Destructive Fire Destroys Branson Barn and Outbuildings
Mrs Branson and her two week old baby were moved to a neighbor's home as flames consumed the barn two corn houses ice house and carriage house at Greenwood Farm near Clearbrook Loses include 20 bushels of wheat 25 barrels of corn 12 tons of hay and farm implements Total loss estimated around 2500 with 600 insurance on the barn and 500 on contents fire blamed on a traction engine spark neighbors fought the blaze but saved the residence which is a stone structure and Branson plans to rebuild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Branson
Mr. Branson
Theode
Branson Farm
Branson
Trial set for J Harry Starr on improper conduct charge
J Harry Starr, a well known farmer of Frederick County, has been in jail since last June on charges of improper conduct toward Ethel Owens, a 13 year old girl. The trial in Circuit Court before Judge Thomas W Harrison and a jury is scheduled for December 21. Starr was arrested on a warrant by the girl's father after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Best at Brucetown and later indicted. The case is expected to reveal sensational incidents and evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harry el
B. N
This County
Ethel B. ‘Owens
Frederick County
Thomas W. Harrison
Stuart
Best
Brucetown
Man fatally shoots girl near Luray
Charles Good of Longs Mills near Luray shot and killed Miss Fannie Strout in a woods near her home after an exchange over a question she would not answer. Good surrendered in Luray claiming the shooting was accidental as the girl’s brother alerted the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles’ Good
Longs Mills
Luray
Fannie Strout
Good
Charles Strout
Berryville Jail Term for Assault Charge
On Saturday evening Sergeant Ramey brought Charles Lang to Berryville jail. Lang a 20 year old resident of The Forks near Front Royal was sentenced to 30 days by Mayor Walter of Front Royal for attempted murderous assault on another local resident Pyne. The dispute led Lang to seize a blunt instrument before bystanders restrained him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergeant Ramey
Front, Royal
Berryville
Charles Lang
Waller
Front Royal
Pyne
Forks
Col Stevens III Improvement Reported in Berryville
The Evening Star notes Colonel Edwin A. Stevens III shows improvement from double pneumonia at his sister Mrs. E A Lewis home near Berryville. Doctors administered oxygen yesterday and he is believed to be able to breathe on his own. He is a Hoboken resident with extensive horse interests and a large stable. physicians coordinating care with his Hoboken family doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Stevens
E. A. Lewis
Berryville
Col. Stevens
Castle Point
Hoboken
N. J
Clarke County
Boken
BE. A. Lewis
Small Fire Sets Off Smoke At North Main Street Dentist Office
A waste basket in Dr. W. D. Myers dentist office on North Main Street caught fire Saturday evening while he was away. A stray cigarette or butt caused the blaze and smoke filled the room until it was extinguished without damage or an alarm.
Surgeon Page May See Active Service
Surgeon John E. Page of the U S Navy, son of Dr and Mrs R P Page, has been stationed at the Norfolk naval hospital and is ordered to Mare Island California to prepare for duties aboard the cruiser Milwaukee. It is believed the Milwaukee may be sent to the Far East if tensions with Japan rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
R. P. Page
Naval Hospital
Norfolk, Va
Naval Department
Mitchell Buys The Carter Place In Clarke County
Berryville December 3 A Star representative reports Henry P Mitchell buys Capt William Page Carters estate The Glen for 27000 dollars encompassing 350 acres of productive Clarke County land Possession date not set Roy Mitchell son will reside at The Glen Captain Carter a cultured Clarke County gentleman and poet whose work appeared in Century Magazine moves to be announced next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Mitchell
Henry P. Mitchell
Young Miss Locke Dies in Clarke
Miss Nannie J. Locke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Locke near Berryville, died yesterday at nineteen. Funeral tomorrow with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Cause is consumption. Surviving parents and siblings mourn. Mr C C Lock recently shot a hawk four feet five inches long at the Iron Farm on the Winchester pike. L O Gore manager of the Jefferson County Pin Co and Charles Rissler of Jefferson drove to Berryville with a team of blacks named The Royal Piders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie J. Locke
B. J. Locke
Berryville
L. O. Gore
Jefferson County Pin Co
Charles Town
Charles Rissler
Jefferson
Poslam Cited as Cure for Eczema by Dr. Cox
New York reports that poslam, a new drug by Dr. Cox, is hailed as a specific cure for eczema after months of mixed reviews. Early applications relieve itching immediately with rapid healing, and the Emergency Laboratories offer free experimental treatments from 32 West 25th Street to anyone requesting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
West 25Th Street
New York
Stable Boy Fends Off Robbers on Berryville Road
A fourteen year old livery stable boy named Smith from J. Mack Noonan's in Winchester was held up on the Berryville Road near the Opequon by two white men demanding the team. He escaped by driving away, and the assailants did not pursue. The boy was sent to Berryville to take oxygen to Colonel Edwin A. Stevens at Castle Point Hoboken New Jersey, ill with double pneumonia.
