Horse Thief Arrested After Long Route From Uniontown
Edward Butler about twenty years old admitted stealing a horse and buggy in Uniontown Pennsylvania. He drove 63 miles to Cumberland Maryland then 87 miles to Winchester Virginia arriving Tuesday morning. He was identified by liveryman Robert Miller and taken to Berryville where he awaits trial. Miller and Sheriff Smallwood accompanied by J Mack Smith drove the stolen team toward Uniontown.
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Winchester
Pennsylvania
Edward Butler
Robert Miller
Uniontown
Mr. Miller
Berryville
Butler
Cumberland
Astontown
Noonan
Wright’s
J. W. Taylor
Smallwood
Opeqton
Miller
Man Battles With Large Blacksnake Near Winchester
Mr. Stewaart Carper of White Post reports a six and a half foot black snake encounter between the road and a nearby house while en route to Winchester for marketing. He describes a fierce, lengthy fight in which the man prevailed, though he did not relish the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewaart Carper
White Post
Winchester
Buffick Run
Garden of Eden
Mr. Carper
Mies Patt Shobe Spends Several Days in Washington
A partial clipping notes Mies Patt Shobe visiting Washington for several days. The fragment provides no further details on purpose or events tied to the trip.
Methodist Sunday School Convention at Lexington Va
The Sunday School Convention of the Baltimore Conference M E Church South meets in Lexington Virginia July 8 to 11. Opening sermon by Rev J J Ringer July 8. Executive committee includes M L Walton W W Millan C M Hawkins. Speakers include Rev H M Hamill John R Pepper Miss Elbertine Robertson and others. Reduced rail rates offered and a Natural Bridge excursion planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
M. E. Church, South
Lexington
J. J. Ringer
New Market
M. L. Walton
Woodstock
W. W. Millan
Washington
D. C
C. M. Hawkins
D. D
H. M. Hamill
Jacksonville
Ill
International Sunday School Organization
John R. Pepper
Memphis
Tenn
Elbertine
Virginia
Natural Bridge
W. H. Kennedy
Aso
Equity Building
Washington, D. C
Brother of Thomas Cover Dies in Maryland
Ephraim Cover a retired drover and farmer of Carroll County Maryland died yesterday at Frizelsburg at eighty two. He is survived by four brothers and one sister and leaves a widow a daughter Mrs. Lewis T Reese and two sons Larry F Cover and John Brooke Cover. Funeral plans were to be held in Frizelsburg.
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Thomas Cover
Thomas Cover & Son
Ephraim Cover
Carroll County
Cover
Frizelburg
Samuel Cover
Westminster
H. C. Cover
Uniontown
James Cover
the Narrows Va
Thos, Cover
F. E. Jordan
Shenandoah Valley Academy Hosts Final Ball
The Shenandoah Valley Academy held its final ball last night with seventy five to one hundred students dancing until the early morning. The hall featured crimson and green decorations, and music was provided by Messrs. Miller Jenkins, Wm Reardon, and Arthur Anderson.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Academy
Messrs
Miller Jenkins
Wm. Reardon
Arthur Anderson
Odd Fellows to Decorate Graves at Mount Hebron
Madison Lodge No 5 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will honor deceased members with a graveside decoration at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Members meet at the asylum at 3 30 to march. First grave is C A B Croforth, former Grand Master of Virginia. A requiem will be sung and flowers laid, followed by about forty more graves and a short service.
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Madison Lodge No. 5
Order of Odd Fellows
Mount Hebron
C A. B. Croffroth
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Odd Fellows of Virginia
Odd Fellows
Maryland Firemen to Meet in Winchester This June
Hagerstown Mail reports dates mix up as Maryland State Firemen’s Association convention scheduled in Winchester for June 12 and 16. Excursion tickets offered June 10 to 13 with return by June 15. uniformed firemen bands drum corps fare one way and round trip for others.
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Hagerstown Mail
Winchester
Maryland Firemen’s Association
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Srak
Rummage Sale For Hospital Benefit Held June 6–7
A rummage sale to aid a hospital will take place June 6 and 7 at 109 and 111 West Water Street. Donations of old clothes hats shoes and household items are requested with items due by June 5. Furniture consignments should be notified to Mr. Joseph Wright by the morning of June 5. Ham sandwiches and milk served. Junior Orchestra free concert 6 30 to 7 p.m. and auction 7 to 8 p.m. All who support the hospital movement urged to attend.
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West Water Street
Joseph Wright
Early Summer Retail Closing Planned in Martinsburg
Merchants in Martinsburg agree to close their shops at six and eight oclock on Saturdays and pay-day nights from June 8 to September 15. Winchester merchants may join. Many local stores already close at 8 PM in summer.
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Martinsburg
Winchester
Summit Point Guests of Mrs. Stanley Harmer
Mrs. Thomas Farnsworth and her child from Summit Point are visiting Mrs. Stanley Harmer as guests.
