Christmas Snow Promises Old Time Winchester Yuletide
The Star notes a heavy pre Christmas snow in Winchester and Shenandoah Valley, foreseen as a return to antebellum white Christmas memories. Government forecasts predict rain or snow inland, with cold Friday. Merchants lament poor shopping weather but expect Christmas sleigh bells to ring as snow elevates holiday spirit.
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Werather
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Washington
The
Star
Christmas Day Services at Christ Church Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church holds Christmas Day services at 8 AM with Holy Communion and 11 AM with a lengthy musical program led by Rev. Dr. W. Smith. The event features a large choir, special hymns, readings, and solos under Mrs. H. D. Fuller, with Virginia Fuller and Neville Stephenson soloists and a full roster of sopranos altos tenors and violinist Richard Jolliffe.
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Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
W. Smith
Virginia Fuller
Neville Stephenson
G. O. Miller
Richard ©. Griffith
Willie McClire
Mary Lawler
Virginia ‘Whissen
Belle Watson
Henry Seal
Lieut
Abney Payne
Richard Jolliffe
Lord Roberts Sees Stonewall Jackson As Peerless Campaigner
The interview in the Saturday Evening Post quotes Lord Roberts praising Stonewall Jackson as perhaps the greatest military genius of his era. He argues Jackson had no superior as a field campaigner and notes Jackson’s mastery of Civil War campaigns 1861-65.
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Perior
Iving S. Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Lord Roberts
Cobb
Stonewall Jackson
Chet
Specials at Barkina Restaurant Christmas Dinner
Roast turkey dinner for 40 cents includes ox tail soup roast turkey with dressing cranberry sauce celery mashed potatoes green peas olives hot mince pie coffee tea or cocoa at Barkina Restaurant 168 North Main Street Christmas week 4(12-24-Ap-1t.
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Barkina
N. Main St
The King's Daughters Meet with Mrs George S Bowers
The King's Daughters plan a Saturday afternoon meeting with Mrs George S Bowers at 4 o'clock. Also notices list a store for rent in Hable Ride and holiday greetings from the Partners and Merchants National Bank officers and directors. A call to relieve suffering urges buying Red Cross Seals.
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King’s
George S. Bowers
Partners and Merchants National Bank
Christmas special grocery items and prices list
A brief advertisement lists Xmas crackers at 6 cents per pound and ginger snaps at 6 cents per pound. Mixed nuts 14 cents per pound. Florida oranges 20 cents per dozen. Xmas candy 25 cents. Special oysters priced at 1.10 dollars per gallon and 30 cents per quart. Signature T. M. Barr.
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T. M. Barr
Handsome Menu Cards At Hotel Hvans Christmas Dinner
Dine at Hotel Hvans on Christmas day to receive handsome folder menu cards by owner and manager W R Lakas. The cards feature Christmas greetings an engraving of the hotel and the bill of fare in color. The Star's job printing department produced the souvenir cards.
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Hotel Hvans
W. R. Lakas
the Star
Charlottesville Fire Destroys Block. One Dies in Blaze
A major fire in Charlottesville gutted the Albemarle Hardware building and adjacent shops along Main Street, with losses estimated at $100000 and insurance between $60000 and $76000. Volunteer fireman S. H. Gleason died after a 20 foot fall while battling the flames.
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Main Street
Staunton
Lynchburg
New Theater and Store Rooms Planned for Wain Street
The Hable Brothers acquire the historic Taylor Hotel on Main Street from J. G. McCrorey and plan a brick three story building. A 1500 seat theater will occupy the principal space with two large store rooms on Main Street and eight offices on the upper floors. The hotel site has civil war era significance and a long history with notable visitors. Construction to begin soon after demolition of the old structure. Fresh mackerel advertised at Orndorff McVicar’s.
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Messrs
Fred. H. Hable
Washington
Herman H. Hable
Winchester
Taylor Hotel
Main Street
J. G. McCrorey
Hable Brothers
Taylor
Virginia
Daniel Webster
New Enterprise
Empire Theater Marks First Anniversary in Winchester
The Empire theater in Winchester nears its first anniversary since opening Christmas Day last year. Key figures linked to the venue include William H. Baker, benefactor and local merchant. the late Randolph Tucker McGuire, former mayor who bought the first ticket. and George Henry Kinvel, Empire Amusement Company president. McGuire gave a stage address at opening. Kinvel died about a month earlier. Lumley, chief electrician, died last summer from a fall.
