Three votes decide fight in Gainesboro headline
In Winchester and Frederick county primaries held yesterday Democrats nominated John M. Steck for the House of Delegates and Isaiah Roe and C. C. Brannon for commissioners of the revenue. Gainesboro district saw William Smith narrowly beat Charles Harper by three votes, with Back Creek and Shawnee districts also reporting close totals. The canvassing board meets tomorrow for official results.
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Winchester
Frederick County
State Senate
House of Delegates
All
City of
John M. Steck
Isaiah Roe
Herbert Shull
CC. C. Brannon
Luther Baker
Board of Supervisors
Stonewall
Scott Grant
Opequon
H. B. Klin
Gainesboro
William Smith
Charles Harper
Back Creek
Dick Good
J. T. McKlwee
Shawnee
Joseph Bowles
A. B Richards
Mayor Ward Urges Woolen Mill Waste Fix and Lighting Review
Mayor Julian F. Ward asks Winchester City Council to require the Woolen Mill Company to install waste disposal plants to cut city costs. He notes the lighting contract expires in June 1916 and cites reductions in electric rates, urging the council to study forming a city lighting plant like neighboring towns. He warns of a depleted treasury and rising debts, urging strict economy in administration.
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Julian F. Ward
Common Council
Hagerstown
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Charlottesville
Frederick
Autoists Register At Hotel Jack Yesterday
Numerous drivers checked in at Hotel Jack including C. H. Shulte from Baltimore Douglas Rolling and D. Letcher Harrison from Charlottesville Virginia R J Dickson and wife from Wheeling W Va L H Cooper and daughters Blanch Ruth Marian Elizabeth Cooper of Salem Va also listed Ground limestone alfalfa and other seeds offered by H H Baker at Court House Plaza Iptf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Cooper
Misses Blanch
Ruth, Marian and
Elizabeth Cooper
Salem, Va
H. H. Baker
Courthouse Plaza
Iptf
Palm Beach Laundered at Winchester Steam Laundry
Yard party at Crums Church on August 5 and 6 invites public attendees.
Flood devastates Erie as death toll climbs
Twenty seven bodies recovered by noon with at least fifty dead overall after three cloud bursts. Mill Creek Valley flood damaged $3 million in property, stalled railroads, cut power and telegraph services. Dozens missing, including families, while divers search wreckage and a temporary morgue operates at Jarecki Iron plant.
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Erie
Handley
John Donovan
MacMahon
John Higgins
Higgins
Emma Osborne
Thomas Langdon
Swanpe Anderson
Jarecki
Locals to Meet Shepherdstown Team in West Virginia
Manager H. W. Fisher and captain Donald Weems will lead the Winchester team to Shepherdstown West Virginia to play the Shepherdstown team of picked college men. The squad departs Winchester tomorrow morning by automobile with several Winchester supporters joining the trip.
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H. W. Fisher
Donald Weems
Winchester Snn
Winchester
Shepherdstown
W. Va
West Virginia
Notice to Mail Subscribers: Renew Before July 31 1915
All mail subscriptions which have expired will be discontinued unless renewed by July 31 1915. If your subscription has expired, renew now.
Dance at Winchester Inn Postponed to Wednesday
The dance planned by Mr and Mrs Perkins at the Winchester Inn, originally set for Saturday night, will now be held on Wednesday August 11. Invitations were sent for attendance at the Berryville Horse Show and a large turnout is anticipated. A Seashore excursion on August 8 features a Cumberland Valley Parlor Car from Flagerstown to Philadelphia at 7:25 am. Tickets cover sixteen days to Atlantis City, priced at $6.50. Remember August 5.
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Perkins
Winchester Inn
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Flagerstown
Philadelphia
Winchester
Atlantis City
British Subjects Observe End of War's First Year
London crowds gather near St Pauls Cathedral as King George and Prime Minister Asquith join leaders to voice resolve for victory. Reports note Belgians wear scraps of paper in buttonholes marking the German chancellor incident and Dutch authorities ban British colors.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
King George
Asquith
Dress And Apron Goods Must Go On Sale
All dress and apron fabrics 12 1 2 to 26 cents per yard offered at Sc. yd. at Sonneborn's. Split into ginghams percal es chambrays and twill plaids, sale details indicate clearance of stock.
