Death in a Winchester Saloon Like a Sleep of Death
Albert Ogden 57 was found dead seated at a rear table in Noonan and Noakes saloon on Main street. Coroner Hodgson ruled death natural. body sent to Funk Ray for burial. Sister Miss Gertrude Ogden of Philadelphia expected. brothers Thomas and William believed alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ogden
Winchester
Mersrs
Noonan
Noakes
Main Street
Robert M. Henry
Hodgson
Ogden
Funk & Ray
Gertrude Ogden
Philadelphia
Baldwin House
West Piccadilly Street
Mr. Ogden
John T. Noonan
Messrs. Funk & Ray
Thomas Ogden
Laren
South Main Street
Messrs
Thomas
William Ogden
Real Good Goods and Sermon Notice
Real Good Goods offers liquor at 20 percent off from Henry Bros. Liquor Store on North Market street. The Rev J G McAllister of Fernville, former Union Theological Seminary professor, will preach at the Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning. Also mentions Jack T Stephenson of near Philadelphia visiting at Kenilworth for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bros
North Market Street
J. G. McAllister
Fernville
Union Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Church
McAllister
Jack T. Stephenson
Philadelphia
Kenilworth
Christmas Drunks in Police Court
A large crowd of Christmas drunks and disorderly persons faced police court after Christmas Eve disturbances. Mollie Washington alias Polly Banks was fined 150 dollars and costs after arrest for disorderly conduct. several others, including Cy Howard and John Miller, received jail terms for drunkenness. Fines were imposed on Charles Hardin and Robert Dolan for firing pistols in the street, and several youths were released after Jackson crackers were found harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar of Justice
Mollie Washington
Polly Banks
Mollie
Henry Dixon
South Braddock Street
Braddock Street
Hragonier
William Beemer
Watson Smith
Bragonier
Cy’’ Howard
John Miller
Justice Hodgson
Miller
Charles Hardin
Robert Dolan
Mrs Ritter Dies in Clarke County
Mrs. Robert Ritter died at her home near Bridgeport Clarke county at 8 last night after a lingering illness. She was 59. Funeral plans set with friends meeting at the house at ten and services at eleven. Survived by husband and nine children living in Clarke county Stephens City Kernstown Winchester areas. News of her death mourned in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ritter
Bridgeport
Clarke County
James Ritter
John
Stephens City
This County
Nelson Ritter
Kernstown
Clarence Jenkins
John Perry
Peter R. Boxwell
Ella
Braxton Ritter
Franck Plank
Ritter
Winchester
Young Man Dies Of Pneumonia In City
Charles M. Jones 18 or 19 year old resident dies after brief pneumonia illness at his parents home on South Main Street. Funeral at Little Mountain Church tomorrow at ten. Survived by parents, sister Ada Jones and brothers Albert and Howard Jones. Jones worked as a cooper and was widely known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Jones
South Main Street
Little Mountain Church
G. M. L. Jones
Ada Jones
Messrs
Albert and
Howard Jones
Mr. Jones
Tux Star
Death of Mrs Sara E Hamilton at Kernstown
Mrs Sara E Hamilton wife of John R Hamilton of Kernstown dies at home after a lingering illness at age 73. Funeral at Methodist Episcopal Church Kernstown tomorrow at 11 am with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by husband two sons Frank and J William and four daughters Mrs Jacob Bowers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kernatown
H A. Brown
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Hamilton
Henry
Mary Ann Martin
Hampshire County
W. Va
Kernstown
John R. Hamilton
Stephens City
Frank Hamilton
Berryville
Clarke County
J. William Hamilton
Waco
Texas
Jacob Bowers
Gordonville
Mca
Dean
Mt. Crawford
Carson Keyser
Jacob Neetz
Frederick County
Katie Hamilton
Pensacola
Florida
Tried to Rob Mrs. Dandridge's Home on Braddock Street
A would be robber attempted to break into the home of Mrs. Betty Dandridge on Braddock Street Thursday night. An inmate spotted the intruder as he pried a shutter and moved pots. he fled without leaving clues. A special officer now guards the residence. Mrs Dandridge is described as the living child of former President Zachary Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Dandridge
North Braddock Street
Friendship Band Delights Court House Lawn Audience
The Friendship Band gave a delightful concert on the Court House lawn at noon yesterday under the direction of Director William Grant Dorsey. Hundreds attended as the group performed the latest airs in a return engagement after a year without a local band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Band
Court House
William Grant Dorsey
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Assets Overview
An amount of 1200000 dollars is listed as the bank assets. The Shenandoah Valley National Bank is described as a safe place to deposit money and earn interest. The Valley Union Sunday School plans a Christmas entertainment on Monday evening December 28 at seven o'clock with a program of music and exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Valley Union Sunday School
Christmas Program at Market Street Church Draws Huge Crowd
