Teachers Hold Meeting in Frederick and Winchester
Frederick county and Winchester teachers gathered at John Kerr school for routine business and a session on official reading courses. Maurice M. Lynch urged library purchase, while E. W. Braithwaite praised library plans and spoke on the Richmond state teachers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Teachers’ Association
Frederick County
Winchester
John Kerr
N. D. Cool
Maurice M. Lynch
Lynch
Department of Public Instruction
E. W. Braithwaite
Cool
State Teachers’ Association
Braithwaite
J. D.eggleston
B. F. Line
Gore
Will Visit Old Home
Mr. Clark Maxwell of this city has engaged passage on the Cunard Miner Compania sailing from New York on December 15 to visit his aged mother Mrs Maxwell at her Liverpool home. He expects to be away about a year and possibly longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Maxwell
Cunard
Compania
New York
Mrs.Maxwell
Liverpool
England
Mr. Maxwell
Piano Discount Offer Sparks Cash Savings
A local notice promotes a fifty dollar cash saving on the purchase of four pianos of any style or make. Prospective buyers are urged to apply at once at the Star office, X. X.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X. X
Star Office
Elks Memorial Service Sunday At City Hall
Winchester Lodge 867 Be nevolent and Protective Order of Elks announces memorial exercises at 3 PM Sunday in City Hall Auditorium. Members meet 2 to 2 45 PM at the lodge and march to the auditorium. Addresses by Hon William M Hargest Harrisburg and Mr Herbert B Larrick Winchester. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester ‘Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
City Hall
Order
Els
William M. Hargest
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Herbert 8. Larrick
Winchester
Lodge of Elke
United States
Smallpox Again Needs Watching in Virginia
The Virginia Health Bulletin notes a new smallpox type appearing in the eastern state with mortality up to 25 to 30 percent. Imported from northern Africa, it first appeared in Norfolk. The board urges public vaccination and reports only seven counties enforce vaccination laws. Frederick county and Clarke county fail to enforce, while Fredericksburg is the only city reporting non enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Health Bulletin
State Board of Health
Africa
Norfolk
Frederick
Clarke County
Fredericksburg
Annual Meeting Monday at Noon Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Stockholders are urged to attend the annual meeting at noon on Monday to achieve a legal quorum for the election of officers and directors. If attendance is impossible proxies should be sent to Mr. David S. Glaize, secretary of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenac ‘Doah Valley
Agricultural Soci
Sanus
David. S
Glaize
Funeral for Mr T Reese Miller Held at Piccadilly Street
The funeral for Mr T Reese Miller, whose death was announced by The Star yesterday, will be from his late residence No 16 East Piccadilly Street at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
T. Reese Miller
the Star
East Piccadilly Treet
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Signboards Mutilated Along the Valley Pike
Reports from the Shenandoah Valley state the enameled signboards erected by the Herald Journal along the Valley pike are being mutilated. Signs are torn from poles and some damaged by stones thrown by small boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah —Valley
Herald-Journal
Valley Pike
Mercantile Options Promised in Valley Pay Plan
A dated note touts a near 18 year old mercantile firm offering paid up stock and monthly payments as the best plan in the valley. It highlights solid terms and ongoing reliability for local investors.
Death of Father McGurk Shocks Sacred Heart Parish
Rev. John McVerry rector of Church of the Sacred Heart informs of the death of Father John J. McGurk in Lynchburg after two weeks of illness. A requiem high mass was held at Holy Cross Church, with funeral on Monday. McGurk, born in Ireland in 1844, served Virginia diocese a lifetime, famed for missionary travels and devout service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McVerry
Father McVerry
Holy Cross Church
Lynthburg
Father McGuis
County Monaghan
Ireland
All Hallows College
Dublin
St. Mary's Seminary
Baltimore
Virginia
Friendship Fair Bazar Auction Tonight
The Friendship Fire Company bazar closes tonight with remaining donated articles set for auction. A large crowd attended last night with raffled prizes. one man won three items and another left with about five dollars profit from less than 25 cents. Among donors is Peter Feinberg of Main Street who contributed a gold watch chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
Peter Feinberg
Main Street
Reverend Marshall Accepts New Call to Maryland Church
Rev Dr W K Marshall former rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Bowling Green Kentucky has accepted a call to Holy Trinity Church in Sykesville Maryland and will begin duties early next year Mrs Marshall formerly Miss Strider daughter of the late John H Strider Jefferson County. The Bowling Green papers praise the couple and lament their departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Marshall
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Bowling Green
