Captain Cullen Faces Accusers in Federal Fraud Case
Captain Orlan Clyde Cullen, jailed for months, is to be taken to Harrisonburg to answer charges of using U S Mails for fraud. He writes to The Star claiming innocence and detailing his credentials and debts while thanking supporters and noting Virginia hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Orlan Clyde Cullen
United States
Harrisonburg
Cullen
THE
Star
Washington
Dra Dame
Bulla and Weede
Lynch
Adam Forney
Stewart Forney
Samuel Forney
Eugenia Snapp
Frank Shenk
Frank Shenk, Miss Shenk
Harry R. Kern
Warren Rice
D. C
U S. Supreme Court
Patent Office
Interior Department
Warren White Sulphur Springs
Charles A .Edwards
Edwards
Democratic Congressional Committee
Congress
Minnesota
Post Ffice Department
Warren
Charles W. Cullen
William J. Cullen
Virginia
Montana
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
The Stars Exhibit Prizes At Local Offices
The Star shows prizes on display at its Berryville branch and at Steele and Dinges in Stephens City, with additional items in the main office.
Night’s Frolic Ends in City Hotel Altercation
George Lewis of Charlestown West Virginia caused disturbances in Winchester last night. After fighting with hotel staff and being ejected, he was arrested by Officers Neville and McIntosh, pleaded guilty this morning, and fined 250 dollars. Lewis, a printer by trade, had been drinking and caused noise in multiple saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lewis
Charlestown
W. Va
Winchester
City Hotel
North Main Street
Emmett L. Henry
Neville and
McIntosh
Lewis
Potato Hill
City
Mr. Henry
Mr Henry
Fine Memorial Service At Elks Auditorium
The Elks Memorial Service program at The Auditorium is set for next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The event includes memorial ritual and musical numbers with a Martinsburg quartet and soloist Bernadette Deane. Stautop Va speaker Lewis Burogardner will deliver the address and other services are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bernadetta Deane
Bischoff
Washington
Lewis Burogardner
Stautop
Fine Painting For New Church
Miss Bertha von Hillern presents a painting to Rev. W A McKeetry for Sacred Heart Church Winchester to fund a Catholic chapel at Strasburg Junction. The piece depicts a cloister scene near Boston and was painted in Middletown. Mrs Sachs of Baltimore was here for her daughter Mrs Sol Goldman’s illness. Star prizes on display at this office in Taz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha von Hillern
Middletown
W. A. McKeetry
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester
Strasburg Junction
von Hillern
Boston
Mass
Sachs
Baltimore
Sol. Goldman
County to Use New Furniture in Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Supervisors and a City Council committee agreed to move five office fixtures from City Hall to the County building under repairs. The swap will serve the Circuit Clerk and County Courts, saving about one thousand dollars. A stationary washstand and other improvements were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
City Council
City Hall
Circuit
Yowell Weds Culpeper Girl at Mount Salem Church
Yesterday at 2 o'clock a marriage was conducted in Mount Salem Church near Culpeper Virginia uniting Russ Il Yowell brother of R E Yowell former Evans Hotel proprietor and Minnie Lewis of Culpeper county. The church was decorated with plants flowers and chrysanthemums and a reception followed at the bride's home with attendants including Thomas Yowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Salem
Culpeper
Virginia
Russ Il Yowell
R. E. Yowell
Evans Hotel
Minnie Lewis
Culpepper County
Thomas Yowell
Many Misfortunes For the Seymours
The Star's Hayfield correspondent reports that on Thanksgiving Day the Seymour family near Hayfield lost a fine milch cow and a large brood sow, both deaths likely from illness. The elder Seymour brother is hospitalized in Washington with a badly injured eye, with limited chances of recovery but some distant improvement noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Hayfield
Seymour
Washington
Aged Widower and Widow Marry near Pleasant Valley
Mrs. Tamson Hott and Mr. George W. Nesmith, both elderly widowed partners, wed at the bride’s residence near Pleasant Valley yesterday at 2 PM. Rev. H. D. Skeleton of the United Brethren officiated as friends attended. A dinner followed and locals serenaded the couple last night. The bride is 65 and the groom 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamson Hott
George W. Nesmith
Pleasant Valley
County
D. Skeleton
United Brethren Church
Firemen Set Year End Meetings for Five Companies
This week the five fire companies hold their final meetings of the year. Tonight at 8 oclock the Friendship company meets and tomorrow at 8 the Sarah Zane and Charley Rouss companies will hold sessions. Important year end business will be transacted and all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Charley Rouss
Star's Prizes Displayed at Berryville and Stephens City
The Star presents its prizes at the Berryville branch office and at Steele and Dinges in Stephens City for public viewing.
