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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1913
Page
4
The fragment discusses repeated conflicts in a section, noting how personal and political elements hinder progress. It mentions Mr Forward and critiques factional rows, editorial rhetoric, and the absence of clear knowledge about readers’ desires.
A garbled excerpt discusses ancient and modern stories and deeds in land and sea. It references listening to Homer and reading “nooks” with a weary tone and mentions a mine and a beach-comber as symbols of discovery.
A fragment notes a student achievement with multiple names: S V A Kagh Reed W Kirbach and Peyton J Mar recognized for an honor or award. The text hints at forms and scholar status but details are incomplete and unclear.
The monogram pins honored W C Kirbach and W H Burkhardt for steering The Chevron to literary and financial success. After benediction, students danced at the Winchester Inn into the early morning with many girls in attendance.
A series of self announced bids for Winchester city positions in the 1913 Democratic primary set for June 10. J W Libret Jr T Barr H H Baker J Be Correll W B Ryan J Robert Doran James P Reardon Robert Y Conrad John M Steck announce runs for treasurer city sergeant commissioner of revenue Commonwealth attorney and member of the House of Delegates.
Miss Oulse Mather played music at the Crescent Street Baptist Church as Miss Opal Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A Ford, wed Josiah Lock Dickinson of Marion Virginia. Attendants wore white gowns with pink and white flowers. Afterward a reception followed and the couple left for a northern trip, planning to reside in Switzerland North Carolina.
William M. Wood president of the American Woolen Company was found not guilty on charges tied to a Lawrence dynamite conspiracy. The jury deliberated from yesterday afternoon after a trial that included Frederick Atteaux and Den nig Ay Vollins, the Cambridge dog paneler, with a separate finding of guilt on two counts for Vollins.
The Winchester Confederate memorial day parade lacked a marching band for the first time in its history. Crowds along the parade route remained sizable as Gen. R. D. Funkhouser of Maurertown Va served as grand marshal with Capt. George W. Kurtz in command. The day’s ceremonies were reported as impressive despite the missing band from Martinsburg West Virginia.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura products to treat itching irritation and scalp problems. It describes applying Cuticura ointment to partings on the scalp, rubbing with soft flannel, and following with Cuticura Soap for washing. It mentions shaving sticks and samples available by mail from Boston.
The Turner Ashby Camp led a Memorial Day program beside the Unknown monument in Stonewall Cemetery. Ladies of the Confederate Memorial Association and the Daughters of the Confederacy decorated graves as Rev. W. O. Talbert opened with prayer and Southern songs were sung by school children under Mrs. Emeline Wright and Mrs. Philip Chapman. Speaker Robert Y. Conrad of Winchester delivered a comprehensive defense of the Confederacy, praised for its lack of rancor, with further remarks to be printed in Monday’s Star.
The case of Charles Fisher, colored, charged with the murder of Clyde Carpenter, was taken up in the corporation court. The day was devoted to jury selection, which remained incomplete at a late hour. Judge Harrison stated trial would begin at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Isaiah Funxhouser of Lebanon Church spent yesterday in the city. Mr and Mrs Henry Russell of Clarke county attended decoration day services. Mr David Reardon of Clarke visited friends in the city yesterday.
The Shawnee Tribe No. 2 Improved Order of Red Men will hold an annual sermon at 8 o clock Sunday evening June 8 preached by Rev. W. C. Talbert at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. All members are invited to attend.
Supreme Court Judge and Mrs. Adam C. Carson travel with two children from their home to Martinsburg West Virginia en route to San Francisco. They will board a steamer next week for Manila Philippines as relatives and friends regret their departure.
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