Handley Executors Urged to Save Winchester Inn Sale
Winchester city and Handley Board of Trustees meet to safeguard city interests in Winchester Inn as liens totaling about 40000 dollars threaten a December 14 sale. One third of the debt is held by the Handley estate, with two thirds by Major Holmes Conrad and James B. Russell. city hopes to purchase liens or guarantee payment to prevent sacrifice of the hotel and surrounding land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Estate
Holmes Conrad
James B. Russell
Handley
Poperty
Handley Trustees
Hansbrough
Conrad
Russell
Common Council
Winchester
City of
Handley Board of Trustees
John Handley
County Court
Frederick County
Corporation Court
Winchester Inn
Parker to Under Pasteur Treatment After Dog Bite
J Atwell Parker of Stephens City was bitten on the hand by a shepherd dog reportedly rabid. He left for Richmond to enter the Pasteur Institute after authorities examined the dog's head and the wound. Parker, a county constable, remains hopeful despite the probable risk and was urged to seek Pasteur treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Atwell Parker
Stephens City
Tax Star
Baltimore and Ohio
Richmond
Pasteur Institute
Parker
Baltimore
Mr. Parker
P. B. Stickley
Explosion at Cover's Tannery Injures Workers in Moorefield
A gas explosion in the bark grinding mill at Potomac Tannery in Moorefield West Virginia badly burned Clinton Orndorff and John L. Rowland. Orndorff escaped with non fatal burns while Rowland suffered serious injuries. Owner Thomas Cover Sr. rushed back from Winchester upon hearing the accident and stated Orndorff would recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Orndorff
Potomac
Moorefield
W. Va
Thomas Cover and Son
Winchester
Orndorff
John l. Rowland
Thomas Cover
Cedar Creek
All Officers Must Qualify on Dec 16
The court sets Wednesday December 16 to require all officers elected last election whose terms begin January 1 to appear at the Clerk's Office to qualify and bond. Bonded officers must appear with their surety and all officers to take oaths of office.
Unreasonable Mrs Weat Show Tickets Selling Fast
Seats for the Unreasonable Mrs Weat are selling rapidly for the Thursday Dec 10 event at Winchester Auditorium. Prices vary by location at 35 5 and 75 cents and tickets are available at Horsey At Wells on Main Street Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Auditorium
Horsey & Atwells
Main Street
Winchester
Couple Returns From New York City Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Murnan came back last night after spending two weeks in New York City visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Murnan
New York City
Hymns Named by Sallie Williams for Her Funeral
Funeral services for Sallie E Williams were held at Christ Church in Winchester with Rev Nelson Dame and Rev Cornelius Walker. The choir sang hymns chosen by Williams nine years earlier Just As I Am and Weary With Earth. Interment followed at Mt Hebron Cemetery in the Williams plot. Pallbearers were family cousins and Dr W P McGuire. General James Harrison Williams will be buried in Woodstock the next day with likely local relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie E. Williams
Jennie Briggs
West Piccadilly Street
Tue Soar
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Nelson P. Dame
Cornelius Walker
Winchester
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Williams
P. W. Boyd
P. W. Boyd, Jr
E. Holmes Boyd
Holmes Boyd, Jr
W. P. McGuire
T. Marion Bantz
Miss Williams
James Harrison Williams
Woodstock
Rare Baker family antiques on display in modern collection
A Svar reporter viewed a Baker family trove represented by J. I. H. Baker on South Main Street. The collection includes two silk embroidered pictures, baskets of fruit and The Jolly Irishman of St Patrick's Nightshades, plus rare furniture like a 150 year old solid walnut rocking chair and a hundred plus year old solid mahogany table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svar
Baker
J. I. H. Baker
South Main Street
St. Patrick’s
Revival Services At Braddock Street Methodist Church
The Braddock Street Methodist Church drew a full house as Rev. Price preached his last sermon before leaving for North Carolina. Rev. J. J. Ringer of the Baltimore Conference M. E Church South will assist and preach tonight as the revival continues through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Mr. Price
North Carolina
J. J. Ringer
Baltimore
M. E Church South
Balla
Ringer
Second Trial for $10,000 Damage Suit in City Hall
Court in City Hall hears the second trial of Jacob Houck's administratrix against Winchester Gas and Electric Light Co. for $10,000. Judge Thomas W. Harrison presides as 64 witnesses, including photographs of the Holliday Street tragedy, are offered. defense to present further testimony tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Houck
Winchester Gas & Electric Light Company
Thomas W. Harrison
Messrs
James W. Carpenter
A. J. Bentzel
J. H. R. Snapp
J. K. Bailey
Jos
Mr. Holliday
Holliday
Electric Light Company
Price
Houck
Vances Oeay
Aie
Young Ladies Travel Alone to Mount Vernon Visit Uncle
Miss Nena Norton and Miss Esther Norton daughters of George F. Norton editor of the Evening News Item left this morning for Mount Vernon New York to visit their uncle Dr Green. Although very young Esther Norton is barely four years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nena
Esther Norton
George F. Norton
Evening News
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Dr. Green
Miss Virginia South Hosts Birthday Party At Home
Miss Virginia South three years old, daughter of Mr and Mrs German Smith, celebrated with a birthday party at her Fairmont Avenue home on Saturday afternoon. A large gathering of young friends attended and enjoyed a delightful afternoon with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia South