Death Ends Baltimore Wedding Plan for Chaney
Printer Horace Chaney 22 of Baltimore died from pneumonia after an 11 day illness. He was to wed Miss Elsie Ritter of Winchester on November 24. Invitations had been sent and Ritter stayed in Baltimore since August. A bedside ceremony was considered but doctors advised against it. Funeral tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at Savage, Md, with ministers Winstead and Pate officiating. Survived by mother, four sisters, three brothers. Royal Arcanum member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Chaney
West Henrietta Street
Baltimore
Mr Chaney
Elsie Ritter
Winchester
Chaney
Miss Ritter
Mr. Chaney
Sophia E. Chaney
Savage, Md
D. Lenton Winstead
Fort Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
C. L. Pate
South Baltimore
M. E. Station
The
Royal Arcanum
Doctors List Cause Of Death In Whiting Case
A telephone conversation with Charlestown physicians reports that Drs William Neill Fry Lucas and Venning conducted a post mortem on George B Whiting of Summit Point died from smallpox The body showed pustular eruption and burial occurred by hired men beside a child grave with Rev Andrew Willis present The Board of Health managed the burial and took precautions to prevent spread Neither the health board nor the doctors knew of the smallpox until after death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. Va
George B. Whiting
Summit Point
William Neill
Fry
Lucas
Venning
Whiting
Enders
Berryville
Andrew Willis
Board of Health
Presbyterian Boat Capsizes on Congo River Tragedy
Sorrow spreads through Virginia and Winchester over the loss of the Lapsley missionary boat on the Congo. Twenty three crewmen perish along with Rov. A. C. Slaymaker, a well known local. The vessel cost 24000 dollars with twelve thousand raised by Presbyterian Sunday School children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Congo River
A. C. Slaymaker
Trigg
Trigg Shipbuilding Co
New Gorton's Minstrels Show Debuts This Season
The Gorton's Famous Minstrels bring a fresh season with sweet song and great dancing. A special program features novelty acts and ties, premiering Thursday December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorton
Exhibition of the raR prizes at local office
The raR prizes are on display at the office located at Breele and Dinges in Stephens City, inviting public viewing and recognition of the awards.
Will Rest in Mount Hebron
Mrs Jane A Todd a former Winchester resident dies in Hagerstown at age about 56 from double pneumonia and heart trouble. Her remains travel to Mount Hebron for funeral services at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev D J DeBulla will officiate and revival services precede the burial in Hagerstown. Funeral directors Funk & Ray handle arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane A. Todd
Winchester
Henry D Todd
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
D. Bulla
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Funk W Ray
Miss Richards An Elocutionist Praised In Char lestown
The Charlestown West Virginia paper reports on a musicale at the Thompson sisters home near Berryville where Miss Sadie Richards of near Winchester, a Dr Hyde school graduate, drew storms of applause with selections including Learning to Skate. Her recitations are praised as warm, engaging, and entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. Va
Jefferson
Ada
Ethel Thompson
Berryville
Frederick County
Sadie Richards
Winchester
Dr Hyde
Miss Johnston Dies In Washington Hospital
Miss Kate Johnston, daughter of the late John Johnston of Sheppard's Ford, Berryville area, died in Emergency Hospital Washington after a recent operation. Undertaker John L. Enders was to bring her remains back to Virginia for funeral services led by Rev. Julian Broaddus at Green Hill Cemetery tomorrow morning. She leaves three brothers and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Bedington
W. Va
Hagerstown
Frmerly
Old Dominion Paper Mills
Miss Hammond
Sarah A. Grim
Charles C Todd
Anna Hebb
West
R. Johnston Campbell
Washington Square M. E
Jodd
Evening Star
Braveryville
John L. Enders
Washington, D. C
Kate Johnston
Washington
Miss Johnston
John Johnston
Sheppard’s Ford
Berryville
Julian Broaddus
Green Hill Cemetery
Gate Demolished at Mayo Country Home by Runaway Team
A heavy runaway team struck the handsome stone gate to Mr. P. H. Mayo’s country home near Boyo in Clarke County, nearly demolishing it. Repairs will take some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Mayo
Boyo
Clarke County
Prizes on Exhibition at The Star Office TE
The Star displays its prizes in an exhibit at the office in TE, inviting visitors to view the winning items and understand the event’s scope.
