SLAIN MAN JOHN BROWN LOVED FRIENDS AND HELPING OTHERS
The Frederick county man John W. Brown, found dead, was described by friends as quick to act for others and not devoid of good deeds. His son William Jennings Bryant Brown, who confessed to the crime, plans to plead guilty at the October circuit term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryant Brown
John W. Brown
Nain
Doran
Frederick County
Armel
Young Brown
Bewn
Bro
Brown
Walter Banks
Ored
Star of
John Brown
Northern Virginia Power upgrades hydro plant near Berkeley Springs
Company officials Lewis F. Cooper and D. M. Swink report improvements at the Cacapon river hydro plant five miles west of Berkeley Springs West Virginia. A new vertical umbrella water wheel will add 1200 horsepower, requiring 15 feet rock excavation under a cofferdam. Project supports patrons from Sand Mill Martinsburg Hancock and surrounding areas, strengthening Millville Shenandoah main station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia Power Company
Cacapon River
Lewis F. Cooper
D. M. Swink
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
Hancock
Maryland
Martinsburg
Jefferson County
Millville
Shenandoah River
Banks Held for Grand Jury Action in Myers Shooting
Walter Banks colored was held for the Frederick county grand jury after a preliminary hearing at the county jail. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of shooting Peter Myers in Middletown on August 21. Bail not requested. Witnesses included Jailor Armel Deputy Edmonson Dr Williams and Larrick Lacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Armel
Walter Banks
Mount Jackson
Shenandoah County
Frederick County
KE. A. Owings
Middletown
Peter Myers
Banks
Armel
W. H. Edmonson
T. A. Williams
Myers
Mr. Edmonson
Nellie Kemp
Kemp
Pete
High Carnival in Millwood House Case Shocks Village
A husky colored woman described as Strange's wife paraded with a gown valued at 260 dollars as a drunken orgy occurred at the home of R. A. Stone between Millwood and White Post. Police say two negroes were arrested, several dresses vanished, and a self defense plea is expected at trial. The preliminary hearing led Magistrate Owings to jail Banks awaiting grand jury actions in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strange
Millwood
Clarke County
R. King Stone
White Post
Mr. Davidson
Owings
Banks
Yard Party Benefit On Metz Lawn Near Kernstown
A yard party benefits the Christian Church at a Metz lawn site near Kernstown this Saturday August 28. The first bus departs at 7 30 p m from the S W N Bank corner. Robbery at the Stone mansion led to ransacked furniture but Mr and Mrs Stone report recovery of most items except the cats and cellar refresh ments. The Berryville jail release of a suspect and ongoing manhunt for others tied to the crime. Mrs Stone formerly Miss Madge Stokes of Washington and her recent marriage noted as a social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benefit of Christian Church
S. W. N. Bank Corner
Stone Mansion
Madge Stokes
Staunton Man Deserts Wife for Younger Woman
Mrs. J W Evers paid her husband s $60 fine after both she and Adela Till were arrested in Staunton for living together as man and wife. Till remains jailed as authorities pursue trial while Evers and his wife depart for home together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evers
Thorities
Mystery surrounds Loudoun girl death near Knoxville
Miss Ida M. Swope, 15, of Loudoun County Virginia, was found dead beside her home with a bullet wound and her clothing afire. A revolver with one shell expended and four chambers loaded lay nearby. Initial belief leaned to self-inflicted or accidental shooting, as she had walked from home in good spirits after chatting with family. Authorities and family weighed motives as investigation continued. The article closes with an unrelated clothing offer from Sonneborn's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Swope
John Swope
Loudoun County
Virginia
Potomac River
Knoxville
W. C. T. U. Annual Meeting Set for August 26
The annual meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held Thursday morning August 26 at 9 30. Reports for the year will be received. A full attendance of members and friends is requested. Secretary.
