Damage suit over fall from sidewalk at Valley Female College
Mrs. A. E. Carroll seeks 5000 damages after a June 8 1898 fall from the sidewalk at Valley Female College injuring her leg and hip. She claims city negligence for unsafe sidewalks. jury of county men heard from witnesses and viewed the scene in the June term of the Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Carroll
The
Valley Female College
Harrison
Circuit Court
Carroll
Vernon B. Garton
Tar Star
Harold Sheetz
Rouse, Hempstone and Company
Charles A. Evans
E. J. Evans
Holesale
T. M. Snapp
Winchester Gas and Electric Light Company
Martinsburg residents threaten to bomb excursion train
Martinsburg residents insist Winchester visitors must return calls. A local protest mocks plans for an excursion, claiming the Martinsburg station would be the target for a playful bombardment to keep Winchester from continuing the trip.
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Martinsburg
Winchester
Still Leaving Town After Sixth Fest in Winchester
Residents departed Winchester in sizable numbers after attending the Sixth and spending the previous night with friends, signaling a brief exodus from town as the event conclude.
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Winchester
Snake encounter ends on Mr Russell's lawn
Yesterday morning an incident occurred on the lawn at Mr Jas B Russell's residence north Washington street when Dr James I Russell confronted a small moccasin snake. The doctor quickly despatched the reptile. Miss Jennie Pritchard is at her home on Peyton street.
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Jas. B. Russell
North Washington Street
James I. Russell
Jennie Pritchard
Peyton Street
Veterans Pay Tribute to Col Williams at Williams Lot Memorial
Stonewall Cemetery exercises feature a large circle around Col. John J. Williams grave in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Turner Ashby Camp and Confederate groups hold services with a dirge, a eulogistic address by Commander R. T. Barton, prayer by Chaplain Hyde, and reflections on Williams' dedication to the Lost Cause and Confederate history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Cemetery
Col
Jno. J. Williams
Mount Hebron
Turner Ashby Camp
Williams
Comrey
R. T. Barton
Turner Ashby
Col. Williams
Barton
Hyde
Mr Duvall Weds Miss Carrie Opie in Baltimore
Miss Carrie Opie daughter of Dr Thomas Opie of Baltimore married Mr Charles Raymond Duvall of Stephensons at Mount Cavalry Church in Baltimore yesterday Rev Robert Payne officiated The bride given away by her father met by groom and best man LeRoy Duvall Ushers included Stephen Gambrill Waters Frank Dyer Sanger Eugene L Opie and Standish McCleary The couple left for a wedding tour and will reside in Washington.
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Carrie Opie
Thomas Opie
Madison Avenue
Baltimore
Mount Cavalry Church
Charles Raymond Duvall
Stephensons
Robert Payne
LeRoy Duvall
Stephen Gambrill Waters
Frank Dyer Sanger
Eugene L. Opie
Standish McCleary
Washington
Stolen horse and buggy from county yard alarm local police
A bold theft occurred between 8 30 and 10 30 last night in the county hitching yard at Market and Water streets. Mr B K Lineburg of Mount Williams reported his dun mare weighing 1100 pounds with a stick wagon stolen, valued at 150, after a stranger offered 90 earlier that day. A liberal reward is offered for recovery and arrest.
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B. K. Lineburg
Mount Williams
Mr. Lineburg
Lineburg
Martinsburg Band Concert Delights Court House Lawn Crowd
Last evening Comrey's Concert Band from Martinsburg performed on the Court House Lawn to a large admiring audience. The program closed with Dixie as the crowd cheered, while the Professor and his trained children provided comic accompaniment with a tin pan and wand.
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Comrey
Martinsburg
Court House
Red Men burlesque at Court House Hall draws crowd
The Shawnee Tribe of Red Men and the Red Men of Brunswick staged a comical burlesque at Court House Hall last night. The act included knives thrown at a dummy, a rapid substitution of the real man, and a lodge joining finale. A parade near Hotel Evan drew a large crowd and some spectators found the scene too realistic.
