Friendship Fire Company Donates to Winchester Memorial Ward
The Friendship Fire Company No. 1 pledges 25 toward the Winchester Memorial Hospital for a dedicated ward to be named the Friendship Fire Company Ward. The resolution urges citywide support and promises continued aid after hospital completion, with a copy of the resolution and check sent to the hospital president.
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Friendship Fire Company
Winchester Memorial Hospital
General Fund
Friendship Company
Wuerens
Friendship Fire Company, No. 1
Winchester
Relic of Revolutionary Times Unearthed in Valley Site
During excavations for the Shenandoah Valley National Bank at Main and Piccadilly, W. H. Copen found a six pounder cannon ball 54 feet underground. Believed to be from the Revolutionary War, it is the second such ball found within a week at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Main and
Piccadilly Streets
W. H. Copenhaver
Staunton Public Schools Honor Drawings by Students
Staunton Public Schools closed last Friday and published the names of pupils with special marks. Evelyn Shreckhise daughter of John P. Shreckhise and Carrie Neal sister of Maggie Neal of Winchester received social mention for proficiency in drawing.
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Staunton
Mies
Evelyn Shreckhise
John P. Shreckhise
Carrie Neal
Maggie Neal
Winchester
Woodstock July 4 train rates and schedules noted
It is stated no special rates exist for Woodstock on July 4. The regular Baltimore and Ohio Fourth rate will be about $1.25. Winchester travelers may depart on the early, freight, or 11:44 a.m. train and return at 6:01 p.m. or on the midnight freight. Mr. Frank Dovel, former Hotel Evans proprietor, is in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Baltimore and
Frank Dovel
Hotel
Evans
Thunder Storm Delays Freedoms and Flooded Crossings in Frederick County
A severe thunderstorm swept western Frederick County causing house fire risk at Capon Bridge where Ed ward Oates home burned briefly. Heavy rain swelled Hogue and Back Creek bottling crossings and trapping hundreds including 400 on Back Creek banks. many sought shelter or returned to Winchester after Confederate Memorial Day events.
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Frederick County
Capon Bridge
Edward Oates
Winchester
Hogue
Back Creek
Memorial Windows Commissioned for Sacred Heart Church
Reverend W A McKeefty pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church ordered ten memorial windows from Gustave Baumstark of Baltimore. The project replaces four plain colored panes with figures, places two colored windows under the gallery, and asks Danzeer Metal Company of Hagerstown to finish the metal cornice. Completion in two months with funds on hand and no debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McKeefry
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Gustave Baumstark
Baltimore
Danzeer Metal Company
Hagerstown
Sensational Reports Proved False in Winchester News
Two sensational items from the county caused alarm in Winchester. A drowning rumor near Back Creek and a suspected murderer N. J. Doman from Magnolia West Virginia were both proven untrue after officers could not locate either in town.
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Winchester
Back Creek
Gainsboro
N. J. Doman
Magnolia
W. Va
Doman
Jack Crawford Hurt Again at Berkeley Military Academy
Jack Crawford son of W. H. Crawford president of the Virginia Woolen Mills was badly hurt by a fall at Berkeley Military Academy Martinsburg West Virginia yesterday morning He was carried home in a damaged condition with details not disclosed from the scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
W. H. Crawford
Virginia Woolen Mills
Berkeley Military Academy
Martinsburg
W. Va
Rouss Mausoleum Formally Accepted in Mount Hebron
The Rouss mausoleum in Mount Hebron Cemetery was formally accepted by W. W. Rouss for the family, with Mr. Frank Chapie representing the builders C. E. Tayntor & Co. The doors and interior are lavishly described, yet access will be restricted due to vandalism concerns. An iron fence may be erected to enclose the monument.
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Rouss
Mount Hebron
Charles B. Rouss
W. W. Rouss
Winchester
T. Marion Bantz
Reuss
Frank Chapie
C. E. Tayntor & Co
New York
Charlestown
W. Va
Death of Chas H. Bredemeyer in Rosa Mountain Tennessee
Telegram from Rosa Mountain Tennessee reports the death of 58 year old Charles H. Bredemeyer a former Winchester resident. He died last Wednesday evening and was buried today. He lived in Winchester with his wife and daughter until about twelve years ago and worked for Kingan & Co later becoming general agent in the Southern States. He was a member of Winchester Lodge No. 65 K of P.
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Winchester
Charles H. Bredemeyer
Rosa Mountain
Tenn
Bredemeyer
Kingan & Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Alabama
Kingan
Wedded at Personage in Quiet County Ceremony
Mr C Stanley Plotner of Clarke County Virginia married Miss Martha Kline of the county. The ceremony took place at the parsonage of the United Brethren Church on North Market Street at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon with Rev. B D Skelton officiating.
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C. Stanley Plotner
Clarke County
Martha Kline
This County
The
United Brethren Church
North Market Street
D. Skelton
Miss Charlotte Conner Returns to Woodstock Millinery
Miss Charlotte Conner returns to Woodstock after directing Mr. H. S. Bakers millinery store and is accompanied by Mrs. W. B. Miley who spent June sixth there.
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Charlotte Conner
Uncle Billy Boxwell Dies After Prolonged Suffering
John William Boxwell known as Uncle Billy dies at 59 after a long illness described as cancer and dropsy. A Winchester resident for two decades, he served as Market Street Church sexton earlier and leaves a widow Mary Ruble Boxwell, three daughters, one son, three grandchildren, and several siblings and relatives. Funeral set for Sunday from Hunting Ridge with Rev. T Marshall West officiating.
