown
Simms
Robert Young
Mr. Wade
Wife Sues Boward over Pre nuptial Trust Alleged Fraud
Emma Boward wife of Andrew Jackson Boward of Hagerstown sues to annul a $25,000 deed of trust contingent on a widow’s dower and postulates cruel treatment. She seeks support from the estate and asserts the trust deprived her of ante nuptial provisions.
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Emma Boward
Andrew Jackson Boward
Hagerstown
Samuel BE. Boward
Alice Huber
Nancy House
Florence Carl
Ida M. Guessford
Cadmus
Zeigler
Marlboro Fair closes features two horse races and a baseball game
A Washington Post special from Upper Marlboro Maryland notes the Prince George County Agricultural Fair ended with a baseball win by Hyattaville over Bristol seven to five. Races included Lady Amicus and Ethelbertha with times around 2:36, plus injuries from a nearby fire incident.
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Bristol
Hurd
Dove
Leakin
Darnall
Maryland
Charles Weiss
Lady Amicus
Harry W
Garrison, Jr
Gena Sill
Blue Garrison, Jr
Lena Hill
Noralien
A. B. Sly
Ethelbertha
Jim Lightfoot
Enung
Maryland Obituary Fragments From Cumberland and Hagerstown
Obituary notices from Cumberland and Hagerstown report deaths of Thomas Hart near Hancock aged forty four, Mary Weis in Frostburg, Charlotte Kemp mother of M Kemp Bloomington, and Joseph B Oras in Hagerstown aged eighty one. Surviving spouses and children noted where stated.
Decapitated body found near rail tracks in Charleston
A security guard Edward Brown was found dead on the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks in Charleston with his head severed. Police debate whether it was accident or foul play as neighbors recall his guarding of small car contents. Nearby Rockville reports three Virginia couples obtaining marriage licenses and other regional notices from Maryland and Virginia towns.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio
Edward Brown
Wandering Jew lecture and Polk Miller concert
This afternoon Rabbi E N Calish of Richmond delivered a lecture on The Wandering Jew. In the evening Polk Miller and his Negro quartet performed before a modest audience.
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E. N. Calisch
Richmond
Polk Miller
Confederate maid of honor named for Lynchburg reunion
Miss Ellis granddaughter of ex president Tyler is selected as maid of honor for the Sixth Congressional district Confederate reunion to be held in Lynchburg from September 14 to 17. Assistant Inspector General Featherston recommends the appointment to Grand Commander Christian. Also notes Maj William M. Ellis of Madison near Elliston and Annapolis links. Adjutant General Riggs in Annapolis approves commissions for First Regiment officers including John A. Morgan and William P. Constable. A Cumberland firm forms Brick and Tile Company at town Creek to manufacture fire brick and tiling. buildings under construction.
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Tyler
Washington Post
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J. G. Featherston
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George L. Christian
Richmond
William M. Ellis
Madison
Elliston
Annapolis
Riggs
Charles F. Macklin
Elkton
John A. Morgan
William P. Constable
Inton
Charles E. ‘Ball
Cumberland
Maryland Weddings in Rockville Aug 19
Rockville on August 19 witnessed two marriages. Herbert M. Hurtt of Philadelphia wed Miss Beassie RB Griffith, daughter of Frank M. Griffith of Beallsville, with Rev. Walter P. Griggs officiating at Poolesville Episcopal church. Ole B. Duvall of Damascus married Nettie Hammord Etchison of Etchison at home of the Pride family with Rev. Benjamin A. Bryman officiating. the couple left for a short honeymoon.
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Herbert M. Hurtt
Philadelphia
Missa Beassie
Ole B. Duvall
Damascus
This
Nettie Hammord Etchison
Etchison
Benjamin A. Bryman
Mount Lebanon M. P. Church
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