Foolish Home Folks Surprise Martinsburg Families
Mary W Va June 10 special to The Star reports Hannah Geyer of South Maple Avenue and Mr and Mrs C G Grove of South Queen Street were shocked to receive telegrams announcing the marriage of Ada Virginia Geyer and Roy Carlton Grove in Hagerstown that afternoon. The couple had left for Winchester with plans to visit friends and were smuggled out with clothes in suitcases. They may take a trip to eastern cities after the ceremony. Both are well regarded. the bride is noted as Martinsburg’s prettiest girl.
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the Star
Mary Ww. Va
Hannah Geyer
South Maple Avenue
C. G. Grove
South Queen Street
Ada Virginia Geyer
Roy Carlton Grove
Hagerstown
Geyer
Mr. Grove
Winchester
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Grove
George Unger
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
Prof J A Ide Opens Winchester Music School Plans
Profess or J A Ide noted teacher and composer has moved to 18 Peyton Street with his daughter Mrs C E Berry and sister in law Mrs A Dillingham of Baltimore. He plans to open a music school along conservatory lines in Winchester.
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J. A. Ide
Peyton Street
C. E. Berry
A. Dillingham
Baltimore
Ide
Conservatory
Winchester
Not so wealthy man had funeral costs shrink estate
It was stated today that Jerry White, an aged colored man shot and killed Sunday by Oliver Poindexter, was not as wealthy as believed. His bank account was small and after funeral expenses only a few dollars remained.
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Jerry White
Oliver Poindexter
Destitute Jenkins Family Reported in Winchester
A Jenkins family recently arrived from Middletown is described as destitute and living in a house on East Piccadilly Street. They are being fed at Mrs. Wilson’s home while they sleep at a different residence. Charitable donations circulated to The Star office and will be collected anew.
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Jenkins
Winchester
Middletown
Piccadilly Street
Wilson
Star
Baseball Scores Rain Cancels Several Matches Across Leagues
In American League action Detroit defeated Washington 7 to 1 while Cleveland edged Philadelphia 4 to 4. St Louis at New York was rained out. National League results showed Cincinnati beating Pittsburgh 7 to 6 and Philadelphia over Chicago 5 to 4. Norfolk beat Danville 7 to 2 in the Virginia League. several games were called off due to rain.
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Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
National New York
St. Jenn
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
Chicago
Virginia
Norfolk
Danville
Acquittal For Alabama Man In Lynchburg Assault Case
Wilson Tucker of Tuccaloosa Alabama was acquitted yesterday in Lynchburg after a trial over a throat-cutting incident on the sidewalk. The case stemmed from a dispute involving a Black man and the wife of the accused. A side note mentions a special shoe sale at Jones and Jolliffe's.
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Lynchburg
Wilson Tucker
Tuccaloosa
Ala
Daveley
Southern Railway to Start Fast Limited Train Washington to Harrisonburg
Southern Railway will add a fast limited train from Washington to Harrisonburg leaving daily at 3.35 p.m. except Sunday, reaching around 9 p.m. and making few stops between Manassas and Harrisonburg. A local passenger train will depart Washington at 4.30 p.m. and arrive in Harrisonburg about 10.30 p.m., with unclear connections to southbound No. 1 at Strasburg Junction.
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Mt 1A
Forure
Washington
Harrisonburg
Southern Railway
Upper
Virginia
Manassas
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Strasburg Junction
Southern
Reverend C D Bulla to Speak at Berryville Church
Reverend Charles D Bulla a prominent Methodist Episcopal South leader will speak at Berryville Southern Methodist Church next Sunday at 11 am in support of the Anti Saloon League of Virginia. Bulla formerly pastored Winchester and Alexandria churches and now edits the Baltimore Southern Methodist.
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Charles D. Bulla
Baltimore
Noted Indian Fighter Brig. Gen. James Biddle Dies
Brig. Gen. James Biddle U S A retired died at his Berkeley Springs home yesterday. Born in Philadelphia in 1832 he served through the Civil War and was breveted brigadier general for gallant services. Biddle retired just before the Spanish American War and spent much of his service in the West as an Indian fighter.
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James Biddle
Berkeley Springs
Philadelphia
Biddle
West
Patterson Sisters to Atlantic City Summer Trip
Mr Edward Patterson leaves with his sister Miss Naoma Patterson and Miss Nettie Haymaker for Atlantic City to spend the summer months. The trio has many admirers who wish them a pleasant trip.
