Cover Family Celebrates Thomas Cover Sr Birthday
Thomas Cover Sr is eighty two today at his Fairmont Avenue home. Family gathers for a dinner with sons and their families from out of town including Mr. and Mrs. Burr Power Harrigan and others from Philadelphia and Hagerstown. He has lived in the area since 1868, building a tannery origin village in Winchester and amassing a large fortune before retiring to city life amid local esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cover
Celeny
Fairmont Avenue
Ogisters
Burr Power Harrigan
Washington
Jatedenet C. Barton
As Cover, Jr
Philadelphia
Patan A. Cover
Grace Er
Hagerstown
Bas
Maryland
Winchester
New York Society Note On January 26 Fundraiser at Roosevelt Hotel
Virginia born and connected guests in New York social columns plan to attend a January 26 supper dance at the Roosevelt Hotel to aid the Blue Ridge Industrial School of Greene County, Virginia. Christ Episcopal Church often supports the school as part of its missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Society
Virginia
New York
Roosevelt
Blue Ridge ‘ Industrial School of
Greece
County
Caat Jon
Christ Episcopal Church
Greene County
Social Women Plan Supper Dance at Roosevelt Hotel
Prominent New York society women serve on committees for a supper dance in the Virginia diocese. The event will be held next Monday evening at the Roosevelt Hotel, reflecting active church social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
New York
New Roosevelt Hotel
Mrs Santmyers Arrives for Clarke County Visit
Mrs Mary A Santmyers of Philadelphia arrives at the home of Mrs William J Laing in Clarke County for a visit. In her eighty third year she is noted for cheerfulness and kindness. She has an extraordinary family tally with 12 children 118 grandchildren and 84 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. ‘Santmyers
Phil
William J. Laing
Ite Post
Clarke, County
Reception and dance for horticulturists at George Washington Hotel
Invitations issued for a reception and dance Wednesday evening January 28 at the George Washington Hotel honoring visiting horticulturists for the Virginia State Horticultural Society annual convention January 27 to 29. Dancing is planned from 9 to 1. Patronesses include Mrs H F Byrd Mrs H Clay DeGrange Mrs William Massey Mrs Stewart Bell Mrs Fred L Glaize Mrs P H Gold Mrs Henry M Baker Mrs W D Myers and Mrs Philip Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Virginia State Hortculural Society
H. F. Byrd
H. Clay DeGrange
William Massey
Stewart Bell
Mrs Marshall Willis Heads to Rock Hill for Guest Visit
Mrs Marshall Willis left today for Rock Hill South Carolina where she will be the guest of her daughter Mrs Jon T Roddy for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Willis
Rock Hill
Jon T. Roddy
Local residents and visitors leave for business trips
Miss Bessie Novick has returned home after a Baltimore visit. W Marple goes to Frederick Md. for a business trip and returns tonight. Theresa Lynch visits Washington on business. W E Boyce of Albany N Y returns home after days with Scott Grant. Carl Conrad of Harrisonburg leaves for Philadelphia to begin work at Baldwin Locomotive Works. Mr and Mrs G N Newcome of Perryville spend the day in town. E Puffenberger of Angers Store spends the day here. C H Crowston of St Louis guest of Albert and Mrs Baker, leaves for home. Mrs BE J Lantz spends the day shopping. C R Mauck of Mount Jackson visits business. Mr and Mrs M A Jenkins of Baltimore arrive to visit Miss Dorsey on Hastnmouth Street. I D Shade of Siler spends the day here on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Novick
Baltimore
W. E. Boyce
Albany, N
Scott Grant
Carl Conrad
Harrisonburg
C. H. Crowston
St. Louis
Albert Baker
North Main Street
M. A. Jenkins
Belktimore
Missous
Dorsey
Nmouth St
Martinsburg Visit Notes and Local Travel Snippet
A brief local item notes N preparing to take the first examination for the police department. L M Brown spent yesterday in Martinsburg on business. Mrs Charles Morrison and her daughter Jane, guests of Mr and Mrs S D McDonald on National Avenue, returned to their Martinsburg home in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Brown
Martinsburg
Charles Morrison
Jane
S. D. McDonald
National Avenue
V. Va
Bryarly Spends Day on Business in Hagerstown
Mr. R. T. Bryarly spent yesterday in Hagerstown on business, taking care of affairs and meeting contacts. The trip appears to be routine with no public events or delays noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Bryarly
Hagerstown
Western Electric Representative Visits Philadelphia