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Sonneborn
Miss Page Marries In Royal Chapel at St James
In London at St James Royal Chapel Katharine Page 24 daughter of US Ambassador Walter Hines Page wed Charles Greely Loring 34 Boston architect. The wartime ceremony was quiet attended only by close friends with Bishop Boyd Carpenter and Canon Edgar Shepard officiating.
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London
Royal Chapel
St. James
Katharine Page
United States
Walter Hines Page
Charles Greely Loring
Boston
Boyd Carpenter
Edgar Shepard
City Foreman Paralyzed by Stroke at Work
Mr. Hugh Striker foreman of the water and sewer department suffered a right side paralysis while repairing a water connection in a ditch. Workmen aided him and he was taken home on North Kent street. A physician said his speech was affected and he will likely be incapacitated from active work in the future.
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Hugh Striker
City Water and Sewer Department
Striker
North Kent Street
Stockholders Meeting Notice at Berryville Turnpike Co
A stockholders meeting of the Berryville Turnpike Company is scheduled in the Director's Room at the First National Bank of Berryville on Saturday August 7 1915 at 11 am. The directors will meet prior in the same location with MD 8 Russell secretary. Nearby updates note residents Frances Peyton Page V E Lloyd G W Summer John M Steck traveling or staying at hotels or attending events in Winchester and Virginia Hot Springs.
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Berryville Turnpike Company
First National Bank of
Beryville
Russell
Sec’y
John M. Steck
Virginia Hot Springs
Winchester
Virginia Bar Association
Preacher Twltter D. W. Owens to Speak at Cedar Creek
Local resident Twltter D. W. Owens of Hirshman Indianawill preach at the Primitive Baptist Church Cedar Creek next Sunday August 5 at 2 30 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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Twltter D. W. Owens
Hirshman, Inl
Primitive Baptist
Cedar Creek
Hogans Will Heard in Corporation Court
In Corporation Court this morning the will of Henry Hogans who died at his North Kent Street home was made October 18, 1912 in the presence of M. M Lynch J. W. Baker Jr and H. S. Duffey. It directs the North Kent Street home and personal property to the executor son Charles Matthew Hogans for his widow’s support and lifetime shares for the other children. The executor bond was fixed at 500.
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Corporation Court
Henry Hogans
North Kent Street
Messrs
M. M Lynch
J. W. Baker, Jr
H. S. Duffey
Charles Matthew Hogans
RoYv
Yard Party Benefit for Church Repair Fund
Public invited to a yard party at Valley Union Chapel on Martinsburg Pike August 6 and 7 to raise funds for church repair. Proceeds support the chapel community and restoration efforts.
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Valley Union Chapel
Martinsarg Pike
Gilpin Victor Triumphs in Clarke Warren House Race
Primary results from Clarke and Warren counties show Kenneth N. Gilpin of Boyce winning the nomination for the House of Delegates with 789 votes to Grigsby 612 and Boyer 338. County splits show Gilpin leading in Clarke 398 to 274 and 157 for Boyer, and Warren 391 for Gilpin, 338 for Grigsby, 181 for Boyer.
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Clarke
Warren
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Boyce
House of Delegates
Clarke and
Grigsby
Boyer
Gilpin
Grigby
Mr. Boyer
Clarke County
Warren County
C F Reunion at Pen Mar Announcement
The lL 0. C. F. reunion announces a special train from Winchester at 7 25 a m to Pen Mar and a return from Pen Mar at 5 15 p m The round trip rate is 1 25.
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C. F
Pen-Mar
Winchester
Pen Mar
For Sale Studebaker Roadster on account of death
Fully equipped Studebaker Roadster in perfect running order. On account of the death of the owner. Apply at Star Office. 1 16 1p tf.
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Studebaker
Star Office
Winchester forms club to lease Fairfax swimming pool
A Winchester club has formed to lease the Fairfax swimming pool on Fairfax Avenue for the rest of the summer. Members listed include W. A. Baker, Grace Cover, Tom Cover, Jane Gover, Edward Barr, Colleen Glass, Clark Cooper, Virginia Smith, John Williams, Susan Reid Williams, Eugene Aulick, and many others. Applications for joining are directed to Robert Y. Conrad, Frances Page, and L. A. Cover Jr. The Winchester Fair premium lists are now ready for distribution via Daniel W. Lupton on Rouss Ave.
