County Board to appoint successor to retiring member
The governing body retires Mr William Cather after long service and selects Mr Scott Grant to fill the unexpired term. Judge T W Harrigan has appointed Grant, a large Frederick County landowner, to join the Board of Supervisors. Local friends in Winchester and Frederic County regret the Cather departure and expect a chairman choice at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
T. W. Harrigan
Circuit Court
Scott Grant
Cathoe
Cather
Clearbrook
Joseph Sullivan
Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors
Coun
Olle
Winchester
Frederic
Grant
Frederick County
Little Harry Lee Taken By Death
Little Harry Lee son of Mr and Mrs John C Lee died of Brights disease at age two. Survived by parents one sister and two brothers. Interment in cemetery beside Meade Memorial Church after services led by Rev J M Robeson. Doctors Emmett Stuart Winchester W R Stuart and C C Dearmont White Post attended him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lee
Post
Fitzhugh Lee
John C. Lee
Bright
Meade Memorial Church
J. M. Robeson
Millwood
Emmett Stuart
Winchester
W. R.stuart
C. C. Dearmont
White Post
Fresh Spanish Mackerel at Orn Morit and McVicar
New Year greeting and closing notices from Star office reference several local merchants. The garbled OCR mentions fresh Spanish mackerel at Orn Morit and McVicar with hints of Moling and Seal services and a QORT-vick collar item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orn- Morit
McVicar
Moling. & Seal
QORT
Vick
Liverat Fenand
Star Office
Special Watch Service Tonight at Market Street Church
The sole watch night service in Winchester is at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church starting 10 30 tonight. Rev D Taylor will preach The Gateway of the Year with timely hymns by choir and congregation. After 12 o clock a silent prayer and benediction close the service as worshipers disperse to begin 1913. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Taylor
Old Market Street
Cleveland shooting at Nickel Plate station claims Thomas Collins
A Cleveland employer, Thomas Collins, was fatally shot at the Nickel Plate Railroad station. The shot came from a shotgun. no witness saw the shooter and no clues have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas Collins
Nickel Plate
Death claims Albert F. Davis at Summit Point
Summit Point West Virginia reports the death of Albert F. Davis aged about 84 at his home after a period of illness. He once served as sheriff of Jefferson County and is survived by two sons Dr. E. D. Davis of Harrisonburg and Dr. A. G. Davis of Summit Point and two daughters Mrs. E. B. Timberlake and Miss Martha Davis.
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Jefferson County
W. Va
Albert F. Davis
Davis
Mary Davis
Summit Point
Macemans
Jeffer Yunty
E. D. Davis
Harrisonburg
A. G. Davis
Maud Irgler Weds Kenneth Maren in Mount Airy Home
Miss Maud Irgler of Mount Airy wed Kenneth Maren of White Plains at John F. Nance’s residence last Thursday night. Irgler had gained notoriety after following Wesley Edwards, a Virginia rider, to Des Moines and Hillsville events. In a separate note, Cipriano Castro, former Venezuelan president, was detained at Ellis Island for inquiry.
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Eda@wards
North Carolina
Hillsville
Edwards
New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Ellis Island
Weary of Turk Talk
London reports Turkish peace delegates alarmed by Belgrade telegram claiming Scutari fallen to Servian and Montenegrin forces. Athens speaks of crisis as Durazzo seizure raises risk of a wider European war. Durazzo dispatches cite 800 Serbians and captive Turks ill and neglected, famine looming under armistice.
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London
Belgrade
Scutari
Turkey
Athens
Dura
Durazzo
Mand
Trratic
Postage stamps arrive for local post system
The first consignment of stamps for local use has arrived in denominations from one to twenty-five cents. The stamps are one inch wide and colored green and red. Each value features a life scene such as a post office clerk on the one cent stamp, a mail carrier on the two, a rural carrier on the four, a mail train on the five, an automobile on the fifteen, an aeroplane on the twenty, and a manufacturing plant on the twenty-five cent stamp. Installation preparations are underway and inquiries at windows indicate broad use ahead.
Last Rives For Gieorge Peters
The funeral for George Peters was held at his mother’s home near Stephens City Virginia on Sunday afternoon. Rev C O Caseell conducted the service and burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wm A Painter Edward Campbell S Snapp John Dix C H Schenk and Charles Staples. Peters was described as industrious and kind, and the community mourns his passing.
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Stephens City
George. Peters
C. O. Caseell
Green Hill Cemetery
Painter
Edward Campbell
S. Snapp
John Dix
C. H. Schenk
Charles Staptes
Mr. Peters
Miss Neill's Funeral Services
Funeral services for the late Miss Mary Neill will be held at the home of Mrs. George Fre on 104 South Street at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary. Neill
George
South
Thin’ Street
Weather Watcher: Virginia Rain Forecast
Weather forecaster notes probable rain for southern and central Virginia tonight or Wednesday. Temperatures expected to rise in central Virginia tonight as conditions shift to warmer weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Canon City wedding links Winchester pair in Colorado
A morning letter from Canon City announces the marriage of Miss Bernice Schier formerly of Redkey Indiana to Mr. Charles Leonard Copenhaver of Winchester. The ceremony occurred at 6 pm last Tuesday December 24 in the Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage with Rev J F Harris officiating. Mrs Copenhaver is active in Canon City musical circles and a niece of local families. The couple will winter in Canon City and plan to return to Winchester in spring.
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Canon City
Colorado
Bernice Schier
Redkey
Ima
Charles Leonard Copenhaver
Winchester
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. F. Harris
George Watson. Swhter
Ind
Walter Capper
North Main Street
Copenhaver
Swhter
College of Musical Arts
Indianapolis
Rocky Mountain
J. F.’ Harris
Andrew Grimm
Vv. Hodges
New Year Reflections On Life Hope And Blessings
A reflective piece from The Star editor Nemo contemplates the dying year and the coming New Year. It muses on memory joy and sorrow, asks for mercy for those suffering, and wishes readers health fortune and friends in the year ahead.
Six Reel Show Auditorium Tonight
The Six Reel Show at the auditorium features multiple reels including Moonshiner's Daughter, The Hermit, The Prisoner's a Betrayed For Love and Turpentine Industry. A booted mistake at the base Rouge is noted and Mrs. Peter is mentioned in a brief sketch.
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Six Reel Show
Cabin
Selig
Will
Mrs
Peter
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Telegraph
the Star
Ellis. Island
The
Star
Woodmara
Anderson
Bridgeport
Conn
Criminal Court
Henry J. Horr
Benjamin B. Pollock
Charlies N. Woodward
New Haven
Harttorn
Gieorge Peters
Miss Neill
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C. E. Copenhaver
Bucharest
Roumapan Chamber of Deputies
Wilmington
Del
Union Macaroni Company
Nemo
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