Pretty wedding at White Post ends at 8:05 train departure
Miss Janie Brockenborough Meade married John Calhoun Lee at Meade Memorial Church White Post. Ceremony led by Rev Carter Page with sister Louise as maid of honor. The couple planned to honeymoon in the Adirondacks before returning to Quilford Clarke County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mae
Evening Star
White Post
Louise Washington Meade
Washington Lee
Carter Page
Episcopal Church
Front Royal
Messrs
Thompson Sowers
John Earl
Ernest
Richard Meade
Clarke County
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Adirondacks
Clarke
Quilford
Qustis
Grymey Meade
Elizabeth Massey Meade
George Washington Lee
Carrie Virginia Lee
Virginia
Clarke Frederick
Mr N C Hawkins entertains friends in Chambersville
Mr N C Hawkins and Mrs N O Hawkins hosted a gathering of about thirty five friends at their Chambersville home to bid them farewell before they depart next Tuesday for a new home near Clearbrook. Winchester guests included Mr and Mrs Wint Spillman and son Carson and Miss Bessie Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. O. Hawkins
Chambersville
Clearbrook
Winchester
Mrs Barnes Relocates to Water Street Home
Mrs Margaret Barnes of South ington Conn now at Mrs Nancy Coble's home on west Water street. She was Miss Taylor of this city and married Hon Charles Barnes of South ington who died last year. She spends the winter in her Virginia home for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Barnes
Southington
Conn
Nancy Coble
West Water Street
Barnes
Taylor
Charles Barnes
Virginia
Sister at Her Bedside in Local Notice
Miss Ada McDonald, now a trained nurse at Presbyterian Home Hospital Philadelphia, called home by illness of her sister Miss Ethel McDonald at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Ethel, who had typhoid fever, is much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada McDonald
Presbyterian Home Hospital
Philadelphia
Ethel McDonald
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss McDonald
Fire destroys Winchester distillery and 1300 gallons of whiskey
News from Winchester reports a severe blaze at Thomas F. Pager at Cold Spring. A house and distillery burned, destroying 1300 gallons of whiskey. Fire started after a stove spark or pine fuel ignited. No insurance, uncertain rebuild plans. copper apparatus may have survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sager
Death of Charles Kiger in Hagerstown Maryland
News from Winchester reports the death of Charles Kiger at the home of his sister Mrs Hugh Richardson in Hagerstown MD at 1 am after a lingering Brights disease. He was over fifty and survived by a brother J D Kiger in Winchester and two sisters Mrs Richardson in Hagerstown and Mrs Lavina Bush in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Hagerstown
Charles Kiger
Jacob D. Kiger
Kiger
Hugh 8
Richardson
Bright
J. D. Kiger
Lavina Bush
Pennsylvania
Wheat Prices Steady at 1.12 in Harrisonburg Market
The Harrisonburg market shows wheat at 1.12 with no change from yesterday. Other wholesale prices include rye 0.65, corn 2.50, butter 0.240, eggs 0.25, old hens 0.09, old roosters 0.05, turkeys 0.12. Mr C W Heater of Middle Town, VA, arrives to chair today’s Farmer's Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Heater
Middletown
State Board of Agriculture
Virginia
Farmer’s Institute
Harrisonburg
Captain Manning Dies in Denison Texas
Captain A B Manning longtime Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad official dies at his Denison Texas home at age 55 Survived by wife four children brother and two sisters Funeral held February 21 with interment in Parsons Kansas Manning was born in Jefferson County West Virginia and previously ran Berry Manning drug firm in Winchester
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Texas
A. B. Manning
Jefferson County
W. Va
Winchester
Captain Manning
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
West
Parsons
Kansas
Captain Vanning
Berry & Manning
A. Holmes Berry
Manning
Fell On The Ice And Broke His Arm
Mr. E. W. Stickles of Carpers Valley slipped on ice while visiting a neighbor and broke his right elbow near the shoulder. Dr. S. P. Latane reduced the fracture and he remains in town consulting his physician. He weighed 21 pounds at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W.stickles
Carpers Valley
Stickles
Turner C. Carper
P. Latane
Mr. Stickles
Murderer Barton Begins Life Term At Maryland Penitentiary
Charles Barton was taken to the Maryland Penitentiary to start a life sentence for murder. Sheriff Downin led the escort while onlookers gathered at the depot. Barton, in a new suit, maintained his innocence and hoped for pardon as he said the real killer would soon be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barton
Maryland
Simon Talheim
Downin
Barton
Mr Sloat Reports from Sunny South in Savannah and Charlotte
The Star prints a letter from John I Sloat Savannah Ga dated February 21 praising the Souths growth Charlotte NC as a future cotton mill hub with 14 mills and white labor. Savannah Ga described as prosperous seaport with DeSoto Hotel and Seaboard Air Line expansion. references to historical Mecklenburg resolutions and Stonewall Jackson widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Sloat
Savannah
Eorror
Southland
South
Charlotte
North Carolina
Dixie
Catawba River
Winchester
Shenandoah
A. C. Barron
Barron
Berryville
Baltimore
Market Street M. E
H. M. Wharton
Bell system to connect six new lines with Winchester exchange
Six new separate telephone companies in Frederick and nearby counties will connect with Bell. The Winchester Exchange of Southern Bell will soon offer free telephone service across Frederick and parts of Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties. Bell already has the most subscribers in Winchester and is praised for high standard of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Bell System