Mr. Fred J. Kuhn of Western Electric Company Philadelphia is present to spend about a week in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Kuhn
The
Western Electric Company
Philadelphia
Berryville Visit By Power Company Superintendent
In Berryville today .B. D. Stultz superintendent of the Northern Virginia Power Company was in the city on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
In .B. D. Stultz
Northern Virginia Power Company
Berryville
Girls of Athletic Association Travel for Strasburg Game
The girls of the Athletic Association motor to Strasburg today to play the Strasburg Basketball team tonight. They will meet Berryville here tomorrow night at o'clock on their own floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Athletic Association
Strasburg
Berryville
Staunton Man Visits Frederick County Road Office
C A Brent of Staunton appeared at the Frederick County road superintendent's office yesterday seeking a matter related to county road service and daily operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Brent
Staunton
In Road
Frederick County
Local visitors and hotel executives tour regional interests
Mrs. W B Timberlake of Clear Brook spent the day shopping here. Emerson J Owen of New York, advertising agent for the American Hotels Corporation, noted that General Kincaid of New York has been elected president. Owen, associated with the George Washington Hotel, left for Martinsburg where the corporation has leased the new hotel under construction for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson J. Owen
New York
American Hotels Corporation
General Kincaid
George Washington
Martinsburg
Preparedness Here An Aid to Peace Says Major Barton
Major Barton of Winchester told Rockingham Post 2% American Legion in Harrisonburg during the annual banquet that adequate preparedness in America is the hope of world peace. He speculated on the form of the international tribunal to preserve peace and spoke of Woodrow Wilson as a guiding figure. State Commander T. J. Michie Jr. of Charlottesville praised the Harrisonburg post for its growth and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
R. T. Barton
Winchester
Rockingham Post
American Legion
Harrisonburg
Major Barton
International Tribunal
World Court
League of Nations
Woodrow -Wilson
Barton
T. J. Michie, Jr
Charlottesville
Iwés
Judge Geo Gray In Delaware Hospital Collapse
Judge Geo Gray of Delaware and former U S senator and circuit court judge is seriously ill at his home in Wilmington with a possible recovery. He is 85 years old. Dispatches report Spanish warships and eight airplanes bombing Afjera tribal forces near the Strait of Gibraltar east of Tangier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated’ Press
Wilmington
George Gray
Delaware
United States
United States “Circuit Court of Appeals
London
Strait of Gibraltar
Point Alcazar
Seguer
Senator Edwards Not To Testify In Jersey Rum Trial
In Jersey City on January 21 Senator Edward I Edwards of New Jersey announced he would not appear as a witness in the trial of ten men on charges of conspiring to violate prohibition laws. Defense chief George Cufley closed testimony pleading that Edwards was framed, alleging Samuel Wilson of the New Jersey Anti-Saloon League authored the alleged frameup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Edward I. Edwards
New Jersey
George Cufley
Edwards
Samuel Wilson
AntiSaloon League of New Jersey
Col Forbes Decides Not to Testify in Trial
In Chicago on January 21, former United States Veterans Bureau director Col Forbes will not take the stand in the conspiracy trial. The defense plans to rest without calling Forbes or co-defendant J W Thompson on charges of defrauding the government through hospital contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Dan
Charles
Forbes
United Tates Veterans Bureau
Veterans Bureau
Cause
Arms Conference Amendment Adopted in Naval Bill Debate
The Senate accepted an amendment to the naval bill urging President Coolidge to call an arms conference. The decision occurred without a recorded vote amid administration doubts about timing and opposition to the King amendment as untimely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Presa
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Anaiter
Marble Caesar Head Found in Hudson River Exhibition
The marble head of Augustus Caesar, dredged from the Hudson River by a War Department dredge, may be 2000 years old. Experts dispute its authenticity as it was surfaced by suction near a century of resting in efhy river bed. The piece is shown at a Fifth Avenue gallery in New York, arranged by Christy Lund and Nelson N. Bickford, with Lund leaving his army post.
