Woman from Winchester Speaks on Case of Alleged Paris Adoption
Fannie Carroll, 21, says her son born October 23, 1906 in Winchester was given to Mrs. Elizabeth Baker and sent to Baltimore for adoption. Baker later took the child to Paris where it was said to die, with Mrs. Baker involved in a noted French nobleman adoption story. Carroll denies knowing details beyond Baker’s account and says her father is Charles Lewis Carroll of Berryville.
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The
Star
Fannie Virginia Carroll
John Ceéh Fairfax
Marquise de Montferrier
James J. Littleton
Winchester
Bufflick Road
Littleton
Miss Carroll
Paris
Berryville
Clarke County
Sarah Catherine Littleton
West Virginia
Lewdoun County
Saloons Close in Berryville As Prohibition Takes Effect
The Evening Star reports Berryville last day for saloons on December 16. Bars closed as stock was hauled away and patrons lingered until the final moments. Prohibitionists anticipate refunds to saloonmen, while residents debate benefits and police plan to target illicit liquor.
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Perryville
Battletown Inn
Ricamore
Anti-Saloon League
Berryville
Banks Give Away Pretty 1908 Calendars in Winchester
Banks in Winchester including Farmers and Merchants Shenandoah Valley and Union distribute holiday calendars for 1908 to customers. Designs feature bank buildings and decorative pictures with engravings aimed at promoting the financial institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Union Banks
Winchester
Union Bank
Private Sale of Two Desirable Farms On Easy Terms
Private sale offers two farms near Winchester and Ridgeway. One 45 acres 2.5 miles from Winchester priced at 1600 dollars. The other about 250 acres near Ridgeway priced at 2700 dollars. Auction-style bargain for quick buyers. Majestic Mfg Co promoter. attorney M M Lynch. Majestic Range in operation at D R Eskey's Store with baking biscuits for crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ridgeway
M. M. Lynch
Majestic Mfg. Co
St- Louis
D. R. Eskey
Majestic
Mystery Child of Paris Heir Sparks Virginia Courtroom Debate
In a Baltimore court scene Miss Carroll denies naming the father of her child and says she cannot confirm if the baby boy, heir to the Marquis de Montferrier in Paris, is her son. The trial references Mrs Baker’s claims that the Paris child is William Fairfax’s son, linking to Elizabeth Carroll of Hopkins County Maryland.
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Marquis de Montferrier
Paris
Miss Carroll
Baltimore
Miss Lacey Helvestine Weds Lo nas Walker in Berryville
Miss Lacey Helvestine daughter of the late W R Helvestine and Mrs Helvestine married Lo nas Walker of Jefferson County West Virginia at 7 this morning in Berryville in her mother's home. Rev Dr Julian Broaddus officiated. Honeymoon includes Baltimore Philadelphia New York before settling in Charles Town where Walker is in business. The bride is a cousin of Clarence Hensell of Winchester.
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Berryville
Lacey Helvestine
W. R. Helvestine
Helvestine
Lonas Walker
Jefferson County
W. Va
Julian Broaddus
Berryville Baptist Church
Raw Weather Sparks Crowds of Gripping Illness
Snow and rain have brought raw chilling conditions and many cases of grip. Doctors report unusually busy practices as some patients risk serious illness, potentially turning into pneumonia without self care.
Mrs Tucker and wife visit Winchester during winter stay
Hon Harry St George Tucker, ex James town exposition president, arrives in Winchester with Mrs Tucker. They visit at Dr. and Mrs. William P. McGuire’s home where Tucker’s mother Mrs John Randolph Tucker wintered. They plan to stay several days as Mr Packer greets friends downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry St. George .Tucker
Tucker
Winchester
William P. McGuire
Mr. Tucker
John Randolph Tucker
Packer
Frederick T Reed Weds Meggie Ridgeway in Winchester
Frederick T Reed and Meggie F Ridgeway, daughter of Robert Ridgeway of Stephens City, married Monday after obtaining a license. The ceremony took place at Grace Lutheran Church Norton Market Street with Rev George S Bowers officiating. The bride wore a blue breadcloth suit with matching accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick T. Reed
Meggie F. Ridgeway
Robert Ridgeway
Stephens City
Winchester
Grace Lutheran Church
Norton Market Street
George S. Bowers
Mr. Reed
Prisoners to Return Home for Christmas in Winchester
Winchester and Frederick county prisoners confined in Shenandoah county jail at Woodstock will be brought back to Winchester once jail repairs and cell refurnishing are finished. Most prisoners had served short terms. three remain. If any trouble arises this week, new incarcerations will stay in Winchester jail. Judge T W Harrison ordered the Shenandoah jail designation rescinded once repairs are complete, dated December 16, 1907.