The Christmas entertainment at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church attracted nearly nine hundred attendees. The program featured recitations, choruses, solos, and an infant department recital, with an orchestra performing and presents exchanged between scholars and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Faulkner Anniversary Reception At Boydville Home
Senator Faulkner and Mrs. Faulkner invite guests to a January 1 1904 reception at Boydville Martinsburg to celebrate ten years of marriage. Invitations have reached Winchester and guests from the city are expected. Mrs. Faulkner, formerly Miss Whiting of Virginia, is praised for hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles James Faulkner
Martinsburg
Boydville
Faulkner
Winchester
Miss Whiting
Virginia
Senator Faulkner
Pretty Decorations At Catholic Church
Three Christmas services were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with masses at 6, 8 30, and 10 oclock. Rev Father W A McKeefry spoke at the 6 and 10 oclock masses. The altar decorations featured red carnations and Southern smilax, creating a striking red color scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
W. A. McKeefry
McGuire Statue Set on Pedestal in Richmond Capitol Square
The McGuire bronze statue lands on its pedestal in Capitol Square Richmond after Tuesday night arrival. Unveiling set for Thursday January 7 with Governor Montague Judge George L Christian Dr James Power Smith and Major Holmes Conrad among participants. A missing small gold chain with two turquoise stones was reported December 7 near Amherst Street between City Hall and Cumberland Valley crossing with a large reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire
Capitol Square
Richmond
Montague
George L. Christian
James Power Smith
Holmes Conrad
Los T
Cumberland Valley
Amherst Street
Tax Sran
Theft at North Main store ends with recovered money
A crowded holiday shopping night at a North Main street five and ten store saw a pocketbook stolen from clerk Miss Lelia Breele. The thief fled. the bag and cash were later found hidden in the store by manager Miss May Slagle after a search of patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Miss May Slagle
Winchester man ends life after quarrel with wife
James O. Lewis, 34, of Baltimore, drank carbolic acid at his step-daughter Ella Compton's home on Market Street after domestic strife. He called his wife, asked for a kiss, and died within an hour. coroner cites self-inflicted death from domestic troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle
James O. Lewis
Ella Compton
South Market Street
Mr. Lewis
North Bernard Street
Baltimore
Doran
North Main Street
No. 7
Boyd
Lewis
Small Boys Hurt By Fire Crackers in Winchester
Several Winchester children suffered injuries from holiday fire crackers. Eight year old Paul Spellman cut and burned his hand while handling a supposedly cut cracker, and Bert Pingley suffered a severe wound from a premature pistol discharge. Minor injuries followed as doctors treated the youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Paul Spellman
Thomas Spellman
Bert Pingley
William Pingley
Kinzel Wins Seed Guessing Prize from Pumpkin
Theo Y Kinzel of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank won a $5 umbrella by guessing the seeds in a pumpkin on display at Messrs Horsey and Atwell. The pumpkin contained 535 seeds. Kinzel guessed 536, narrowly beating Rev T K Cromer and D B Conrad with 537 and 583.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Horsey & Atwell
Theo. Y. Kinzel
National Bank
Mr. Kinzel
T. K. Cromer
D. B. Conrad
Brother Dies From Smallpox in City of Mexico
The Rev. H. A. Brown of Stephens City received a letter revealing the death of his brother, John E. Brown, in Mexico City on December 14 after weeks with smallpox. He was a long time Mexico City businessman, unmarried, and the funeral was held at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Brown
Stephens City
County
Mexico
John E. Brown
City of
Brown
Christmas visitors note Hobbes & Co. contracts
Mr Harry W Anderson foreman for Hobbes and Co. of Washington visits Winchester. The firm is erecting a $110,000 female college at Fairmont West Virginia and holds a $90,000 hospital contract and the West Virginia University president’s residence at Morgantown. They plan bids on the library building. Dr J Randolph Graham of New York city visited days ago and will return this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Harry W. Anderson
Fairmount
W. Va
Hobbes & Co
Washington
West Virginia
Morgantown
Hobbs’ & Co
Tele
J. Randolph Graham
New York City
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Loggins
Oden’s New Shoe
Evans
A. L. Shearer
North Market
Pafaararas
Geo B. Bushnell
W. S. Nicklin
Geo. E. Bushnell & Co
Xmas Goods
G. W.kurtz’s
Morris
Geo. W. Kurtz
Market
Mr. McAllister
Menars
Nelson Page
Wentwood Beverley
Sara E. Hamilton
Hoovers
Afflecks
Elizabeth Affleck
Peyton Street
Methodist Church
Market ST
iFine
Peete
Jerusalem
Claude Grim
Judah
Maude Renner
Melvin Anderson
Bethlehem
Ada March
Christ
Grandmas
Lillian Haines
Asighona Sirs
Ron
Esas
Little Babe
Zelma Carper
Santa Claus
May Robinson
Reese
Shining Star
James C. Lewis
Pell
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