Winchester Exchange
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company
Frederick County
Clarke, Warren and
Shenandoah
Bell
Winchester
Warren
Mother Reluctantly Surrenders Son to City Aid
City Sergeant J William Taylor took six year old Harold Boxwell, son of Mrs Pete McKinney of Gibbons Street, into custody and handed him to the Children’s Home Society. The parents are deemed unfit, and a suitable home is sought, possibly in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Taylor
Harold Boxwell
Pete McKinney
Gibbons Street
Children’s Home Society
Winchester
Will of Miss Eliza Hunt Probated in City Clerk's Office
The late Miss Eliza Hunt died about two weeks ago and her last will, dated June 4 1904, was admitted to probate today. The estate worth several hundred dollars is left to her niece Annie Finafrock for life, then to another niece Julia Taylor, and upon her death to the local Children's Home Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Hunt
Miss Hunt
Annie Finafrock
Julia Taylor
Children’s Home Society
Property Sold Transfer of Monmouth Street House to Susie Lill
A deed recorded transfers a house and lot on Monmouth street in this city from John W. Nail to Mrs Susie Lill for 650 dollars. The transaction confirms the transfer of ownership and the final sale price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Nail
Susie
Lill
Monmouth Street
Knights of Pythias elect leaders at Virginia grand lodge session
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Virginia meets in Norfolk for its 37th annual session. Elections made Holt of Hampton as vice president and J R Bryant Jr Roanoke as grand chancellor among others. Next session planned for Staunton with six district lecturers appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Virginia
Norfolk
Naval Post Band
Portsmouth
Petersburg
Berkley
Hampton
Roanoke
Suffolk
Franklin
Grand Lodge
Bunting Hall
Jas. G. Riddick
George ©. Cabell
Armory’ Hall
Ocean View
Winchester Lodge No.65
Grand Tower Guard
Henry Schneider
W.T. Hottel
J. P. Sartelle
W. B. Hillyard
Joseph W. Leafe
Harry Hillborn
Holt
J. R. Bryant, Jr
BR. B. Warren
Portamouth
John H. Dickerson
Richmond
H. M. Darnell
Maj
T. J. Courtney
Winchester
R. H. Mann, Jr
Grand Inner Guard
Jefferson Wallace
Grand Outer Guard
D. ©. Richardson
Staunton
Oyster famine hits Winchester and Baltimore markets
Winchester suffers an oyster shortage as Baltimore’s heart of the oyster season yields no supply. A large fleet anchors in Canton Hollow and off Federal Hill, but there are not enough oysters to make even an oyster pie. The predicted famine is expected to last until the thaw brings a fresh supply for the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Winchester
Canton Hollow
Federal Hill
John Rust Shumate, Lynchburg resident, dies at 72
Native of Clarke County born June 15 1832. Mr John Rust Shumate long active in Charlottesville business before moving to Lynchburg in 1885 to work in insurance. He died Tuesday morning. Survived by wife and ten children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rust Shumate
Lynchburg
Clarke County
Shumate
Charlottesville
Russell Family Heads to Palm Beach for Two Week Visit
At Palm Beach Florida Mr James B Russell Mrs Mary E Russell and their daughter Miss Mary E Russell have traveled to spend the next two weeks in the resort city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Russell
Mary E. Russell
Palm Beach
Florida
New Sunday School House Praised in Winchester
Rev J O Knott of Lexington praises the Braddock Street Church Sunday School House after dedicatory services in Winchester. The article notes the brick and wood design, its practical layout, and its potential as a model for other churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Knott
Lexington
Baltimore and Richmond
Balla
Winchester Parsonage
Baltimore
Winchester
Birthday George Washington Event At Berryville High School Library
The Berryville Library Association hosted an entertainment for George Washington's birth with speeches by R B Smith Conrad Kownslar and M W Jones. Emma Jones won a prize for best essay while the library received 123 books and 6.40 dollars in cash. Professors Wolff praised the event as a success. Visitors T J Coffman and S H Stambo of Hagerstown were in town on business. H Hawkins of New York City arrived on legal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star Bureau
Berryville
Library Association
Berryville High School
George Washington
R. 8. B. Smith
Conrad Kownslar
M.W. Jones
Emma Jones
The
Wolff
T. J. Coffman
H. Stambo
Hagerstown
H. Hawkins
New York City
An Octogenarian Observes Birthday
Aged Mrs. Margaret E Anderson, mother of Postmaster J Anderson of Kerns County, celebrated her 80th birthday last Saturday. Her son hosted a Sunday dinner in her honor, with friends and relatives attending, including Mrs. Agalon Whitacre and Mrs. Robert Whitacre. Mrs. Anderson is widow of Israel R Anderson of Rock Benon and daughter of James Anderson. Mrs. R E Byrd visits Mrs. James Hay in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Whissen and Mr. Edward Beasley of Edinburg were in town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Anderson
J . Anderson
Kerns
Agalon Whitacre
Robert Whitacre
Edward °.Whissen
Edward Beasley
Edinburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janie Meade
John Calhoun Lee
Mr. N. C. Hawkins
Mrs
Tom Sager
Thomas F. Pager
Mr. Chas. Kiger
P. R. Harrison
Holmes
Martinsburg
Olivia Hysong
Rebekah McKee
Martinsburg World
Rockingham County
Capt. Manning
Denison, Texas
Far West
Vienna
Miller Supply Company
MR. Sloat
Sunny South
Georgia
Atlantic
America
Atlanta
Chicago
Seaboard City
Seaboard Air Line
Bull Street
DeSoto Hotel
Impos
Son
Schneider
Girand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
R. E. Byrd
James Hay
Washington
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