Winchester Circuit Meeting Schedule and Local News
All day meeting set for Mt Zion next Sunday with sermons at 10 80 a m 3 p m and Mt Pleasant 745 p m led by Rev W H Sampsell. Local updates note Mr H F Byrd returned from Mountain Lake Va after ten days away and Mrs James B Horrigan and son returned from Washington. Miss Mamie Pingley and Miss Bowen depart for Baltimore to attend a isityle show and Walter Brubaker from North Main street cycled 72 miles in seven and a half hours over Massanutten to visit grandfather W A Brubaker. trip Winchester to New Market was 49 miles in four hours. E Maude Wierman of Spartansburg S C leaves for New York to buy goods then return to South Carolina. Mrs Alan Morehouse of Washington visits Miss Elizabeth Russell on Fairmont avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion
Mt. Pleasant
W. H. Sampsell
James B. Horrigan
Washington
Rose Janney
South Main Street
E. Maude Wierman
Spartansburg
S. C
William Wierman
New York
South Carolina
Alan Morehouse
Elizabeth Russell
Fairmont Avenue
Charity Show At Empire August 31
Winchester talent presents a charity show for the District Nurse Association on Tuesday night August 31 at the Empire Theatre. Led by Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd the cast features local performers and Elise Oldham from William Faversham’s company. Rehearsals start today and run without interruption until showtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Beneft
District Nurse Association
Empire Theater
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Elise Oldham
William Faversham
Company of Players
Sergeant Gray joins Company I for rifle training
Sergeant Moses Gray of the United States Army, detailed with the Virginia Militia, reports for duty with Company I, Second Virginia Regiment, to oversee rifle practice and military instruction for the next months. The unit prepares for an annual inspection by Col. Jo Lane Stern on September 7. Hugh Duffey, assistant principal of John Kerr High School, returns from Alexandria after spending the summer with his parents at the parsonage of the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Gray
United States Army
Virginia Militia
Virginia Regiment
Jo Lane Stern
Hugh Duffey
John Kerr High School
Alexandria
J. W. Duffey
Methodist Episcopal
Fair books in demand for Shenandoah Valley fair
The Star reports catalogs for the forty sixth Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society exhibition are being distributed. Secretary Daniel Lupton on Reuss avenue notes many exhibitors have obtained catalogs and plan to enter premium classes. Premiums have risen in many departments while some prizes were eliminated for lack of competition. Copies of the premium list including the racing program can be mailed or wired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Winchester Fair Grounds
Nellie Kemp Arrested on Disturbing House Charge
Nellie Kemp a prominent Middletown woman linked to the Peter Myers murder case was arrested on a warrant by Sheriff Luther Pannett and jailed in Winchester. She may have hearing delayed until after Walter Banks’s trial. Deputy Edmonson recovered Myers shooting revolver. Banks surrendered to Sheriff Spiker after turning in the pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Pannett
Nellie Kemp
Middletown
Peter Myers
Walter Banks
Winchester
Banks
Edmonson
Strasburg
U. S. Proposes Haiti Protectorate Revealed by Secretary Lansing
Washington confirms a U. S. proposal to establish a protectorate over Haiti. The report cites Secretary of State Lansing and mentions accompanying personalUSA travel details and visits by several individuals to and from Washington, Mar tinsburg and Harrisonburg with family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Haiti
Lansing
Constantinople Bombarded as War Worsens
A flood of dispatches reports Constantinople bombarded by French and Greek air action with 41 killed or wounded while Offenburg and other German areas suffer bombings. British and French naval actions at the Dardanelles push Turkish defenses, with trench gains near Gallipoli and continued heavy fighting in Krithia and Ari Burnu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offendburg
Baden
Dardanelles
Paris
Nagarea Roads
War Office
Gallipoli
Burla Bay
Acba Shiliman
Constantinople
London
Athens
Berlin
Baxden
Cardiff
Wales
Great Britain
Hafod
Kastenea
Lapsaki
Krithia
Ari Burnu
Sulva Bay
Gulf
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Guy Anl Belle
Jailor Armel
Sonneborn’s
John Harmer
Fair Grounds
Masses
Miller & Anderson
E Water St
R.A. Stone
Metz
Kernstown
Berryville
Crime
Stone
Eisonburgh
Adela Till
Gether
Staunton
Harrisonburg
New Street
Man
Dayton
The
Sonneborn's
Mystery
Miss Swope
Sonneborn’s. Ip
Ww. C. T. U. Meeting
HF. Byrd
Mountain Lake
Mamie Pingley
Bowen
Baltimore
Walter
Walter Brubaker
North Main Street
W. A. Brubaker
Luray
Trav
Massanutten Mountain
New Market
Empire
Sergeant Gray
Company I
Elty, Mie
Sec
Retary
Daniel Lupton
Fice
Reuss Avenue
Lupton
Kansas
H. H. Baker
Bell
Nellie
U. S
Haiti Protectorate
Wire
Joseph D. Fry
Middleway
W. Va
Harmer
West Cork Street
Martinshburg
Johan. March
McKeesport, Pa
Atlantic City
Messrs
R. E., Geary and
Frank March
This City
D. H. Sencindiver
G. Hunter Yeakley
Oro
Gallipoli Peninsula
Bulletin
Mackensen
Byka
Ambassador Page
Wilson
Turkey
Italy
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