Christmas programs of Sunday schools draw large crowds
Sunday school Christmas services drew large audiences with children in song and recitations. Santa Claus appeared at Market Street Church as gifts were exchanged, while Centenary Reformed Church held a sequence of hymns prayers and readings led by Rev. C. T. Weede and featured an orchestral recessional.
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Santa Claus
Market Street Church
Market Street Episcopal Church
C. T. Weede
Santa
Marital Licenses Issued Amid Holiday Cheer in County
A list of marriage licenses issued yesterday by the county clerk shows several couples from local towns. Names include Charles A. Fhersole and Minnie House flick, Bernard A. Rowlad and Ang ie V. Printer, B. Showalter and Slaiche M. Manuck, plus Edgar Marpole and Mandy DeHaven. Also James Berger and Annie Weshington, both residents of the county, received licenses.
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Cupid
Hagerstown
Santa Claus
Nz Reidents
Charles A. Fhersole
Minnie House Flick
Bernard A. Rowlad
Angie V. Printer
J. B. Showalter
Slaiche M. Manuck
Ollie B
Mary. EK Kerin
Franley L. Cooper
Emfort Seymour
Benjamin G. Keeler
Nana B Keeler
Edgar
Marpole
Mandy DeHaven
James Berger
Annie Weshington
Zaza to Be Here Friday Night at Auditorium
F H Hable announces Zaza featuring Miss Mabelle Montgomery at the Auditorium on December 28 with a $300 guarantee. The attraction required three months of effort after cancelations in another town and aims to draw strong theatre support.
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Zaza
Mabelle Montgomery
Leslie
H. Hable
Elks Distribute Christmas Baskets to the Needy
Winchester Lodge No. 87 Elks delivered between fifty and sixty baskets of provisions on Christmas Eve. The aid aimed to ease sorrow for widows orphans and the oppressed, bringing cheer to desolate homes with acts of benevolence.
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Winchester Lodge
No. 87
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Winchester Elks
A Fine Program At Christ Church Christmas Morning
Christ Church Episcopal presented a high order Christmas morning program led by Mrs. A. M. Baker with Virginia Baker Willie McGuire Annie Douglas Williams and Vernon Haines as soloists. Mr Haines's solo song drew high praise.
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Christ
Episcopal Church
A. M. Baker
Virginia Baker
Willie McGuire
Annie Douglas Williams
Vernon Haines
Haines
Tarita A Strictly High Grade Cigar Try Once Ip
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Lawrence McCormick Dead at 30 in Virginia
Telegraphic report from Berryville Virginia states Lawrence McCormick son of the late Dr Cyrus McCormick died of meningitis at about 30. He will be buried in Berryville after body is brought home. Survived by his mother Mrs Cabell of Washington DC and sister Mrs Eliott Cabell of Washington. He studied law in Washington and worked in Texas and at the American Telephone Company in Lynchburg. He was well known and loved in Berryville.
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Berryville
Washington
Lawrence McCormick
Cyrus McCormick
Ofis Place
McCormick
Texas
The
American Telephone Company
Lynchburg, Va
Six Murdered In New Orleans in Mafia Rampage
Special to the Star reports six men were found murdered today in a room of a New Orleans house. Authorities say the killings were the work of the Mafia and the alien population is frenzied with fear of further murders looming over the city.
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New Orleans
Imperialist labeled dictator in presidential critique
The piece argues that labeling him a federalist is too weak. Imperialist better describes his aims. He would turn the Presidency into an absolute czar with power over states and subjects, with election as the sole distinction from historic rulers.
Noah Funkhouser III of Aopplexy
Wardensville West Virginia December 25 Noah Funkhouser an aged citizen living about twenty miles west of here was stricken with apoplexy on Tuesday. He is a former Confederate soldier and father of a large family all aged twenty one or older.
