Fortune in Coin Lost During War
A Civil War era note claims a stash of gold and silver coin was hidden in Page County by a Union soldier. Local heirs, led by Emanuel Hershberger’s kin G W Hershberger, may receive part or all of the funds if the money is found. Postmaster B F Beahm publishes the letter seeking the original finders or heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Hershberger
Page County
Hershberger
G. W. Hershberger
B. F. Beahm
Beahm
Page Courier
Hidden Gold Hoard In War Years Recalled
A wartime tale recalls Emanuel Hershberger hiding gold and silver across several places. Most of the treasure vanished when he later searched it, with suspicions cast on a noted local figure long since departed. Indiana readers urged to contact Mr Beahm to aid recovery.
Rev Cromer Called Out of Town for Funeral
Rev Thomas K Cromer pastor of Centenary Reformed Church was called to Lovellsville Loudoun county today to officiate at the funeral of Elder George F Eamich's wife holding tomorrow afternoon at that place He will miss Sunday services Centenary members will attend other churches tomorrow Mrs Kamich died Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas K. Cromer
Centenary Reformed Church
Lovellsville
Loudoun County
George F. Eamich
Cromer
Kamich
Centenary
Miss Virginia Redmon Visits Brother in Indiana
Miss Virginia Redmon has returned from a visit to her brother Bernard Redmon in Garrett Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Redmon
Bernard Redmon
Garrett
Ind
Apple Crop Surges in Shenandoah County Output
Prominent Shenandoah apple dealers estimate over 50 000 barrels shipped this season, with 1903 figure between 14 000 and 15 000. Expectations point to continued growth as more trees bear and farmers improve orchard care through fertilizers and pest protection. Virginia belt shipments exceed 200 000 barrels across Frederick Shenandoah Rockingham and Augusta counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah County
Baltimore Sun
Virginia
Frederick
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Augusta
Pleasant Social by W. C. T. U. at Mrs Bryarly’s home
The local Christian Temperance Union held a pleasant social on South Main Street, featuring refreshments, candy sales, and a program with clarinet by Vernon B Garton, dances and readings by local members, and performances by Misses and Mrs. Leafe, Bryant, Woore, and Sartelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bryarly
South Main Street
Christian Temperance Union
Vernon B. Garton
Bessie Sartelle
Vera Lynch
May Stouffer
Arthur Leafe
Maggie Bryant
Leafe
William Woore
Nannie Leafe
Mrs. Leafe
Oscar Lewis
Pansy Leafe
Pretty Graduate Weds Young Lawyer in Christ Church
Miss Virginia Eubank McCandlish, Episcopal Female Institute graduate, wed William Dunbar Evans at noon Thursday in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Middlesex County. Maid of honor was Nannie McCandlish. best man Dr. E L Terry of Essex. Bride's father was the late Robert McCandlish. groom is a young lawyer, son of George A B Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Eubank McCandlish
Episcopal Female Institute
William Dunbar Evans
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Middlesex County
R.C. Cowling
Nannie McCandlish
E. L. Terry
Essex
Robert McCandlish
George A. B. Evans
Mr Kern Very Ill Father of Howard Kern
Mr David Kern, veteran resident of the county and Civil War veteran of Chew's battery, lies gravely ill at his sister’s home in Grimes at age eighty four. Death is considered likely given his advanced age. His son, Howard Kern of White
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kern
Robert Beckey
Grimes
Kern
Chew’s Battery
Howard Kern
White
Reputed Civil Engineer Hunter Earns Noted B and O Bridge Project
Richard S. Hunter son of Major Robert W. Hunter, a rising civil engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio, is visiting his old city home. The Columbus paper notes his completion of concrete work for Bridge No. 10 in the Midland district near Morgan's Station, the largest in the country, with nine piers and two abutments, awaiting steel underframe. He will return to Winchester Va., then go to Lodi, near Chicago, for track improvements on the B and G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stuart Hunter
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Robert W. Hunter
Winchester
Hunter
Columbus
Ohio
R. S. Hunter
Construction Department
Baltimore and Ohio
Midland
Ohio Division
Morgan
Lodi
Chicago
Baltimore
Morgan’s Station
Stock Company Plans Orchards in Winchester Area
An effort to organize a stock company in Winchester and Frederick county aims to buy lands and plant apple trees. Berkeley county interests and local capitalists are involved, with similar ventures already forming in Berkeley. The Ridgeway 200 acre orchard, partly in Frederick and partly in Berkeley, is nearing completion under Miller Bros. of Martinsburg, projecting about 000 trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Berkeley
County
W. Va
Berkeley County
C. BE. Ridgeway
Miller Bros
Martinsburg
Ridgeway
Virginia Fruit Belt
Friendship Bazaar Planned by Fire Company
The Friendship Fire Company begins work on a February bazaar and oyster supper. At the latest meeting Lieut. O J Franks presided in Capt. Breckenridge's absence. Two new members were elected Hunter Cochran and Dangerfield Wyndham. The January meeting will feature the annual election of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
A. R. Breckenridge
O. J. Franks
Messrs
Hunter Cochran
Dangerfield Wyndham
Engineer George Hawse Visits Winchester Friends
Mr. George Hawse, engineman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, visited friends in Winchester yesterday and plans to return to his Jersey City home next week, per the Harrisonburg News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hawse
Winchester
Hawse
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisonburg
Notable Trip Home After Knights of Pythias Jubilee