Holy Trinity Church
Sykesville
Marshall
Strider
John H. Strider
Jefferson County
Winchester
Public Sale At Jackson Farm Dec 7 1909 Morg Martinsburg Pike
On Martinsburg pike at the Jackson farm a public sale will offer 3 fine mares 5 coke all Percheron 18 cattle 31 sheep fodder corn and farming implements. Sale under JONAH L REESE promoter and Purcell administrator. December 7 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Farm
Martinsburg Pike
Community vase of gratitude for Frederick firemen
Mr S M Chiles treasurer of Frederick county sends $25 to Charley Rouss Fire Company praising their swift response that saved his farm and nearby buildings after a November 20 blaze. The meeting also reviewed plans for the late Mr Rouss birthday celebration on February 29 and asked committees to prepare annual reports for the January 7 company meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Chiles
Frederick County
Pyll Star
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Chiles
Ten Broadway
Sarah Zane Fire Company Driver Appointment Change
At the monthly meeting the Sarah Zane Fire Company amended its constitution to have a committee select the driver. The committee consists of the captain three lieutenants and the secretary. After the annual meeting the committee will elect or appoint the driver. Capt S D McDonald presided as many members attended. Routine business was also handled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Company
S. D
Special Train To Martinsburg Sunday Trip
A special train leaves Martinsburg at 10 A M on Sunday and returns the same evening. Round trip fare is 60 cents. Inl committee sponsored this service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Inl
Back From New York Woollen Convention Banquet
Shirley Carter returned today from New York City where he attended the National Woollen Manufacturers Association convention. He also joined the banquet at Waldorf Astoria Hotel where Hon Job E Hedges of New York delivered the principal speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shirley Carter
New York City
Reception Held At Oak Grove Near Round Hill
Mr and Mrs Jonah L Cather hosted a social at Oak Grove near Round Hill in honor of their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs John Cather following their Berryville marriage. Attending guests included Dr and Mrs Henry M White Mr and Mrs Clark H Purcell and numerous Clarke and Winchester residents in a mist of old time Virginia hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonah L. Cather
Oak Grove
Round Hill
John Cather
Berryville
Sadar
Ada Harper Thompson
French Marion Thompson
Clarke County
Winchester
Virginia
Cather
Henry M. White
Clark H. Purcell
James Cather
Charles Lupton
J. K. Lupton
H. P. Tabb
I. L. Robinson
FL. M. Thompson
Clark Cather
Floyd Simpson
Mac Janney
Lela Janney
Tull
Madge
Mollie Tabb
Bessie Lupton
Edna Meneer
Maude
Ada. Margaret
Mary Lee Larrick
Freda Ramey
Miss Ramey
Mary Stephenson
Peyton Harrison Shoots Big Possum at Martinsburg Home
Peyton Harrison, son-in-law of E. Holmes Boyd of Winchester, shot a bold possum that roamed Martinsburg last evening. The animals was discovered on the roof by Harrison and later cooked by a Virginia Mammy for dinner, served brown with potatoes in good style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton R. Harrison
E. Holmes Boyd
Winchester
Martinsburg
Billy ‘Possum
Harrison
Billy
Two Chums Look For Wives At Night Show
A humorous cinema variety will feature two chums seeking wives in a late program. The crowd is urged to arrive early to avoid the rush as the Auditorium showcases several fine pictures tonight.
Shenandoah Stock Farm sale notice near Charles Town
A stock farm near Charles Town West Virginia advertises a sale of standard bred horses draft horses cattle and sheep to be held Tuesday December 14 1909. The issue also notes a separate Telegraphers Want campaign with about 30 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad members meeting to push wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Stock Farm
Charles Town
West Virginia
Lip
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Books That Are Destined to Live and Endure
A reflective essay on enduring novels and human nature, praising Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter as a prime example of timeless literary power. The piece discusses readers' continued appetite for works exploring life, love, and suffering, noting the universality of human woes across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
D. Life
Lucerne
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chitlingworth
Hester
Wright Cigar Company Seeks Retail and Wholesale Customers
Wrights cigar brand advertised in town inviting merchants to stock their products. The notice promises full line of tobacco cigars and cigarettes, special attention to phone orders, wholesale or retail, with new pool tables also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright” Cigar
Ciagrs
Wright's Men
Pt Aha
Also Mentioned on This Page
City and County Association
Assembly Hall
MR. Lynch
Elks’ Memorial
Father McGurk
Jonah L. ‘Reese
Coh. Purcell, Adm'r. Ipit
Sarah
Zane
Peyton Harrison
Wan Hater
Sarah Hunt
Michigan
King Manuel
Tugal
Old
Judea
Wright
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