Honors Bestowed on Charles Hammer of Frederick County
The Virginia Military Institute named Charles Hammer captain of class and among the top five honor men. He also received the Cin medal, described as a crowning achievement for a VMI student, signaling high order and popularity. The Richmond Journal notes strong wartime rhetoric about Germany and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hammer
Frederick County
Virginia Military Institute
Cin Medal
Starr
Cammer
Suffiency and the urge to save in Warfield's tale
A fragment from a reading about Walther Warfield of Baltimore and Georgia links to money motive. It hints at pleasure and restraint as a man contemplates wealth, cigars, and plans to quit only when his purse holds enough to endure without toil.
Millwood Social Notes Itemizes Local Visitors and Travel
Millwood Virginia reports a list of residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends from St. Louis Baltimore Philadelphia Washington Asheville Hagerstown and Richmond. Attendees include Mr J Townsend Burwell purchasing a touring car and numerous family visits at Powhatan and nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Mr. 9
Mra. Turner and
St. Louis, Mo
B. F. O'Fallon
Wilmer
Wickham Byrd
Mary Byrd
Winchester
George Jones
Boyce
J. M. Robeson
Asheville
N. C
Margaret Harrison
Philadelphia
Powhatan
H. 8. Jenkins
Glen Burch
J. Jolliffe
Rex Strode
Hagerstown
Percy Randolph
Edward Lindsey
Golda Dearmont
J. G. Burch
B.B. McKay
J. W. Burch
Lola Jenkins
Washington
Jenkins
Local Social Notes and Harvest Update
Miss Ruby ter visited James Rus sell in Jefferson county with Mr and Mrs Harvey Deck as guests of Mr and Mrs A W Ballanger on Sunday. Harvesting is progressing well for area farmers. Miss Estelle Rutherford visits relatives here for a few weeks and Miss Lillian Locke stayed with Miss Edyth Hook last Sunday. Many attended the funeral of Mr D L Wood last Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Ruby
James Russell
Jefferson County
Harvey Deck
A. W. Ballanger
Charles Keeler
Ernest Bray
Howard
Locke
Berryville
Lillian Locke
Edyth Hook
D. L. Wood
C. M. Broun
Roanoke
Marcellus Thompson
Washington
Paul Kelley
Thompson
Col. Harvey
W. R. Gregg
Keith Neville
Nebraska
Edward Harris
Clara Jurney
Baltimore
Frances Wolfe
Durham
Weddings in the War Zone Prompt Europe Return
Pi f. John N. Ware son of Rev and Mrs J W Ware of Shepherdstown sails from New York to Rotterdam on the Nieuw Amsterdam. He travels to Grimma Saxony to wed Fraulein Dora von Turkheim with plans to marry soon upon arrival and return to America later. A German marriage and passports required and hope for safe journey home. A cable from Berryville Virginia confirms Ware’s arrival in Holland and plans to sail back shortly, with visits to relatives in Virginia and at his homeplace in Shepherdstown.
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Shpherdstown
W. Va
John N. Ware
J. W. Ware
New York
Rotterdam
Holland
Niew Amsterdam
Jonce
Grimma
Saxony
Fraulein Dora von Turkheim
Germany
Mr. Ware
Europe
America
Berryville
Prof. Ware
J. S. Ware
Durham
United States
Virginia
Shepherdstown
Burglary-Proof Chicken House Planned by C R He
Article reports C R plans to build an almost burglary proof granite chicken coop with double locks and electric alarms. Neighbors invited to cornerstone ceremony as thefts reduced a lone hen remains from Atwaters brood. The event emphasizes security and a ceremonial laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R
Mr. Atwater
Marlboro Notes: Local Visits and Illness Report
Marlboro Virginia notes detail Mrs H E Shull at Wardensville for Odd Fellows reunion and several local visits. Illness touches Mr Albert Martin’s youngest child now improving and Mr Thomas Himelright sick at Mount Hope with Dr P Suan as physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro, Va
H. E. Shull
Wardensville
W. Va
Odd Fellows
Albert Martin
James Peace
Baltimore
G. Jami
Thomas Himelright
Mack Hottel
Mount Hope
P. Suan
James Shull
Romney
G. Jamison
B. C. Shull
Winchester
Winchester Man's Lucky Find Endorsed by Local Resident
J M Pangle of Winchester Virginia, a stationary engineer, reports Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back and kidney troubles. He recommends them for backache urinary disorders gravel dropsical swellings and rheumatic pains. Price 50 cents at dealers. Dean's Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Winchester
J. M. Pangle
S. Market Street
Doan
Dean
Pangle
Foster-Milburn, Props
Buffalo
N. Y
City Council to Convene Tonight at City Hall
The regular July meeting of the city council will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the council chamber at the city hall. Routine business and several matters of importance to the city will be taken up.