Messrs. Henry Schneider John P Sartelle and Edgar C Hottel returned from a trip to Baltimore where they attended the Knights of Pythias Jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Henry Schneider
John P. Sartelle
Edgar C. Hottel
Baltimore
Knights of Pythias
Boy’s Blood Declared White After Rock Enon Inquiry
In Rock Enon School Back Creek district Virginia an investigation found Stanley Triplett son of Mr and Mrs Richard Triplett has no negro blood. Trustees ordered teacher Miss Laura Lockhart to reinstate the child. The one year old, though dark skinned, is deemed a white child by physicians and parents deny any taint. Next week he returns to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Enon
Backneck
Stanley Triplett
Richard Triplett
Virginia
Laura L. Lockhart
L. H. W. Blosser
R. M Cooper
Thomas E. Morrison
Back Creek
Maurice M. Lynch
Richard E. Byrd
William P. McGuire
Samuel P. Latane
Winchester
No Services at Middletown Church on Sunday
There will be no service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Middletown this county on Sunday, December 10th. Miss Evie Phillips, who spent several months with her sister Mrs. Katie Fouch in Garrett, Indiana, re-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Middletown
County
Evie Phillips
Katie Fouch
Garrett
Ind
Revival at Braddock Street M E Church Crowds Grow
Evangelistic services at Braddock Street M E Church South draw large crowds nightly and each morning. Mr Brown preaches with a forceful style as the chorus choir led by Mr Curry fills the meetings. services continue daily next week with a 11 am sermon and 3 pm lectures for men and women respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street M. E
South
Brown
Mr. Curry
Curry
Cattle dealer George W. Walter Dies After Locomotive Crash
George W. Walter of Fairfax County a noted cattle dealer died at Alexandria Hospital from injuries after being struck by a shifting locomotive in the Southern Railway yard at Alexandria late yesterday. He was 52 and conscious before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Walter
Fairfax County
Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria
Southern
Walter
Front Royal
Mitchell's Death Ignored by Senate
Washington December 9 The death of United States Senator John H Mitchell at Portland Oregon was ignored by the Senate. His conviction on land frauds is cited as the reason for the refusal to appoint a committee to attend his funeral. The unprecedented action marks a stark posthumous censure by his colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
WashIndton
United States
John H. Mitchell
Portland
Oregon
United States Senate
Mitchell
Senate
Page County Circuit Court to Convene December 18
Page county circuit court convenes December 18 with trials for A. L. McAllister and James Waever. Also to be tried is the case of the Missus Price of Massanution appealed from the magistrate’s court. Lester Ruffner will be indicted at this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Page County
James Waever
Missus Price
Massanution
Lester Ruffner
Thia
Narrow escape as lamp explosion endangers exchange clerks
John Mc Ginnis a United Telephone Company lineman saved two exchange office workers by grabbing a kerosene lamp and throwing it through the front window onto Main street. The lamp burst in the street, oil splashed, and the two Misses May Dean and Viola Foreman narrowly escaped serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGinnis
United Telephone Company
Exchange
Main Street
Meinnis
Misses May Dean
Viola Foreman
Mr. McGinnis
Mrs Amanda Clem Paralyzed at Dinner Table
Mrs Amanda Clem wife of S B Clem died at Maurertown Virginia after suffering a stroke at the dinner table. She spoke to her family before the first attack then helped clear the table and suffered a second stroke. This was her first paralysis episode. She had rheumatism three years ago and never fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Clem
S. B. Clem
Maurertown
Dr J W McSherry Celebrates 72nd Birthday with Dinner
Dr J W McSherry of Martinez burg entertained about twenty male friends at his home Thursday evening for the 72nd anniversary of his birth. The informal gathering featured several speeches and hearty conviviality. He is described as hale vigorous with a youthful spirit and 72 years young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McSherry
Martineburg
Dr. Jim
Jim
Couple to Wed at Glendale Clarke County
Mr and Mrs William F Cutterer announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Hattie May to Mr Herbert Allen Clevenger. The ceremony will be held at Glendale Clarke county at noon on Wednesday December 20 1905. The groom elect is a farmer near Charles Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Cutterer
Hattie May
Herbert Allen Clevenger
Glendale
Clarke County
Charles Town
Railroads Expected to End Passenger Passes Across Eastern Lines
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad likely to join Eastern peers in abolishing rail passes for public officials and newspapers. A Trunk Line Association meeting in New York next week will set the policy, with potential broader reform across Pennsy, Reading, New York Central, Norfolk Western, and Lehigh Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Trunk Line Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Reading
New York Central
Norfolk At Western
Lehigh Valley
Winchester Buyer Turns Down $9,000 Farm Offer
The Star reports a Winchester gentleman who recently bought a fine farm near town for about $21,000 has refused an advance of roughly $9,000 on the original price. The farm includes a large apple orchard set to bear fruit in four to five years.
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Winchester
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Emanuel
Thos. K. Cromer
Mrr
Kern Very II
R. Stuart Hunter
Braddock Street Church
Circuit Court
Page
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