Friendship Fire Company adopts new uniforms in Martinsburg meeting
The Friendship Fire Company voted to adopt uniforms from The M. C. Lilley Company, blue cloth trimmed in black military braid, at 15.95 dollars per suit with a 2 dollar assessment for members. An August 8 Harpers Ferry excursion was approved, and new members D. O. Rodgers M. P. Lewis G. R. Harpes and James Keane were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
J. P. Haddox
M. C. Lilley Company
Charlottesville Mills
Harpers Ferry
Messrs
W. L. Wood
Fred Grim
Harry Seabright
Fred Striker
John Taylor
Hook and Ladder Company
Waynesboro
Sarah Zane Fire Company
G. Frank Baker
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Martinsburg
J. E. Correll
Jas. M
Child of Uriah Boyce Dies in Front Royal Home
Berlinda F. W. Boyce a two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Uriah Boyce of the Taleyries Clarke County died at the home of Capt James P Bayly in Front Royal after a week of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlinda F. W. Boyce
Uriah Boyce
Taleyries
Clarke County
Presbyterians Leave Sibley to Join Winchester Pastorate
Rev. Julian S. Sibley of the Wallace Presbyterian Church in Atlanta has received a call to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Winchester Virginia. The decision hinges on the Atlanta presbytery dissolving his current relations. If accepted, Wallace Church will be declared vacant and may call a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
J. N. Craig
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Julian S. Sibley
Presbyterian Church of
Winchester
Julian 8. Sibley
Wallace Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Sibley
Virginia
Wallace
Home Mission Committee
Presbytery of
Augusta
W. C. Sibley
Union Carnet Band Open Air Concert This Evening
After months the Union Carnet Band resumes with an open air concert on the Court House Lawn at about 8 o clock. Prof J Madison Spurr plans to present new selections and prize winning pieces as he departs for Atlantic City. The program includes marches overtures and waltzes by Sebert Tobant De Witt and others.
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Union Cornet
Court House
Hagerstown
J. Madison Spurr
Atlantic City
Staunton
Stonewall
Winchester
Seibert
Wang
Thomas
Mercedes
Tobant
de Witt
San Do
Stevenson Nominated for Vice President at Kansas City
Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for vice president by the Democratic National Convention in Kansas City at 3 35 this afternoon. Three contenders were discussed David B Hill Adlai Stevenson and Charles A Towne with Stevenson winning on the second ballot as Southern delegates favored him. Stevenson had served as vice president under Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kansas City
David B. Hill
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Stevenson
Miss Mary Smith Killed by Boxers in China Visit
Miss Mary Condoit Smith, 20, visiting the family of Minister Conger in Peking, China, is reported killed by boxers. She had been abroad three months. She is the daughter of Mrs Condoit Smith of Washington and sister of Mrs Leonard Wood wife of Governor General Wood in Cuba.
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Mary Condoit Smith
China
Clarke County
Conger
Pekin
Miss Smith
Condoit Smith
Washington
Leonard Wood
Wood
Cuba
Narrow Escape From Falling Limb In Leicester Street
This morning S. E. Garton narrowly avoided a serious accident when a large decayed limb broke from a tree at Mr. C. E. Hoover’s residence on east Leicester street.
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S. E. Garton
East Leicester Street
C. E. Hoover
Infant of Davis Johnson Dies After Brief Illness
Capon Bridge West Virginia reports the infant child of Davis Johnson died late last night after a brief illness. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Christian Church near Capon Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Davis Johnson
Christian Church
Emperor Kuang Hsu Allegedly Dies by Suicide
Report claims the Chinese emperor Kuang Hsu took his own life and that the Empress Dowager also attempted suicide, leaving her now insane.
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China
Kuang Hsu
Partly cloudy and warm tonight with calm winds
Partly cloudy and warm conditions persist through tonight with light west winds forecast for Saturday. No significant weather hazards noted and temperatures remain mild across the region.
Oldest Frederick county resident dies at 100 plus
Mr. D. D. Smith, Frederick county's oldest resident, died July 4 at over a hundred. A widower who planned a second marriage, he left substantial wealth and good health until a brief final illness. Funeral was held yesterday with burial in the Methodist graveyard.
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D. D. Smith
Frederick County
Marlboro
Professor Lovett sails for Europe from Baltimore on Rhein
Professor James B. Lovett principal of Shenandoah Valley Academy sailed for Europe aboard the North German Lloyd Rhein from Locust Point Baltimore at 2:30 PM. He will visit Europe and Paris Exposition before returning in September. Over five hundred passengers were aboard with two thousand relatives on the pier and deck. In cabins 316 booked passengers and 87 New York Christian Endeavorers who joined after the New York fire delayed departure.
