Thrilled Woman Rider Reappears On New Mount At Clarke Show
Clarke County horse and colt show closes with large crowds and dramatic events. Miss Sanford riding Gasquet De Zareg as Billy falls in ladies hunter class, while Silent Friend breaks away in the steeplechase before a late riderless finish. Awards span harness, draft, and hunter divisions with multiple winners listed.
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Clarke County Association
Louis Leath
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
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
West
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
Marriage of Mayo and Brasie St. Louis Exposition Trip Home
Mr Mayo of the Episcopal Church officiated as the wedding was completed with Mr John M Perkins giving the bride away. The matron of honor was Mrs Jefferson Norris of Baltimore. A wedding dinner followed. Mr and Mrs Brasie left for St Louis and after two weeks at the exposition will move to their Denver home.
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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
Nipw -Previve
Mr. Mayo
Episcopal Church
John M. Perkins
Jefferson Norris
Baltimore
Brasie
St. Louis
Oppose Negro Messengers in Richmond Western Union
Richmond August 19 Western Union may alter staffing in the First Southern district after the appointment of Lewis Maxwell a Georgian as superintendent The change sparks protests as white messengers were replaced by Black workers triggering a strike and withdrawal of business The company says most business has returned but locals fear a Southern supervisor means dismissal of the Negro messengers Maxwell declines to discuss the matter.
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Richmond
Washington
Lewis J. Maxwell
Western Union Telegraph Company
Frederick EB. Clary
Maxwell
Hovey Named Interim President At Virginia Union University
The American Baptist Home Mission Society appointed Dr. George Rice Hovey to fill the Virginia Union University presidency temporarily after Rev. Malcolm MacVicar’s death. Hovey, long associated with the school, is expected to become the permanent leader. The university sits just north of Richmond and serves the colored race with notable facilities and work.
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Richmond
Malcolm MacVicar
D. D
Virginia Union University
American Baptist Home Mission Society
New York
George Rice Hovey
Hovey
Bride Causes His Arrest Over Planned Fourth Wedding
Suffolk Va Aug 19 a farmer Joseph Smith of Isle of Wight County 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 and belongings to elope with a fourth wife in Newport News. He was jailed about midnight and has legal counsel.
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Washington Post
Suffolk
Joseph Smith
Isle of Wight County
Elizabeth Chapman Smith
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Newport News
Offered Spuri ous Money Arrest In Norfolk
Deputy Marshal James E West arrested Robert Lee of Columbia N C at Lambert s Point after he tried to pay for lodgings with counterfeit money. Authorities found nineteen pieces of imperfectly made currency on the prisoner and Lee refused to talk about the source of the notes.
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Lamberts Point
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Columbia
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Lee
Leo
Hyde Arrest Report Sparks Town Tension In Buchanan
Upshur H. Hyde of Buchanan a prominent businessman and bank vice-president was arrested on charges of attempting to seduce a fourteen year old girl, released on bail, but failed to appear for trial. Rumor says his wife would not risk his return amid strong local opposition and prior insults to Buchanan women.
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Richmond
Upshur H. Hyde
Buchanan
Bank
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Obituary Notices From Virginia Locales Aug 19
Virginia obituaries report Ambrose Huffman of Luray near Bizlers Ferry aged 63 dying at home after a recent will. Gilbert Bowman deputy treasurer of Amherst County dies of stomach cancer at Amherst Court House aged 64. Mary A Knick of Collierstown in Rockbridge County dies aged 82 with three sons surviving. Lela Peart Collawn of Caroline County dies at 20 after two weeks with typhoid fever. notes mention church and charitable involvement.
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Ambrose C. Huffman
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Paray
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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 at Virginia Event
The eighteenth annual Virginia State Firemen's Association meet closed with reel races won by Harrisonburg teams. Thousands crowded Alfred street in Alexandria for events delayed by morning heat. A visiting Charlottesville engine won the steamer prize after a late afternoon exception to contest rules.
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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
Republican banner bearer shows interest in city life
A lifelong city resident, Master Jack Sterns dies of typhoid fever at his father George Sterns home on South St. Asaph Street. Kemp Lambert and wife have returned from the St. Louis Fair.