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Edward ‘Patterson
Naoma Patterson
Arnold–Kirk engagement invitation in Horseshoe Bend
Mr. George Sloan Arnold of Horseshoe Bend West Virginia announces the engagement of his daughter Miss Mary Louise Arnold to Dr. Joseph Raymond Kirk. The couple plans to marry on June 1.
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George Sloan Arnold
Horseshoe Bend
South Branch
Hampshire County
W. Va
Mary Louise Arnold
Joseph Raymond Kirk
Closing Notice for Summer Saturday Afternoons
During the summer months we will close our respective places of business at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Baker & Co. Cooper Bros. announce the adjusted hours for the season to the public.
Automobile Livery Prices Reasonable
W. B. Zirkle advertises affordable automobile livery services with reasonable price quotes and availability.
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W. BL. Zirkle
School Finals Showcases June 10 at Kerr Building
School finals proceed Friday June 10 at Jonh Kerr building. Included are music and plays with admission 19 cents for 1p and 2t. The event runs in the evening starting at 8 p.m. featuring student performances and a showcase of talent.
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Jonh Kerr
Cars Reach Winchester After Muddy Atlanta to New York Run
Motorists traveling from Atlanta to New York via the Valley pike endured rain and mud with many cars splattered and delayed arrivals. The Herald and Journal notes the event as the largest west-to-east motor tour in the Americas, praising road conditions in Virginia while indicating few accidents and mounting anticipation for arrivals in New York on Monday.
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New York
Herald
America
Herald-Journal
Virginia
Atlante
Winchester
Mrs. Alfred Baker Expires In County
Mrs Virginia Bell Baker wife of G Alfred Baker died yesterday afternoon at her home in Weirtown after a three week illness of heart disease and dropsy aged 38. Funeral services will be at 12 noon at Galilee Church conducted by Rev Roy Schucker with burial in the church graveyard. She leaves husband two sons Bork Arlington and Byrd Latane Baker five daughters Eva Bell Beulah Janney Myrtle Ainslie Mary Glass and Mabel Leve Baker one brother Benjamin Heflin of Siler and four sisters Martha J Lewis Tamson R Luttrel Hattie L Lutvell and Emma Ly Kuttrell of Nain.
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Virginia Bell Baker
G. Alfred Baker
Weirtown
Galilee Church
Roy Schucker
Baker
Heiis
Emma Ly Kuttrell
Nain
Mardi Gras Reproduction at the Auditorium Tonight
A lively revue titled A Splendid Show at the Auditorium features the Mardi Gras performance with two other reels. The program promises an entertaining evening in line with the annual custom popular in large southern cities.
Rain Expected Across Virginia Through Weekend
Washington reports official weather forecast shows showers in Virginia tonight and probably Saturday. The forecast warns of continuing wet conditions with possible accumulation across the region.
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Washington
Virginia
Martinsburg Couple Weds As Shoes Arrive at Jones & Jolliffe
Mr and Mrs Roy C Grove of Martinsburg West Virginia celebrated their marriage in Hagerstown this week and registered at Hotel Evans last night amid a shipment of hundreds of shoes arriving at Jones and Jolliffe's.
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Roy C. Grove
Martinsburg
W. Va
Hagerstown
the Star Today
Hotel Evans
Taft Snubs Harrison Over Jewish Rabbis Visit
President Taft declined to see Francis B. Harrison II and a New York delegation of Jewish rabbis who raised the issue of Jews facing expulsion from Rutenia. The White House says Taft refused based on newspaper reports about Harrison’s House resolution seeking full details from Attorney General Wickersham. Harrison claims he was rebuffed and reports contradict.
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Taft
Reton Harrison
New York
White House
Ruteia
Goldfogle
Norton
Harrison Re
Capitol
Mr. Harrison
House
Wickersham
Harrison
Con
Munson Leads Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Group
Fire chief and 62 fire companies in the Cumberland Valley area gain a plan by B Munson of Hagerstown to share apparatus inventories. The initiative aims to quickly mobilize equipment when a town faces a serious conflagration and to aid in mutual fire calls.
