Women at the Helm in Blue Ridge Railroad Effort
Washington Virginia February 27 The Blue Ridge Railroad promoters claim rapid progress with $180 000 raised and $20 000 more sought led by Hamlin’s J J Miller and Cleveland promoter Mrs A M Moore She says $100 000 is already pledged locally and additional funds from Madison and Culpeper would secure construction A 30 mile standard gauge line with 70 pound rails would run from this place via Sperryville to connect with the Southern and may extend to Madison county. others doubt the best route forProfit and lower rates via Riverton through timber country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Friends of the Blue Ridge Railroad
J. J. Miller
Hamlin
A. M. Moore
Cleveland
H. T
Peola Mills
Boston
Madison County
Culpeper
Riverton
Orange
Death by blood poison in Bunker Hill WV
George Riser aged fifty died at his home two miles east of Bunker Hill on Saturday evening from blood poisoning caused by a razor cut at the corner of his mouth. Funeral services were held today at 11 o clock from his home with Rev A Luttrell officiating. Interment in the local graveyard. He is survived by a wife and a stepdaughter. Clyde F Laise and wife of Fayettesville PA visited relatives this weekend. I N Sutton and wife visited Mr A B Speck near Ridgeway. G H Bowen suffered a severe grip attack Friday night. Moving time will bring many changes.
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Bunker Hill
W.va
George Riser
A. Luttrell
Baltimore and Ohio fireman injured by penstock arm at Hagerstown
Hurton B. Deck a veteran Baltimore and Ohio passenger train fireman from Brunswick was struck on the head by a penstock arm in the yards at Hagerstown on Saturday as the train entered the station. He was knocked senseless onto a coal pile with a lump on his chin and a head contusion but no abrasion. expected to recover for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Deck
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Hagerstown
Deck
Taylor Hotel sale beds mattresses and springs available
All purchasers from the Taylor Hotel sale on Thursday may secure mattresses and springs. A follow up sale is planned for Tuesday February eee iptt.
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Sale
Taylor ‘Hotel
Bazaar Receipts Show Strong Public Support For Fire Company
Receipts from Saturday night’s Friendship Fire Company bazar reveal public readiness to replenish the treasury. Members expect better preparedness for emergencies and anticipate liberal patronage as funds are pledged. The company will meet in uniform at 8 pm to escort the Shawnee Tribe of Red Men and the South End Hose Company to the bazar.
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Friendship Fire Company
Red Men
South End Hose Company
Another Slab For Organization Another Slab For Organization
The Acker Keezer Republican group suffers a further blow in Harrisonburg with Wilmer C Chandler named assistant postmaster replacing J Paul Dutrow. John Paul becomes referee, Dechert is post master, and Dutrow exits, signaling a diminished Keezel faction as Hitchcock and Roy E Cabell back Paul in a bid to reorganize the Seventh district Republican party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker-Keezer
Harrisonburg
Wilmer C. Chandler
J. Paul Dutrow
Keezel
John Paul
John Acker
Dechert
Dutrow
Disease hits farm as horses die near Woodstock
Three horses owned by farmer Joseph D Burner east of Woodstock die from suspected spinal meningitis after eating hay contaminated by river sediment. Three more brood mares are at risk. The illness is linked to hay with sand and dirt deposits from last summer’s flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D.burner
Woodstock
Six Reel Show at Sears Tonight
A two hour program at the Six Reel Show Auditorium features a fine Biograph reel and other reels in the big night presentation at Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Barber shop to open at Piccadilly Street
H R Grim announces the opening of a barber shop at the stand formerly used by G W Pulliam on W Piccadilly St starting Wednesday March 1. The notice asks friends and former patrons to give the new shop a share of their trade. Weather forecast notes fair weather with colder Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Pulliam
W. Piccadilly St
H. R. Grim
Electric Lights Wiring at Cost Proves Affordable
Local homes increasingly wired for electric lights with low costs and best service from the Electric Company. The modern lighting method gains popularity as more households adopt wiring upgrades.
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Electric Company
Beutelle In Hospital In Winchester Memorial Care
Mr J M Beutelle an aged Frederick county resident is under treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital for infirmities of advanced age. He has lived alone in a house off the Valley Pike south of town for a long time.
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J. M. Beutelle
Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Beutelle
Valley Pike
Town
Make Doors There’s Speculation Rife
Editor Evening Star urges city to provide proper door exits to fire escapes at the Winchester Auditorium. letter argues current setup endangers crowds and nearby windows may be cut, recommending first floor access when finances allow. February 28, Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Winchester
Virginia
Bishop Coadjutor Election Set For May
The Virginia Episcopal diocese faces a May decision on its bishop coadjutor as ill health blocks Rev. Dr. Berryman from candidacy. Rev. William Meade Clark, Rev. Joseph B. Dunn, Rev. William D. Smith, Rev. C Braxton Bryan and Rev. Robert S. Copeland are among nominees named at the recent council session.
