Bugler Cyrus Keister Remembered for Civil War Valor at Fisher’s Hill
Cyrus Keister of Strasburg Virginia longtime Confederate veteran and bugler with Wickham and Munford commands died after a lengthy illness. He earned praise for sounding a warning at the Battle of Tregillians saving a regiment and was honored at Confederate memorial events and Fisher Hill reunions.
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Cyrus Keister
The
Star
Strasburg
Stoves’ Camp, ©. V
Fishers Hill
Wickham
Munford
Mr. Keister
Tregillians
Keister
Ruth Phillips Weds Byron Rauch in Charleston Ceremony
Pay Inspector and Mrs James S Phillips announce the marriage of their sister Miss Ruth Phillips to Mr Byron Rauch. The ceremony occurred December 1 in Charleston South Carolina where the couple are stationed. The bride has friends in Shenandoah Valley and they will reside in Temple Oklahoma.
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James S. Phillips
Ruth Phillips
Byron Rauch
Charleston
S. C
James Clark Returns Home After Hospital Operation
James Clark president of the James Clark Distilling Company and Cumberland Brewing Company, once the western Maryland's wealthiest man, returns to Cumberland from Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after an operation six weeks ago and has completely recovered. He is a Winchester native and half-brother to Thomas and William Keating.
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James Clark
Cumberland Brewing Company
Maryland
Cumberland
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mr. Clark
Winchester
Messrs
Thomas and
William Keating
Bowling Alley for Sale and Turkey Prices at T M Barrs
Local classified fragment advertises a bowling alley for sale with a lock box and mentions turkey prices at T M Barrs. The readable text includes Martinsburg area and a Virginia reference.
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Martinsburg
Va.ry
German carpenter falls down hotel stairway in near-fatal accident
Frederick Schmidt a German carpenter and night furnace fireman at Hotel Evans narrowly escaped serious injury when he fell headlong down a stairway into the furnace room. He was unconscious with a cut face, carried home for treatment, and while in great head pain he is not expected to sustain lasting harm.
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Frederick Schmidt
Hotel Evans
Schmidt
North Plain Street
Expects To Find Wealth In Mines In Blue Ridge
H F Brinton, longtime copper prospector in Page county, plans tunneling Stony Man Peak near a noted Blue Ridge summer resort owned by George F Pollock of Washington. He writes early next spring he will drive a tunnel and claims the property rivals Calumet and Hecla in riches with potential copper and gold dividends.
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H. F. Brinton
Blue Ridge Mountains
Page County
Stony Man Peak
Blue Ridge—Skyland
George F. Pollock
Washington
Brinton
Stony Man
Sillman
Shepherd
Calumet
Hecla
Knight for a Day theater engagement promised at 600 guarantee
Fred Hable declares he guaranteed Mr B C Whitney's attraction A Knight for a Day with a $600 share, noting the company has 70 high class artists and vowing the show is among the best at the Auditorium. He thanks patrons and asks for strong support.
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B. C. Whitney
Fred. H. Hable
Bell Phone Isled First-Class Transfer Service
Notice announces a new first-class transfer line with quick service guaranteed. Contact Bell phone 273B at George W. Jenkins's location. Endorsed by FE. M. Fugitt Company and C. Hoover.
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Bell Phone
George W. Jenkins’s
Christmas ad notices for livestock and sales
Local ads from The Star list buyers for holiday poultry including turkeys chickens ducks and geese with delivery between the 12th and 19th of the month. Also promotes a hardware store overstock sale clothing and Christmas presents and notes a correction in yesterday's edition. W Ramsburg signatory.
