Woolen Mills Project Gains Assured Capital
Local business leaders subscribed 25000 dollars to fund a new woolen mill in the city. The stock notes 30000 dollars capital, with 25000 already raised and 5000 more promised by Mr Crawford. A site will be secured, and incorporation under Virginia law planned as council talks taxes and rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanslowe & Carter
Stock BH
Baker
CN Graichen
S. H. Harsbrough
Shirley Carter
Love
German Smith
F- L.fGlaize
Board of Trade
Maiely
TF. Crawford
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Virginia
Crawford
Fatal Accidents On Southern Road
Reports detail multiple fatalities and near misses near Edinburg Virginia linked to a Southern Railway line. The Mt Jackson correspondent notes two young women narrowly escaped when a train passed a curve near the scene. Nearby, the Dellinger girls were killed by a train while accompanying a relative two miles from the fatality.
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Aaron Evans
Southern Railway
Edinburg
Star
Mt. Jackson
Evans
Dellinger
Disorder at Glove Factory Crowd Leads to Arrests
A large unruly street crowd near the William Gratchen Glove Factory blocked the street and led to multiple arrests. William Mative paid a $2.50 fine or faced ten days, while a man named Myers from Shippensburg was released after arrest. Laura Green was arrested for swearing and street walking.
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A. Deatibiow
William Mative
Owl
Wm. Gratchen Glove Factory
Fork
Williams
Sator
Justice Bragonier
Laura Green
Main Street
Seabright
Hollis
Legacy for Cary Barton Bequeathed in Md Court Will
The Orphans Court in Frederick Maryland approves a will valued at about 25 000 dollars. Miss Cary Barton daughter of Joseph M Barton receives 500 dollars and several bequests go to institutions and friends. Mrs Bonsall widow of Jesse Bonsall leaves household goods to Mrs Lewis M Nix doreff. The will also provides 2000 dollars to Rev Dr Osbourne Ingle with 6000 dollars in trust.
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Susan Frederick
That Ay
Ry My
Osbourne Ingle
Winchester
Cary Barton
Joseph M. Barton
Miss Barton
STAR
Nell
Barton
Neale
Hayes and Summer Endurance in Lakeview
The Lakeview correspondent profiles William D. Lee, age eighty four, who labored in hay mowing and raking with a scythe and hand rake through last week’s extreme heat. He still attends Sunday School, undeterred by the stifling weather while townsfolk stay indoors seeking cool drinks.
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Lakeview Va
Evening Star
the Star
Lee
Missionaries Safe. Southern Church Reports All Saved
The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Presbyterian Church in Nashville sent a telegram confirming a Shanghai cablegram that all sixty Southern church missionaries were saved. Among the saved are Rev James R Graham Jr of Winchester and his family stationed in a southern district unaffected by the Boxer uprising.
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J. P. Smith
Central Presbyterian
Foreign Mission Board
Southern Presbyterian Church
Nashville
Shanghai
Vic
James R. Graham Jr
Winchester
Ashby Camp Accept Relics and Debates Sons of Veterans
The Ashby General Turner Ashby Camp abandoned the Gettysburg excursion for now while planning July 21 Berryville transport at 35 cents round trip for a veterans delegation to the monument dedication. The camp weighs forming sons of veterans camps and appointed a trio to count such members in Winchester and Frederick County. A donated painting titled The Lost Cause and an 11 inch Civil War shell were presented, along with an old bayonet found near the Episcopal Chapel.
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Turner Ashby
Gettysburg
John McCoy
Berryville
Sons of Veterans
Ashby
Reardon
Winchester
Frederick County
Barton
P. H. Reardon
T. M. Lupton
George W. Kurtz
Kurtz
Coupland R. Page
Lewis Levan Baker
H. B. Striker
Comrad
Early Morning Runaway Wagon Causes Alarm in Town
A heavy farm wagon drawn by three horses raced through Winchester on Market Street around two this morning. Bystanders awoke to the clatter and shouted warnings while the wagon, with occupants in the bed, fled toward Market Street and then out of town near Mr. Joseph Bell's residence. A Cedar Creek man is said to own the team.
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Main Street
Potato Hill
Market Street
Winchester
Ichabod
Soll
Joseph Bell
Cedar Creek
Ice Plant and Cold Storage Headed for Winchester
Mr William Mild a Hamilton Ohio ice plant and cold storage machinery maker arrives in Winchester this evening to promote a local project. He says conditions are encouraging and capital subscriptions are shaping for an early plant introduction. Mr and Mrs Taylor Ritter and daughter Gertrude reside in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mild
Hamilton
Winchester
Mild
Star
Taylor Ritter
Gertrude
Sting Relativare Wises
Middletown
Mrs John Griffiths Family Visits Winchester Relatives
Mrs. John Griffith and her sons Walter and Earnest and daughter Mary of Washington are visiting relatives in Winchester.
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John Griffith
Walter
Earnest
Mary
Washington
Winchester
Drunk Assault on Freddie Forney Shocks Hotel Evans
An unknown man attacked Freddie Forney provisional night clerk at Hotel Evans early this morning striking him in the face and throwing him into the street. The assailant followed and kicked him before fleeing toward Piccadilly Street as witnesses called for help. The victim bears facial and bodily injuries and police seek clues to the incident and assailant.
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Freddie Forney
Hotel Evans
Freddie
Uty
Meedith Forney
Adam Forney
Graham Baker
Fred
Mr. Crawbaugh
Bank
Piccadilly Street
Wash Smith
Baker
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