Unclaimed Winchester Post Office Letters List
The list shows letters awaiting pickup for the week ending July 3 at Winchester Virginia. Names include J P Dubue Mrs B C Butter care H H Burks Esq Mr Bob Nicholson Mrs Thornwell J Sibert P M. A one cent per letter fee applies to recipients.
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Winchester
J. P. Dubue
B. C. Butter
H. Burks
Bob. Nicholson
Thornwell
P. M
Mrs Byrd Visits Martinsburg Aunt's Home
Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd travels to Martinsburg to visit her aunt Mrs J W McSherry at their residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Martinsburg
J. W. McSherry
Personal Notes From Berryville
Berryville Virginia notes list visits and guests. Visitors include Shelby Timberlake of New York Mrs D G Romback from Scranton Pa and Charles Chichester of Boston with Mrs J H M Clagett at Springfield. Others visit or stay at Elenington Durham and Retreat.
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Berryville
Shelby Timberlake
New York
D. G. Romback
Scranton
J. H. M. Clagett
Springfield
Charles Chichester
Boston
Mass
Clagett
Virginia Shutt
Kabletown
W. Va
Janet C. Moore
Fishermen Myers and Barrie Return After Shenandoah Trip
Dr. W. D. Myers and Mr. Alexander Barrie returned to town after several days fishing on the Shenandoah River near Tom's Brook. Fish were biting well and both made good catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Myers
Alexander Barrie
Shenandoah River
Tom’s Brook
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Health
The ad claims thousands of women have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and suggests any suffering woman try this old fashioned root and herb remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Darby Youth Charged in 50 Year Feud Shooting
Edward Sunquest seventeen of North Front street was held on five hundred dollars bail after firing a rifle at ten year old Paul King near Woodland avenue in Darby. The shooting stems from a long standing feud between Darby and Philadelphia sides of Cobb's creek. An X ray shows the bullet lodged at the brain base. doctors cannot operate.
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Philadelp Boys
Darby Boys
Philadelphia Boys
Sunquest
Minnie Wood Chapel News and Social Notes
A July update from Minnie Wood Chapel Virginia notes a basket picnic attended by many local youths at Charles Fishpaw’s woods last Saturday. Visitors include Wyndham brothers from Winchester and Boyce, and Mrs George Evans. Miss Madeline Hook returns home after visiting her sister near Berryville. Mrs Annie Russell visits Mrs Walter Brotherton, and Mrs James Rutherford improves after days of illness with sister Miss Edyth Hook visiting her parents near Winchester.
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Minnie Wood Chapel
Charles Fishpaw
Wood
Wyndham
Winchester
Butler Wyndham
Boyce
George Evans
Madeline Hook
J. M. Rutherford
Berryville
Annie Russell
Walter
Brotherton
James Rutherford
Edyth Hook
L. Hook
H. W. Rutherford
Daugh
Woman Strives to Free Husband Through Education
Tulsa woman Marile Baker, a homemaker and public school student, pursues a legal career to win freedom for her husband serving a life sentence for murder. Despite Bohemian background and limited English, she rapidly advances from grammar grades to high school in under two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Marile Baker
Tin Can Found With Civil War Era Cash In Maryland Barn
Workmen tearing down an old barn on Charles Virts's farm near Weaverton, Maryland found a tin can containing over 1200 in banknotes believed to date from the Civil War era. The money is thought to have been hidden during the war when the building served as a hospital. The finder prepared to travel to Saga, Pennsylvania for a summer job.
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Hagerstown
Charles
Weaverton
Theen
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Clary, Va
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