Bishop Dedicates New Church With Solemn Ceremony
The Hand of United Brethren is consecrated on Sunday during special services as Bishop dedicates a new church in a solemn ceremony.
21 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1922
Page
1
The Hand of United Brethren is consecrated on Sunday during special services as Bishop dedicates a new church in a solemn ceremony.
The United Brethren Church on North Rock Street was consecrated in a daylong ceremony led by Bishop William M. Bell of Harrisburg and Los Angeles. Three services attracted large crowds and featured a 24-voice choir, a pipe organ, and congratulatory addresses from local leaders and visiting clergymen. About $15,000 was raised for the church fund.
J D Marker announces a live stock sale set for August 23 at Opequon. The notice urges interested buyers to attend and view offerings listed by Marker.
The first marriage in the United Brethren Church was held for Miss Clara Grace Lauck and Hiram Roe. The ceremony featured organ solos by Clara Hott, a Rainbow colors theme, and clergy including Rev. George W. Stover and Bishop William M. Bell.
Lieutenant Walter Hinton took off from West Palm Beach at 10 15 am in his large seaplane and aimed for Nassau within a couple of hours. He is continuing toward Rio de Janeiro.
Johnstown, Pa on August 21 reports no arrests as Mayor Cauffiel invited saloonkeepers and brewers to sell real beer and ale. E. J. Spragg, district agent, had seven men on duty and said the inquiry would continue. He believed many sold real beer but within strict limits and saloon owners avoided violating oral laws.
President Harding told citizen soldiers at Camp Meade Md that he supports civilian military training for more than 100000 people annually to preserve peace not for warfare. He noted 28000 civilians trained this summer versus 11000 last year and said there is no thought of armed conflict in America.
Announcement states the funeral for Mrs. Lucien Carr Sr who died in Bar Harbor Maine will be at the Mortuary Chapel at the gates of Mount Hebron Cemetery tomorrow Tuesday at 11 o clock. Burial follows in the Carr lot at Mount Hebron with Rev. William H Woods officiating.
Orchard Supply Co announces a third car of specially made picking crates ready for distribution this season. Last car this season and limited time to order.
Norfolk dated report says the battleships Delaware Florida and North Dakota and the cruiser Olympia with Naval Academy midshipmen aboard left Cape Henry for Southern drill grounds for target practice. The training runs until August 31 with midshipmen handling the ships and big guns.
A meeting of the Subscribers of the American Gas Improvement Company will be held at the Handley Library Auditorium Friday evening August 25 at 8 30 p m to elect a representative of the subscribers to act with the undersigned in all matters affecting the subscribers interests Only Winchester subscribers may vote and each subscriber will be entitled one vote for each share subscribed It is to your interest to be present W A Ryan Trustee
The Hell Diggers arrive in this city and will perform tonight at the Empire Theatre led by Wallace Reid a popular Paramount star. The Western picture will appeal to all plus a good comedy. Balcony prices are five cents for children and fifteen cents for adults.
Hanford MacNider, national commander of the American Legion, states a Senate canvass shows a majority favors the bonus bill and is pledged to passage. He asserts the bill, set for Senate consideration Saturday, will pass this week.
Money will be made by the purchaser of a valuable lot on S Stewart St with all improvements. Bargain at price. See Baker & Shryock, 21-1p-21.
Twenty five laborers needed immediately to dig trenches and lay gas mains. Earn two dollars per day. Apply at the Gas Office, 21 West Piccadilly Street. Also note 100 nice shoots at J. D. Marker's sale on August 23 at Opequon.
All members of the Friendship Picnic committee will meet at 8 o clock. R. T. Jones, Chairman. If you need a good cow, D Markers sale, Aug. 23, come to J.
In a sunny Saturday baseball showcase Johnnie Holden dominated Harrisburg yet again. His speed and curveballs baffled Rockingham, but a Fravis pop-fly in the second inning yielded a rare hit ending the no-hit bid. Norris and Ruppert provided key offense as Harrisonburg managed three innings of quiet batting before Holden closed strong. Continued on page 2.
Four people including a man a woman and two boys perished in a rapid tenement fire in Elizabeth New Jersey. Investigators deem the blaze incendiary in origin and say the fire began in a passageway between the house and adjacent building leaving victims burned beyond recognition.
The August meeting of the executive committee of Winchester and Frederick County Virginia Chapter American Red Cross will be held tonight at 8 o clock in the Red Chamber of Commerce building. The gathering moves to Red Cross headquarters to view improvements in the rooms. Public invited to visit headquarters to learn about Red Cross activities.
Alvin Haines was arrested on a Frederick County warrant sworn by his wife Sadie Haines charging assault and battery from an incident yesterday. She alleged he forced her from a bed and tried to induce her to ride with him and several men. Magistrate Tavenner dismissed the case. Attorneys Seal and Moling left for New York and Philadelphia to attend fashion shows and purchase goods for fall and winter.
Auction note reports 150 sheep sold at J. D. Marker's sale in Opequon on August 23 as part of the Winchester market events.
Police seek a third woman as key witness in the daylight payroll holdup murder of William B. Norris. Detectives already arrested two Baltimore women, Marie Kistling and Edna Dorsch, at Norfolk and describe them as intimates of Benny Lewis and Wiggles Smith, among the suspects.
John Murnan age 76 longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee died at 1 16 this afternoon at his home 408 North Kent street after several weeks illness pneumonia followed by weakness during hot weather he is survived by a widow five sons and ten daughters funeral arrangements to be announced. service to be held at the Church of the Sacred Heart where he was a devout member
Fire before 11 this morning razed a barn and empty automobile garage at Charles R. Keeler’s Taggart farm west of town along the Northwestern grade. No livestock was present. Mrs. Keeler alerted firefighters, but Winchester apparatus found no usable water from a well. Loss and insurance details unavailable.
An order of the Corporation Court appoints Miss Corrinne Thomas as deputy clerk at the request of Clerk J. B. Beverley. Miss Thomas recently accepted a clerical position in the clerk's office.
Dr and Mrs B B Dutton spent ten days at Dr Dittons old home in Middlesex County Virginia and returned to Winchester. Dr and Mrs John Randolph Graham of New York City arrived to visit relatives with Dr and Mrs Julian Ward on South Washington Street. Mr and Mrs Lodge Hill came by car to Washington after visiting Mr Joseph Hill on South Market Street. Miss Elsie Covince and Daisy Pennington of Greenwood spent the past week in West Virginia. Captain and Mrs Philip E M Walker returned from Saratoga NY where they attended the descent race meet and reside at Pagebrook in Clarke County. Messrs Angus McDonald Crawford and George Y Worthington Jr of Washington motored to Winchester and spent the weekend with friends.
Chicago reports detail a rail strike with violence across the nation. Investigators probe wrecks in Gary Indiana and linked raids on the Trades Union Educational League led by William Z Foster. Authorities seek evidence of radical influence and potential strike violence while rail hubs face unrest and towns threaten troops.
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