Opium Habit Described as a National E vil in Winchester
A column questions the prevalence of opium use in Winchester especially among women, noting reports of chloral and cocaine import from city dealers. It tells of a local opium user whose behavior alienates friends, warns readers to avoid starting the habit, and cites a Chicago burglary case linked to a reformer’s son, criticizing reformers who ignore their own flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Rosa Dartle
Martinsburg
Chicago
Vandine
Saloors
Shenandoah Valley Bank Deposits Rise Over Forty Four Thousand
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank reports deposits increased since September by over 44 000 with total bank deposits now at 1 200 000 in round figures. The article praises the bank's safety for depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Miss Smith Improves After Operation at Memorial Hospital
Miss Victoria Smith of Washington recovering at Memorial Hospital from a recently performed operation. Her condition improves rapidly and she expects to be out again shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Smith
Washington
Memorial Hospital
Miss Smith
Ladies Honor Year of Service at Winchester Hospital
The Ladies Auxiliary and the Hospital Executive Committee held a joint meeting to close the first year of the Auxiliary’s work. Dr W S Love praised the group for efficient service and notable contributions to furnishing wards and supplying store-rooms, with pound parties aiding patient comfort. The Winchester women are celebrated for charity and care in the hospital’s welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winchester Memorial Hospital
W.8. Love
Hospipital
Winchester
Aged Lady Katharine MclIlwee Dies Near Gainesboro
Mrs Katharine Ann MclIlwee 87 wife of James H McIlwee of near Gainesboro died after a long illness. Survived by her husband and four children. Funeral Sunday at ten in Gainesboro Church with Rev A P Neill officiating, burial in Gainesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Ann MclIlwee
James H. Mcliwee
Gainesboro
Negro assailant captured after shooting in Front Royal
John Harris the negro who shot Bob Fuller yesterday afternoon and fled was captured at Riverton at midnight by Sergeant Jas W Ramey and a white man named John Harris. Fuller was hit in the thigh by one of three shots and is not thought to be in danger. Harris was jailed to await Fuller’s injury outcome after a quarrel over a crap game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Front Royal
John Harris
Bob Fuller
Riverton
Jas. W. Ramey
Harris
Fuller
Knights Templar Elect Officers In Winchester No 12
Winchester Commandery No 12 Knights Templar held their annual election re electing A M Baker as Eminent Commander J Clinton Smith Generalissimo H R Homer Captain General J P Hyde Prelate C Vernon Eddy Senior Warden H M Baker Junior Warden George R Blake Treasurer J E Correll Recorder George B Bushnell Standard Bearer W E Cooper Sword Bearer Joseph Leafe Warder. Mrs Chas Dallam of Henderson Ky, guest of Rev and Mrs Nelson P Dame on Water street, left this morning for Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Knights Templar
A. M. Baker
J. Clinton Smith
H. R Homer
J. P. Hyde
C. Vernon Eddy
H. M. Baker
George R. Blake
J. E Correll
George B. Bushnell
W. E. Cooper
Joseph Leafe
Chas. Dallam
Henderson, Ky
Nelson P Dame
Water Street
Philadelphia
Funeral of Winchester Contractor J Riley Grimm
J Riley Grimm prominent Winchester contractor died at his home on South Brad dock street after a three month illness of consumption and dropsy. He was 49, survived by a widow Miss Arnold and four children. Funeral at 2.30 Sunday at Market Street Methodist with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. He helped build Rouss City Hall Winchester Inn Hotel Evans and the Navy Yard project in Washington. He belonged to the Brickmasons Union and Charley Rouss Fire Company.
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J. Riley Grimm
Winchester
South Braddock Street
Grimm
Washington
Howard Grimm
Charlotte
N. C
C. T. Weede
Market Street
Navy Yard
Rouss City Hall
Winchester Inn
Hotel Evans
Brickmasons’ Union
Washington, D. C
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Adelaide Thurston come to The Auditorium Monday
AT COZY CORNERS the pretty pay made famous by Adelaide Thurston is coming to The Auditorium Monday Dec 7. The show will attract a large fashionable audience. When you WANT or 1088 anything advertise in The Star.