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W. Va
Noah Funhouser
Here
Funkhouser
Nathan Landaney
New York
William Barney
Deat Falls
Theran Church
Christmas events and local notices in Winchester 1906
Unclaimed letters list in Winchester Virginia for week ending December 22 1906 includes Mrs Annie Cather C B Lock Smoot Mrs Smedes care A W Taylor Dr Wight or King Bentley Kern P M. The Sunday School at Burnt Factory announces its Xmas entertainment Friday at 7 pm with Santa Claus. Baptist Church Sunday School holds annual Xmas celebration tonight. Mrs Amanda Dehaven and Mr E Marple of Nain wed today. Edward Jones and Albert Worthington of Chicago spend holidays in Winchester. Tarita nickel cigars advertised by The Evening Star.
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Winchester
Annie Cather
C. B. Lock Smoot
Smedes
A. W. Taylor
Burnt Factory
The
Baptist Church
Amanda Dehaven
E. Marple
Nain
Splendid Honor to General Lee Celebrated in Winchester
On January 19 1907 Winchester observes General Lee birthday with a church service at noon led by Rev Dr Henry M White and a one hour business shutdown for all merchants. Hymns favored by Lee will be sung, with a veterans banquet that evening at the Turner Ashby Camp hall.
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General Lee
Turner Ashby
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Winchester
Episcopal Church
Henry M. White
Lee
Consumption Kills Young Mr. Payne
Death announced in Philadelphia up to monday night. Frederick D. Payne aged 21 son of Mr and Mrs O F Payne of Berkeley county West Virginia. Remains to arrive at Bunker Hill and burial at Payne's Chapel with Rev C H Buchanan officiating. Survived by three brothers Allen W Edgar and Wm Payne and two sisters Ruth and Laura Payne all of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Frederick D. Payne
O. F. Payne
Berkeley County
W. Va
Bunker Hill
G A. m
Payne’s Chapel
C. H. Buchanan
Brucetown
Payne
Allen W
Edgar
Wm. Payne
Misses Ruth
Laura Payne
Christ mas Entertainment Blesses Rest Church Community
The Rest Church in Rest, Va hosted a Christmas event featuring recitations dialogues and music. Santa visited with a retinue and handed out treats and gifts to attendees. The school presented a rocking chair to organist Prof. A L Bowers and gave other presents to staff and students.
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A. L. Bowers
Investigation into Virginia school books costs rouses editorials
The Norfolk Ledger condemns the cost abuses found by the legislative committee led by Hon. R. E. Byrd. Editors note inflated prices in state contracts for spellers readers and blank forms. The piece calls for reform and a full review of school book contracts to save tens of thousands of dollars.
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Virginia
Legislative Committee
R. E. Byrd
Norfolk Ledger
Emmitsburg Bride and Knoxville Groom Wed in Winches ter Romance
Miss Clarrissa Riegle of Emmitsburg Maryland and Mr Hh E Smickle of Knoxville Tennessee wed under mistletoe at the Taylor House in Winchester. The ceremony was led by Rev T K Cromer with Prof S A R Anderson providing music. The couple, after a week at the Taylor House, will move to Knoxville where Smickle works for the International Correspondence School. The romance began a year earlier in Emmitsburg when Smickle met Riegle at Mrs Slagle’s hotel.
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Bride
Emmite Burg
Winchester
Papa
Chester
Cupid
Clarrissa Riegle
Emmitsburg
Hh. E. Smickle
Knoxville
Tenn
Taylor House
T. K. Cromer
Centenary Reformed Church
S. A. R. Anderson
James Slag
Hin Charmitag
Cromer
Saneranga
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J. W. Riegle
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Smickle
Roanoke
Roanoke, and Met Her At the Hotel For That Purpose. Mrs. Smickle
Otto Smsickle
Easton
Lafayette College
Star_Independent
Harrisburg
Smirkle
Are Hot On The Trail of Raffles
Berryville residents chase a man named Raffles whose discovery earns ten dollars from The Star. He was seen on Churchy Street Wednesday after noon wearing a gray sack suit and gray hat. The Star vows to reveal his movements by New Year’s Day unless he is found.
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Berryville
Raffles
The
Star
Churchy Street
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