Terrible tragedy narrowly averted in Winchester case
A. Powell Brookes faced arraignment for assault with intent to kill after a loaded revolver was snapped twice at Mrs. Alexander M. Baker and her daughter Virginia at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Miss Virginia Baker shielded her mother. nurse Miss Didier intervened as Brookes was jailed awaiting grand jury action. The incident stems from a disrupted engagement and jealous rage, with sympathy for the Baker women mounting.
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Alex- Man
Cor
Wilson
A. M. Bak- Baker
William PD. Smith
Ellis
Philadelphia
Hunt McGuire
Russell. Baker
Ipley
Hos- Miss
Didier
Adam Forney
Sper
Irm
Brookes
Gat
Alexander M. Baker
Winchester
Virginia C. Baker
Popular Railroad Conductor Thomas Kelley Dies at 85
The remains of Thomas Michael Kelley 85 of Stephenson will be sent to Cumberland Maryland for Catholic services and burial after a death attributed to lung trouble. He was a conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a respected member of the railroad community. He leaves his widow Mary and five children Thomas Mary Annie Francis and Katherine, plus a brother in Cumberland and sisters in Cumberland and Frederick. Relatives will accompany the body to Cumberland, where services will be held Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Cumberland
Kelley
Michael. Kelley
Margaret Grant Kelley
Ireland
Stephenson
Mr. Kelley
Thomas Kelley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Mary Kelley
Thomas M
Mary M
Annie M
Francis H
Katharine V. Kelley
C. E. Walsh
Frederick
Knight of Temple Is Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Rev. T. Lewis Lampe of Somerset Pennsylvania, a Winchester Commandery Knights Templar member, were held in Frederick Maryland at the Evangelical Reformed Church. Masonic pallbearers named. burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lampe
Somerset
Winchester Commandery
Henry Lampe
Frederick
Evangelical Reformed Church
Simon Miller
S. M. Hench
E. L. McLean
J. M. Motter
Wr. E. R. Eschbach
J. W. Pontias
Middletown
Ellis Hay
Hanover
Avill Conner
Adams_ town
J. J. Schaeffer
Wal
Masonic Fraternity
Adolphus Fearhake
Ellis B. Ramsburg
George M. Gittinger
William C. Kolb
Horace CC. Zacharias
William C. Birelys
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Died in Pittsburg From Typhoid Fever
The remains of Camm Williams aged thirty died Friday in Pittsburg Pa where he had worked for years and were sent to Strasburg Junction for burial. He was son of Mr and Mrs John W Williams and survived by parents and several siblings. Death due to typhoid fever contracted in Pittsburg. Funeral held at the Presbyterian Church in Strasburg this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camm W. Williams
Pittsburg
John W. Williams
Strasburg Junction
Case Against William Deshon Over Liquor Sale
The Corporation Court settled the case against William Deshon for selling liquor to Arthur Shorts claimed as a minor. Deshon was fined 25 dollars after evidence showed the seller was deceived about Shorts age and that the sale occurred only after assurances Shorts and another party were of age.
Coun try Kids Arrive for Tonight’s Auditorium Show
The Country Kids from Martinsburg arrive for a performance at the Auditorium. Hi and Si the comic duo star in A Pair of country Kids tonight with ticket prices at 25, 35 and 75 cents.
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Martinsburg
New Year's Day Observed With Watch Night Services Parade
Winchester churches hold watch night services as the old year is marked in deaths and memories. A 2 PM parade forms opposite the Friendship engine house on Cork Street, with a concert by the Friendship Band on the courthouse square and a practice session led by Prof. J. W. Andrews tonight. Post office hours are shortened tomorrow. three Winchester Sins will be closed.
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Market Street
M. E
Friendship Engine House
Cork Street
Friendship Band
Courthouse Square
J. W. Andrews
Delightful Party For Young People At Schlack Home
A pleasant evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Schlack in Clarke County featured Miss Edith Schlack honoring cousins Misses Dora and Edith Lehman from Reid Maryland. Guests enjoyed parlor games music and refreshments with attendees from Reid Winchester Boyce Rest Berryville Armstead Colston and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schlack
Clarke County
Edith
Dora
Edith Lehman
Reid, Md
Reid
Nellie Fahnestock
Winchester
Effle
Katie Hauptman
Boyce
Mary
Katie Carpenter
Cora Mattway
Mamie Fries
Messrs
J. William Ebert
Stephenson
Jas
Rutherford
Berryville
William Fahnestock
Era KE. Hauptman
Rest
Harry Carpenter
Frank
Hugh Carper
Armstead Colston
John Copenhaver
J. William Bureheen
D. Lemon Fries
Two Cattle and Hogs Die After Straw Stack Collapse
On a Winchester area farm of Hunter M Stine two cattle and two hogs were killed when a straw stack collapsed during a weather shelter incident. The animals had sheltered beneath the stack and burrowed under it before the accident occurred. Sunday School Officers Elected for United Brethren church include J. M. Gipe superintendent Dallas Graveh secretary D L Wyndham fetan Con Fries organist Miss Grace Fries librarian Sather Worth Hoft and more. A Pair of Country Kids performs tonight at the Auditorium with ticket prices of 25 50 and 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stack
Hunter M Stine
Winchester
United Brethren Sunday School
J. M. Gipe
Dallas Graveh
D.L. Wyndham
Forty-Two Die in Terrible Wreck Near Washington
A Baltimore and Ohio rear end collision near Terra Cotta Station Washington killed forty two people and injured many more. An engine struck an empty train of six cars telescoping the coaches and scattering bodies along the tracks causing a massive rescue effort and widespread mourning. The wreck occurred late last night near Terra Cotta with the train from Frederick carrying passengers to Washington.
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Frederick
Washington
Terra Cotta
OW. Galloway
Metropolitan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Suburbs
Terra Cotta Station
Brunswick
Baltimore
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A. M. Baker
Powell Brookes
W. Roy Stephenson
T. Barton
James P. Bear
Virginia Co. Baker
M. Baker
The
Sons
W. F. Ces
3Indiia
Virginia
Miss Didier
Hospi
Tal
Miss Baker
Po- Hce
Seabright
Legg
Wylson
Baker
Young Brookes
Mrs. Baker
Thomas Michael Kelley
Thomas Mich
Ael Kelley
Ternoon
Neral Directors
Funk & Son, of
Win
Rev. T. Lewis
Knights Templar
Kersville
Star
Strasburg
Tion
Mr. Williams
Presbyterian Church
Stras_bure
William de
Shon
Arthur
Shorts
Coun
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington, D. C
Cue Belt
Brookland
A. M. Mark
St. Anthony's Church
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