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Adelaide Thurston
Star
Mind of a Woman Inferior to Man's Debated at Shenandoah Academy
The Sigma Rhodelia Literary Society at Shenandoah Valley Academy held a study hall debate on the proposition that women are intellectually inferior to men. Norman Cooper and W. Co. Marshall Jr argued affirmative. Melvin, Bowers and Hanna argued negative. Judges awarded the affirmative. Following the debate, declamations by Ghiselin, Henry Baker, Philip Williams, and Charlie Smith were performed, and the society's news sheet The Sigma Roarer was edited by J. Olin Faulkner under new president E McPherson Laws. The event also served as a social occasion.
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Sigma Rhodelia Literary Society
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Norman Cooper
W. CO. Marshall, Jr
Melvin, Bowers
Hanna
Prof
John Ware
Messrs
Herbert Whiting
Fred. W. Smith
Ghiselin
Henry Baker
Philip Williams
Charlie Smith
Blanket in Lockup After Turbulent Night of Drinking
Alfred known as Blanket spent a rough night in police custody after a wild spree ending with him cursing his brother Harry and the neighborhood. Harry filed a warrant, which was later withdrawn, and Justice Hodgson ordered a day in the lockup to curb further drinking.
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Alfred
Blanket
Henry
Police
Harry
Hodgson
Sur
Police Capture Fugitive Youth in Winchester
Police arrest Bobby Blake a colored youth alleged fugitive from justice. He had been fined for drunkenness last summer and released on a personal bond to repay the fine within a week. Detained by officers McCartney and Neville on Main Street he faces new charges for truancy from Justice Bragonier’s school of discipline.
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Bobby Blake
Winchester
Bobby
Justice Bragonier
McCartney and
Neville
Main Street
School of Discipline
A New Departure Discount on Liquors and Wines
Henry Bros offers 20 percent off on liquors wines and related items on Tuesdays and Fridays at N Market St. Readers urged to save money with mince meat brandy deal.
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Henry Bros
Market St
Sunday Sermon at Presbyterian Church by Rev Bull a
Tomorrow at 11 o clock preaching will be held in the Presbyterian Church by Rev D Bull a with no service tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
D. Bulla
Inight
Charley Rouss Fire Company Plans Anniversary Celebration
The Charley Rouss Fire Company votes to celebrate the late Charles Broadway Rouss on February 11 with a banquet likely following prior years’ format. President Calvert chairs committees for celebration, treasury settlement, and band. water supply concerns prompt steam engine testing and hose overhaul.
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Charley Rouss
W. M. Calvert
M. T. Reed
H. N. Kern
J. Mack Noonan
J. Mad. Spurr
F. H. Krebs
Geo. H. Kinzel
C. E. Hoover
Calvert
Messrs
Hunter N. Kern
Geo. E. Jenkins
Messrs. B,b. Baker
Theo. E Parker
Mr. Hoover
P. W. Boyd
Hoover
Capt. Calvert
Crowd Attends Police Court Trial Ends With Fines
Several hundred people gathered at Police Headquarters at 8 o clock to hear the evidence in a case involving colored defendants. Two young men were discharged. Maggie Pratt and her sister, both colored, faced charges for abusing and throwing stones at Pompey Green's son. They paid fines of 1 dollar and costs.
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Maggie Pratt
Pompey Green
AT Cozy Corners shines with growing stage appeal
The Cozy Corners play is gaining popularity each season and is ranked with enduring favorites. It will be performed here on Monday December 7, drawing theatre crowds as it ages.
Bethel Man Reports Record Hog Weights
Mr. N. D. Lewis of Bethel reports killing two hogs eleven months four days old weighing 624 pounds net each. The hogs’ weight is exceptionally good for their age, marking notable size for the time.
