Dame Family One of Ministers Spanning Generations
Rev George W Dame D C led a Virginia Episcopal ministry with three sons and two grandsons also serving as clergy. Eldest William M Dame D D led Memorial Church Baltimore for 23 years. Nelson P Dame served Winchester, George W Dame at Smyrna Delaware. Grandsons Page Dame and George McLaren Brydon continued the lineage. The family also included Captain J C Dame and Mrs Lucy E Thompson. Dame’s life inspired Goldsmith’s Deserted Village.
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George Washington Dame
D. C
Virginia
Richmond Dispatch
George W. Dame
Danville
Protestant Episcopal Church
William M. Dame
Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Nelson P. Dame
Church of Winchester
Smyrna
Del
JC. Dame
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Lucy E. Thompson
Clarke County
Page Dame
Cade
Episcopal Church
Charlottesville
George McLaren Brydon
Loudoun County
Brydon
Robert Brydon
Dame’s
Goldsmith
New Presbyterian Church Organized in Stephensons
A Winchester Presbytery commission organized a new Presbyterian Church in Stephensons with Rev. D H Scanlon called as pastor. Eleven members joined by certificate, church to be named later, plans to build at Clearbrook, services held at Stephensons Methodist Church. Otto Anderson, 13, accidentally shot his left hand with a revolver. wound not serious and expected to recover.
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Winchester
Stephensons
D. H. Scanlon
Berryville
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clearbrook
Mr. Scanlon
Mr. White
Otto Anderson
John Anderson
Senseney
Othe
Otto
W. A. Bell
The Heart of Chicago at The Auditorium Tomorrow
The Heart of Chicago will be the attraction at The Auditorium tomorrow night. The interpreting company presents a thrilling story set in the Western Metropolis between the great fire and the World’s Fair with vivid scenery and impressive mechanical effects. The standout feature is an advancing locomotive staged to near the footlights. Seats at Horsey & Atwell, 25 35 50 cents.
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Chicago
Horsey & Atwell
Death of Albert Streit Shanholtz at three
Albert Streit Shanholtz, three years six months old, died at his grandfather Jesse Shanholtz's home near Cross Junction from brain affection linked to whooping cough. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Evers Shanholtz. Funeral services were led by Rev. T. J. Feaster and interment followed at Hebron burying ground.
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Albert Streit Shanholtz
Evers Shanholtz
Jesse Shanholtz
Cross Junction
T. J. Feaster
Hebron Burying Ground
Regular services at jail during temperance meeting
The regular monthly Gospel Temperance Meeting under the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held at the jail yesterday at four o'clock. Miss R A Repsher, Superintendent of the Department of Jail Work, conducted the service and addressed the prisoners.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
R. A. Repsher
Department of Jail Work
Engineer Fritz Schmidt Injures Arm Cleaning Furnace
Fritz Schmidt, an engineer at the Taylor House, sustained a serious accident Saturday when he struck his arm against a pipe while cleaning a hotel furnace, breaking a small bone near the elbow.
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Fritz Schmidt
Taylor House
Orndof & Co Offers Golf Goods On December 9
Promotion at Orndof & Co features a range of golf gear including irons, drivers, bags, and accessories with special pricing. Shoppers can compare brands and try equipment in-store, with likely discounts and bundled deals available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orndof & Co
Fire Found in A Feather Bed
Fire discovered on the second floor of Mr. A. O. Loy’s residence at North River, Cold Stream, West Virginia. Firefighters extinguished the flames after a hard fight. loss estimated at $50, fully insured. Originated in a feather bed in the north room.
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Cold Stream
W. Va
A. O. Loy
North River
McKinley Memorial Association Names South Carolina Leader
At a Washington meeting of the trustees the only discordant note was Governor McSweeney of South Carolina refusing to promote the enterprise. John G. Capers of Charleston was placed in charge of the South Carolina organization. Many South Carolina leaders replied favorably and committees are expected to cover the country in ten days. Capers previously spoke before veterans at Stonewall cemetery on June 6, 1899.
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Washington
McKinley Memorial Association
McSweeney
South Carolina
John G. Capers
Charleston
Capers
Sons of Veterans
Stonewall Cemetery
Huyett Suffers Bruising After Stable Accident
Mr and Mrs L A Huyett visited town today and reported Mr Huyett has nearly recovered from a painful prior accident. While working in his stable two horses in one stall collided causing him to be crushed against the wall. He sustained a bruised chest and likely rib injuries.
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L. A. Huyett
Mr. Huyett
Trial Set Over Ownership of a Gray Mare
The case to determine ownership of a gray mare between Dr. John Weicht of Marlboro and Mr. Holmes Stine will come before Justice D. H. Bragonier. The dispute centers on who legally owns the horse.
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John Weicht
Marlboro
Holmes Stine
D. H. Bragonier
Death Beating Misses Husband in Washington Newsl
Mrs. W. W. Orndorff of Winchester rushed to Washington after a telegram said her husband was seriously ill. He died in his home of typhoid fever three weeks after a visit. funeral plans set for Dillon's Run Church with interment at the nearby cemetery. He was 41, a carpenter, and survived by a widow, a brother, and two sisters.
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Washington
W. W. Orndorff
Winchester
Pacific Avenue
Northwest
West Water Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Funk & Ray
South Main Street
Dillon’s Run
Orndorff
Hampshire County
W. Va
R. A. Hiett
Edward Orndorff
Capon Bridge
New Jersey
H. L. Berkheimer
Kernstown
United American Mechanics of Washington
Reverend Yeakley Installed at Lutheran Church Davis
Rev. J. B. Yeakley of Frederick county Virginia was installed as pastor of the Lutheran Church of Davis West Virginia amid a crowded service yesterday morning. The sermon was delivered by Rev. E. J. Wolf professor at Gettysburg Seminary.
