Train delay threatens Harrisonburg concert company
Members of the Metropolitan Grand Concert Company were stranded after a late train from Harpers Ferry failed to wait for an air line connection. They planned to travel by automobile to Harrisonburg to perform tonight. Duffey and sister Sue Duffey, from Winchester, prepared to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Harpers Ferry
Mme
Lucia Chilson- Ohrman
Adah Campbell Hussey
Miss Ford
John Humbird Duffey
Frederick Martin
Clarksburg
W. Va
Marrisonburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Valley Division
Winchester
Air Line
Duffey
Grand Concert Company
J. W. Duffey
Sue Duffey
Southern May Move Its Yards
A report says the Southern Railway will move its large freight yards from Strasburg to Strasburg Junction a mile west to concentrate transfers to the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. Strasburg employees would walk a mile to work, and some object, but officials will not heed the complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Strasburg
Strasburg Junction
Baltimore and Ohio
Pay 25 Cents on the Dollar for Brunswick Bank Claims
John S. Newman and Millard F. Shafer, receivers, struggle to liquidate Brunswick Savings Bank assets. Virginia notes and depositor claims threaten to create preferred creditors, prompting an auxiliary Virginia receiver petition. The plan is to pay 25 cents on the dollar once enough funds accrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Newman
Millard F. Shafer
Brunswick Savings Bank
Virginia
Cowboys to the Rescue and Empire Vaudeville Night
Local edition notes a program titled Cowboys to the Rescue followed by vaudeville reels at Empire theater. A Saturday night show promises new film reels and entertainment, with unspecified acts and a brief hint of a fire reel as part of the program.
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Empire
Death of Charles Staserick Brother of Major Conrad
Message from Clearfield New Jersey reports the death of Charles Staserick aged 67 at his home. He was the brother of Winchester lawyer Major Holmes Conrad. Remains to reach Winchester at 7 10 PM tomorrow by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Funeral arrangements to follow at Major Conrad’s home. Staserick, native of Winchester, Civil War veteran in the Eleventh Virginia Cavalry, later railroad civil engineer and government land surveys inspector. Wife buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery. interment beside her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield
N. J
Charles Staserick
Conrad
Holmes Conrad
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
Major Conrad
Miss Clendening Weds This Month
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Lily Clendening of Bunker Hill to Mr. Earl Gardner of the same community. The church ceremony at the Methodist Episcopal Church on February 28 at 7 30 pm will be performed by Rev. Guy Luttrell. Afterward the couple will reside in Bunker Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily
Clendening
W. B. Clendening
Bunker Hill
Earl Gardner
Methodist Episcopal Church
Guy Luttrell
Little Mary Siler Laid To Rest In Clarke County
Funeral services for Mary Siler daughter of Charles and Carrie Siler were held at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Boyce Clarke county. Rev John McVerry absent the service was conducted by Father Gilkeson Martinsburg. A large turnout and many floral tributes accompanied the child whose death from typhoid fever and measles mourned by relatives and friends. Her younger sister Gertrude Siler was reported slightly better today at Boyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Siler
Charles
Carrie Cooper Siler
Berlin
Boyce
Clarke County
Church of the Sacred Heart
John McVerry
Father Gilkeson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Gertrude Siler
Boyée
Western melodrama As Told In the Hills comes to Winchester
A western melodrama titled As Told In the Hills will be presented at the Auditorium tonight for the first time in Winchester. The show is described as full of action and runs from curtain up to the climactic final act. The company arrived today from Hanover Pa where a capacity audience greeted the players last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hanover
Best Facilities for Printing Sale Bills and Ads
The Evening Star advertises top printing facilities for sale bills and newspaper advertising. It highlights up-to-date type, modern cuts, and heavy waterproof paper, offering estimates for lump-sum work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Gale
Winchester Tackles Short Weight Butter and Adulteration
Chief of Police Doran reports widespread complaints about butter sold by the pound weighing as little as .11 ounces. Mayor Baker vows immediate action under state law to prosecute short weight sales and adulteration. Placards and handbills will warn grocers in Winchester and countywide.