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Berryman
Virginia Theological Diary
Virginia
Winchester
Green
Richmond
Archue Selden Lewd
Alexandria
Gen Rai Board of Missions
Church
Gibson
John A Nicodemus Heads the List of U S Fruit Growers
The Baltimore Sunday Sun profiles John A. Nicodemus of Frederick County as perhaps the nation’s largest fruit grower. It details his Edgemont 140 acre farm with 8,000–10,000 apple trees and a 5,000 barrel harvest last year, along with Park Hill 170 acre farm near Zullinger, Pa., and other properties in Lenore Station and Winchester areas. It notes his spraying regime, fertilizer use, and tobacco stem mulch, plus market views on apple prices and the shift between sale and storage.
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Baltimore Sunday Sun
United States
John A. Nicodemus
Frederick County
Edgemont
Washington County
Mason and Dixon Line
Nicodemus
Zullinger
Park Hill
Edgar Nicodemus
Mammoth
Ams.a
Pennsylvani
Maryland
Lenore Station
Winchester
Charles Nicodemus
United Cigar Manufacturing Company
New York City
Mr. Nicodemus
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Lid On Tight In Frederick
Frederick Maryland residents recall a Sunday tobacco ban after the grand jury urged strict enforcement. Sheriff Grimes notified cigar store owners to stop selling tobacco on Sundays and warned further enforcement against gambling and drug sales.
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Frederick
Grimes
Grand
District Teachers Meet in March The Seventh District Conference
The annual educational conference of the Seventh Congressional District will be held at Front Royal on March 9 and 10. It will be of great interest to all teachers in the district and Frederick County is urged to be well represented. No progressive teacher can afford to miss it.
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Seventh Congressional District
Front Royal
Frederick County
Surgeon Restores Sight in Richmond Patient
A boy named Nathan Spilberg at Memorial Hospital in Richmond regained sight after a brain surgery to relieve pressure on optic nerves. Dr. Robert S. Bosher led the operation with Drs. W. Dunn H. H. Levy and J. A. White assisting, marking a historic success in eyes and brain surgery.
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Richmond
Nathan Spilberg
Memorial Hospital
Robert S. Bosher
W. Dunn
H. H. Levy
J. A. White
Mutual policyholders to pay assessments in Michigan case
Courts confirm an assessment of 45362 dollars to be levied on Citizens Mutual Fire policyholders of Holly Michigan after a receiver held assets for two years. A 9900 dollar reduction adjusted the sum. The Michigan Supreme Court requires solvent policyholders to cover the amounts, including those of deceased or judgment creditors.
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Citizens’ Mutual Fire
Holly
Mich
Michigan Supreme Court
H. R. Bryarly & Bro
Winchester
Mrs Greenwalt Dead in Scottdale Pa
Mr FE B Greenwalt of Albin hears of his mother Mrs Greenwalt death in Scottdale Pa. She belonged to an old family of the region and had many friends in Winchester and nearby areas.
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FE. B. Greenwalt
Albin
Scottdale
Will Lease Heller Building Ad For Details
Classified notice states Jas P Reardon handles particulars for lease of the Heller Building. A stray fragment mentions Henry Baetjer & Co and an address line. Lost item notes a brown fur with reward for return to Dr W P McGuire.
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Heller
Jas. P. Reardon
W. P. McGuire
Death of Mrs Jennie Hall Clowser at 77 in Virginia
Mrs Jennie Hall Clowser of near Rosenberger Frederick county died after a long illness at her home in Hayfield Virginia She was 76 or 77 and a devout Christian Survived by two sons three daughters and a granddaughter Funeral services will be held at her home Tuesday at 10 am with Rev Asa Richards of Lorettaville presiding Interment in Hall family graveyard beside her late husband
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Hayfield
Jennie Hall Clowser
Rosenberger
James Bennett Hall
Uits
Martha. Wotring
Morgattown
W. Va
Clowser
Asa Richards
Lorettaville
Hall Family
Chas Stuart To Wed Down South
An engagement announced in New Orleans pairs Miss Dorothy Sanders with Charley Edwael Stuart formerly of Alexandria. Mr. Stuart is the son of the late Judge Charles Stuart and Ruth Yeaton Stuart. The wedding is planned as a major winter social event with a Bermuda trip and a home in Bluefield Virginia after.
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Munhy
New Orleans
Dorothy Sanders
Charley Edwael Stuart
Alexandria
Stuart
Charles’ Stuart
Virginia House of Delegates
Ruth Yeaton Stuart
Bermuda
Bluefield, Ve
Mr. Stuart
Nulton to Command Ship in Midshipmen's Overseas Cruise
Commander Louis McCoy Nulton of Winchester and a United States Naval Academy instructor will command a battleship in the midshipmen squadron on a foreign voyage next summer. The Indiana Iowa and Massachusetts may form the squadron, with possible substitution if the ship Sthdilana is unavailable. The cruise departs Annapolis June 5 visiting Ireland Norway Germany and Gibraltar, returning around August 28 before a four week leave.
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Louis McCoy Nulton
Winchester
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Indiana
Iowa
Massachusetts
Ireland
Norway
Germany
John Carlisle’s Sale Announced for March 16
On Berryvine Pike a sale is listed including stock, implements, harness, household goods, and Autique Farriiture items. The notice cites March 16 as the sale date and specifies location on Berryvine Pike.
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John Carlisle
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Blue Ridge Railroad
Deck Hurton B. & C
the Star
Weather Bureau
U. S
Frazier’s
Summit Point
Wm. Chiles
Henry Baetjer & Co
AGEU
Chas Stuart
L. M. Nulton
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