West Virginia Trip Through Snowbound Mountains and Rail Towns
The narrator travels from Winchester to Martinsburg then Keyser and Bayard aboard Baltimore and Ohio and West Virginia Central trains. He notes Keyser as a bustling railroad town with shops and a prospective university division, climbs to Bayard with increasing snow, and meets Rev. L A Racey and Mr. J T Shumaker in a lumber town setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Cumberland Valley
W. L. Seabrook
Martinsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Keyser
W. Va
West Virginia
Maryland
Potomac River
Alleghany
Knobbly
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
University of West Virginia
West Virginia Central Railroad
Potomac
Westernport
Piedmont
Atlantic
Bayard
West
Virginia
Shaw
L. A. Racey
J. T. Shumaker
R. R
Ser. W. Va
Local notes from White Hall reflect illness and town events
Samuel Garrett remains very ill with family at his bedside. Several residents visit or travel, including Scott Affleck and wife from Winchester. Local marriages include Jacob R. Myers to Daisy S. Strickler and Roland M. Hammond to Mabel L. Miller. Turkey Day and Christmas events cited with entertainment plans and a Norfolk and Western Railroad holiday excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Walrr Hall
Samuel Garrett
Scott Affleck
Winchester
J. W. Bailey
Bessie
D. Moss
Cedar Grove
Diptheria
Mary Swimley
Zeph Morgan
Messrs
Bell and Adams
T. R. Bell
Charlottesville
Greenspring
Ernest Unger
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Mail Carriers Tour Schedule Notes Odd Timing
Fragmentary OCR shows a postal carrier route log with multiple trips. Entries reference delivery, collection, business hours, and totals in minutes and times such as morning and afternoon blocks. Some lines are garbled but indicate six or more trips with end times and durations.
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Times and Star
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S. D. Skelton
Mountain State
Henry Baetjer & CO
White Hall
A. Fred. Barr
Edgar Weaver
Hayfield
Bertie Anderson
Michael Ahern
Alexandria
Capt. Kurtz
Jacob R. Myers
Daisy S. Strickler
New Market
Hagerstown
Noonan
North Main Street
Roland M. Hammond
Kearneysville
Mabel L. Miller
Charlestown
George H. Heist
Miller’s Drugstore
Remington
Worsley
Omi
Cocti Oon
Toom
Toi
Wood
Excelsior
S. Rosenmeyer
Henry
R. M. Henry
N. Market St
M. H. Reardon
Gi. W. Kremer’s Meat Market
Piccadilly St
William Byrd
Ton Street
Hansborough & Carter
the Star Times Job
Virginia Lightning Conductor, Co
D. B. Essay
TEBMS
Churces
W. Maddox
W. Water St
Winchbaster
Geo. Windle
E. Monmouth &T
T. T. Wall
Geo. W. Kurtz
Taz Star
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Wm. P. McGuire
Meta Swendeman
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