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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
4
An ordinance during the Winchester Common Council meeting on August 24 authorizes a 300 dollar appropriation for changes to the City Hall Auditorium stage and gallery. The funds are to be paid from the Auditorium rental revenue to the City Hall Committee.
In Winchester a racial courtroom confrontation centers on cemetery trustees Webb and Orrick. Local colored leaders accuse profiteering from grave digging while Smith cleans the site under church oversight. The case, tied to timber sales and alleged misappropriation, adjourned with tense crowds and a violent dispute after court.
On next Thursday the Sunday school of the John Mann M F church will hold a picnic at Cleveland. The classes will depart about 9 o'clock in the morning.
Mr. John Brown and family left this morning for their former home in Marion Indiana en route to Colorado where they will reside in the future. There were baptismal services at the First Baptist Church last night and two were baptized.
Mrs. O Wyndham, after weeks at Oakland Virginia, came back to her home. Her daughter Mrs. James Russell has been ill for months and may be brought to this city for treatment and a climate change.
Rev Dr J P Hyde returned from Darkesville West Virginia where he officiated yesterday for Presiding Elder H P Hamill He held the Quarterly Conference at the church last Saturday and preached yesterday morning administering the Holy Communion He noted the fact during his sermon yesterday.
Rev A B Warwick the new Valley Female College principal expects to arrive in Winchester around Wednesday or Thursday. Some of his household goods are already here. Miss Warwick is improving and may be moved to the city. Fall term at Central Commercial College Cumberland Md or Winchester Va begins September 2.
Excellent building lots for sale on North Avenue and Braddock heights offered by Miner Surrey Co. Easy terms and a desirable location highlight the listing.
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