Tragic Brunswick Yard Accident Claims Newark Brakeman
Charles Foy a freight brakeman from Newark Ohio died at Brunswick Hospital after a bumper accident on a Baltimore and Ohio freight train. He moved to Brunswick with his wife and four children earlier this year and was to receive surgery in Winchester before dying. His body was sent home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Brunswick
Charles
Foy
Leonard
Newark
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
J. F. Ward
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Brunswick Hospital
Ward
Crescent Club Entertainment Highlights Bunker Hill
The Crescent Club gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs lL A Huyett with E F Gardner and E B LeFevre in attendance. Rural carrier No 13 fell ill on his route and could not complete his work. Relatives and visitors from Martinsburg Arden Cumberland and Frederick County were noted as guests and locals discuss the football season peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
W. Va
E. F. Gardner
E. B. LeFevre
Crescent Club
Ll. A. Huyett
Rogers
Martinsburg
ER. R. Henson
Arden
Madison Lamp
Cumberland
Tuseh Dehaven
Frederick F County
J. M. Lamp
Holtzman Wins License Transfer for Charles Town Bar
Joseph W. Holtzman of Woodstock has been granted a liquor license in Charles Town West Virginia by the Jefferson County Circuit Court. He previously purchased the business and operated under the former owner’s name while awaiting the court transfer, then faced disputes with the former owners and temporarily closed the establishment before reopening upon the court’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Holtzman
Holtzman
Woodstock
Charles Town
W. Va
Circcuit Court
Jefferson County
Charles ‘Town
Othe
Cold Wave Predicted as Weather Bureau Warns
The Weather Bureau bulletin from Washington forecasts fair but much colder conditions tonight with a developing cold wave across the Atlantic States. Temperature dropped notably this afternoon and the warning may extend into tomorrow and beyond depending on conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic States
Tom's Brook episode ends with vanished cash and arrest warrant
Elijah Rosenberger known as Ale hosted Saturday guests for 135 dollars plus 100 proof oil sociability. Between chicken and cock crowing, he retired, pants with 125 dollars on the bed end. The money vanished, a warrant was issued for the guests, but no culprit identified. Sheriff Spiker found no proof and the case closed with funds unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah ‘Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Jacob Smoot
Daniel Spiker
William Davis Found After Disappearance
Martinsburg West Virginia January 29 special to The Star William BE Davis a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad dining car steward disappeared from Martinsburg Sunday morning. He was found in Norfolk Virginia where his wife and children are visiting. Davis lives in Keyser and has run for the railroad for years. He left Martinsburg with the car boarded a train and went to Norfolk by boat. Davis recently recovered from a long illness and his mind allegedly became impaired.
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The
Star
Martinsburg
W. Va
William
BE. Davis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Police
Norfolk
Mr. Davis
Keyser
More
Norfol
Davis
Visitation Notes From Augusta West Virginia Community
From Hampshire County Augusta West Virginia January twenty ninth visiting relatives noted Mr and Mrs E L Pugh Whitacre Pa and Mr and Mrs Kline Michigan Mr Pugh a lawyer Mr Kline a fruit grower Miss Lillian Beery returned from Monessen Pa Mrs J W Riley returned from Whitacre visit Miss Estella Tutwiler teaching local school H B Daugherty ill with measles Born January twenty four a daughter to Mr and Mrs Virgil Beery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Riley
Whitacre
Estella
Tutwiler
H. B. Daugherty
Virgil Beery
Court Denies Local Option Petition Over Signer Omission
In Woodstock last week Circuit Judge T. W. Harrison denied the Madison district local option petition after D. C. Evans had his name struck from the signer list. Treasurers’ books showed credits for Evans, but the oversight by J. Hutcheson caused the error. With Evans removed the petition failed by the required count. Stonewall district also lacked sufficient names and was denied. The matter may be raised again after a new petition is prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
J. ©. Hutcheson
Midison District
T. W. Harrison
D. C. Evans
Edinburg
Harrison
Owas
Evans
Stonewall
Trouble Over Dog Causes a Tragedy
Isaac Dean at Franklin jail reportedly confessed to killing his nephew Arthur Greenwalt in self defense. He is 55 and had prior conflicts with the boy over a dog. Greenwalt was found in a field saying Dean shot me, though details suggest the shot entered from behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney
W. Va
Isaac Dean
Franklin
Arthur Greenwalt
Greenwalt
S Dean
Mr Kuykendall to Marry Soon in Old Fields
Moorefield W Va Jan 29 An nouncement made of the marriage of Mr Robert A Kuykendall and Miss Hale McNeill to be held at the bride’s home in Old Fields on Wednesday February 5 W A Allen butchered a beef for George Miley with two wire nails in the first stomach found in the meat bought from P W Inskeep Other social notes include visits by Mrs Statton Taylor and Miss Bertha Taylor of Purgittsville to Jacob Reed Miss Fannie Stevens returning to Capon Springs Mrs Annie Shearer in Cumberland last Saturday the progress of Mrs F W Williams of Medley after pneumonia and other local items.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Robert. A. Kuykendall
P. W
Statton Taylor
Bertha Taylor
Purgittsville
Jacob Reed
Medley
Application notice for salary paid to rightful recipient
Fragmentary notice indicates a solicitor related to an address Neb with salary payment to the correct man. The text mentions apply by mail to a Star office and references a date near the eve of a rite or event, with unreadable parts.
