Destructive Fire Destroys Farmhouse Near Winchester
A fire around seven this morning destroyed a six room frame dwelling on Wm R Hillyard’s farm two miles east of Winchester near Griffiths Factory. The home and contents faced about 500 in value with 200 insured. Mr Cooper and family escaped as neighbors assisted, leaving the place a hollow shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. R Hillyard
Iea
Winchester
Griffith
Hanover Fire Insurance Company
New York
Cooper
Hillyard
Meeting of Charity Organizers Tomorrow
The Ministers' Association will meet tomorrow afternoon in the Presbyterian Church lecture room at 330 o'clock to hear a report on a plan of organization for the associated charities movement. A member from each of the five companies secret orders and other organizations are expected to attend and cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministers’ Association
The
Presbyterian Church
Associated Charities Movement
Advertising turns small store into department strength
A Philadelphia merchant started with $2,000 capital and local trade only. After paying nearly all profits on newspaper ads to sell ladies wrappers, publicity boosted other lines. Ten years of doubling trade led him to new quarters and a promising course toward a department-store scale. Adelphia Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelphia Record
Interred Today in Mount Hebron Coffman Dies in Martinsburg
The funeral for Jacob M. Coffman was held today at Mount Hebron Cemetery after arrival of the remains from Martinsburg. Rev. T. K. Cromer and Rev. Dr. J. A. Hoffheins officiated with pallbearers W. T. Barr, Frank Barr, Richard L. Gray, John Crisman, J. William Sibert, E. B. Capper, and M. J. Capper. Coffman died of typhoid fever in Martinsburg after a six week illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob M. Coffman
Martinsburg
Star
Cumberland Valley
Centenary Reformed Church
Bome
Mount Hebron
T. K. Cromer
J. A. Hoffhems
Reformed Couress
The
Reformed Church
Hoffheins
W. T
Frank Barr
Richard L. Gray
John Crisman
J. William Sibert
E. B
M. J. Capper
Winchester
Frederick County
Silent Mount Hebron
Coffman
Tar Star
George A. Coffman
Mr. Coffman
Corporation Court Adjourns After Long Session
The November term of the Corporation Court with Judge William M. Atkinson adjourned by limitation on Saturday evening. The final action was a decree in Hancock vs Hancock, an old chancery suit. The December term will convene Monday Dec 15 with several major cases expected, including Commonwealth v Oscar Athey for alleged complicity in his wife’s murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
William M. Atkinson
Hancock
Commonwealth
Oscar Athey
Mrs Eliza Jane Taylor Buried at Braddock Street Church
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza Jane Taylor were held at Braddock Street Methodist Church South with Rev Charles D Bulla officiating. Interment followed at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named Messia C B Huntsberry Geo W Haddox N Conway J M Orndorff J S McCartney M L Barr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Jane Taylor
South Braddock Street
Tus Star
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Charles D. Bulla
Mt Hebron
Messia
C. B. Huntsberry
Geo. W. Had
Marriage License Issued to Newman and Gray Couple
City Clerk Gray issued a marriage license on Saturday night to Charles Newman widower and Lula Virginia Gray widow. They were married Sunday afternoon by Minister Dosteee from Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Charles Newman
Lula Virginia Gray
Jomes Dosteee
Berryville
Side Tracked charmed crowd with witty stagecraft
A sizable audience at the Auditorium enjoyed Side Tracked a realistic comedy noted for clever ballet-dancing and strong performances. Leon Mayo as Charles Mercer the tramp and Amy Fanchonetti as Bessie Reynolds impressed, with elaborate costumes and entertaining interludes under A Q Scammon's management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Mayo
Charles Mercer
Amy Fanchonetti
Bessie Reynolds
A. Q Scammon
Rev Dr Tidball Resigns Pastorate at St Luke and Epiphany
The Rev. Dr. Thomas A Tidball resigns as rector of the Church of St Luke and the Epiphany Philadelphia with vestry acceptance, shortly after associate rector Rev Leverett Bradley also resigns. Tidball, son of the late Scott Tidball, once was Bishop of Japan and is tied to prominent local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas A. Tidball
Church of St. Luke and
Tidball
Scott Tidball
Frederick County
Missane Hill
Wm. M. Hill
Presbyterian Church
Tidwall
Japan
Two Soldiers Rest in Shenandoah Valley Framed by Shared Lantern
A Georgia soldier and a Maine volunteer lie side by side on a Shenandoah battlefield near Winchester. A Casstown Ohio poet, T C Harbaugh, wrote a tribute recalling their friendship and the quiet end of two foes now united in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Georgia
Maine
T. C. Harbaugh
Casstown
Ohio
County Couple Married Today in Frederick County
A marriage license was issued this morning to James William Lamp and Daisy Estelle Richards of Mount Williams. They wed this afternoon at Stephens City with Rev. H A Brown officiating, in front of relatives and friends. Both are well known in the county. the groom is a farmer who will reside at Mount Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Cartmell
James William Lamp
Daisy Estelle Richards
Mount Williams
Frederick County
Stephens City
H. A. Brown
Methodist Church
Lamp Wa
Nothing Doing in Police Court Brings Quiet Night
Police court reports a stretch with no arrests over several days and officers praise improved order. Saturday night, typically marked by debauchery and fights, passed without arrests, while Noonan's Oyster House advertise fresh oysters nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Order
Many Piggies Are Butchered On First Winter Day
The article describes the first bitter winter day triggering widespread hog slaughter. Suburban and city slaughterhouses bustle as kettles steam in the cold air while pigs are killed for hams bacon chine sausage and pork. The piece notes the grim necessity of meat production for winter provisions.
