Community Notes From Trone and Berryville Bursts of Holiday Visiting
Local items record multiple visitors and family greetings from Trone and Berryville Virginia. Notables include Miss Harness teaching at the public school, Letcher Giffin visiting his father, and various arrivals from Meadow Mills Keyser and Gainesboro. Reports also mention church Christmas entertainments and road to recovery for local relief work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trone
Robert Giffin
C. Fenton Giffin
Miss Harness
Meadow Mills
Letcher Giffin
Keyser
J. ‘Robert Giffin
B. N. Lockhart
Meredith Lockhart
T.E. ‘Morrison
Winchester
Rock Enon Church
W. J. Muse
T. B. Morrison
F. J. Triptte
L. Lockhart
Ethel Adams
Gainesboro
E. L. Hook
J. Frank Chapman
Hayfield
J. B. Chapman
J. J
Village improvement society promotes beautification and activism
An expert lecture with a stereopticon is advised to seed a village improvement association. An executive committee of fifteen with eight women should oversee committees on sidewalks streets public buildings and ads. Dues stay under a dollar annually and initial goals target litter insanitary pits and nuisances, followed by water fountains libraries and plantings to beautify homes streets and public spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert D. Ward
Woman's Home Companion
New Milford
Conn
Fvidage Im Improvement Association
New
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad from Kilmer Co
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for weak kidneys and related ailments. It promotes sample bottles, full size bottles in fifty cent and one dollar, and urges readers to write for a free pamphlet from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Binghamston
N. Y
Village improvement by women reshapes public spaces
The article celebrates women led improvement efforts from Beverley to Pasadena showing how village and library associations transform neglect into parks and attractive stations. It argues women are vital to public aesthetics and that organized clubs can accomplish what factions cannot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester Bran Ton and Maine Railroad
Springfield
Mass
Village Improvement and Library
Association
Pasadena
Cal
Jane
Cumberland Death of Mrs. Sarah M Taylor
Mrs. Sarah M Taylor widow of T Buckey Taylor died Tuesday evening at 7 30 at her Cumberland Maryland home after a long illness. Born in Tenallytown DC she lived in Hampshire County West Virginia Virginia before moving to Cumberland in the 1870s and later New Pittsburgh Ohio. She survived by a son John T Taylor of Cumberland and was active in Centre Street M E Church and Kingsley M E Church leaving a Christian legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah. M Taylor
T. Buckey Taylor
Cumberland
Taylor
Twiford
Tenallytown
D. C
Hampshire County
W. Va
Virginia
Smith Twiford
New Pittsburg
Ohio
John T. Taylor
Hayfield Notes
Hayfield notes from Jan 2 report social visits and local movements. Miss Emma Bowman of Winchester spends vacation here. Mr and Mrs Worsley entertained friends last Wednesday. Mr A L Keckley of Rosenberger has a very sick horse. Miss Frances Larrick returns to Roanoke school duties. W J Smith will preach at Fremont next Sunday at 3. Mr S A Goode rents a farm near Star Tannery. Mr Daniel Orndorff of Pennsylvania visits relatives here. Miss Minnie Hall spends her vacation at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Hel- McGill
Robert P
John Zombro
Cumberland
John P. ‘Decker
Waynes‘hero
Marshall Tapscott
Indian Rock
Sylvester Smallwood
Robert Appell
Charles
B.F. Smallwood
Dr. Tucker's Hospital
A. L. Keckley
Rosenberger
Frances Larrick
Gainsboro
Roanoke
W. F. ‘Shipe
Greenspring
W. J. Smith
Fremont
S. A. Goode
Hedpick
Star Tannery
Daniel Orndorff
Pennsylvania
Clark Purcell
Minnie Hall
Pleasant Hall social at Prospect Hall in Jefferson County
A Pleasant event at the colonial home of Mgr and Mrs W Henshaw near Middleway featured games and conversation cards with topics on wireless telegraphy womens rights literature and social and economic questions. Each boy had three minutes to display erudition to a welcoming young lady as guests from Fort Loudoun Seminary Winchester and Shenandoah Valley Academy attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit Point
W. Va
Jefferson County
Mgr
Co. W. Henshaw
Middleway
Eva M. Hiett
May H. Kimmel
Nettie F
Maryak. Huyett
Henshaw
Fort Loudous
Winchester
Elmer Kimmel
Herman Huyett
Charles Landon
Frederick Hiett
Mr. Henshaw
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Notable guests join festive horse party at Alpine
Mr E Granville Sherley of Cumberland and Miss Kate McVicar of Winchester attend a holiday gathering at Alpine the home of Mr and Mrs F M Thompson near town. Also listed are Miss Mabel Smithy Mr Lloyd Miss Ethel Walter and Mr J Russell Cather and brother of Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Granville Sherley
Cumberland
Kate McVicar
Winchester
Mabel Smithy
Hagerstown
MY. Lloyd
Ethel Walter
Kabletown
J. Russell Cather
Lexington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom
M Asters Loring
Russell
Hook
Shenandoah College
EB. L
Washington
Allegonian Jewspraper
Roding
Messrs
E. C. DE Witt
Chicago
CGN
Cornell
Miller’s Drug Store
Prospect Hall
Alpine
Cascarets
Lena
Peat
Gillard
Fionn
Kocarck
Bop
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
Henry Baetjer & Co
UNION
Bank of Winchester
State of
Rexall
N. Main ST
Nien
City
Evening Star
Rink
Stedt
Oni
Kennedy Kid
Rae
Baker
Pernision
Yes
J. W. Rosenberger
Bark Yard
Cor
Braddock and
Wolf St
Jefferson
Pest
DISEA
Fitna
Borree
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