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Shenandoah County
Woodstock
Shortly & S
Winchester
T. W. Harrison
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Virginia
Frederick County
Compliments For Governor Swanson's Wife At Social
Among those at Old Point Comfort before the Pacific fleet sailed was Mrs Claude A Swanson the governor of Virginia's wife. She greeted Admiral Evans with concern about his illness and he replied with gracious warmth. The exchange showcased his courteous, old fashioned demeanor.
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Old Point Comfort
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
When the People Wake lecture under Shenandoah Lyceum
Dr. Guy Carleton Lee of Johns Hopkins University preached on moral power and civic duty at Winchester auditorium. He warned of looming plutocracy and civil decline, urging church members to vote their professed faith to fill offices with good men and live the prayer on earth as in heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Shenandoah Valley Academy Athletic Association
Guy Carleton Lee
Johns Hopkins University
3UN
America
Adustry
Rome
Winchester Scores Modern Auto Hose Wagon Purchase
The Charley Rouss Fire Company in Winchester unveils a new 40 horsepower automobile hose wagon from the Howe Engine Company. Tested successfully, it can throw three streams over tall structures and reach 40 mph, costing about 4000 dollars. The Reuss Company supplied the unit for Winchester.
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Charley Rouss ‘Fire ‘Company
Winchester
Washington
Virginia
Howe Engine Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Reuss Company
Howe Company
Reuss
Howe
City Hall
Hurrah for Manly at the Pataé Tonight
A doggerel celebrates a manly crew aboard the U. S. Cutter as they rout smugglers, praising a bold act tonight at the Pataé with poetic vigor.
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Pataé
Cadets From Staunton Military Academy Ride Homeward
Cadets from Staunton Military Academy travel northbound on the Baltimore and Ohio through Winchester to their homes for Christmas. The academy closed for the first half term yesterday and held a banquet last night.
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Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Staunton Military Academy
Majestic Ranges Demo At D R Eskey’s Store
Demonstration of Majestic Ranges is on at D R Eskey’s. Call to have ranges explained even if you do not plan to buy. Visitors are invited to taste coffee and hot biscuits and to pick up a calendar.
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D. R. Eskey
S. Call
Exhibit Invitation At Daylong Event
An invitation to attend an all day exhibit with coffee and biscuits offered. The note from D Ro Eskby invites participation whether or not you plan to buy.
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D. Ro
Eskby
Notice of Coming Wedding in Winchester Society
At a Society Friends of Winchester meeting at the Meetinghouse on West Piccadilly street Mr Edward L Bond son of John L Bond announced his intention to marry Miss Hannah L Peaslee of Clarkesboro New Jersey The marriage is planned for February next year The bride elects family has similarly announced the union Mr Bond met his bride while at the Friends George School in Bucks County Pennsylvania The bride is described as pretty and accomplished with many friends in the county
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Society Friends of Winchester and Vicinity
Friends
West Piccadilly Street
Edward L. Bond
John L. Bond
Hannah L. Peaslee
Clarksoro
New Jersey
Bond
Friends’ George
Bucks County
A Skating Rink Planned for Martinsburg
Messrs Robert M Henry of Winchester and Richard Hartle of Hagerstown Maryland have bought a large lot on Youth Queen Street Martinsburg from the Cunningham property. They expect to erect a skating rink within thirty days and open it soon on a central Martinsburg street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Henry
Winchester
Richard Hartle
Hagerstown
Queen Street
Martinsburg
Cunningham
Newspaper Men Make Friends Here
Messrs. W. J. Larkin and Jackson from the Baltimore Sun circulated in Winchester in the interest of the A. S. Abell Company. They are veterans in the newspaper business and bright personalities who praised Winchester for its pleasure and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Larkin
Jackson
Baltimore Sun
Winchester
A. S. Abell Company
Whicch
Sun
Messrs
Larkin
Congressmen Rail at Byrd for Speaker Title
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Richard Evelyn Byrd of Winchester visited Virginia delegates in Richmond on Monday. Delegates expect him to be elected Speaker of the House of Delegates, a position officials deem his intended fate. Byrd has been on vacation, visiting friends at Westover and Richmond.
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Washington
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Wanted Live Turkeys and Eggs by Wingerter and Jenkins
Classified notice seeking live turkeys and eggs with contact reference Wingerter and Jenkins. Includes minimal details and fragmented text from the ad.
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Wingerter & Jenkins
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Fannie Carroll
Case
Mrs. Baker
Girl
Evening Star
Mr. Louis Walker
Mrs
Harrison
Jailor Forney
MANLY
S the
Man
Mr. Byrd
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