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Caesar
Hudson River
War Department
Augustus Caesar
Placq
Dt m
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Christy Lund
Raritan
Nelson N. Bickford
Metropolitan Museun Art and
Alga
Lund
Lice Control Methods for Calves in Early 20th Century Notes
The text outlines multiple remedies for calf lice drawn from agricultural bulletins. Methods include thorough cleaning and disinfection of facilities, brushing linseed oil on infected areas, coal tar disinfectants like creolin, repeated washing, and, when cold, drying and blanketing. Additional remedies cited are larkspur infusion and pyrethrum powder, with emphasis on washing over powders for effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station
Ilinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
Reviving Neglected Orchards Through Pruning and Soil Care
A guide outlines restoring poorly maintained orchards by pruning from January to March, removing whole branches when needed, and avoiding harsh cuts. It stresses soil improvement with early spring plowing and heavy manure enrichment, aiming to boost vigor and future yields. It notes careful pruning to preserve trees and recommends spreading stable manure before tilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maya
Schleifer
Krensién
Cleaning Strawberry Patch Promotes Better Spring Crop
Clean strawberry patches that were covered with straw during winter to allow light and sun to reach the plants. Removing the cover prevents stunting and delays, ensuring a larger and earlier harvest with bigger fruit.
Death Blocks Continued from Page
A fragmentary report notes a Holmes woman connected to a letter incident and an ensuing arrest, with the deceased buried and taken home by afternoon. The incomplete text implies a tense sequence of events involving a recipient and a hurried departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Ately
Bank Trustee Isq n9 Found Guilty in Conspiracy
Baltimore January 21 Associated Press Newton trustee of the Union and Finance Company was found guilty of conspiracy. The trial was the second in a scheme to defraud. Earlier trial had convicted and sentenced others. appeals reversed a lower court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isq
Baltimore
Em Newton
Heo
Reading
W. A. Gillespie
Harold
B. Dickay
John J.w& Gillespie
Dickey
Newtome
Agricultural tips and farming observations from early notes
The excerpt advises against straw in poultry litter due to possible ergot, notes six pounds of seed corn per acre yielding about sixteen ears, and warns manure left in loose piles loses over half its fertilizer value. It highlights how spring weather boosts cabbage pests, urges prompt checks to keep crops wormless, and ends with the adage it pays to advertise.
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W. Marple
W.L. Slonaker
Frederick, Md
Theresa
Lynch
Baldwin Locomotive, Works
G. Newcome
Perryville
Town
Mr. E. Puffenberger
Angers Store
W. Va
BE. J. Lantz
C. R. Mauck
Mount ‘Jackson
1. D
Shade
Siler
Hefevon Business
Widias
Police Department
Donse Brothers
Dodge Brothers
J. Howard Cather & Co
Connersville
W. B. Timberlake
Clearbrook
Geo Gray
Illin
Jersey
Associateds Press
Col. Forbes
Benny ‘Leonard
Benny Leonard
Orld
Battle
Benny
Billy Allie Gibson
Leonard
Freddie Welsh
Dalyynien
Peokk
Bren Chameno
Ewe
Bebo
Toe Hee le
Tiv
Hodgson &i Jewelers
Optomets
M. Bo -Clowe
Jewele
Haldeman Reogduce
Henry’ C. Hellmout
H@ieaiam Produce aj
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