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John William Boxwell
Hunting Ridge
East Germain Street
T. Marshall West
Market Street
M. E. Church
Mr. Boxwell
Welltown
Winchester
Billy
Boxwell
Mary Ruble
Wm. G. Doreey
Archie Davidson
Susie
Peter Ruble Boxwell
Charles
Berryville
Greggs
Robert
Ohio
Aaron
Thousands of Visitors But Only Two Arrests
Winchester reports a day of high order with thousands of visitors arriving for a memorial event. Eight police on duty kept watch. two arrests were for public drunkenness while most attendees behaved peacefully and were guided by officers.
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Winchester
Old Confederate Soldier in Critical Condition
Mr. Charles P. McCord, a well known ex Confederate soldier, was brought to the city on the Baltimore and Ohio train and taken to the City Hotel in a serious condition. His recovery is scarcely expected. During the Civil War he was sergeant in Company K Fifth Virginia Regiment Stonewall Brigade, commanded by Captain George W W Kartz of this city. His old comrades are giving him every attention. He is a native of Winchester and a stairway builder by trade.
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Charles P. McCord
Baltimore & Ohio
City
McCord
Fifth
Virginia Regiment
Stonewall
George W.W. Kartz
Winchester
Mrs Clinton Miller Visits City for Perfume Purchase
Mrs Clinton Miller of Capon Bridge is visiting the city to shop for perfumes at Bushnell's in town, stopping at Fine Perfumes during her stay.
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Clinton Miller
Capon Bridge
Bushnell’s
Fatherland Tourer Reports Alps Danube and Berlin Plans
W. C. Graichen, of this city, writes from Wien dated May 27 1901 describing Paris to Vienna by Orient Express, train delays at customs, Alpine views and Danube scenery, Austrian peasant labor, Vienna’s architecture, Pentecost crowds, German sobriety, cigar economy funding charities, upcoming Berlin visit, and a June 4 6 voyage from Bremen to America aboard North German Lloyd and Hamburg American Line.
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Wien
Paris
Constantinople
Custom House
Danube
Austria
Berlin
America
Bremen
Cahn
North German Lloyd
Augusta Victoria
Hamburg American Line
Dead Soldier J W Maupin Remembered At Stonewall Cemetery
Graves at Stonewall Cemetery received special attention yesterday and the grave of Sergeant J W Maupin in the Virginia lot was beautifully decorated. The grave lies on the first tier behind the Ashby brothers tomb and was decorated by three friends of the deceased's brother, W L Maupin of Charlottesville, Virginia. The gentlemen were visiting Winchester and sought to honor the fallen soldier and his brother.
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Stonewall Cemetery
J. W. Maupin
Virginia
Ashby Brothers
W. L. Maupin
Charlottesville
Winchester
Decorations honor 2500 Confederate graves in Stonewall Cemetery
Ladies from Winchester and Frederick County organized festive graveside decorations for 2500 Confederate soldiers at Stonewall Cemetery. The roster lists numerous volunteers by state, including Mrs. George Taylor and Miss Lillie Boyd from Virginia, Miss Hamilton from North Carolina, and Misses Mary Kurtz and Julia Kurtz from Kentucky, among others.
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Stonewall Cemetery
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
George Taylor
Luther Barr
John Williams
Lillie Boyd
Bessie Nurton
Laura McGuire
Mary McCoy
John McCoy
Halifax Hall
North Carolina
Hamilton
Sale Farmer
Will Taylor
Minnie Taylor
Mary McCarty
Shull
Lillis
Spurr
South Carolina
Maria Cummings
T. M. Reed
Deschon
May
Maggie Lanis
George W. Kurtz
Jack Adams
Harry Reed
Maggie
Beesie Hodgson
Annie Trier
Arkansas
Joe Steel
Florence
Emma Goss
Texas
Wm. Byrd
Georgia
Vance Striker
Miss Striker
Virginia Green
Mable Nail
Nannie Miller
Inez Conner
May Hirst
Minnie
Esther Harris
Flemister
T. C. Williams
Kentucky
Mary
Julia Kurtz
Mary Faulkner
Maryland
Etta Jones
Tennessee
Lula Eakin
Minnie McArtor
Hichie Stickley
Stephens City
Episcopal Female School
Belle Ashwood
Mt. Hebron
Kate
Fannie Wolff
Will and
Godfrey Miller
Frederick County Criminal Law Bills In Debate
Mr. E C Jordan discusses two 1897 98 session bills on Frederick County criminal law. One from R E Byrd and endorsed by the Frederick Board of Supervisors, the other from Capt Jno J Williams and endorsed by the City Council. The Committee on Courts of Justice was asked to report the bill granting widest public satisfaction. The report favored the Byrd visors bill with changes. Meysabo notes no request to Bauserman to alter the theory for the conc c
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E. C. Jordan
Frederick County
R. E. Byrd
Board of Supervisors of
Frederick
Jno. J. Williams
Jordan
Committee On Courts of Justice
Bn Chan
Asie Roe ‘Sands
Meysabo
Bauserman
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Memorial Hospital
Jack Crawford
Bushnell’ S
Chas. H. Bredemeyer
Billy” Boxwell
W. C. Graichen
Continent
Europe
Graichen
Mr. Jordan
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