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James B. Lovett
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Europe
Locust Point
Baltimore
Lovett
New York
Funeral of James A Buckner in Quiet North Braddock Service
The funeral of the late Jas A Buckner was held last evening at 7 from his residence on north Braddock street. The remains were laid to rest in Mt Hebron cemetery in a very quiet obsequies as he wished. Rev W H H Joyce officiated with pallbearers Messer J M Long G C Miller Robert Smith Jr Arthur Heaning E J Evans and William Striker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. A. Buckner
North Braddock Street
Mt. Hebron
W. H. H. Joyce
Messer
J. M. Long
G. C. Miller
Robert Smith, Jr
Arthur Heaning
E. J. Evans
William Striker
Winchesterians in Floral Parade at Martinsburg
Winchester residents participated in the Martinsburg West Virginia floral parade on Wednesday. Miss Bessie Love rode in Miss Sallie Faulkner's winning team, with Miss Elizabeth Boxwell also in attendance. Judge RB Byrd served among the parade judges.
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Winchesterians
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bessie Love
Sallie Faulkner
Elizabeth Boxwell
RB. E. Byrd
Enumerators Report Sent By Seventh District Supervisor
A majority of the census enumerators reports in the Seventh District have been received by Supervisor John M Steck.
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John M. Steck
Notable Pekin defenders and naval officers named in dispatches
The dispatch lists Capt. John T. Myers of German birth from Georgia, famed for a satirical poem, and Capt. Newton H. Hall of Texas, with ties to Ensign Worth Bagley. It notes Dr. Thomas M. Lippitt of Berryville Virginia and other officers tied to the Baltimore, Oregon, and Newark. Also mentions Winchesters Jack Myers and Dr. Lippitt as local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Myers
Jack” Myers
Kempff
Legation
Pekin
Germany
Georgia
Marine Corps
Hock der Kaiser
Joseph B. Coghlan
Baltimore
Oregon
Newton H. Hall
Texas
Naval Academy
Worth Bagley
Breckinridge
Spain
Cavite
Philippine Islands
China
Thomas M. Lippitt
Berryville
A. C. Chalmers
Dr. Lippitt
Winchester
Friendship Team An Excellent One Protest Over Race Decision
The Martinsburg World reports Friendship challenged a fourth race decision after a reel race. A written protest seeks review under rules about penalties for pipe drops and coupler fouls. Officials will thoroughly investigate, while Frederick team protests against attire were overruled.
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Martinsburg World
Martinsburg World Rays
Friendship
Frederick
Guests Extend Farmhouse Visit To Brooklyn Resident
Mrs. W. W. Irvin and her daughter from Wheeling along with Mrs. Edward Belville of Germantown Pennsylvania are visiting Miss Anna Griffith at her home Brooklyn near town.
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W. W. Irvin
Wheeling
Edward Belville
Germantown
Anna Griffith
Brooklyn
Town
Worcester City Council appoints committees for the year
President Eli Holmes Boyd announces the 12 council committees with 12 members. Captain James M. Haymaker is named chair of two committees. Appointees include H D Fuller, C P Kremer, C A Heller, L N Barton, C W Hensell, J P Haddox, J P Lewis, G R Blake, Jac K Lewis, C W Ramburg, and J M Haymaker among others across Finance Claims Water Streets Lights Encroachments Market & Hay Scales Public Schools Sanitary Public and Local Improvements Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Holmes Boyd
Winchester
James M. Haymaker
Messrs
H. D. Fuller
C. P. Kremer
C. A. Heller
L. N. Barton
C. W. Hensell
R. W. Haymaker
J. P. Haddox
Geo. R. Blake
Jac. K. Lewis
C. W. Ramburg
C. W. Ramsburg
Geo. . Blake
Market & Hay
John K. Lewis
J. M. Haymaker
G. R
C. W. Sell
L. Rton
Fire Decarhent
Messrs. Haymaker
R. W. Ee
P. Kremer
Moonlight Party Honoring Nellie Brown Attended by Notables
Mrs Horace Brown hosted a moonlight party at the Wood's place near Winchester in honor of her daughter Nellie Brown's guests Miss Miriam Couden of Cincinnati and Miss Theodore Jacobs of Baltimore. The event featured refreshments and a list of attendees including Miss Evy McAnire Miss Hattie Glass Miss Lucy Willis Miss Nena Shepard and several others along with several gentlemen guests. The gathering reflected a social soirée with local residents and visitors from nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Brown
Nellie Brown
Miriam Couden
Cincinnati
Ohio
Theodore Jacobs
Baltimore
Winchester
Evy McAnire
Hattie Glass
Lucy Willis
Nena Shepard
Lelia Dame
Nellie Cover
Gussie Conrad
German Smith
Choate
Washington
Alice Old
Norfolk
Georgia Wayre
Georgia
Nancy Cartmell
Katie Boyd
Messrs .Weatwood Beverley
Hugh Russell
Nelson
Eugene B. Jackson
Was Miller
Beverley Jones
George B. Shepard
Davis Conrad
Wood Glass
Craig Ainsley
Andria
Hugh Trout
Staunton Boo Beverley
Tobn - Boyd
God- Baker
Ees Ru Schultz
R. T
Wounded Man Theodore Jones Improves After Accident
Theodore Jones, a colored man injured at Sumac Mills when his hand was caught in a wheel, is reported to be improving this week. The incident left him without a left arm.
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Theodore Jones
Sumac
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Presbyterians
The
Union Carnet
United States
Cleveland
Jose
Iery
Emperor
Prof. Lovett Off
Mr. Buckner
Jack Myers
Tom Lippitt
Boyd
Ity Council
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