Chiles Farm Near Middletown Sold
Dec. 20 C. M. Chiles sold his Middletown area farm inherited from Mahlon H. Chiles to G. Brill of Moorefield. Brill seeks Malley entry. Chiles farm noted as desirable and wealth builder for the late owner. The piece references local church dealings and a hospital case involving Zachariah Kniseley and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg
C. M. Chiles
Mahlon H. Chiles
Middletown
G. Brill
Moorefield
Zachariah Kniseley
Strawburg Hospital
Kniseley
Colored Woman Dead On Kent Street Alley
Elizabeth Peterson a well known colored woman died at her home on Kent Street Alley yesterday afternoon at 2 45 o clock. The funeral will be held at 3 p m on Wednesday from Macedonia Baptist Church on South Market Street.
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Elizabeth Peterson
Kent Street
Macedonia Baptist Church
South Market Street
Headley's Candy Nuts Fruits Ad Highlight
Vintage ad card promotes Headley's Candy Nuts Fruits with a succinct line Good things to eat. The slip also notes 6th and references M. Orndoff fe and Sea as part of the faded page notation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headley
M. Orndoff
Temperance Talk in Stephens City and Local News
Temperance meeting at Stephens City in Lee City Virginia overseen by Rev EB Richardson invites support from Saloon League. Miss Hilda Wy Tek recited and Mrs William Lemley sang a solo. Allen Robinson dies near town and is buried at Colored Baptist Church. Public schools close for holidays. Christmas events noted with church services upcoming.
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Lee City
EB. J. Richardson
Interests Saloon League
League
Hilda Wy Teks
William iLemley
Allen Robinson
Colored Baptist Church
Gutheran Church
Methodist Church
Charles Beaty
Walter Mitchell
Charleston
S. C
Albert Bush
Death of Stuart B White at Taylor Furnace
Stuart B White died at his home in Taylor Furnace after a lingering illness aged 39. He leaves father A Li White mother Mrs Rebecca White two sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held at Taylor Furnace on Wednesday conducted by Rev W J Smith with interment in the church graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart B. White
Taylor Furnace
A. Li. White
Sallie White
John I., Lemley
Arthur White
Rebecca White
W.,j. Smith
Walters closes two weeks at Timber Ridge Church
Rev W T Walters ended a two week meeting at Timber Ridge Christian Church High View West Virginia. Rev W C Garland from Cumberland Maryland assisted. Eight persons professed faith in Christ and joined the church.
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W. T. Walters
Timber Ridge Christian Church
High View
W. Va
W. C. Garland
Cumberland, Md
Statues May Be Accepted February Twenty Second
A Virginia delegation member says Congress will set February 22 for ceremonies to accept the Washington and Robert E Lee statues as new representatives in the Hall of Fame. If Congress objects, Virginia lawmakers would push for placing the statues in the Capitol at Richmond.
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Virginia
Congress
Washington
Robert HE. Lee
All of Fame
General Jee
Capitol
Richmond
Olver C Dix Suffers Sausage Grinder Finger Injury
Oiver C Dix a Virginia farmer and local butcher injured a finger while operating a sausage grinder at George W Brown's home. Mrs Jane DeHaven, widow of PD HH DeHaven, returned to Spring Gap after visiting relatives following a fatal railroad accident years ago. News arrives of the marriage of Joseph McCarty and Miss Riley in Charles Town, West Virginia.
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McHaven
Olver C. Dix
George W. ‘Brown
Dix
Jane DeHaven
PD HH. DeHaven
Baltimore &Ohio Railroad
Little Capon
Spring Gap
Hampshire County
W. Va
W. GC. Shade
Joseph McCarty
Miss Riley
Charles Town
Chartes Town
Christmas Preparations and Local News at Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill reports Christmas decorations in shops and daily shopping bustle. Revs White and Luttrell preached Sunday. M E Church Sunday school plans a Christmas entertainment Friday. Visitors Mr Lamon of Tiffin and others journey, while Prof Zeiler remains unable to teach. A birth is noted for Mr and Mrs Harry Clendening.