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Thomas Farnsworth
Child
Summit Point
Stanley Harmer
Attracton on Main Street Comedy Concert Stirs Crowd
James V. Pulk Smith of the Gap performed a seductive Jews harp concert on Main Street while Cornelius Gibbons shaded him. Saloon keeper William Funk dispensed beer to musicians and bystanders, including two local businessmen and a church dignitary, causing laughter and surprise as the crowd watched.
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James V. Pulk Smith
Gap
Jewsharp
Cornelius Gibbons
Wm. G. Funk
Trice
Popular Star Boy Wins Phonograph Contests
Blondel Brill, a 14 year old John Kerr Public School student and Tex Star carrier, won the grapho phone contest at Geo. E. Bushnell Drug Co with 463 credits. About 1,103 purchaser cards were submitted. seven other candidates earned candy boxes for exceeding twenty five votes.
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Geo. E. Bushnell Drug Company
Blondel Brill
Star
Frank Sprint
H. Clay Hodgson
Lillian Ramsburg
Glenn Ryan
Ada Leatherman
Clarence Miller
G. Allen Maphis
Robert Brill
Edgar Arnold
John Kerr Public School
Tex Star
Mrs. John K. Lewis Injured in Sudden Household Accident
Mrs. John K. Lewis wife of Councilman John K. Lewis was hurt entering a chicken house on South Braddock street. She struck her head on a nail tearing a gash and fainted. Dr W P McGuire applied stitches and she is resting comfortably.
Officials See No Impact From Railway Executive Change
Winchester B and O officials say the shift in the railroad’s executive department will not affect their positions. Brent Sencindiver traveled to Martinsburg today.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester
Brent Sencindiver
Martinsburg
Maid of Honor Miss Kurtz Misses Train in Confederate Reunion Mixup
A Winchester message from City Clerk Richard L. Gray informs his daughter Mary J. Gray of his safe Memphis arrival. The note recalls Capt. George W. Kurtz and his daughter Bettie, maid of honor, separated on a main line in transit to Atlanta with Virginia delegates, then reunited in Memphis Wednesday night.
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Winchester
Richard L. Gray
Mary J. Gray
Memphis
Tenn
Mr. Gray
Capt
Gerge W. Kurtz
Bettie
Kurtz
Atlanta
Miss Kurtz
Winchesterians
Postal
Brilliant Social Marriage at Christ Church Clarksburg
The Watson Bassel wedding takes place at 8 pm at Christ Episcopal Church Clarksburg W Va Rev Thos W Cooke officiates. Bride Genevieve Bussel daughter of Hon and Mrs Bussel and groom Philemon Mitchell Watson a leading Indianapolis businessman figure among Indiana families. Mamie Russell of Clarksburg attends and is prominent at the ceremony.
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Watson-Bassel
Christ Episcopal Church
Clarksburg
W. Va
Thos W. Cooke
Genevieve Bassel
John Bussel
Mamie Russell
Philemon Mitchell Watson
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ladies to Decorate Stonewall Cemetery
The ladies who have managed the floral decorations at Stonewall Cemetery are asked to trim the lots again this year. All Memorial Association members should pay dues before June 6 to Miss Lucy Russell. Miss Mary Kurtz, Miss Lucy Russell, Vice Presidents, Miss Lucy Williams, Secretary.
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Stonewall Cemetery
Memorial Association
Lucy Russell
Mary Kurtz
Lucy Russz
Lucy Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital Appeal Seeks Community Support
The Winchester movement for a hospital garners wide backing from both men and women. The plan names the Winchester Memorial Hospital to honor those aided by medicine, with donations in cash or installments overseen by a committee led by W A Bell J F Ward A M Baker P H Reardom I W Russell and R T Barton. President Hunter H. McGuime urges local aid.
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Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
W. A. Bell
J. F. Ward
Messers
A. M. Baker
P. H. Reardom
I. W. Russell
R. T. Barton
Hunter H. McGuime
Larrick to respond at William and Mary Alumni Dinner
Herbert S. Larrick, alumnus of William and Mary College, will respond to a toast at the Alumni Association annual dinner in Williamsburg on June 29.
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Herbert S. Larrick
the William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Ferry line repaired at Berry's Ferry on Shenandoah River
The Ferry line at Berry's Ferry on the Shenandoah River damaged by high water is now repaired and in good working order.
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Berry’s Ferry
Shenandoah River
Office Improved for Kunk and Ray Undertaking Firm
Kunk and Ray, a noted undertaking and furniture firm, have had their office handsomely improved. The change enhances their professional appearance and service capacity for clients seeking funeral and furniture goods.
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Methodist Sunday School Convention
Mr. Cover
Maryland
Main Street
J. K. P. Smith
John K. Lewis
Mr. Larrick
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