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Doran
Baker
Winchester
Frederickeer
the Star
Mrs Brannon Brannon Ill in Weston West Virginia
A Winchester message reports Mrs Brannon wife of Judge Henry Brannon of the West Virginia Supreme Court is critically ill at her Weston home. The notice notes her grave medical condition and asks prayers and concern from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Brannon
Henry Brannon
West Virginia Supreme Court
Weston
W. Va
Public Sale of Valuable Stock on Cedar Creek Farm
Auction set for February 20 at 10 a.m. featuring 11 horses and colts 4 cattle 27 ewes and lambs 4 hogs hay fodder and more at Dr Bell's farm Cedar Creek grade Bell Smith oversee sale with lot details listed 17-1p-21.
Valentine Party at Painter Hill
A Valentine party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Henning in Painter Hill Virginia drew a gathering including Misses Mary Bailey Cora Bailey Inez Cougill Frances Sonner Freddie Grove Genevieve Massie Bessie Affleck Pearl Henning Gladys Henning and Messrs Miller Frank Craig Earl Sonner Roger Strode Norman Carbaugh Carl Rinker Arthur Henning Amos White. Refreshments were served late and several social visits followed.
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Painter Hill
G. A. Henning
Mary
Cora Bailey
Inez Cougill
Frances Sonner
Freddie Grove
Genevieve Massie
Bessie Affleck
Pearl Henning
Gladys Henning
Messrs. Miller
Frank Craig
Earl Sonner
Roger Strode
Miller
Frank Bailey
Norman Carbaugh
Carl Rinker
Arthur Henning
Amos White
Annie Bailey
H. A. Richard
Mabel Rinker
W. B. Horner
Adam Dean
Knabe Upright Piano for Sale at Bargain Price
Knabe piano in excellent condition offered for 166 dollars. Contact Henry F. Seal at 126 W. Cork St for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knabe
Henry F. Seal
Cork St
Mrs Kate Sier Spends Evening in Town with Friends
Mrs Kate Sier of the Lay Section of the county enjoyed an informal evening in town with friends, sharing conversation and hospitality as part of a local social gathering.
Mrs Smith Rites Held For Mrs Hannah D Smith
The funeral for Mrs Hannah D Smith widow of German Smith was held at 3 pm from her Fairmont Avenue home. Rev W D Smith led simple services at Christ Church with hymns by a noted choir and interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dr W Love and Dr P W Boyd among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
City ‘Hall
Anne Douglass Wilams
G. O. Miller
Rebecca Bell
Hunter H. McGuire
Robert McC. Glass
George Shepard
Godfrey Miller
Smith
Mount Hebron
Love
P. W. Boyd
Fred
Boyd
R. Gray
Williams
Jaize
William C. Marshall
George Taetjer
A. T. Jones
Sanitary Fountains Planned for Front Royal
Mr. W. T. Birmingham, local representative of the Sanitary Drinking Fountain Company of Pittsburgh, plans to install several fountains in Front Royal. The units will be placed in the business district to serve residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Birmingham
the Sanitary Drinking Fountain Company
Pittsburg
No "Dry" Election For Charles Towns Charter Vote
Charlestown W Va February 17 At a special town council meeting a proposal to ask the legislature to amend the town charter so residents could vote on granting licenses was defeated by a tie vote the mayor casting the deciding vote against.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Claude McCusker Seen Back in the Mountains
Hagerstown officers report Claude McCusker, who fatally shot Justus Roman near Hancock on May 30 and fled, is again in the mountains above Hancock. Constable Samuel D Rhoads continues investigating after talks with mountaineers who say McCusker has been seen recently and may be warned by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Claude McCusker
Justus Roman
Hancock
Samuel D
Rhoads
McCusker
Baltimore and Ohio Conductor Confined by Illness
Capt Lewis Barley a well known Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor is confined to his home on West Piccadilly street by illness haying an attack of grip His position on the road is being filled by Special Conductor Staley ERB Harmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Barley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Piccadilly Street
Staley
Erb. Harmer
Rabies Panic in Brock's Gap Roskingham County
Terror grips Sing er Glen in Roskingham County as a rabies outbreak spreads from Brock's Gap. Men and boys hunt armed, two people bitten, two dogs still at large, and panic fills the area with residents gathering at Custer's store to arm themselves.