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N. D. Lewis
Bethel
Telephone line connects Whitacre to Cross Junction opens
Workmen on the Whitacre to Cross Junction telephone line report operation today linking Bloomery to Cross Junction and Winchester via Capon Bridge. Capon Bridge, West Virginia, firm may extend toward Winchester or Yellow Springs. residents along the North Frederick turnpike urged to communicate interest. Edward Oates of Capon Bridge named superintendent of instruction for correspondence.
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Whitacre
Cross Junction
Bloomery
Winchester
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Yellow Springs
W. Springs
North Frederick
Edward Oates
Huge Black Bear Killed After Fierce Fight Near Wardenaville
The 225 pound black bear killed near Wardenaville West Virginia was shot five times before a final rifle shot felled it. The hunter's name is not recorded though a letter from A R Heltzell describes a brutal struggle prior to the kill. The bear was shipped to George W Kremer's butcher shop on east Piccadilly street drawing crowds.
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George W. Kremer
East Piccadilly Street
Wardenaville
W. Va
A. R. Heltzell
Kremer
Heltzell
Disorderly man fined in Police Court over saloon incident
A prominent county man was fined 2.50 and 150 costs by Justice Hodgson in Police Court for disorderly conduct. Arrest followed a warrant by W. W. Gibbens after a confrontation at Savage's saloon when he says he was cursed and abused. The prisoner paid the fines and was released.
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Justice Hodgson
W. Gibbens
Joyce Ends Successful Luray Revival Sermon
Rev. W. H. H. Joyce former pastor of Braddock Street M E Church South has closed a revival in Luray with over fifty converts. He will lecture at The Auditorium in this city in the near future.
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W. H. H. Joyce
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Luray
Mr. Joyce
Winchester Dramatic Association to Present The Unreasonable Mrs West
Coach George A Gardner of Baltimore arrives Monday to direct the Winchester Dramatic Association production The Unreasonable Mrs West set for Thursday night at The Auditorium. The well known coach and dramatic critic will lead home talent in what is said to be the best local presentation yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Gardner
Baltimore
West
Winchester Dramatic Association
Gardner
Mrs Addie Shriner Returns Home From Frederick Visit
Mrs. Addie Shriner of Frederick Maryland, guest of her sister Mrs. T M Banta, returned home today after a visit.
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Addie Shriner
Frederick Md
T. M. Banta
Darnestown Man Dies During Visit to Winchester Family
Mr. Jetson Fields of Darnestown Maryland died at his daughter Mrs. Thomas P Spates residence in Winchester shortly after six last night. The 82 year old canal boat captain turned farmer and Confederate Democrat died from prostration after a paralysis bout. He had come to Winchester three weeks ago to improve his health. He is survived by his widow and three children. Funeral services will be held at the Spates residence Sunday afternoon with Rev. O D Bulla officiating.
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Jetson Fields
Darnestown
Rockville
Thomas P. Spates
West Water Street
Mr. Fields
Fields
Winchester
Baltimore & Ohio
Monocacy Burying Ground
Montgomery County
Spates
Clayton Fields
J. H. Bagley
O. D. Bulla
Her Assailant Is Pardoned
Joseph E. Haller, sentenced in October 1902 to two years in the Cumberland Maryland House of Correction for carrying concealed weapons, has been pardoned. He was a railroad man accused of drawing a pistol on a Winchester dressmaker who refused marriage, claiming a prior promise and outside influence. He died during the trial.
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Joseph E. Haller
House of Correction
Cumberland
Haller
Dresmaker
Winchester
Methodist Revival Ends at Braddock Street Church
The Braddock Street Methodist Church holds its revival close tomorrow with Rev Mr Price preaching at 9 am and 7 30 pm. He will depart from his North Carolina home on Monday.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
Mr. Price
North Carolina
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Vale
Negro
MR. J. Riley Grimm
Rouss
Maryland
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