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Bunker Hill
J. M. Lamon
Tiffin
Ohio
R. A. White
G. A. Luttrell
M. E. Church
A. C. Jackson
Henry Hinton
Washington
His A. Rogers
Frederick County
J. Dean Zeiler
Harry Clendening
Dialogue on marriage and suffrage echoed in quirky exchange
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a playful banter about finances in marriage and a cheeky nod to women's suffrage. The couple exchanges wry lines on spending, influence over a wife, and the idea of shared lives versus independence.
Cold Weather Forecast for Virginia Continues
The Weather Bureau bulletin predicts fair weather and continued cool temperatures for Virginia through tonight and the next two days. Potomac and Shenandoah rivers are reported to remain clear.
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the Star
Washington
Virginia
Weather Bureau
River Bulletin
Potomac
Shenandoah Rivers
Christmas Service Planned at Ridings Chapel
In Tulip on December 20 a Christmas service is set for Saturday night December 25 at Ridings Chapel. Local updates note Mrs Bessie White visited Mrs Cyrus Ebersole and Miss Sarah Kline visited Miss Sylva Headley. Mrs John Gardner remains ill near Refuge. A Refuge church Christmas tree is planned for Christmas Eve.
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Ridings Chapel
Bessie White
Cyrus Ebersole
Sarah Kline
Sylva Headley
John Gardner
Refuge
Refuge Church
Christmas Entertainment at Jubilee Church
A Christmas night program at Jubilee Church features music and recitations and is open to the public. The event invites the community to attend the special program of festive performances.
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Jubilee Church
Mrs Lineweaver Undergoes Operation in Richmond Hospital
Word from Richmond says Mrs. Lineweaver wife of Dr W T Lineweaver has been operated on in a hospital and stood the ordeal unusually well with no apprehension. Miss Rose Janney has rented an apartment in the county and moved into the Laren building on South Main Street for the winter.
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Richmond
Rose Janney
Rag and a Bone and a Bank of Hair
A humorous verse compares a woman's changing appearance and customs with Kipling style lines. It notes aging, evolving fashion, and the social pressures of marriage and matrimony reflected in playful dialogue about engagements and flirtation.
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Kipling
Not Turning This Grindstone
Dialogue portrays a tense moment as a boy resists operating a worn grindstone and a man rails against the reluctance. The exchange hints at conflict and a stubborn dynamic between generations.
Cant Escape Inquiries On The Hand Of Doom
Quoted lines question the meaning of the hand of doom while contrasting a living greeting at the door with a crude image of death. The dialogue hints at fear and mortality in a terse, provocative exchange.
A Model Man Read Sees Father Daughter Banter
Father teases about a book titled A Model Man as Daughter calls it stupid. The exchange plays on a pun about models and expectations.
Information Wanted and the Holiday Shopping Bird
The brief cites an exchange about a couple’s marriage as a joke and notes the early holiday shopping season as the time for discovering bargains. Read as a light column teaser reflecting social humor and retail mood.
Special Commissioner in Chancery Sought in Frederick Va
Special Commissioner in Chancery in Frederick County Circuit Court. Case noted with December 18 filing in Virginia. Court action involves financial or estate matters. Details limited due to fragmentary OCR.
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Circuit Court of
Frederick County
Virginia
James P. Reardon
H. EF. McKinster
Frank H. Krebs
H. F. McKinster
James ’. Reardon
Bald
Tl. E. McKinster
H. E. McKinster
A. ©. McKinster
H. J. McKinster
R.oy McKinster
H. BE. McKinster
Loudoun
Winchester
Ccommissioner’s
James *. Peeardon
L. McWhinster
Fha. Krebs
Circuit Court
John R. Noonan Ill at Home in This City
Mr. John R. Noonan is reported ill at his home in this city with a bad cold. Friends and family are sending prayers for a swift recovery.
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John R. Noonan
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Chiles
Stephens City
C. Dix
Bunker ‘Hill News
Walter Welman
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TULIP
Peoples’ Bargain Store
Florida
N. Main Street
Adams Fixpress Co’s. Office
Huntsberry
Good Shoes
North Main St
Henry S. Baker & Co
U. S
Portland
Glaize & Bro
E. S. Marple
L. C. Kremer
Shenartoah Valley
Bank
MO. W. Rich
Farmers & Mer
Nat's Bank
H. D. Fuller
Union Bank of Winchester
Lee. R. Grim
RE. J. Richardson
Anti-Saloon League
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