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Iptf
Sprint Produce Company
Hable
Big Trees to Be Cut Down at Court House Square
Frederick county Board of Supervisors met to approve improvements to Court House Square and agreed to remove three or four of the six remaining large trees in front of the courthouse. The meeting also settled sidewalk and curb accounts and did not discuss a drinking fountain. Chairman William H. Dinges, recovering from illness, chaired the session.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
William H. Dinges
Middletown
Dinges
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian’ Church
the Star
Messrs. H. P. Whitacre
B. N. Lockhart
Clark Cather
James Cather
Court House Square
Court House
Largest Attraction Ever Brought Here
The gaiety of B. C. Whitneys "A Knight for a Day" features numbers such as Life in a See-Saw The Little Girl in Blue and What Fools We Mortals Be. The show will be at the Auditorium Wednesday night Dec 16 with 60 people.
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B. C. Whitney
Headley's Bon Bons and Chocolate Candies Ad
Headley's Bon Bons and Chocolate Candies offered with quality noted and prices described as reasonable. The ad lists ORNDOFF and MeVICAR as sellers or brands in the line.
HABLES Overstock Record Sale Slashes Suit Prices
A big overstock sale at HABLE'S slashes suit prices including $15 suits to $10.50 $12.50 to $8.50 $10 to $7 and $8 to $5, highlighting record discounts for shoppers seeking value.
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HABLE
Engraved and Visiting Bards from J Henky Henry
Engraved items and visiting bards from J Henky Henry touted as a fine Xmas gift. The latest types including suits or overcoats for youth or man presented as the best present ideas. A BLE advertises ice stock for sale regardless of cost.
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J. Henky Henry
Ss Dake Apetty
Rouss Company Sets Banquet For Birthday Event
The Charley Rouss Fire Company planning committee led by M. T. Reed will host a February 11 banquet at Water street hall to celebrate Charles Broadway Rouss. Invitations have gone to out of town guests and national speakers may attend. The event will be strictly a stag affair with an orchestra providing music.
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Charles Broadway Rouss
Charley Rouss
Hele
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Water Street
Mosby Man Charles Dorsey Dies in Baltimore Area Home
Charles Worthington Dorsey, 76, of Howard County, Maryland, died at the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Pikesville near Baltimore. Born in Howard County, he joined the How ard County Dragoons at the start of the Civil War, crossed the Potomac with about 75 men at White's Ford on June 1 1861, patrolled the Potomac, later re-enlisted in the Mosby command and served until war's end.
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Charles Worthington Dorsey
Pikesville
Baltimore
Howard County
Potomac River
White's Ford
Leesburg
Mosby
Court Blocks Sale of Peerless Engine by Bly Partners
An injunction granted by Judge T. W. Harrison of the circuit court bars the advertised sale of a Peerless engine owned jointly by Meiers Peter and Luther Bly for the benefit of J. I. Case Company. Peter Bly, an endorser on a note, owns only half the engine, so sale is prohibited. Attorneys M. L. Walton represents Bly, F. S. Tavenner represents the company.
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T. W. Harrison
Meiers
Peter
Luther Bly
J. I. Case Company
Fahrney
Peter Bly
M. L. Walton
Bly
F. S. Tavenner Theompany
Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank stockholders meet Jan 12
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Winchester announces its annual stockholders meeting for election of directors to be held January 12 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Banking Home. Mo W RICE cashier.
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Shenandoah Valley Nat. Bank
Winchester
Meat market moves to new Main Street location
Public notice announces the relocation of a meat market two doors south to No. 106.8 Main Street. The business promises improved service and a full meat line, inviting customers to visit the updated shop.
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Main St
Sam
$500 Million Bond Issue Sought for Rivers and Harbors
The National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington called for a $500,000,000 bond issue to fund waterways work despite Speaker Cannon's opposition. President elect Taft supports deep waterway improvements, risking a rift with Cannon. Also from Lisbon a new plot to assassinate King Manuel II was uncovered, heightening the king's fear.
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Star
Washington
Cannon
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Congress
Taft
Portugal
Lisbon
Manuel II
Well Prepared For Emergencies
A Woodstock resident visiting a doctor near Edinburg dropped a large gun from his pocket. The 21 inch long .64 caliber firearm nearly discharged but did not fire. He said he usually does not carry a gun, though he feared highwaymen after recent county robberies.