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Star
Office
William Cain Dies After Long Winchester Life
William Cain longtime Winchester resident died overnight at his North Kent street home after advanced age. His body was moved to his son-in-law Edgar Kline’s home on North Market street for burial preparations. He served in the community for decades and faded sight left him dependent on a helper boy. He was married twice, his second wife Ann Cain having died two years ago. He leaves several local children. Funeral service at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. D. H. Kern officiating. Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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William Cain
Winchester
North Kent Street
Edgar Kline
North Market Street
Cain
Ann Cain
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
D. H. Kern
Mount Hebron
Palace Theater Taken Over by Rouss Fire Co
The Charley Rouss Fire Company gains management of the Palace Theater on North Main adjoining the Evans hotel. Beginning Thursday night, their representatives will run the moving picture apparatus for the rest of winter and into spring and summer. The move aims to liquidate debt on the new automobile hose carriage for the Winchester fire department. Many new and attractive pictures will be shown by the new management.
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Charley Rouss
Palace Theater
North Main Street
Evans
Winchester
Deceased's Father Had Five Wives
Miss Maud Downey of Shenandoah Page county died at home Sunday morning. Cause not known though she had spasms and may have died during one. Daughter of William Downey who married five times. Survived by 28 brothers and sisters. Interment at Huffman's graveyard near Furnace No. 2 this afternoon.
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Maud Downey
Shenandoah
Page County
William Downey
Huffman’s Graveyard
Furnace No. 2
Pensions Increase for 1908 Exceeds 480000 Daily
The pension bill approved by Congress raises seven million more for 1908 than 1907. Pension payments for the next year total over 480000 dollars for each working day.
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Committee On Pensions of Congress
A Safety Lamp Causes a Fire at Fort Louis Seminary
About 9 30 last night an alarm at the Sarah Zane Fire Company's engine house reported a fire caused by a safety lamp overturned on a room floor at Fort Louis Seminary. A student extinguished the flames by covering the lamp with a blanket, minimal damage and no danger to the building.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Fort Loudoun
An Aged Minister Goes to Rest
Rev. H. C. McDaniel, longtime Baltimore Conference minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, died at his son in law J D Bilmyer's Shepherdstown home at 77. He served charges across Maryland Virginia and West Virginia and lived in Shepherdstown after being placed on the super annuated list. Survived by son Rev Frank McDaniel and daughters Mrs Emma Gittings and Mrs J Dr Bilmyer. Remains moved to Washington DC for burial beside his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
H. C. McDaniel
Baltimore’ Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. D. Bilmyer
Shepherdstown
McDaniel
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Frank McDaniel
Methodist Church
Passaic
Meerii
Emma Gittings
Bilmyer
Washington, D. C
Emmart Promoted To Assistant General Manager At Coal and Coke Railway
John A. Emmart of Hampshire, raised near Three Churches, has been promoted to assistant general manager of the Coal and Coke Railway running from Elkins to Charleston. A former West Virginia Central Railway stenographer and long-time purchasing agent for the line, he is popular in Elkins and will continue to reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
John A. Emmart
Hampshire
Goal and Coke Railway
T Davis
Ekins
Charleston
Emmart
West Virginia Central Railway
Coal and Coke Road
Elkins
Rev Hugh White Returns to China
Bedford City Virginia dispatch reports Rev Hugh White son of Rev Dr Henry M White of Kernstown and his family leaving Bedford City for San Francisco to sail for China. White has long served in Presbyterian mission work there. After a health collapse two years ago he returned to the United States, recovered at Johns Hopkins Hospital and has now resumed missionary duties with an eight year outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford City
Hugh White
Henry M. White
Kernstown
County
San Francisco
China
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Cardinal Gibbons Denounces Women Avoiding Motherhood
In an interview Cardinal Gibbons calls a wife who teaches others how to avoid motherhood a deadly sin and compares it to aiding a murder. He extols the ideal of woman as maid wife and mother, praising modesty, fidelity, and silent heroism over public dissent. Continued on page 2.
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Cardinal Gibbons
America
First Report Of The Peach Crop In The South
Peach growers express high hopes for a large summer crop as conditions have favored growth and bud development. A mild winter prevented premature swelling, and if February and March stay normal, the peach yield is expected to be bumper this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feoraa
Opening Attended by Winchester Residents on Queen Street
Many attend the opening with Winchester residents listed among attendees including Miss Ethel Prince Miss Rebecca Ada Hamilton Miss Fuller William Snapp Charles Summers Clifton Goss Arthur Athey Henry Edgar Ritter and others at Sydney Court Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Queen Street
Mine Sell
Ethel Prince
Ibecca
Ada. Hamilton
Miss Fuller
William Snapp
Fran Charles Summers
Clifton
F. Goss
Arthur Athey
Hanry Edgar Ritter
William
Sydnoy Curl
Martinsbers J
Carter Named Sudaak County Officer After Batten Refusal
Constable Mr. A Garrett Carter, son of Dr D Carter, is on extended visit to Carter. His appointment as sudaak county official followed Abraham Batten's refusal to qualify for the office and election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.garrett Carter
D. Carter
Sudaak County
Carter
Abraham Batten
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Foy
Winchester Hospital
Fit. Holtzman
William Davis
Hampshire County
Ers
Shenandoah County
Mr. Kuykendall
Rouss Fire Co
Evening Star
Mr. Carter
Constable
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