Christmas Overcoat Offer At Horsey & Atwell
Norfolk resident Mr W W Rowe is in town amid holiday shopping talk. The item mentions Horsey and Atwell's and a seasonal focus on coats as Christmas approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsey & Atwell’s
Mrs. Catherine G. Davis Dies at 74 in Elkins
Mrs. Catherine G. Davis wife of ex Senator Henry G. Davis died Saturday at Graceland Elkins West Virginia at 9 15 a m after heart disease illness had kept her frail for a year she leaves husband and children S B Elkins R M G Brown Arthur Lee and John T Davis and two brothers Peter Bantz and Theodore Bantz prominent in business and public life in Winchester and Frederick Her death brings widespread sorrow and reflects her charitable works and church involvement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Julius A. Bantz
Catherine G. Davis
Henry G. Davis
Graceland
Elkins
W. Va
Kate A. Bantz
Frederick
B. Elkins
Senator Elkins
R. M. G. Brown
Arthur Lee
Washington
John T. Davis
Peter Bantz
St. Louis
Theodore Bantz
Baltimore
Gideon Bantz
Messrs
T. M
J. A. Bantz
Winchester
Noted Surgeon Will Operate on Miss Weems
Miss Lucile Weems daughter of Mr and Mrs E V Weems who have been in Winchester was taken Saturday to the Philadelphia Hospital for an operation by Dr H Weir Mitchell the famous surgeon She had suffered appendicitis for months and fell ill while visiting Baltimore Friends in Winchester hope for her recovery as she is under renowned care and in satisfactory health
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Weems
E. V. Weems
Winchester
Philadelphia Hospital
Mitchell
Miss Weems
America
Frederick Apples Get Diplomas
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association received a diploma from the State Horticultural Society for 22 plates of apples peaches and pears one crate of pears and a collection of potatoes and turnips. Thomas W Steck of Opequon was awarded a diploma for Ben Davis York Imperial and Newtown pippins in three grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Lupton
State Horticultural Society
Lynchburg
Frederick County
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Thomas W. Steck
Opequon
Ben Davis
York Imperial
Newtown
Fragmentary Verse Fragments Challenge Sense and Sense
Jumbled lines question value of gifts for a youngster and mention a Reefer as aid. Mentions Rossy and Atwell with unclear context. The readable text reads like poetry or stray notes, offering no coherent event or identifiable entities.
Barber's itch misidentified as smallpox in Lebanon case
Dr John B Pine of Lebanon denies any smallpox in the area after a suspected case. He confirms the illness was sycosis or barber's itch contracted from Middletown and asks Winchester and Frederick County officials to lift the Lebanon quarantine unless a true case develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Star
Lebanon
Shenandoah
Board of Health
Frederick County
John 8. Pine
Middletown
Winchester
Joan
Pinu
Charles Borden
Sinclair Dramatic Company to Visit Winchester for Four Nights
Manager Hable brings the Sinclair Dramatic Company to Winchester starting Wednesday December 10 for four nights. The troupe features Laura Ray Arthur Van W. P. Burt Dan McCullom Leon Richman Martha Van Allen and others of high renown. The Cambridge Daily Banner praised their recent performance of Under Two Flags at the Opera House calling the company excellent and lauding Miss Van Allen and Mr. Van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Damatic Co
Winchester
Hable
America
Laura Ray
Prisoner of Zenda Co
Arthur van
Zarrow
Zeb & Zarrow Co
W. P. Burt
Dan McCullom
Frederick Warde Co
Leon
Martha van Allen
Cigarette
Prominent Frederick City Man Visits Winchester
Mr. Lewis M. Nixdorff Jr a retired businessman and former city treasurer from Frederick City Maryland traveled to Winchester Saturday night to visit his son L M Nixdorff Jr a notable insurance man who recently suffered a dislocated left shoulder in a driving accident This marks his first Winchester visit in many years Mr Pleasants also returned to Winchester after a brief visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis M. Nixdorff, Jr
Frederick City
Winchester
L. M. Nixdorff, Jr
Nixdorff
Two Sermons by Rev Dr Brooke at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church held a full Sunday program with morning and evening sermons by Rev. Dr. Frank J. Brooke of Alexandria. He preached on Peters denial and forgiveness from Mark and on John's description of Jesus as the Lamb of God with emphasis on unbelief as a mortal sin and the need for faith for salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Frank J. Brooke
Alexandria
Booke
Brooke
Peter
Jesus
Christ
Galilee
Cover's Big Tannery Begins Operations in Moorefield
The Cover Drayton and Leonard tannery at Moorefield West Virginia, with main office in Winchester, started operations last week. The plant will employ about 300 people and is the largest tannery in the region. It is not yet at full capacity but aims to be soon. Mr. Thomas Cover Jr of Winchester serves as plant manager.
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Cover
Drayton & Leonard
Moorefield
W. Va
Winchester
Thomas Cover, Jr
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W. R. Hillyard
Jacob Coffman
DR. Tidball
Heaven’s Plain
Noonan’s
Phone 5
W. W. Rowe
Norfolk
Messrs. T. M. and
Aleigh
Rossy We
Hortoy and
Atwell
Dr. Pine
Pleasants
nee. i ._ aneate
Big Tannery
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