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Brunswick
Court House Hall
Hotel Evan
Risked it For a Kiss At Baltimore Station
A young man attempted to board a moving Baltimore and Ohio train to Charlestown and nearly fell beneath a car. He was knocked off balance by a pushing crowd, lost his hat, recovered, and managed to clamber back onto the car without being seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Baltimore & Ohio
Floral decorations honor Stonewall dead by local groups
The Ladies Memorial Association and affiliated groups credited for ornate floral tributes at Stonewall Cemetery admired by thousands. The corrected list names many donors by row and state, including Mrs. George Taylor, Miss Audie Haymaker, Mrs. Sallie Farmer, Mrs. Wm. Taylor, Miss Minnie Taylor, and numerous others from Georgia, Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky, Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Rev. and Mrs. E O Eldridge, recalled to Washington, returned home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall Cemetery
E. Olin Eldridge
Washington
Pet Names of The Star Show A Quirky Newspaper Heritage
The Star is called sensational yet esteemed in some circles and nicknamed various regional aliases like the gizzard and Pwinkler. A Washington subscriber laments a missing issue from June 2, while Jones' Creamery shipped ice cream to Hancock for the Carmichel Bridges wedding reception yesterday.
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Eventna Star
Philadelphia
Washington
Jones’ Creamery
Hancock, Md
Carmichel Bridges
Beula Yeakley Injured at Enterprise Printing
Beula Yeakley an Enterprise Printing Company employee was injured at work yesterday while using a stitcher driven by engine. A knife that clamps staples lacerated the second finger of her left hand with a near piercing accident.
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Enterprise Printing Company
Beula Yeakley
Card of Thanks to Independent Fire Company
Mr. F T Bantz thanks the Independent Fire Company of Charlestown West Virginia for courtesies in providing a carriage to reach the cemetery and, for Mr Charles B Rouss, thanks the company for the profusion of floral designs placed on graves in the Rouss lot.
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F.T. Bantz
Independent Fire Company
Charlestown
West Virginia
Charles B. Rouss
Rouss
County Couple Married at Market Street Church Parsonage
Last night at 10 o'clock Rev. E. Olin Eldridge joined Charles Shuster and Lula V. Cougill in matrimony at the Market Street M. E. Church parsonage. Both residents of the county.
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E. Olin Eldridge
Charles Shuster
Lula V. Cougill
Death of Mrs. Martha Carper at 62 in West Pall Mall
Mrs Martha Carper relict of the late George Carper died yesterday afternoon at her West Pall Mall home about 5 o clock and was buried at Carper Valley this afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Coup land Page at Christ Episcopal Church at 4:30. She was a native of the county and leaves one sister Mrs Isy Campbell and two half sisters Mrs Fannie Carlisle and Mrs Virginia Seal.
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Martha Carper
George Carper
West Pall Mall Street
Carper Valley
Coupland Page
Christ Episcopal Church
Carper
Reggles
Isy Campbell
Fannie Carlisle
Virginia Seal
Runaway horse dash ends with aid at station
A county man hitched a horse in Dunlap’s yard on East Piccadilly street and rode away with his girl in another carriage. A second county man jumped onto the horse’s back and chased down Piccadilly street. A bystander near the Baltimore and Ohio station halted the runaway after loud shouts and shrieks from the occupants.
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Dunlap’s
East Piccadilly Street
Piccadilly Street
Baltimore & Ohio
Funeral for Mrs Miller Held at Galilee Church
The funeral of Mrs. Wm. Miller who died suddenly at home near Wellown Tuesday night was held at 2 o clock this afternoon from Galilee Church with Rev. J. D. Hamaker officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Miller
Wellown
Galilee Church
J. D. Hamaker
Winchester contest names top twenty in big four vote
The Tur Star Times contest for most popular young lady in Winchester or Frederick County shows only twenty days left and a small turnout of about 800 votes. Names listed include Julia Jenkins and Louise Redman leading with high counts, while many others trail, as final results due July 1.
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Tur Star- Times
Winchester
Frederick County
Notable Visitor from the Spirit of Jefferson Editor
Among Winchester yesterday's visitors was George W. Haines editor of the Spirit of Jefferson. A seasoned journalist and Democrat, he is praised for enterprise and his prior service as a Confederate soldier.
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Tue Star
Winchester
George W. Haines
Spirit
Jefferson
Haines
Simon
Message in a Homing Pigeon Call Goes Afloat
William Taylor of J Ran Taylor's family tracked a wandering homing pigeon marked H. W. No 57. After keeping it several days he fitted a small message tube and mailed a note to the bird's owner. If the bird returns, the owner may reply.
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William Taylor
J. Ran. Taylor
Taylor
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Lee Boxwell
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George Kurtz
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Arkansas
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Texas
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Junior Memorial Association
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Stephens City
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