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Winchester
Berryville Road
Smith
J. Mack Noonan
Ryville
Berryvile
Berryville
Edwin A. Stevens
Castle Point
Organ Recital at Christ Church Delights Congregation
An audience from many congregations filled Christ Episcopal Church to hear Mr. B. V. Clarke perform on the Mohler organ recently installed there. The recital, echoing past events at the church, showed the instrument’s versatility with soft flute-like tones and powerful pipes, all fitting the sacred day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
B. V. Clarke
Mohler
Harry Roe Shelley
New York
Wiley Moore
Esther Lewis
Christ Church
Clarke
December Term Opens in Frederick County Circuit Court
The December term of the Frederick County Circuit Court convened in the courthouse this morning with Judge Thomas W. Harrison presiding. The docket was called and several cases set for trial as court business was described as dull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Thomas W. Harrison
Businness
Pay Raise Takes Effect for Cumberland Valley Railroad Workers
Beginning Saturday employees of the Cumberland Valley Railroad and affiliated Pennsylvania companies receive a 10 percent wage increase under a new scale announced by Vice President and General Superintendent M C Kenine ty. About 192,000 workers are covered with 185,900 affected, adding roughly $12 million to payrolls, with Pennsylvanias share near $1.3 million.
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Cumberland Val- 3
Bey Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Handsome Store Room Expands in North Main Street
Huntsberry the shoe man has extended his store room on North Main Street. The expansion extends to the rear and makes it one of the largest store rooms in the Valley, though not yet sufficient for his growing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsberry
North Main Street
Pike Stockholders Reelect Officers at Turnpike Meeting
The Winchester and Martinsburg Turnpike Company held its annual stockholders meeting in this city on Saturday afternoon. Re-elected as president was Captain James K. McCann, with directors Clark Cather A G Rutherford James Myers John Stephenson and J W Branson continuing on the board. The session occurred at the law office of W Roy Stephenson and included routine business and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Branson
David W. Bradgon
Frederick County
Winchester
Winchester and
Martinsburg Turnpike Company
James K. McCann
Clark Cather
A. G. Rutherford
James Myers
John, Stephenson
J. W. Branson
W. Roy. Stephenson
Infant Daughter Dead at Home Near Relief
The 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Calvin died yesterday at 3 pm at the parental home near Relief in this county after a brief illness. Funeral was held this afternoon at 8 o'clock with burial in the Sunrise Church cemetery. Mr J Roy Nadenbousch of Martinsburg visited yesterday in the city. Frank R Hack of Baltimore is in town visiting friends for several days. Our new line of 5 A Robes and blankets just opened. Everything for the stable. Miller Supply Co. A standard in perfection in nickel cigars Tarita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief
Miller Supply Co
Nick
Potter joins Raleigh Hotel audit post in Washington DC
At Raleigh Hotel Mr A H Potter son of Rev and Mrs C L Potter of this city has secured the position of auditor in Washington DC and has begun his duties. Potter has been at Stoneleigh Court in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
A. H. Potter
C. L. Potter
Raleigh Hotel
Washington, D. C
Potter
Stoneleigh Court
Miss Ame lia Hetzel Improves in Typhoid Case
Intelligence from Martinsburg West Virginia reports a slight improvement in Miss Amelia Hetzel daughter of Hon and Mrs John J Hetzel of Windewald near Martinsburg who has been ill with typhoid fever for a week Friends in this city hope for a speedy recovery.
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Ame
Lia Hetzel
John J. Hetzel
Hetzel
Will Move On His Farm Near Stephens City
Mr. Coleman J. Jacobs of this city has bought a small farm about seven miles east of Stephens City and will move his family there around March 1, vacating his South Main street property formerly owned by the Bussett estate. Mr. Robert Shearer of New York, visiting his sister Mrs. C. Brown, has left for home.
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Stephens City
County
Robert Shearer
New York
McBride Stops at McDonald’s Inn For Cigars Ad Pitch
Fred McBride, expert repairer of topwriters, visits McDonald’s Inn and promotes TARITA CIGARS. Stella Cumesky arrives from Martinsburg to take over as ads operator at United Telephone Central succeeding May Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fred. McBride
McDonald’s Inn
Stella Cumesky
Martinsburg
May Dean
United Telephone Central
Miss Dean to Be Buried Tomorrow in Winchester
Miss May Dean, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Dean of National Avenue, died Sunday afternoon after sudden heart pain. Funeral services will be held at her home at 3 o’clock tomorrow with burial in Mount Hebron. Rev. George Bowers to officiate and pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dean
Charles. E. Dean
Mount He‘bron
George 68. Bowers
Grace Lutheran Church
H H. Rust
Carl Walker
James McFadden
J. Mack Noonan
M. B
John W. Murnan
Winchester
United Telephone Company
North Main Street
Misa Dean
Rose
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Firs Branson
Clearbrook
the Star
Gisbadwood Farm
William &. Branson
Charlies. Huffi
Evening Star
Lang
Col. Stevens III
Archibald P. Osborne
Stevens
Lewis
Osborne
Manamara
Elks Lodge
Black
Lodge of Sorrow
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent, and Protective Order of Ellks
Charles A. Evans
B. J
Meg Longo Swimley
H. C. Thatcher
Wm. D. Smith
P. Latane
Latane
Hulst Glenn
Staunton
R., Gray Williams
Mr. Hulst Glenn
Order of Elks
Williams
John E. Page
The
U. S
Milwaukee
Japan
MR. Mitchell
Carter Place
Glen
William Page Carter
the Glen
Tion
Carter
Perma
Captain Carter
Taining
Century Magazine
Miss Locke
Morrow
Green Hill
Iron Farm
Chester Pike
Ers
Med
Ical
Tarita Cigars
Opequon
Petter
M. C. Kenine
Pike
J. E. Calvin
J. Roy Nadenbousch
Frank R. Hack
Baltimore
el Cigars
Tarita
Miss Hetzel
Mar
Tinsburg
W. Va
Will
Mr. Coleman J. Jacobs
Washington
May BR. Dean
Daugh
Mrs
Charles B. Dean
Ternoon
National Avenue
Love
Fairfax Club
Mr. Dean
Dean
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