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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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
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George Y. Fries
Mill Road
John Thwaite
Uthers
Winchester Va
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Palm Mall
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County of Fredeick
Virge
Oyler
Great Poets
William Shakespeare
of— Real Estate
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E. L. Henry
Lutheran Church
J. U. Piled
E. Water Street
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Tux Sraz
Thomas Keating, Ast
Cumberland Beer and
Braddock
Barwell Supplied
Cumberland Brewing Company
Thomas Keating
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Oxfords
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Horsey and Atwell
Bruce Capper
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P. H. Reardon
Phone
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Attorney At Law
Rouss Avenue
Richard L. Gray
William Byrd
Washingeeeton Street
Rough & Carter
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W.M. Sowers
P. E. Mitchell
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J.H. Krebs
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Robert Worsley
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Ch’y
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R.E. Byrd
Circuit Court of
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A. Lewis Et al
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Winchester Times
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Siainne Y
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J. E. Afpleck
N. Market St
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Wm. R. Wixi
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Jones’ Creamery
S. H. Hable
Star Clothier and Furnisher
Water Streets
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John W. Rice
Cashier
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Gra. Univ
W.C. Marshall
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