Winchester observes Confederate Memorial Day amid rain and crowds
Despite a steady drizzle and mud in Winchester, thousands attend Confederate Memorial Day events. The parade forms on Market Street and proceeds to Stonewall Cemetery where Rev. W H Joyce and Hon. R T Barton deliver remarks. A luncheon for visiting units follows at the old Presbyterian Church with strong local turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall T. C. Chamblin
Market Street
Piccadilly
Main
Cork
Market
W.H. H. Joyce
Luray
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Joyce
Friendship Band
Geo. 8. Bowers
Grace Lutheran Church
R. T. Barton
Turner Ashby Camp
Barton
Mr. Joyce
Stonewall Cemetery
Old Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Pastor's Daughters Win $6000 Verdict in Railroad Case
In Charles Town West Virginia the circuit court jury awarded $6000 to H Dulaney administrator of H Kennedy in a damage action against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the death of Rev Mr Kennedy a former pastor of Braddock Street M E Church South Winchester. Kennedy's daughters and Valley Female College students are beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. 8. Dulaney
H. H. Kennedy
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mr. Kennedy
Charlestown
W. Va
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Winchester
the Valley Female College
Charley Rouss Fire Company Hears Possible Allentown Visit
A routine regu lar meeting saw small attendance, with about 25 of 260 members present. Bills of 60 were paid as the group weighs a trip invitation to attend the Pennsylvania State Firemen’s convention in Allentown, hosted by Liberty Fire Company No. 5, with full details to follow.
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D. Bulla
Pennsylvania State Firemen’s Convention
Allentown
Liberty Fire Company No. 5
Charley Rouss
Philadelphia
Liberty Fire Company
Keystone State Firemen
Old Dominion Laddies
Narrow Escape From Death For Baltimore And Ohio Fireman
Mr Edward G Barling a noted fireman on the Baltimore and Ohio accommodation train narrowly escaped instant death yesterday evening near Frederick Junction after a freight wreck delayed the train He was struck on the head by a stone abutment but hurled back into the cab and saved by the impact He suffered a bad cut and fright but deemed it his narrowest escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Barling
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Frederick Junction
Engle
Barling
Mr. Barling
Government Claim Allowed for Heirs of Thomas McInturff
Mr. E. B. Shaver was notified that a government claim of 217 dollars for back pay to the heirs of the late Thomas McInturff of Strasburg Virginia has been allowed. McInturff joined a Kansas regiment, went west, was killed, and the case involved church claims at Middletown.
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E. B. Shaver
Thomas McInturff
Strasburg
McIinturff
Kansas
Shaver
Middletown
Two Misses Return to Texas Home from St. Louis
Miss Louise Ayres Barr and Miss Mary Maude West, students at the Episcopal Female Institute of this city, left yesterday for Fort Worth Texas. They will be met in St Louis by Miss Barr's father Clinton Barr a Fort Worth grain dealer and brother of Oscar Barr of this city.
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Louise Ayres Barr
Mary Maude West
Episcopal Female Institute
Fort Worth
Texas
St. Louis
Miss Barr
Clinton Barr
Oscar Barr
When Something Is Doing in Winchester and Harrisonburg
The Woodstock Herald notes that when the Winchester and Harrisonburg fire companies meet in a reel race the event becomes notably heated and exciting, drawing crowds and showcasing rivalry.
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Woodstock
Herald
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Banker Keating Visits Winchester From Cumberland
Mr. John Keating of Cumberland Maryland vice-president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank arrived in Winchester yesterday on business. He is staying with his brother Thomas Keating on South Main Street.
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John Keating
Cumberland
Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank
Winchester
Keating
Thomas Keating
South Main Street
Bank Board Meets in New Main Street Building
The board of directors of the Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank held their first meeting yesterday in the new bank building at the corner of Main Street and Rouss Avenue, Mark Noonan's stable and livery. Phone 210.
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Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank
Main Street
Rouss Avenu
Flowers Honor Confederate Dead at Stonewall Cemetery
Despite rain Stonewall Cemetery decorations honor Confederate soldiers with wreaths and abundant blooms. The Ladies' Memorial Association and the Daughters of the Confederacy decorate the Florida and other state lots, listing participating women by lot.
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Confederacy
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Florida
Virginia
Emilie Williams
Lillie Boyd
Bessie Conrad
Laura McGuire
Bessie Love
Cornelia Taylor
Deschon
John Kerr Public School
Faithful Love and the Gray Jacket in Virginia Lore
A reflective essay recalls Civil War era vows amid Confederate memory. It blends Abelard and Helwise legends with Winchester Virginia landscapes, Confederate graves in Stonewall Cemetery, and a Georgia wife’s endurance after Major Colonel Stiles is mortally wounded.
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Stonewall
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Emerald Fields
Great Valley
Georgia
Southland
Celia
Sumter
Knights of Old
North
Stiles
Bloody Hill
Gettysburg
Hell
Georgis
Valhalla
Clergy Resignations and Installations at Winchester Presbytery
At a Winchester Presbytery special meeting in Front Royal Virginia Rev Geo W White resigned as pastor of Moorefield West Virginia Rev J A McClure was examined ordained and installed as pastor of Front Royal church Mr A M Earle was licensed Abner Ferguson of Washington DC is visiting his home here for several days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Presbytery
Front Royal
Geo. W. White
Moorefield
W. Va
J. A. McClure
A. M. Earle
Mr. Abner Ferguson
Washington, D.C
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Thos
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John Boyd
Meade Jefferson
Baker Chamblin
Sowers
Turner Ashby
Stover
Shenandoah
William Richardson
Myers-Riddleberger
Edinburg
Neff-Rice
New Market
Rosser Gibbons
Jack Adams
William Deschon
Daughters of the Confederacy Ladies Memorial Association
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Stone Bridge
NEW Bank
Mr. Keating
Mark Noonan
Mount Hebron
North Carolina
James Tracy
Nellie Nellie Boxwell
Farmer
Annie Spurr
Mary Grim
Fred Wood
Mary Albin
Viola Shiner
Sallie Dorsey
Allie Cain
South Carolina
Wm. M. Atkinson
M. T. Reed
Mra. Geo
W. Kurtz
Lanis
Hollis
Maria Jones
Henry Dinges
Stephens City
Alabama
Chas. Clark
William Hilliard
Allie Neville
Cora Carper
Annie R. Hack
Mary R. Hack
Kentucky
Mary
Julia Kurtz
Mary Faulkner
Maryland
Ella Jones
Mies Leafe
Mississippi
P. W. Boyd
Sallie
Peggy Miller
Louisiana
George Grim
Tennersee
Lucy Russell
Jas. B. Russell
I W. Russell
Mary Strider
Marshall Willis
Nannie Miller
Virginia Green
May Heist
Lillie Crum
Wm. Flemister
Holmes Conrad
Charlotte Gibson
Walter
T. C. Williams
Arkansas
Miss Nott
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Paria
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Helvise
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