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Winchester
Fairfax
Fairfax Avenue
Fred 8
Edward Barr
Colleen Glass
W. H. Baker
Clark Cooper
Marshall McCauley
Virginia H. Smith
John
J. Williams
Susan Reid Williams
Eugene Aulick
V. Weems Jr
D. L. Weems
H. ¥. Byrd
Burr Harrison
Graham Lacy
Margaret Lacy
Conrad Little
Hill Little
Martha Stuart
Fred
L. Glaize, Jr
Winchester Fair
Daniel W. Lupton
Rouss Ave
Farmers' Club Meets At Home Of Mr Pidgeon
The Mutual Farmers' Club of Frederick county met July 24 1915 at Wadenville Va at the home of Mr Lewis Pidgeon. President G Shepard chaired after opening remarks by John Thwaite and discussions on public schools county institutions and local topics.
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Farmers’ Club
MR. Pidgeon
Mutual Farmers’ Club of
Frederick County
Lewis Pidgeon
Wadenville
John Thwaite
Sonneborn Offers Free Tickets August 23 Event
Sonneborn will give six free tickets on August 23. Bring your coupons to the store on that date.
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Sonneborn
Pleasant Valley and Fairview church services announced
Preaching at Pleasant Valley on Sunday at 10 30 a m and 7 45 p m and at Fairview at 8 p m will be led by Rev W H Sampsell. Also Berryville Horse Show promotes an aluminum ware giveaway with each malleable range sold by I Bowman Son Berryville Va. Mrs Peter Vredenburgh and her children have left for Freehold New Jersey after visiting relatives on South Washington street.
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Pleasant Valley
Fairview
W. H. Sampsell
Berryville
I. Bowman & Son
Wed&fritf
Peter Vredenburgh
A. M. Baker
South Washington Street
City
Freehold
N. J
Comfort Station Opens to Public and City Projects Move Forward
Handley Trustees negotiate with Fidelity & Deposit Co of Baltimore to cover a reported treasury shortage. Common Council approves a sweeping traffic ordinance and new street safety measures while reporting July finances and utility activity. Audit of Treasurer Correll’s accounts underway as talks continue.
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Handley Trustees
Fidelity & Deposit Company
Baltimore
Bonding Company
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore
J. B. Correll
Handley ‘Trustees
Carter
Finance Committee of Council
Correll
Dr. Bell
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Orndorff
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Ars
Ais Eccery Ghull
Shenk
Smith
Harper
Bowles
Richards
Een Eee
Good
Mclwee
Eal
Ward
GHY Council
Virginia
Gree
Woolen Mill Company
North
Virginia Power Company
J. F. Ward
Hotel
Hotel Jack
C. H. Shulte
Douglas Rolling and
D. Letcher Harrison
R. J. Dickson
Wheeling, W. Va
Palm Beach
Crums Church
Wire
Lake Shore
Northeast
Mill Creek Valley
Ing Torrent
Four Mile Creek
Danice
Amsterdam
Page
Stockholders Meeting
A.w
Frances Peyton Page
Charles Ridgely White
Catonsville, Md
G W. Summer
Brucetown
County
Gilpin Victor
H. H. Downing
Senate
Clarke, Warren and
R. S. Blackburn Smith
S. Gardner Waller
Front Royal
Page County
Downing
Waller
William Travers Lewis
Commonwealth's
Joseph Moore
Chapel District
Garver
Hamsaton
Long Marsh
Pierce
Foley
Harry Clevenger
M. M. Swimley
G. ©. Shepard
H. 8S. Lupton
William P. Massey
J. W. Branson
Club
Pidgeon
S. L. Lupton
Middletown High School
Daniel T. Wood
Mutual Farmers’ Club
Fair Society For the Betterment of
Hal
Deman
M. Chiles
H. M. Bond
F. A. Cochran
J. R. Lupton
Atlantic City
Council
Mossie
Thomas KE. Kremer
Rousa Springs
Treasury
Revenue
J. I. Maphis
Trier
W. P. Hayalett
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