First Love of President Davis Surface in Richmond Tale
Nancy Lewis Greene writes of Jefferson Davis early life, revealing his first romance as a student at Transylvania University in Lexington in 1824. The piece cites local recollections, a lingering mystery about his life, and notes efforts to honor him with a monument in Richmond, Virginia.
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Richmond Times
Nancy Lewis Greene
Davis
Betty Dandridge
North Braddock Street
Winchester
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Lexington
Kentucky
Transylvania University
G. W. Ranck
Transylvania
Anna Russell
Des Cognets
Hill
Limestone
Tell
Bentley Kern Named Winchester Postmaster After Long Contests
President Roosevelt sent Bentley Kern's name to the Senate for Winchester postmastership after a hard fought, largely self driven campaign. Kern, longtime Republican leader and former woolen magnate, now head of an apple shipping business, will be confirmed in coming days.
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Harry R. Kern
Roosevelt
Bentley Kern
Senate
Winchester
Kern
Republican
Capt
Hardy
Frederick County
Republican Executive Committee
Kern, Barr & Walter
Fredericksburg
Morgan Mills
Bartonsville
Pastor Returns to Mt. Jackson Church After Resignation
Rev. E. L. Folk who led the Lutheran Church in Mt. Jackson for a decade resigned last December to lead a church in Winston-Salem North Carolina has accepted a call to return and will arrive during February.
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Evening Star
Mt. Jackson
E. L. Folk
Lutheran Church
Winston-Salem
N C
Talk on Mountain Missions Draws Attentive Audience
The address at Christ Episcopal Church yesterday by Miss Eleanor Wheat drew a well attended crowd. Miss Wheat is sister to Mr J C Wheat and has long aided mountain missions in Virginia. Mr Hugh Perry, taken ill Friday, remains unchanged.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Eleanor Wheat
Miss Wheat
J.C. Wheat
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Hugh Perry
Death claimed Mrs. M. R. Trundle in Winchester
Mrs Mary R Trundle longtime Winchester Catholic lady died at 10 pm at 14 East Gerrard Street after weeks of illness. Funeral at Church of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday 10 am with burial in Catholic cemetery. Survived by son Marry Trundle of Norfolk and sisters Mrs Carrie Moran and Mrs Eliza McNabb.
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Mary R. Trundle
Winchester
East Gerrard Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
W. A. McKeefry
Old Country
Winchester Times
Tar Star
Trundle
Marry Trundle
Norfolk
Winchester Boys to be Pardoned for 1899 Robbery
The State Board of Pardons recommends unconditional pardons for Harry Anderson Thomas Morrison and John Morrison who served nearly two years in the state penitentiary for a Hamp shire county robbery case based on circumstantial evidence. They prove alibi they were home in Winchester Virginia about 20 miles away. Governor White expected to order release this week. Public reaction supports exoneration after long belief of innocence.
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State Board of Pardons
Harry Anderson
Thomas Morrison
John Morrison
Charles Cooper
Hampshire County
Winchester
White
Pardon Board
Mrs Roosevelt Hosts Large Washington Tea
Mrs Roosevelt held a large private reception in Washington on Friday afternoon with more than 200 guests from four to six. She greeted visitors in the Blue Room wearing white silk while Misses Alice Roosevelt Root Knox and Hitchcock assisted. Cabinet ladies attended throughout the afternoon and tea was served at two tables in the Red and Green Parlors. Guests moved to the East Room to view the diplomatic dinner decorations still in place. Lieutenant and Mrs Louis McCoy-Nulton attended.
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Louis McCoy-Nulton
Valley Business College Prepares Young Men and Women
Advice to young men filled with praise for Valley Business College. The school trains students for office positions, meeting rising demand and guiding careers in modern commerce.
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Ave
Business School
The
Valley Business College
Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank Opens Doors
The Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank opened at nine this morning and ran steady until three in a brisk first day. Deposits approached $30,000, with the first from George W. Haddox and a later $1,000 from a Cincinnati visitor. Cashier H. D. Fuller and assistant L. N. Barton led the staff, while R. T. McGuire handled inside work amid a holiday mood among well wishers. Competition among local banks promises lively hours ahead.
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H. D. Fuller
L. N. Barton
R. T. McGuire
Leading School Teacher Whitacre Dies at 39 in Warrack
S M Whitacre a prominent young teacher at Cross Roads school Warrack Va dies at home after pleurisy and dropsy of the heart. Funeral held, burial at Ebenezer. He would have turned 40 on January 23. Survived by widow six children and parents Aglen and wife. The community mourns a respected Christian educator.
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Tun Humartna Star
Warrack
S. M. Whitacre
Whitacre
Cross Roads
Ebenezer
Christian Church
Resolutions on Fred Athey's Death Adopted by Shawnee Tribe
At a Shawnee Tribe Improved Order of Red Men meeting last Friday night a committee drafted resolutions honoring Wm F Athey son of J W Athey. The group mourns the loss and sends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved mother and father while praying for peace and comfort. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to the parents and spread on the records.
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Messrs
Walter
Nicklin
C. T. Fansler
James A. Brown
Wm. F. Athey
J. W. Athey
Rays of Hope in Prison Cells Gospel Meeting
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union held a regular monthly gospel temperance meeting at the jail yesterday at 4 p.m. Rev. T. Marshall West spoke to the prisoners urging a better life as Christian workers led prayer and praise.
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Womens Christian Temperance Union
T. Marshall West
Birthday of Gen Stonewall Jackson
Tuesday January 21 marks the 78th anniversary of the birth of Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
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Stonewall’’ Jackson
Death of an Aged Lady in Warracre Virginia
Mrs Lucy Sprout 61 died at her home near Warracre January 13 and was buried at Mt Hebron Thursday with Rev T J Feaster officiating She was described as an independent industrious woman Her husband had died months earlier and was not in attendance Mrs Lucy Kern offered aid during her final illness
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Evening Star
Warracre
Lucy Sprout
Here
Mt. Hebron
T. J. Feaster
Lucy Kern
Fourth Marriage License Issued by County Clerk Cartmell
County Clerk Cartmell granted marriage license number four to Walter Miller and Ada May Lowrey marking their union. The document records their names, with no additional details provided in the notice.
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Cartmell
Walter Miller
Ada May Lowrey
Fretts Land Grab Across Back Creek Valley Exposed
The Martinsburg World reports a plot by A. E. Fretts of Westmoreland Pa to seizure of eighteen Berkeley county and nine Frederick county tracts through options. Owners, promised coal wealth, signed under pressure or altered terms, with payments set high and deeds to be secured after long delays.
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Martinsburg World
Berkeley County
Frederick County
A. E. Fretts
Westmoreland County
Back Creek Valley
A. E.fretts
Fretts
Special Council Session on Railroad Connection Ordinance
The Common Council will meet tomorrow evening in a special session to review the final stages of the ordinance granting the Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad the privilege of railroad connection.
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Common Council
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
Former Resident Robert Sowers Visits Harrisonburg
Mr. Robert Sowers, manager for Standard Oil interests at Harrisonburg, is in town. A former county resident, he has ridden in many tournaments in this section.
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Robert Sowers
Standard Oil Company
Harrisonburg
Sowers
Banks appoint reserve agents for Winchester bank
The National Mechanics Bank of Baltimore and the National Union Bank of Baltimore have been named reserve agents for the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester.
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National Mechanics Bank of Baltimore
The
National Union Bank of Baltimore
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester
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Nancy Greene
M.R. Trundle
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Europe
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Morrisons
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Fred. Athey
Jackson’s
Fretts Works Land Owners
New Bank’s Reserve
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