German Smith
Fairmont Aver ‘Nue
Prisoners Escape From Chain Gang In City
A wholesale escape of long term prisoners from the chain gang occurred this afternoon. Officers are on the lookout and messages sent to nearby cities. The escapees are Tom Taylor John Buss Ike Harns and William Russell Taliaferro all Negroes. They were last seen after being assigned to street cleaning on North Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chain Gang
Tom Taylor
John Buss
Ike Harns
William Russell Taliaferro
Taliaferro
North Market Street
Winchester
Monument Fund Progress At Confederate Veterans Meeting
The General Turner Ashby Camp met with officers absent and Major J Ogden Murry presiding. A resolution on the death of William R Yeakley was adopted and entered in the minutes. The monument fund continues to grow with new contributions, pleasing the members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
J. Ogden Murry
William R. Yeakley
Funeral of John Taylor
The funeral of the late John Taylor, a young colored man, who died yesterday after a lingering illness, was held this afternoon at two o clock from the Free Will Baptist Church. Interment followed in the colored cemetery. He was the son of John Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Taylor
Free Will Baptist Church
Wright Sr. Improves After Petersburg Elevator Fall
Joseph Wright Sr. has shown significant improvement after a fall down an elevator shaft in Petersburg Virginia. He suffered three broken ribs in the incident and is reported progressing steadily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wright Sr
Petersburg
Wright
Hansbrough and Carter Farm Policy Rates Offered
Hansbrough and Carter advertise a farm policy with attractive rates. Call to obtain pricing before insuring. Mr. James Fergusson, after a ten day stay in Washington, is now in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough & Carter
James Fergusson
Washington
City
Mr. March Weds In McKeesport
Miss Effa V Logan wed Harry E March of Uniontown at the Logan home in McKeesport in a quiet ceremony at 2 pm. Rev J B Taylor officiated. After a wedding dinner, the couple left for Uniontown to start housekeeping in a furnished home. March is a dispatcher for the Pittsburg McKeesport Connellsville Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeesport
Harry E. March
Winchester
J. B. Logan
South
Evans Avenue
Effa V
Uniontown
March
Pittsburg
At Cozy Corners Admirably Given in Winchester
A fair sized crowd attended The Auditorium last night for At Cozy Corners. Lizzie Evans appeared as avis Merrill later Clyde Hollister in a New England comedy with well sustained characters and a plot that builds to a strong final scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cozy Corners
Lizzie Evans
Winchester
Avis Merrill
Clyde Hollister
Four-Horse Wagon Carries 1478 Rabbits to Eastern Markets
An immense road wagon drawn by four horses attracted attention as it hauled 1478 rabbits owned by Mr. J. A. Hutchinson capon Bridge West Virginia. The shipment via United States Express Company was the largest single rabbit shipment from the area to eastern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hutchinson
Capon Bridge
W. Va
United States Express Company
Funeral of Mrs McIlwee Near Gainesboro
The funeral for Mrs James McIlwee was held Sunday at 11 from her husband's home near Gainesboro. Rev A A Neel officiated with a sermon in the Gainesboro church and burial in the local cemetery. She was 82 and survived by her husband and five children William, Charles, Mrs F Strother, Mrs Mollie Tout, and Miss Maggie McIlwee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McIlwee
Gainesboro
A. A. Neel
William
Charles MclIlwee
F. Strother
Mollie Tout
Maggie MclIlwee
Ad in Tae Star Promises Results in City
The notice claims ads in Tae Star always bring results and notes the owner of the site was found by a single insertion. W. H. Beall of Baltimore is in the city on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barto
Tax Star
Tae
W. H. Beall
Baltimore
Man Ejected From Auditorium Over Disruptive Outburst
A visitor at The Auditorium last night, O T Guilmett, a printer at Eddy Press, was forcibly removed during the second act of In Cozy Corners after loud cheering and disturbance. Special Policeman James W Hillyard escorted him to Police Headquarters where he was jailed, fined eight dollars and costs, and appeals to the Corporation Court were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.T. Guilmett
The
Eddy Press
James W. Hillyard
Guilmett
Justice Hodgson
Corporation Court
Clyde Hollister
Avis
New York
Lizzie Evans
Mise Evans
Hillyard
Mr Bender to Deliver Address at Epworth League Meeting
The Epworth League of Market Street Methodist Church holds its monthly social and business meeting at 8 pm in the church. Lee M. Bender of Martinsburg, president of the Frederick District League, will attend and speak on the league's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Market Street
Cancer Removed From Stomach in Winch ester Surgery
Mr J B Bennett of Hampshire County West Virginia underwent an operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital yesterday to remove a cancer from the stomach. It is said the operation was successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bennett
Hampshire County
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Sucseas
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City Council
Pasteur
J. A. Parker
Cover’s
Sallie Williams
Electric Light Co
Monument Fund
Mr. Wright Beiter
MR. March
Pennsylvania
McIwee
Mr. Bender
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