Fairfax Hall Junior Recital Shows High Musical Proficiency
Fairfax College students presented a Closing Musical Recital at College Hall. Miss Estelle Shore mentored the senior class as music emphasized practice and study. The program featured Chopin Grieg Moszkowski Wolff and works by Godard and Moszkowski with students Stewart Hess Grim Willis and Steuart.
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Fairfaxllege
College Hall
Chopin
Dassohn
Grey
Moszkowski
Scharnka Wolff
Estelle Shore
Fairfax
Surprise Party for Misses Katye and Seasie Harford
Last night a group of young ladies and gentlemen gathered at South Kent Street to honor Misses Katye and Seasie Harford with a surprise party. Guests enjoyed games cards and refreshments in a lively evening.
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Katye
Seasie Harford
Outh Kent Street
Runaway Horse Injures Fair View Man Near East Side School
Benjamin Clevenger of Fair View county was dragged by a runaway horse after his foot caught in a stirrup. He suffered a broken left elbow, back injuries, and multiple cuts and bruises. listed in critical condition but possible recovery. Neighbor W R Watson heard cries and called Dr. W R Stuart.
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Benjamin Clevenger
Fair View
Clevenger
East Side School House
Mr. Clevenger
Stuart
Mr. Watson
Proceedings of Circuit Court Decrees and References
The circuit court opened with argument in a chancery suit Thos Massie ex r x versus Thos Massie de vis led by H R Kern and J P Whitacre and then decreed sale in Pitzer versus Pitzer. Decrees were entered in Union Bank of Winchester versus E B Anderson and three other chancery actions.
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Circuit C Wrt
Harrison
H. R. Kern
J. P. Whitacre
Thos. Massie
Pitzer
McCormick Harvesting Machine Co
L. ©. Kinsey Et Als
Als
H. E. Gross
T. S. Brown
Wm. Brown
N. Whitacre
W. Herrell
Maryland Firemen Convene With Regional Parade
The Maryland State Firemen's Association held its tenth annual session in Lonaconing with a large parade of firemen from Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia. Frostburg Hose Company won 25 dollars for largest uniformed company and Westminster won 25 dollars for best appearance. Mr. D K Eskey returned from a business trip up the Valley.
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Lonaconing
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Frostburg Hose Company
Frostburg
Westminster
Catherine B Senseney Needles Laid To Rest In Winchester
Catherine B Senseney Needles who died in Baltimore December 27 was laid to rest at Mount Hebron Cemetery after funeral services at Christ Church Winchester. The ceremony was led by Rev Nelson Dame with Rev Arthur Powell. she left a $1000 memorial window for Christ Church and a $100 brass altar cross, and she donated funds to Grace Church Baltimore. Her sole near relative, Edward Senseney of St Louis, could not attend.
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Catherine B. Senseney-Needles
Baltimore
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Winchester
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Geo. W. Kurtz
Christ Church
Nelson P. Dame
Arthur Chilton Powell
Grace Church
Mes Needies
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Needles
Edward Senseney
St. Louis
Shenandoah Valley Academy to Close Tomorrow
The Shenandoah Valley Academy will close its sessions tomorrow after a successful year. Attendance was large and progress satisfactory. The Class of ’02 includes six members: Harry Stouffer, Frank Kohlhausen, George Heller, Miller Hancher, Brent Clark, Percy Quantz, Herman Hable and Walter Cooper.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Messrs
Harry Stouffer
Frank Kohlhausen
George Heller
Miller Hancher
Brent Clark
Percy Quantz
Herman Hable
Walter Cooper
Catharine Heater Granted Divorce and Name Restaration
In circuit court Catharine Heater obtained a divorce a vinculo matrimonio from C Haller Heater of Middletown Va The court also allowed her to resume her maiden name and to remarry if she chooses to do so.
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Catharine Heater
C. Haller Heater
Middletown
Academy Dance Marks Shenandoah Valley Closing
The Shenandoah Valley Academy will close its sessions tomorrow evening with the annual dance at Academy Hall. Initiated last year, the event has become a permanent school feature and is expected to be a pleasant social end to the school year with many young ladies invited.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Academy
Mr Bromley in Weakening Health After Fever
Mr John Bromley father of Mrs J L Maphis and Mrs M L Yapper of this city remains weak with intermittent fever. The report notes his condition improving at times but still requires care as his health fluctuates daily.
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John Bromley
J. L. Maphis
M. L. Yapper
Private sale of M Cann Realty in Winchester
Mr E Scott Ferguson bought the Wm L M Cann property on Amherst Street from Mrs Bessie B M Cann through attorneys Burton and Boyd for about 5200. Ferguson will assume possession tomorrow as Mrs M Cann also sold most of her personal property today.
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E. Scott Ferguson
A. Ferguson
Wm. L. M
Clark
B. James Ferguson
George H. Kinzel
Ferguson
Winchester
Dead Collie Found By Mourning Mother
In Gainsboro County a Scotch collie disappeared and his mother dog grew mournful. The dog led owner Arthur Holland to a woods where the missing collie lay dead from a bullet wound. A man claimed the dog planned to attack his sheep and shot it.