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J. B. Yeakley
Frederick County
Lutheran Church of
Davis
W. Va
E. J. Wolf
Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Contest at Heller Department Store Rewards Six Soap Boxes
A Saturday night window doll baby guessing contest at Heller Department Store awarded the first six correct guessers with a box of 100 cakes of soap. Thirteen people guessed the name Mary correctly, with the winners listed by name and title. A new contest implication follows next Saturday as another doll baby with a boy's theme is announced.
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Heller Department
Mary
Pearl Yost
Sarah Jane Perry
J. H. Williams
T. J. Dillon
Laura Pritchard
Lilian Renner
Samuel Laren
Julia Croson
Maupin
Mary Baker
Bettie Scrivener
Hattie Turner
C. Morse
Engineman Vance Gray and Brake Man William Manual
Engineman Vance Gray and brake man William Manual of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were in town. Several nights since at Strasburg Junction the engineman backed into a freight car, creating a slight wreck. Matters were discussed before.
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Vance Gray
William Manual
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Strasburg Junction
War friends meet after forty years
Hon. C. H. Vandiver of St. Louis, brother-in-law of H. P. Tabb, found an old war comrade in Staunton. In S. D. Timberlake's store a man claimed to be H. Vandiver, previously a lieutenant in Kuykendall's Company. He lost his right arm at Stoney Creek near Petersburg and endured seven horses killed in combat.
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C. H. Vandiver
St. Louis
H. P. Tabb
Tabb
Richmond
St. Louis Exposition
Staunton
S. D. Timberlake
Timberlake
Farmers and Merchants National Bank charter approved
The Comptroller of the Currency approves the organization of the Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank of Winchester Virginia with capital of 100000 dollars. Corporators include R T Barton James Clark W P McGuire H H Baker German Smith and others.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank
Winchester
R. T. Barton
James Clark
W. P. McGuire
H. H. Baker
German Smith
Reverend Charles R. Stribling Called to Waynesboro
Rev. Charles R. Stribling, pastor of Falling River and Glasgow Churches in Rockbridge County, Va., former Shenandoah Valley Academy teacher, has been called to the Presbyterian Church at Waynesboro to fill the pulpit long held by Rev. A. R. Cocke. He, a Martinsburg W. Va. native, will accept.
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Charles R. Stribling
Falling River
Glasgow
Rockbridge County
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
Waynesboro
A. R. Cocke
Stribling
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester Presbytery
Free freight to McKinley Memorial Association packages
The United States Express Company orders its agents including William F. Grim to transport free all packages not over ten pounds addressed to the McKinley National Memorial Association. Money contributions to officers of the association will also be carried free.
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The
United States Express Company
William F. Grim
McKinley National Memorial Association
Rev William White Called to Petersburg Pastorate
Rev. William McC. White of Winchester, stationed at Lewisburg, was to preach for Petersburg's Second Presbyterian Church yesterday and spend several days there. He wrote, however, that due to his illness he would defer his first visit.
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William McC. White
Winchester
Lewisburg
W. Va
Second Presbyterian Church
Petersburg
Miss Knight Hosts Card Party for Miss Harrison
Miss Reta Knight of Baltimore will host a small card party on Wednesday evening December 11 in honor of Miss Harrison daughter of Judge Thomas W. Harrison of Winchester Virginia.
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Reta Knight
Baltimore
Harrison
Thomas W. Harrison
Winchester
Blue laws enforced as barber and butcher shops closed
Police under Chief Seabright shut barber and butcher shops on Sunday enforcing a long standing blue law. Violations carry a fine from two to ten dollars per offense. Shops argue the statute does not apply to services without goods for sale.
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Seabright
Death of local resident after long illness at age 39
After a two year struggle with illness, 39 year old H. A. Price of White Hall died yesterday. He leaves a widow, six children, and siblings including Annie McDonald of Davis West Virginia and brothers Robert L. Price of Frederick County and Daniel Price of Gerardstown West Virginia. He was a longtime member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Funeral services are set for Greenspring Methodist Church at ten tomorrow with Rev. A. A. P. Neil officiating and interment in the church graveyard.
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A. Price
White Hall
County
Samuel Price
Annie McDonald
Davis
W. Va
Robert L. Price
Frederick County
Daniel Price
Gerardstown
Price
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Greenspring Methodist Church
A. A. P. Neil
Mr Chelf Buys Tobacco Firm and Pipes Stock
Mr R E Chelf buys Cuba Rico Tobacco Company's retail department. He offers low prices on pipes and smoking articles and will sell all kinds of tobaccos and cigars.
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R. E. Chelf
Cuba Rico Tobacco Company
Chelf
Dense pall of smoke hangs over Winchester
A dense cloud of smoke drifted over Winchester late this afternoon, prompting fears of a fire. The plume originated from one of the east Winchester manufacturing plants and lingered in the town due to the heavy atmospheric conditions.
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Winchester
East
Porter House Named Major in Winchester Appointment
S Porter House of Winchester has been appointed major of the First.
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Dame
N. P. Dame
Geo. Dame
NEW Presbyterian Church
the Heart of
Mr. Capers
Mr. Orndorff
Mr. Yeakley
C. H. Vandiver and
New Bank
Mr. Stribling
William White
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