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Munson
Hagerstown
Cumberland ‘Valley
Miss Frances Peyton Gibson to Wed Rev. Radmund Woodward
Right Rev. Robert Atkinson Gibson, bishop of Virginia, issues invitations to the marriage of his daughter Frances Peyton Gibson to Rev. Radmund Lee Woodward M D on June 12 at 16 30 in the Church of the Holy Trinity Richmond After October 1 the couple will reside at the American Church Mission Anking China They will sail for Europe to spend the summer in England Woodward is a student at the Theological Seminary near Alexandria and will be ordained on the 17th instant.
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Robert Atkinson Gibson
Virginia
Frances Peyton “Gibson
Radmund Lee Woodward
Church of the Holy ‘Trinity
Richmond
Woodward
American Church Mission
Anking
China
Europe
England
England. Dr. Woodward
Theological Seminary
Hear Alexandria
Auto straw ride to Winchester with Morrison Music crowd
Mr. Tatroe, manager of the Morrison Music Company, took a group of friends on an auto straw ride to Winchester Tuesday afternoon. After lunch in Winchester they returned about 11 o clock. Names include Misses Burdette Crawford Hoskinson Blair of Baltimore Mesens Bowers Foreman Crawford Downs and Ta troe.
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Tatroe
Morrison Music Company
Winchester
Misses Burdette
Crawford
Hoskinson
Blair
Baltimore
Mesens
Bowers
Foreman
Downs
Martinsburg
Miss Mathilda Parnhall Plans 10000 Mile Western Trip
Miss Mathilda Parnhall of Berryville travels with Pittsburg friends on a long journey that will pass through Vancouver, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. The trip covers more than 10 000 miles with a Chicago stop on return to visit her mother Mrs Isaac Parshall.
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Pittsburg
Mathilda Parnhall
Berryville
Vancuver
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Chicago
Isaac Parshall
Pierce family moves from Woodstock to Richmond
Pierce, now in the Richmond division of the Southern Railway, moved his family from Woodstock to Richmond for permanent residence. Friends in Winchester will regret the departure, as the family was a familiar presence in the city.
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W. Bk. Pierce
Richmond
Southern Railsway
Woodstock
Mr. Pierce
Winchester
City
Martinsburg Couples Among Arrivals at Hotel Evans Today
Mr and Mrs M G Tabler and Mr and Mrs Claude W Stewart of Martinsburg West Virginia were among arrivals at Hotel Evans today. Special sale of shoes at Jones and Jolliffe s ip.
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Claude W. Stewart
Martinsburg
W. Va
Hotel Evans
Jones & Jolliffe's
Motorist Killed In Ohio Crash At Viaduct
Special to The Star Cleveland Ohio June 16 R Bleeing a racing driver plunged 75 feet to his death this morning after crashing at a viaduct gate at about 60 miles an hour and leaping through an open draw. He fell on rocks 75 feet below. A fellow competitor saw the danger and tried to escape. A guard at the scene suffered leg injuries. Roosevelt Party Sails From Southampton
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The
Star
Cleveland
Ohio
Antonie
Fifis
Edward Grey
Southampton
Here
Bids Sought for Shenandoah Valley Grand Stand Project
Bids are invited for the construction of a new grand stand at Shenandoah Valley Agricultural ground and for reroofing of certain buildings. Specifications available on request from the committee chairman. Sealed bids due by 12 o clock noon Saturday June 11 1919. Committee members listed: H F Byrd chairman L R Fay J K McCainn W S Hiett.
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Shenapdoah Valley
H. F. Byrd
L R. Fay
J. K. McCainn
W. S. Hiett
Martinsburg Trade Board appoints sewerage committee
Senator Gray Silver was elected chairman of the newly appointed executive committee of the Martinsburg board of trade. Edward Rutledge serves as secretary. Other members include Mayor W. R. Caskey A Na denbousch and W. H. Crawford.
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Gray Silver
Nens
Martinsburg Board of Trade
Edward Rutledge
W. R. Caskey
A. ©. Nadenbousch
W. H. Crawford
Opportunity to purchase established Printing Plast and Joy Printing Equipment
Good opportunity for an established business. Printing Plast and Joy Printing Equipment, centrally located in a city of 4 to 7,900 inhabitants, thriving trade and good reason for selling. Sale by Good & Company, No. Rouss Agé 10-1 p-21. Notice for Madison No. 6 I O O F memorial meeting.
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Good & Company
Rouss
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