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Gainsboro
Arthur Holland
Holland
Brown's Mosquito Project Is Dead
Baltimore City Council kills Brown's mosquito relief measure by amending the appropriation from 15000 to 3000 dollars. Councilman Brown opposes the cut and contends the reduced sum is too small for the purpose. George Stewart Brown, of Baltimore, is identified as the proposer.
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Brown
George Stewart Brown
Baltimore
John N. Bell
Railroad accident injures Williams relative in Edinburg
A young man named Robert Williams of Edinburg Va was injured when riding a railroad car and struck a cattle stall at Delaplane Va his arm was severed near the shoulder and he was taken to Edinburg for treatment. A telegram later clarified the injured person as Robert Williams a relative of Russell Williams of the city.
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Robert Williams
Edinburg
Delaplane
Russell Williams
Star Today
Winchester Boy Receives High Honor for Roentgen Research
Dr. Harry Baetjer of Johns Hopkins University leaves for Baltimore then Philadelphia to sail for Liverpool. He will study Roentgen ray progress at European medical schools, visiting London and the Continent through six months to a year, with plans to return before Christmas.
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Henry Baetjer
Baltimore
Baetjer
Philadelphia
Liverpool
England
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Europe
Johns Hopkins University
John Hopkins University
Roergen Ray
London
Austria
Germany
Johns Hopkins
John Hopkins
Baltimore to Make Confederate Memorial Day a City Holiday
The Baltimore City Council will soon introduce a resolution making Confederate Memorial Day a municipal holiday on June 6. Mayor Hays, a Confederate veteran, supports the measure and plans to sign it.
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Baltimore
Hays
Rumsey Smithson in Critical Condition
Rumsey Smithson Jr. traveled to Mansfield Illinois to be with his father Rev Dr Smithson whose health has deteriorated to a critical state.
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Rumsey Smithson, Jr
Mansfield, Ill
Dr. Smithson
Funeral of John W. Brown Held at United Brethren Church
The funeral services for the late John W. Brown were held at ten o'clock this morning from the United Brethern Church with Rev H D Skelton officiating. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The Sarah Zane Fire Company and the Knights of Pythias attended in a body. Floral tributes were plentiful including a pillow from the Sarah Zane.
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John W. Brown
United Brethern Church
D. Skelton
Mount Hebron
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Knights of Pythias
Sarah Zane
Rock Hurling Injures Youth Near Noonan Home
Earle Noonan son of John T Noonan was struck on the eye and painfully hurt by a rock thrown by another youth yesterday evening. The incident occurred near the Noonan residence prompting concern and possible medical attention.
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Earle Noonan
John T. Noonan
Epileptic Fit Causes Severe Fall on Main Street
Eva Evans, daughter of William Evans and granddaughter of Shug Evans, suffered a brutal epileptic seizure on Main Street near Bell Bros. store. She fell face first onto brick pavement, cutting her nose and convulsing until Dr. P W Boyd treated her. She regained consciousness and, despite the scare, recovered with no broken bones.
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Eva Evans
William Evans
P. W. Boyd
Dr J J Lafferty Returns to Richmond After Illness
Rev Dr J J Lafferty returned to Richmond Virginia after weeks away due to illness in Dallas and Memphis. He left after water disputes unsettled him and was near death before reaching Memphis and New York for rest and care. His small change and valuables vanished while under opiate treatment at the hotel.
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J. J. Lafferty
Richmond
Dallas
Memphis
Hottest Day This Season Shocks Winchester
Winchester endured the season’s hottest day as the thermometer hit 90 this afternoon at 3:30. Drought has withered crops and dust swirls across fields. a solid week of steady rain is seen as the only relief to current, strenuous conditions.
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Winchester
Attending Meeting At Deer Park
Captain Thos C Prince superintendent of the Valley Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad left this morning for Deer Park Maryland to attend a meeting of railroad officials Thews
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Thos. C. Prince
Valley Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Deer Park
Prince
Birthplace of Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association Named
Winchester to host the first convention of the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association on July 4 1908 with delegates from Martinsburg Cumberland Valley Hose Shippensburg Hope Chambersburg Winchester Carlisle Waynesboro Greencastle Mechanicsburg and others. W R Kline of Martinsburg leads organization efforts. Meeting will be held at Rouss City Hall Winchester for a one day session.
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E. Kiger
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association
Winchester Fire Department
Winchester
W. R. Kline
Kline
Chambersburg
Martinsburg Fire Department
Cumberland Valley Hose Company
Shippensburg
Hope Hose Company
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Union Fire Company
Carlisle
Friendship Fire Company
Mechanics Steam Fire Engine Company
Waynesboro
Rescue Hose Company
Greencastle
Eclipse Fire Company
Mechanicsburg
Rouss City Hall
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Cumberland Valley Piremen's Association
W. BR. Kine
J. F. Nomins
G. W
Lora W. H. Riemen
Beaty
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