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Edinburg
Woodstock
Traveling Men Doubt Rail Line Praise After Inspection
Officials of the Southern Valley railway praised the track after an inspection from Manassas to Harrisonburg. Traveling men, who ride Valley trains, doubted the praise and claimed they know what a good track entails from frequent riding.
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Valley Branch
Southern’ Railway
Manassas
Harrisonburg
Marriage of Viola Hawvermale Johnston in Hagerstown
Miss Viola Hawvermale Johnston and M E Hawvermale of Brosius Morgan County were married in Hagerstown yesterday by Rev E ei Mowbray at his residence. The ceremony linked the two residents in a local rite officiated in the pastor's home.
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Viola
M. Johnnston
M. E. Hawvermale
Brosius
Morgan County
Hagerstown
E. Ei Mowbray
Mrs Hensell Hurt Crossing Tracks Near Kearneysville
Mrs Maggie Hensell of near Kearneysville was struck by a BB&O passenger train while crossing the tracks. She was taken to Martinsburg and to the King's Daughters Hospital. The injuries are believed serious though the full extent is not yet known.
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Maggie Hensell
Kearneysville
BB & OQ
Martinsburg
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Public notice of firm name change for Horsey and Atwell
The old style firm of Horsey and Atwell will be discontinued and the business continued at the old stand by W. C. Horsey and Co.
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Horsey & Atwell
Futre
Four Heater family members buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery
The Heater family from Middletown and Woodstock, Virginia, were reinterred at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. Solomon Heater, his wife Caroline, son Charles W. Heater, and two brothers Henry and John Heater were moved from Woodstock where they lay in a Lutheran cemetery. Henry and John served in a Virginia regiment in the Civil War. Henry died in a prison camp, John was killed in battle.
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Heater
Middletown
Winchester
Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Mount Hebron
Solomon Heater
Caroline Heater
Charles W. Heater
Virginia State Board of Agriculture and Inotion
Henry
John Heater
Lutheran “Oem
Wododstock
Hew
Rouss
Wooastock
Geo. W. Kuntz
Virginia
Stonewall Cemetery
Fort Delaware
John
False Teeth Thief Revealed After Name Change
Police identify the man who stole Mrs. Magele Whitacre s false teeth while repairing a clock as Daniel Kenney not Barber of Martinsburg. Kenney, from Hagerstown Maryland, gave a false name during arraignment to avoid admitting his identity. Officer Legg discovered the true name on a tool kit as Kenney was jailed for 60 days. Some believe civic pride prompted the false identity to protect his hometown image.
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Magele Whitacre
Daniel Kenney
Martineburg
Kenney
Hagerstown
Legg
Singing Party at Market Street Rink Tonight
AMT skaters will be given words to the song Won t You Skate with Me so all can sing if they wish to by the Ahusic. Remember our birth day party Sat night Dec 12. Fine program. A souvenir for all present. Iplt.
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Market St. Rink
Confederate Monument Planned for Warren County Court House Square
The William Richardeen Camp of Confederate Veterans of Front Royal Virginia announces plans to erect a monument in the Warren County courthouse square to honor Confederate dead.
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William Richardeen
Front Royal
Court ‘House
Warren County
Winchester Steam Laundry Promises Pickup Service
The Winchester Steam Laundry advertises laundry pickup and delivery services with two contact phones. Located at the corner of Water and Rent Streets, it urges customers to call to arrange collection and return of their laundry.
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Winchester
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J. P. Haddox
T. M. Barr's
FE. M. Fugitt, Co
C. Hoover
Miller & Bro
Shen. Valley. Realty Co
W. Ramsburg
Jewell Darrell As
Tillie
Rouss Company
Stockholders’ Meeting
MO. W. Rice
Cashier
Naval Notice
Hawvermale
Johnston
W. C. Horsey & CO
C. W. Heater
Mt. Hebron
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