Elks Observe Lodge of Sorrow Memorial
The Winchestor Lodge 867 of the Protective Order of Elks held a memorial service at the City Ball on Sunday afternoon for departed members Charles A. Evans and B J Noonan. The program featured processional music, the Vacant Chair, a responsive service, and a funeral march by the Elks orchestra.
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Winchester Lodge
City Hall
Hechester
Charles A. Evans
B. J. Noonan
Mount Hebron
Elks
Elks’ Orchestra
L. R. Schmsley
M.A. Doran
Messrs
Marcellus’ Anderson
Harry R. Thatcher
Harry Grim
Ada Thatcher
George F. Norton
Rock Hill
Winchester saloon man found guilty of ordinance violation
Thomas P. Conner was found guilty by a Winchester Corporation Court jury of violating the city whiskey sale ordinance and fined 1090. The jury urged the minimum penalty, while attorney Kern sought a jury trial after Magistrate Wilson had fined Conner 100. The case featured testimony about a sale after 10 o'clock at Conner's Main Street saloon on September 23.
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Thomas P. ‘Conner
Winchester
Corporation Court
William M. Atkinson
Howard L. Ritter
Conner
Main Street
Wilson
Harry R. Kern
Atkinson
Kern
I. W. Russell
Wwe
Messrs. I. W. Russell
German Smith
A. C. Slonaker
Strother Shull
George B. Bushnell
David Wingerter
A. Affieck
R. Gray Williams
Wreck Kills Three On Duquesne Limited Near Shenandoah Junction
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train derailed after a coal car crash, killing Walter Hoffman and his daughter Ella of Baltimore and B Beveridge of Cameron, West Virginia. Six injured were treated at Martinsburg's King’s Daughters Hospital. relief trains were dispatched.
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Martinsburg
Duquesne
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
New York
Connellsville
Shenandoah Junction
Jefferson County
W. Va
Walter L
Hoffman
West Lombard Street
Baltimore
Cumberland
Ella Hoffman
B. Beveridge
Cameron
Antonia Respira
Frostburg
Patrick Corcoran
St. Louis
Joseph C. Duke
Washington, D. C
Lillian N. Hudson
Harold Williams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joseph Enskart
Limited
Enor Rawards
Harpers Ferry
Editors Meet Next Week
Mr. H. F. Byrd of this city, president of the Publishers' Association of the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys, called for a meeting in Hagerstown Md on Friday December 18 to press Congress to remove the tariff on wood pulp and related printing materials. The Martinsburg W Va inaugural meeting October 24 organized a permanent association with leading Cumberland and Shenandoah valley newspapers. R C Gordon of Waynesboro Pa is secretary.
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H. F. Byrd
Publishers’ Association of
Cumberland and
Shenandoah Valleys
Hagerstown
Congress
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland
Shenandoah
R. C. Gordon
Waynesboro
Chasing the Sausage and Shoeing the Mail Carrier Roar
A lively pair of phrases closed the page with bold emphasis on a dramatic start to a feature segment. The section uses vivid sports and travel language to drive reader engagement and quick recognition.
Virginia Fair and Continued to Old Tonight
A terse Virginia brief notes a fair continuing into the night with ongoing events Tuesday. The fragmentary text mentions a fair and continuation into tonight. No further details are readable.
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Virginia
Duquesne Limited Wrecks and Narrow Escape Recall
Winchester learns of the Duquesne Limited wrecks from years past. A Christmas Eve crash near Connellsville, Pennsylvania killed over twenty and injured many. Passenger William Flemister escaped unhurt. Weeks ago a near miss at Martinsburg halted the train when a steel rail slipped. Initial reports claimed fifteen deaths.
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Duquesne Limited
Limited
Connellsville
William Flemister
Duquesne
Martinsburg
Advent Season Observed Across Winchester Churches
The first Sunday of Advent marked the start of the ecclesiastical year for Episcopal, Catholic, Lutheran, Reform, Greek and other churches. Observances varied but included purple surplices and altar garb as readings and services emphasized the four Sundays before Christ's coming.
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Winchester
That Good Show Promised At The Cowboy Girl
The Cowboy Girl management uses the motto That Good Show to promote the new western play. The distinct novelty aims to convince theater goers of its quality. It will be seen here Wednesday night at 6 p.m. on November 4.
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society Elects Directors
A large stockholders meeting on Rouss avenue elected Thomas S. Chamblin to continue as president and re-elected vice presidents led by W. G. Conrad’s replacement C. Mullikin. New directors include S. H. Hansbrough Robert M. Ward and H. F. Byrd with continued officers Worsley secretary and Purcell treasurer. Chamblin voiced an optimistic fair outlook.
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Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Rouss Avenue
Thomass. Chamblin
Clarke County
W. G. Conrad
Clarke ‘County
C. Mullikin
Gray Silver
Berkeley County
W. Va
A. R. Unger
Morgan County
Www
J. Nixon
Hampshire County
W. H. Harness
Hardy County
R. R. Smith
Jefferson County
Capt
Aice McCann
Frederick County
B. F. Richards
Shenandoah County
H. R. Champlin
Loudoun County
D. M. Kipps
Warren County
H. Sempers
Fauquier County
J. R. Rust
Prince William County
Charles Mullikin
S. M. Chiles
A. Byers
J. W. Baker
M. Y. Hardesty
B. M. Carter
Scott Grant
R. T. Barton
B. C. Shull
Lupton
Hiett
C. H. Purcell
Chamblin
John Curry Sentenced to Five Years for Murder in 1906 Case
In December 1906 John Curry pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for the beating of Aunt Sophie Taper at Stephens City. He was sentenced to five years in the Virginia Penitentiary after a court in Winchester accepted the plea. The crime shocked the county and led to Curry’s arrest following witness accounts of heavy drinking and presence at the scene.
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John Curry
Vginia
Sophie Taper
Stephens City
Curry
Woodstock
Adam Forney
B. C. Larrick
Richard E. Byrd
John M. Steck
The
Commonwealth
Thomas W. Harrison
Harrison
Nesto
Sophie
George Thompson
Thompson
Stephens’ City
Winchester
Sih
Judge Harrison Is Again Upheld
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia upholds Judge Thomas W. Harrison in Martinsburg West Virginia. Deatrick's administrator sued State Life Insurance Company Indiana in Circuit Court challenging jurisdiction and the court's dismissal was affirmed on appeal.
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Supreme Court of Appeals
Virginia
Court of Appeals
Thomas W. Harrison
Harrison
Circuit Court
Deatrick
State Life Insurance Company, of
Indiana
Martinsburg
W. Va
No More Sunday Excursions Ends Seasonal Runs
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced that Sunday excursion service has closed as of last Sunday following an excursion to Baltimore and Washington. No more Sunday trips will operate until next spring.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Washington
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