Southern Memorial Fund Receives Generous Gift from Gen Schoonmaker
Major J Ogden Murray secretary of Turner Ashby Camp Confederate Veterans reports a substantial donation from Gen J M Schoonmaker of Pittsburg Pa for a monument to Southern women. The fund nears $900 with a $5000 goal aided by 1500 camps contributing $3 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ogden Murray
Women’s Memorial Monument Committee
Turner Ashby Camp
Confederate Veterans
J. M. Schoonmaker
Pittsburg
Gen. Schoonmaker
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Ringgold
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Winchester
Murray
Schoonmaker
Check For The Alabama Tombs
Miss Lucy Kurtz secretary of the Winchester chapter Daughters of the Confederacy received a letter from Jones Camp Confederate Veterans Alabama with a $10 check for Alabama tombstones in Stonewall Cemetery. Seventy one graves exist and twenty six lack suitable marking. Headstones cost two dollars ninety cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Kurtz
Winchester
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jones Camp
Confederate Veterans
Alabama
Stonewall Cemetery
Lucy Russell
Suit Brought Against Capt Prince by Shenandoah Valley Bank
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank files a suit in the Corporation Court through attorney R Gray Williams against T C Prince and wife to recover 550 dollars on a note and to subject their house and lot on north Main Street to payment. Since the suit began the couple, represented by M M Lynch, arranged to pay all debts, secured or unsecured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
R. Gray Williams
T. C. Prince and
North Main Street
Capt. Prince and Wife
M. M. Lynch
Shenandoah Valley National Bank deposits rise to 1.2 million
The bank reports deposits up by over 44,000 since September, bringing total round-number deposits to 1,200,000. The Star's prizes can be seen at the Berryville branch and at Steele & Dinges in Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Splendid Bank
Witness Called In Martinsburg Forgery Case
Prosecuting Attorney Ward B. Lindsay and Sheriff E. Stuckey brought Miss Daisy Cain to Martinsburg as a witness in a forgery case involving Arabella Brissy and Frances Brake. The suspects allegedly forged a check in Martinsburg while Cain reportedly played no role. The case hinges on statements from the defendants seeking to implicate Cain, with Lindsay denying any binding motive on Cain’s part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward B. Lindsay
E. ©. Stuckey
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland Valley
Daisey Cain
Miss Cain
Lindsay
Mari
Reserved Seats for The Unreasonable Mrs West Production
Reserved seats for The Unreasonable Mrs West at The Auditorium go on sale Monday at Horsey and Atwell's. Prices are 35 50 and 75 cents.
Funeral for Eva Evans Held at Hart Street Church
Eva Evans daughter of William Evans died at her Hart street home from double pneumonia. She was 18 and leaves four sisters and five brothers. The funeral will be at 2 PM Friday at John Mann Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Walter and Rev. Geo H Carter officiating. She was granddaughter of Shug Evans, a well known colored liveryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Evans
William Evans
Hart Street
John Mann Methodist Episcopal Church
Walter
Geo. H. Carter
Shug Evans
Fall from Wagon Hurts William Morgan at Stephens City
A man named William Morgan of Canterbury was badly hurt yesterday in Stephens City when he fell from a wagon while pulling a overcoat. He suffered severe injuries to his face, hands, and head and died from the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
William Morgan
Canterbury
Fine Cattle For Export From Boyes to Baltimore and Liverpool
Mr. John Hess shipped thirty head of fine cattle from Boyes, averaging 1,519 pounds each. The stock was sent to Baltimore for shipment to Liverpool, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hess
Boyes
Baltimore
Liverpool
England
Sun's Prizes Exhibit At Berryville Office
Prize display announced at Stan's branch office Berryville located with Steele and Dinges in Stephens City.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capt. Cullen
Stanr
Star’s
Steele & Dinges
Gorge Lewis
Elks’ Service
New Church
Mr. Yowell
Seymours
Presbyterian
Taz Star
Breele & Dinges
Mount Hebron
Ms. Todd
Miss Richards
Washington Hospital
Way the Star
TE Star
Fien
Capt. Prince
Tux
Ran
Daisy Cain
the Sun
Stan’s
Stephens
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