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Newspaper

Winchester The Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1902

Page

4

Whitlock Tries Another Jail Escape Plot Uncovered

Stanley Whitlock alias Alverson, jailed in Cumberland Maryland for false pretenses and previously jailed for assault, faced a planned jail delivery. A note alleged Whitlock led a scheme to overpower Turnkey George Sanders and seize a revolver to free prisoners. sheriff Barnard foiled the plan with armed guards.

Stanley Whitlock Alverson Cumberland House of Correction Samuel Wickard Whitlock Sheriff Barnard Sanders

Scholarship Exam Set For John Kerr Pupils

The City Public School Board appoints a committee to oversee a Valley Business College scholarship exam for John Kerr School pupils who reside in Winchester. Applicants will meet the committee at John Kerr Schools on Monday September 1 at 8 o clock. A second notice lists a well town meeting at John Ebert's grove from August 24 for eight days with three Sunday services and prominent ministers expected to attend.

City Public School Board John Kerr Schools N.D Cool Hobson Valley Business College John Kerr Winchester J.C. van Fossen Welltown John Ebert ECT Eee ETA Joan Epert Cnaries B. Keeler EpwaArd Sheuer

Potomac Conference to Meet at St James Luther Church

The 70th Potomac Conference convention of the Virginia Lutheran Synod will convene at St James Lutheran Church in the county starting Tuesday evening September 16. Also notes list local incidents including a horse accident on Main Street, Blanche Deffenderfer’s illness, a new delivery wagon for James B. Winkfield, funerals in Martinsburg, and property purchase by Rebecca Keating of Cumberland, Md.

Potomac Conference The Virginia Lutheran Synod St. James Lutherran W. J. Smith

Personal notices and social updates from Buena Vista area

Rev George Stock of Buena Vista is in town Miss Helen Savage of Rahway NJ visits Dr W P Mc Guire G Griffith advertises fall and winter clothing samples Lily Brown returns home after visiting Loudoun County VA Sewing machines for rent or sale at Rice s Busy Corner Ladies wraps at Goldman s 148 North Main Street Friendship Band Yard Party August 26 on Knitting Factory lawn Schaffer guests visiting Martinsburg and Locust Hill residents M L M Snyder Lula Messersmith and Paul visit Purcell s Locust Hill B F McDonald goes to Hampshire County WV for health reasons Peach loads pass Water Street Cumberland Valley depot peach growers headed to market Hansucker property sale postponed to September 15 Court House area guests from Richmond Martinsburg and Round Hill visiting locals

Webster as a Drinker in Richmond’s Octoher Speech

The article recounts Daniel Webster arriving drunk to address the Virginia legislature and Richmond’s 5,000 audience at the capitol. After two strong brandy goblets, he steadied and delivered his celebrated October reply to Hayne, praised by Edward Everett as a landmark oration.

Daniel Webster Richmond Exchange Hotel James Lyons Robert E. Scott Fauquier Capitol Building Mr. Webster Lyons Mr. Scott Capitol Edward Everett Webster Hayne South Carolina

Read the Living Soul of Great Poets Not Parsing Them

John Burroughs argues that college study of Shakespeare Dante and Homer reduces poets to dissected texts. He urges reading and loving the living soul of the poet to gain culture and deeper life appreciation rather than chance to mere knowledge.

John Burroughs Century

Emerson on the reach of a brilliant man’s influence

The passage quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson praising a man whose knowledge extends across morals manners economy philosophy religion and taste. It asks what mystery he has not signified what office or district of life he has not mastered and compares his impact to Talma guiding Napoleon. It questions which maiden lover sage or gentleman he has not moved or instructed.

Talma Napoleon Ralph Waldo Emerson

Public sale of 40 acre tract in Frederick Va trustee deed

Under a deed of trust dated March 2 1900 J Polk Shade to Nathan W Gains the undersigned C T Adams trustee will sell at public auction in front of the Winchester Court House September 8 1902 at 10 o clock the 40 acre tract described in the deed of trust adjoining Hiram Adams Joseph Place and Martin Adams deceased at once in Va terms to pay costs for satisfying the trust and balance due on the note secured by the deed of trust.

Circuit Court Frederick County Virginia George W. Oyler Jacob Haldeman Court House Winchester J. Polk Shade Nathan W. Gains Hiram Adams Joseph Place Martin Adams Es Ie C. T. Adams Corporation Court City of T. C. Wigginton Sarah O. Miller Braddock Street Emma Morrison M. Noe L. C. Willey County Court House Main 2Nd Streets Middletown Aarge Ares ‘Ram L. C. Willey & Co Herbert Larrick A. G. Swanson

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Woods Meeting Main Street Phil. H. Gold Blanche Deffenderfer East Leicester Street Miss Deffenderfer James B. Winkfield North Market Street Robert Goss Ad. Henry Martinsburg George Poisal Goss Henry Rebecca, Keating Cumberland, Md T Market Street Spirit of Jefferson Charlestown W. Va Maude Seabright Winn, Va C. M. Hough John W. Kelley George Stock Buena Vista Helen Savage Rahway, N. J Grorce Griffith Lily Brown Loudoun County Goldman's North Main Street Friendship Band Knitting Factory Lawn Knitting Factory Schneider's Grocery John T. Schaffer Martinsburg, W. Va Messrs. J. A EK. 8 Brown M. L. M. Snyder Lula Messersmith Paul Baltimore T. V Purcell B. F. McDonald Hampshire County Water Street Cumberland Valley Pine Hills Hansucker Market and Cilfford Streets T. C. Johnson Gertrude Camm Richmond, Va J. W. McSherry R. E. Byrd William R. Willis Rebecca Hodgson Mary Hodgson Round Hill Senseney Road Cyrus Leidig Valley Turnpike Jerome Yingling Christian Baptist Church South Market Street Isaac Ferrell George Y. Fries Mill Road John Thwaite Uthers Winchester Va South Kent and Palm Mall County of Frederick County of Fredeick Virge Oyler Great Poets William Shakespeare of— Real Estate Tim E. L. Henry Lutheran Church J. U. Piled E. Water Street West Water Street Tux Sraz Thomas Keating, Ast Cumberland Beer and Braddock Barwell Supplied Cumberland Brewing Company Thomas Keating Agt Oxfords Our Horsey and Atwell Bruce Capper the Optician and Jeweler Bailey & Boxwell P. H. Reardon Phone Lars Tory Real Estate Security R. Gray Williams Attorney At Law Rouss Avenue Richard L. Gray William Byrd Washingeeeton Street Rough & Carter James Mitchell W.M. Sowers P. E. Mitchell George Weaver J.H. Krebs Trustee Et. Als Ain Robert Worsley Chancery Ch’y Circuit Court of Frederick Co R.E. Byrd Circuit Court of S. B. Smoke A. Lewis Et al T. A. Lewis Winchester Times Wink Va Siainne Y W. Roy Stephenson J. E. Afpleck N. Market St South Kent Street Wm. R. Wixi Nealiowarr Ayy Sonse Ways Jones’ Creamery S. H. Hable Star Clothier and Furnisher Water Streets Shenandoah Valley National Bank H. Hansbrough John W. Rice Cashier Episcopal Female Institute W.A W. C. Marshall Gra. Univ W.C. Marshall North Sherwin-Williams Geo E. Bushne I bLe& CO Worscuesrea
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