A New Scheme of Taxation and Franchise Clause
In a Richmond interview H D Flood, a convention member from Appomattox, discusses a new tax plan and suffrage changes. He says the report aims to disfranchise no white men and to reduce government costs, while proposing a tax scheme to relieve real and personal property from state taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Flood
Appomattox
R.E. Byrd
Winchester
Richmond News
Norfolk
Fiood
T. W. Harrison
Witchester
Stonewall Band to Travel with Prof Beardsworth and Escort Party
Prof Thomas Beardsworth visiting friends will leave August 20 to join the Stonewall Band of Staunton. The Buffalo Blues Battalion of Richmond will escort the Governor and attend Virginia Day on August 23. The band then heads to Pittsburg with the Knights Templar to Louisville for the Grand Conclave.
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Thomas Beardsworth
Stonewall
Staunton
Buffalo
Blues Battalion
Richmond
Virginia
Pittsburg
Knights Templar
Louisville
Mr Chas Clevenger Visits Wadesville in Town
Mr. Chas. Clevenger of Wadesville was in town today, seen about and likely to depart soon. This brief item notes his presence and local movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Clevenger
Wadesville
Plan for Winchester sewerage system to leverage Handley funds
City Council voted to withhold $5,000 Town Run sewer work awaiting a future plan. The proposal would merge Handley school funds with public school money to finance a sewer system without raising taxes, using annual interest and principal payments to gradually pay down the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Haymaker
Theran
Lewis
Board of Health
Embalmers and Philadelphia visitor leave Gettysburg visit
The State Board of Embalmers and Mr. Samuel Crawl of Philadelphia, guests of Capt. George W. Kurtz, departed late yesterday evening after a visit to the Gettysburg battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Embalmers
Samuel Crawl
Philadelphia
Geo. W. Kurtz
Gettysburg Battlefield
Friendship Fire Company Excursion to Island Park
The Friendship Fire Company urges members to attend the Island Park excursion scheduled for August 8. The event offers a day of travel, activities, and social fellowship for all volunteers and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
Island Park
Winchester City Council Debates Fire Hose Funds
Winchester council debates fire hose appropriation amid treasury constraints. July water use tallies shown. pumping hours, coal usage, and rising costs detailed. Council amends loan to five thousand dollars for thirty days and approves water main attachments for the Fair Grounds.
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Winchester
Geo. R. Blake
Lewis M. Barton
Rouss Hook & Ladder Co
Boyd
Court of Appeals
Carroll
Costa
Price
Houck
Water Committee
Gibbons Street
E. W. Church
Hesler
Cannery negotiations end between Shaffer and Frederick growers
The dispute over a proposed cannery and evaporator in Frederick County is off after Mr. Shaffer offered 30 cents per hundred pounds for offal apples, but growers could not guarantee 25,000 bushels. Shaffer indicated the evaporator would likely be built regardless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Shaffer
Frederick County
Shaffer
Court House
Death of Mr Pendleton's Cousin on Long Island
Mr A R Pendleton learned today of the death of his cousin Boyd Pendleton on Long Island. He was a son of N B Pendleton of Berkeley Springs West Virginia. The death occurred during a visit to his uncle on Long Island.
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A. R. Pendleton
Boyd Pendleton
Long Island
N. 8
D- Pendleton
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Death of trusted retired slave Uncle John Herrod
John Herrod died suddenly while milking at Dr. William S. Miller’s residence in Winchester. The 70 year old, once enslaved, served Miller for 30 years and died of heart disease after collapsing during the milking task. Funeral plans await his sister’s arrival with services expected at John Mann Methodist Episcopal Church on Cork Street. Rev. Robert Orrick to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Herrod
Winchester
William S. Miller
John
Fen
Dr. Miller
Fairmount Avenue
John Mann
Hunteberry
Hackwood Farm
Quiet Wedding in Bartonsville Unites Petrie and Ebersole
Mr. Peter C. Petrie and Miss Bessie M. Ebersole of the county were quietly married at the bride’s father Christian Ebersole’s home in Bartonsville. Rev. Dr. H. M. White officiated as few friends attended. The newlyweds left yesterday for a wedding trip to Buffalo.
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Peter C. Petrie
Bessie M. Ebersole
Christian Ebersole
Bartonsville
H. M. White
Opequon Memorial Church
Buffalo
Good Season at Jordan Springs Resort
Jordan Springs hosts forty guests now with over one hundred more booked for August and September, signaling a strong late season.
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Jordan
Jordan Springs
Weather Forecast for Virginia Wednesday and Thursday
United States Weather Bureau reports for Virginia forecast likely cloudy tonight. Thursday expected fair skies with no significant precipitation.
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United States Weather Bureau
Virginia
Skeltons Ida Orndorff and Hancher Return from Pan American Expo
Rev and Mrs B D Skelton of this city Miss Ida Orndorff of Hayfield and Mr Miller Hancher of White Hall returned today on the Pan American Exposition voyage detailing travel from the fair city to their homes and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. D. Skelton
Ida Orndorff
Hayfield
Miller Hancher
White Hall
City council grills Electric Light contract over broken terms
A council investigation exposed that Winchester Gas & Electric Light Company failed to meet contract provisions for new poles wires dynamos and plant and for lighting hours. Captain Haymaker defended the Light Committee amid public backlash after fatalities from a live wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Gas & Electric Light Company
Electric Light Company
James M. Haymaker
Jacob Houck
Lewis Price
Light Committee
Martinsburg Lutheran Church Edifice Nears Completion
The Martinsburg St John Lutheran Church in Martinsburg West Virginia shows finishing brickwork on the tower facing Martin Street. The forty one foot high tower will bear a slate extension and ornament. brick addition for the organ is done and roofing underway with iron girders and arches in the rear.
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Martin Street
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Martinsburg
W. Vs
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Mr. Flood
Will
Stonewall Band
Handley
Gettysburg
Goungil
Rouss
Miss Douglas Fuller
Mrs. Lee
Charles B. Rouss
New York
Rouss City Hall
Lee
Lethe de Aby
H. D. Fulle
W. P. McGuire
Douglas Fuller
Usic
Holmes Boyd, Jr
R. T. Barton
Mr. Pendleton
Compar Electric Light Co
Mr. Haymaker
Martinsburg Lutheran Church
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