Strother brothers face trial over fatal Bywaters shooting
In Culpeper Virginia the prosecution rests after two days as James and Philip Strother defend their actions in the December 15 attempt on William F Bywaters life. Witness Lamon recounted Bywaters final hours and Will’s mother night pleas. Locals anticipate acquittal while noting lack of direct witness testimony on any marriage declaration.
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William F. Bywaters
Lannon
Bywaters
Strother
James
Philip Strother
Culpeper
Whitacre Wedding Bells in Reynold's Store Community
Walter Moore son of George Moore and Mrs. Nannie Mason widow of two husbands were wed at the U B parsonage by Rev J Racey. Moore 32 works sawing lumber. Mason 28 previously married to Hultsler and James Mason, each deceased. They share two children from the prior marriages. Ernest Gray and Myrtle Collins wed in Gainesboro with Rev C W Marks officiating. The groom, a farmer, will live at his father James Gray's home near Siler.
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Hultsler
Glengary
W. Va
James Mason
E. W. Collins
Siler
Gainesboro
C. W. Marks
Twenty Five Tramps Coming Thursday in Winchester
A lively comedy attraction visits the Auditorium on Thursday night February 28. The King of Tramps features Sunny Jim and a capable company of singers dancers and farciers in a wholesome performance. Patrons are assured a show worth seeing.
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Winchester
Ple
Masons Honor Master Mason In Winchester Banquet
Winchester Hiram Lodge No. 21 conferred the sublime degree of Master Mason on a popular local businessman at the Masonic Temple. Worshipful Masters A G Weaver and C Vernon Eddy attended from Unity Lodge and led ceremonies. a banquet followed with impromptu speeches as the group celebrated into the night.
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Winchester
Hiram Lodge
A. G. Weaver
Unity Lodge
No. 146
Front Royal
J. A. Lehew
T. 8. Duncan
C. Vernon Eddy
Weaver
Tade
Harry March Makes Good at Uniontown Pa
Winchester man Harry March assistant superintendent of the West Penn Railway Company at Uniontown Pa earns 1800 dollars yearly and is viewed as a strong promotion prospect. He also serves as cartoonist for Trolley Talk the company’s transportation department publication and in February contributed a notable cartoon.
Clifton Forge and Covington Vote Dry
Clifton Forge Virginia and nearby Covington held local option elections yesterday. Anti saloon forces won in Clifton Forge by 80, ending saloon sales after May 1 and closing 13 saloons and 2 beer houses. Covington also voted against saloons by 47, restricting whisky sales for at least two years.
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Clifton Forge
Nineveh Va Late News Notes Update
Local items from Nineveh Virginia report visits and illness. Sallie Cabell of Cedarville hosted by Mrs Jacob McKay. Ernest Rowsee ill with pneumonia but improving. Holmes McCauley and Mrs Neville in Front Royal. Miss Lucy Hicks returns to health. Community notes include an ice harvest, a Fort Loudoun soiree, and a bowling prize of two dollars weekly at Arbuckle's Bowling Alley.
Miss Malady Dies From Injuries At Georgetown Hospital
Miss Mary Malady daughter of John and the late Mrs Margaret Malady died at Georgetown University Hospital Washington DC at 5 30 am after burns from her dress catching fire near a stove three weeks earlier A trained nurse helped extinguish the flames She was born in Philadelphia and lived in Washington at the Casson household Survived by her father two sisters Lizzie Malady and Mrs Katie Higgins The remains will be brought to Winchester and taken to Major Holmes Conrad residence for 10 am Mass at Sacred Heart Church Rev Father McVerry officiating Pallbearers named and tribute paid to her charitable life
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Major Holmes
Conrad
John
Margaret Malady
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D. C
Miss Malady
Philadelphia
Casson
Washington
John. Malady
Lizzie Malady
Holmes Conrad
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Marriage License Issued In County Clerk's Office
A license was issued today to Samuel Boyd 21 and Lula Dick 21 both of this county. The groom is a farmer. Mrs E V Weems and Miss Clara Weems are staying at Miss Sherrard's in the city for several days. Mr Shirley Carter of Baltimore is registered at the Hotel Evans.
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Samuel Boyd
Lula Dick
Jacob Dick
Weems
Shirley Carter
Baltimore
Evans
Power Dam In Operation At Millville Jefferson Co
President S S H Mansbrough and officials of Winchester and Washington Electric Railway tested the Millville power plant. Transformers drying may take a week. starting machinery succeeded and lights burned briefly. Within two weeks hoped to furnish current from Shenandoah River to Winchester for light and power.
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Millville
Jefferson County
W. Va
Hoover
Shenandoah River
Winchester
Unlawful Detainer Case Heard Today
Magistrate Pierce of the county police court heard and decided a case brought by Frank C. Grove of Grove Brothers against William Miller. Miller occupied Grove property near Williams Factory and refused to move after notice. Miller granted until May 15 to vacate the house and lettuce beds after hours of argument.
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Pierce
Grove
Williams
Pratery
So County
End of Thaw Case Nears End of Trial
Special to The Star reports Delmas says Thaw defense will finish by week’s end signaling a speedy conclusion. Testimony notes Evelyn Nesbit and Thaw return from Europe and Dr Bingham described prisoner peculiarities. In Culpeper Virginia Mrs Strother Bywaters testifies in Strother Brothers murder case detailing distress and impact of the dead man’s actions.