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George Sterns
South St. Asaph Street
Kemp Lambert
St. Louis Fair
Senator Wilson Funeral in Baltimore Area
The body of State Senator Joseph Somers Wilson of Prince George County will be shipped to Upper Marlboro for interment after short services at his sister Mrs. Iglehart’s Baltimore home. Born in Calvert County on August 30 17, he studied law, formed legal partnerships, served in the House and Senate, and proposed a statewide ballot reform. Survived by two daughters his wife died four years ago yesterday.
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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
Senate
Wiston
Congress
Muda
Carol
Elizabeth Wilson
Three Runaway Accidents Reported In Maryland
Special to The Washington ros describes three separate runaway incidents in Maryland. In Boyds a horse bolted at the station throwing Mrs Lawson and Mrs Burdette from the bogey. both women and Mrs Burdette’s baby suffered bruises and scratches. Near Hyattstown Mrs Pyles and Mrs Koehler were thrown from their buggy, with Mrs Pyles sustaining a broken collarbone and other injuries. At Buck Lodge a frightened team struck by a passing car injuring driver Simms and scratching Robert Young. the wagon was damaged.
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Boyds
Lawson
Clarksburg
I. Burdette
Rebecca Pyles
Herman Koehler
Clarkeburg
Hyattstown
Simms
Robert Young
Mr. Wade
Wife Suits Boward Over Deed Of Trust Fraud
Mrs Emma Boward wife of Andrew Jackson Boward of Hagerstown files a quit to annul a $25 000 deed of trust citing fraudulent intent to deprive her of support and her widow’s dower. She cites cruel treatment and threats prompting her departure and seeks provision for her support from the estate.
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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 Ends With Races And Baseball Victory
At Upper Marlboro Maryland the Prince George County Agricultural Fair closed with two horse races and a baseball game won 7 to 5 by Hyattaville over Bristol. Notable injuries reported from a runaway accident in Cumberland affected several women.
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Upper Marlboro
Agricultural Fair Association
Prince George County
Hyattaville
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 report Thomas Hart dying at his home near Hancock aged thirty four, survived by his wife and six children. Mary Weis died at Frostburg aged about, daughter of the late Justice John C. Wels, and survived by three children. Charlotte Kemp of Bloomington died at seventy six, mother of M Kemp, widow of E Kemp. daughter of a noted pioneer potter. Joseph B. Oras Hinge of Hagerstown died of throat disease and debility at eighty one. born in Hagerstown and son of George Up.
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Thomas Hart
Hancock, &Hirty
John 5. Covall
Mary Weisled
Frostburg
John C. Wels
Breathers
Myre
Charlotte Kemp
O Rd M. Kemp
Bloomington
Hagerstown
George Up
Death on the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks in Charleston
A watchman found the body of Edward Brown on the C and O Railroad tracks in Charleston with the head severed. Police consider it unclear if foul play or accident caused the death. Also notes Virginia couples obtaining marriage licenses in Rockville and Confederate veterans preparing reunions in Romney and Burlington, plus the Jefferson Park Chautauqua opening with Dr. G W Briggs speaking on "The American Girl."
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio
Edward Brown
Rts
Charlottesville
Jefferson Park
Wandering Jew lecture and Polk Miller recital in Richmond
This afternoon Rabbi E N Calisch of Richmond Va delivered a lecture on The Wandering Jew. In the evening Polk Miller and his Negro quartet performed for a small audience.
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E. N. Calisch
Richmond
Polk Miller
Confederate maid of honor named for Lynchburg reunion
Miss Pearl Tyler Ellis, granddaughter of ex president Tyler, is recommended as maid of honor for the Sixth Congressional district Confederate reunion to be held in Lynchburg, with formal notices in Elliston and Annapolis. Adjutant General Riggs in Annapolis approves commissions for First Regiment officers, including Captain Morgan and Lieutenant Constable, as well as a colonel for Col. Macklin. A Cumberland brick and tile firm forms at town Creek, with buildings under construction.
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Tyler
Washington Post
Eluston
J. G. Featherston
Lynchburg
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 August 19 two Maryland weddings reported. Herbert M. Hurtt of Philadelphia wed Miss Beassie R. Griffith daughter of Frank M. Griffith of Beallsville in Poolesville Episcopal Church. Ole B. Duvall of Damascus wed Miss Nettie Hammord Etchison of Etchison at home with Rev. Benjamin A. Bryman officiating. 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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