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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
1
Details emerge of a fatal boiler explosion on John Miller's Gerardstown farm killing Harry Mason. The 10 horsepower engine burst, sending debris and steam across the crib and injuring Miller and Crimm. Mason died soon after at Paistenant home.
Advertises vaudeville shows at Market Street Rink tonight and Saturday with matinee and night performances. Entry costs 10 cents. Also notes a funeral service at 3 p.m. Sunday for the late Mr. Nance Friendship Fire Company.
The estate of John H. Bun cutter, long tied up in Frederick County Circuit Court, is to be shared among 28 heirs. Judge T. W. Harrison ordered the distribution after complex rulings on heirs of deceased siblings, with Miss Catherine J. Glassford receiving the largest share at 784.93 and other beneficiaries listed, including Winchester residents. The decree required precise calculations to six decimals to ensure equity.
Winchester residents traveled to Millwood in Clarke county to attend the Blue Ridge Hunt Club horse show and steeplechase at Carter Hall. The event, an annual Fourth tradition, draws a large crowd and features some of Clarke’s finest horseflesh.
A nostalgic retrospective links the Declaration of Independence to 1776 Philadelphia and Yorktown triumphs, recalls local 1851 Fourth of July celebrations, and notes historical danger for signers. It also touches on Helen of Troy and a New York history sketch.
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. Harrison read a peculiar will that looked like hieroglyphics and noted the draftsman’s illiteracy and use of stock form phrases. The opinion warned against nuisances selling legal information at bargain prices and stressed extracting the testator’s intent despite unfamiliar wording.
Workmen digging the John Kerr school foundation in Winchester uncovered a buried corpse believed to be interred for over a century. The discovery triggered a rush of curiosity among alumni and locals as the aging janitor recalled long held tales of the site and the neighboring Mary Tolly home.
Winchester Veterinary Infirmary near Sumac Mill advertises a new operating table and readiness for all kinds of work. It lists both phones and identifies Dr. W A Coyner as the contact.
Mrs. C B Foster died after a long illness linked to rheumatism and other diseases at Memorial Hospital. Her US Army veteran husband Captain Foster has been hospitalized for months with the same condition. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 PM at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church led by Rev J W H Beale. Mrs. Foster belonged to the Spiritualists Society and G W Kate of Washington will address the service.
William B. Snider of West street reports the death of Mr Upton L Dorsey age 41 a resident of the city. The funeral will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery with Rev D H Lahay of the Dock Street Methodist Church South officiating. Dorsey a member of Friendship Fire Company died after a long illness worsened by recent heat.
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