Funeral Thursday At Episcopal Church
Funeral services for the late MH RathaenH Cree widow of John W Goss will be held Thursday at 3 pm at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. Rev William D Smith will officiate. Burial follows at Mount Hebron. Pallbearers: John H Barnett Camillus Gum Charlies EE Hoover Edward Conner James M Haymaker M T Reed. Mrs Goss was a Saint Marys Episcopal Church member in Hampden Maryland.
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John W., Goss
Cty
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
William D. Smith
Mount Hebron
Messrs
John H. Barnett
Camillus Gum
Charlies EE. Hoover
Edward Conner
James M. Haymaker
M. T. Reed
Southern Audit Co. Inc lands strong regional reach
W W Barrow, secretary and manager of Southern Audit Co Inc of Norfolk, promotes a firm competing with big New York auditors. The Norfolk Richmond practice spans Virginia and Carolinas with extensive bank exam work.
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Southern Audit Co., Inc
W. W. Barrow
Thern Audit Co., Inc
Norfolk
Austrian remedy ascatco touted for asthma relief
New York reports nearly half a million asthmatics credited with full health restoration due to ascatco. Medical authorities cite success in asthma catarrh and bronchitis. the dose is seven drops twice daily with no stomach upset. The Austrian dispensary at 52 West Twenty-fifth Street offers free trial bottles by mail for another month.
Gasoline Engine for Sale Two Horsepower Excellent Condition
For sale a gasoline engine rated at two horsepower in excellent condition. Can be seen at Star Office. Apply to Star Office.
Weather Outlook for Virginia Fair and Cold Across Regions
Fair tonight with colder conditions especially in the extreme western portion. Thursday forecast calls for fair skies and even colder temperatures. Miss Rose Janney of Winchester recently visiting Miss Mary Winkley on Germany Street departed yesterday morning for home.
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Mary Winkley
Germany
Harrisonburg
Deaths of Isaac S Gray and Captain William T West
News from Washington and Richmond report the deaths of Isaac S Gray in Washington at age 77 after a long Washington residence and Captain William T West in Richmond. Isaac S Gray was a carpenter and builder, longtime Mason, and father of Mrs. Ella Gray. burial planned in Washington. Captain West, a Richmond Division superintendent for Southern Railway, Civil War veteran, and longtime church and Masonic member, leaves several children including Mrs. Charles Gray of Memphis and W T West Jr of Richmond.
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W. T. West
Richmond
William T. West
The
Southern Railway
Captain West
Danville Blues
Piedmont
Richmond and
Danville
Trans
Lesley C. West
Charles W. Gray
Memphis
Mrs Abell Leases Winchester Home for Spring Stay
Mrs. W. R. Abell of Baltimore has leased the Weems residence on Fairmount Avenue for two months and will take possession in March. She and her son Walter Abell plan to spend the spring in Winchester.
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Er Brothers
James and
Philip
Will
State of
Virginia
Commonwealth
J A. ©. Keith
Lamon
John G. Lamon
Viola
Jim
Will Bywaters
Frederick County
Whitacre
Walter Moore
George Moore
Nan
Nie Mason
Reynold
U. B
J. Racey
Ernest Gray
James Gray
Myrtle Collins
Banqu Beard
Cred
Hiram
Evening Star
Harry March
Pennsylvania Trolley Company
Uniontown
Harry
March
Sistant
Mr. March
the Transportation Department of
West Penn Company
Sue
Covington
Leghany County
Clif
Ton Forge
West Virginia
Lynchburg and
Staunton
Nineveh, Va
Nineveh
Cabell
Cedarville
Jacob McKay
Little Ernest Rowsee
Jas
Rowsee
Mr. Holmes McCauley
Neville
Jas. Sargent
Master Archie and
Willie Trenary
Strasburg
Bruin
Allie
Teachers’ Institute
Lucy Hicks
J. Miller Jett
Fort Loudoun
Arbuckle’'S
WW. Ruth
Valley Division
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Harrisondure
William Huunter Bell
Thomas C. Jones
Shenan
Doah Junction
Jones
Southern Methodist Ay
Washington Hospital
Mary Malady
Miss Mala
Chy
Ter
Mrs
Katie Higgins
John T. Noonan
J. Robi. Doran
Thomas Keating
William Sullivan
Anthony Graber
Lewis Pearson
Hatcher
Con. Ave
Terrace
E. V. Weems
S&s H. Mansbrough
And
Washington Electric Railway
N. Wilson Davis
S. L. Hoover
L. F. Cooper
A Moore, Jr
Jacob Warden
Harry Warden and
S. H. Hansbroug
Frank C. Grove
Liam Miller
Mr. Miller
Miller
James P. Reardon
Mr. Grove
R. Gray
Wil
Liams
Delmas
New York
Evelyn Nesbit "Thaw
Scotland
Bingham
Thaw’'s
Europe
Ola Strother
ther-iIndaw
Wiliam
Guish
Episcopal Church
MH “Rathaenh Cree
Mary’s Episcopal Church
Hampden, Maryland
City On
Sou
Wisconsin Central Railway
Montana, Idaho, Wash
Ington
Oregon
British Columbia
C. D. Harper
Ww. C. Railway
Traction Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ascatco
Catco
Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Ascat
Weather Report
Rose Janney
Isaac S. Gray
R. L. Firay
Wm. T. West
Richard L. Gray
Egram
Wash
D. C
Isaac 8. Gray
Winches
Gray
Albert Moser
New York Avenue
Mr. Gray
Albert Moler
Ll. Gray
Capt. West
Pittsylvania County
Weat
Sallie
Wilson
Pittsylvania
West
W. R. Abell
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