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Singer Glen
Roskingham
Brock’s Gap
Custer
Flour Prices Stable in Winchester Mills Report
Staunton papers note local milling firms trimmed best flour from 5 60 to 5 40 per barrel yet Winchester stores show no price drop. Merchants say milling companies set local prices, keeping costs steady for shoppers.
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Staunton
tSar
Winchester
Weather Forecast From The Weather Bureau
The official forecast for Virginia reports unsettled weather with rain tonight or Saturday and a warmer night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Washington
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Weather prophets meet grim fate near Pen Mar
Three rock dwelling weather prophets near Pen Mar are killed after wandering from their boulder burrows. Tramp a hound belonging to Mrs. George Ladd of Mount Royal Inn tracked and killed all three. The last, weighing 34 pounds dressed, was served at the inn.
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Pen Mar
George Ladd
Mount Royal
Marriage of Miss Virginia Brown and Martin Snyder
Mrs Virginia Brown daughter of the late Robert Brown of Clarke county Virginia wed Martin Strother Snyder of Tuscarora Pike at the First Methodist Church Martinsburg West Virginia yesterday afternoon. Rev Dr Paul Wright performed the ceremony witnessed by family and friends. The couple left by No 6 Baltimore and Ohio for Washington and will reside at the groom's farm with a reception to follow at D S Snyder's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bessie Virginia Brown
Robert Brown
Clarke County
Martin Strother Snyder
Tuscarora
Pike
Paul Wright
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Snyder
Thomas “Brown
Arden
Eng
Trackless Trolley Company organizes in Martinsburg
The Trackleas Trolley Company forms its board at H W Biemert’s office Martinsburg electing L N Downs as president H H Kirby as vice president and secretary and William Grove as treasurer The group seeks a state charter and a Martinsburg franchise to operate a trackless line extending toward Berkeley and Jefferson counties with plans to connect Winchester and other towns if profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trackleas Trolley Company
H. WW. Biemert
Martinsburg
L. N. Downs
HH. _. Kirby
William Grove
Vaedee Poere
M. I. Mone
Burg
Oenedab Town
Raetinsburg
Ata
T First
Colonel Downs
Congress
United States
France
Parties &Terested
Winchester
Cocoanut in Original Shell Attracts Attention In London
A cocoanut in its original shell drawn attention at Charles Fries’s shop 44 East Piccadilly Street. The nut came from a tree in the Hobiscuis Hotel lawn at Palm Beach Florida. It was sent to G Casper Fries by mail with 19 cents postage. The Florida hotel is among the largest and George N. Fries runs a summer hotel in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fries
East Piccadilly Street
Palm Beach
Fla
George N. Fries
County
G. Casper Fries
18 A Vice-President
Mr. George Merryman, visiting his parents on South Main street, returned to Washington this morning. He has long been active in city business and is a member of McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church, a large DC congregation, and serves as first vice-president of the Epworth League of the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Merryman
William Merryman
South Main Street
Washington
Merryman
McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church
National Capital
Epworth League
District of Columbia
Electric Lights At Low Cost Replace Old Wiring
Electric lighting advertised as the modern wiring solution. The notice claims wiring is now affordable and of high quality, with many homes already wired. Potential customers are urged to contact the electric company for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tric Company
Furniture of Tayl Hotel to be sold at public auction
For sale the furniture of the Tayl Hotel will be sold at public auction on the premises on February 23. Details are sparse but the sale aims to liquidate all items from the hotel.
For Sale Privately S4 Shares Union Bank Stock
Private sale notice lists S4 shares in Union Bank Stock offered by Clarence Mifier. No price or contact details provided. Local market context implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bank
Clarence Mifier
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Charles G&g
Miss Clendening
Brannon Sil
Weston, W.va
Bell & Smith
Mrs. Smith
Hannah D. Smith
German Smith
Front Royal
Dry
Charles Tows
Gap
Gioundhogs
Mr. Snyder
Miss Brown
New Martinsburg Company
Wincheater
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