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Empire Theater
Empire
William H. Baker
Randolph Tucker “McGuire
Winchester
Meuire
St. Luke’s Hospital
Richmond
McGuire
New York
Dramatic Mir
George Henry Kinvel
Empire Amusement Company
William J. Belker
J. 4. Geary
J. Lumley
Northern Virginia Power Company
Main
Water Streets
Special Masses On Xmas Day In Catholic Church
Christmas day services at the Church of the Sacred Heart led by Rev. John Mc Verry include 6:00 am and 10:30 am Masses. Roswig's Second Mass in F will be sung at 6 with soloists Donald McFadden and Harry Thatcher, plus choir. Noel at offertory by Vera Lynch. Soloists Katherine McFadden Mary Lynch Katherine Keating and Mrs Fred Anderson. Pianos, organist Mrs M B Bryant. Music directed by Mrs M M Lynch. Also notes unrelated ads and brief items about local happenings and Charles A Heller leaving town.
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Christ Church
Church of the Sacred Heart
John McVerry
Roswig
Harry B. Thatcher
James Collins
William Keating, Jr
Ursula O'Leary
Lizzie Malady
M. M. Lynch
M. B. Bryant
Senate confirms Sibert as Winchester postmaster
The United States Senate has confirmed J. W. Sibert to be postmaster of Winchester to succeed the late George H. Kinzel. Sibert, informed by telegraph in New York, will assume duties January 1, 1915, with acting postmaster Shirley Carter having served since Kinzel's death.
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Winchester
United States Senate
J. W. Sibert
George H. Kinzel
Sibert
New York
Senate
Kinzel
Shirley Carter
The
Star
Christmas morning services at Market Street M E Church
Christmas day religious services will be held at 6 oclock tomorrow morning at Market Street M E Church. The services will be conducted by Reverend H G Spencer, the church's pastor.
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Market Street M. E
H. G. Spencer
Ethel Barrymore to Be Here for Nightingale Film
In pictures a five reel masterpiece The Nightingale comes to town next Tuesday night. See Star Sat. for details. Also order Xmas cakes layers and moulds plus sugar animals and birds for the tree from BecksStram Bakery.
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Becks Stram Bakdry
Lectures Set By Dr Smith On American Literature Abroad
Dr Alphonso Smith of the University of Virginia and former Roosevelt exchange professor to Berlin will lecture at Handley Library on December 28 at 8 30 pm on American Literature in Foreign Lands. The free talk aims to engage the general public and notes Smith's international reputation and humor. The hall opens at 8 o clock with comfort measures in place to prevent overheating.
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Smutha
University of Virginia
Winchester
Alphonso Smith
Roosevelt
Berlin
Germany
Germain Emperor
Dr. Smith
Apple Growers Of The State Meet Here In January
The Virginia State Horticultural Society plans its annual convention in Winchester in January. Sessions will be in the Auditorium, fruit exhibit in the Eddy Presa building on North Wraddock street. Apple and fruit men statewide will attend. entries to Secretary Walter Whately in Crozet must reach by January 2 to be valid. Uncle Hiram and his Brightenall Twins announce a permanent home and will call on residents. They are Toe trienda. op FUNK & SON
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Hram
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Winchester
Star
Eddy Presa
North Wraddock Street
Walter Whately
Orozet
Whately
Crozet
Hiram
Brightenall Twins
Op Funk & Son
German Plane Drops Bomb Over Dover Amid Christmas Truce Talk
London officials report a German aeroplane over Dover dropping a bomb in fog and brief contact with the city. The piece notes a temporary lull in Western fighting around Christmas and outlines planned troop concentrations for January, with King Albert in the trenches and the Kaiser at the front in West Flanders.
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Dover
France
Belgium
Albert
Kaiser
London
North “Sea
Gerof
Joffre
John French
Cailais
Gral
Rome
Francis Joseph
Vatican
Rotterdam
Dee
William
West Flanders
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Santa Claus
Hagerstown
Red Cross
Jocal Charity
Xmas N Christ. Church
H. D. Fuller
Ehurch Preiist
Pope Dac Tigr
Lere
Gen. Jackson
Kite
Roberts
States
Canada
United States
America
Jackson
Stonewall
Napoleon
Kings Daughters
Hable Ride
Xmas Speceris
Charlottesville
S. H. Gleason
Gleason
J. C. Gleason
Albemarle Hardware Company
G. F. Spitzer Grocery Company
Weland
Normal
M. C. Thomas
Thomas
Wain Street
Able Brothers
Orndorff &McVicar’s. Ip
Funk & Son
Charles A. Heller
Baltimore
WR. J. W. Ibert
Mr. Kinzel
Ethel Barry
Handley Library
C. Alphonso Shilth
Merly Roosevelt
American Liter
Ature
Ture
Uary
Wight
Cologne
Uncle Hiram
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