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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1905
Page
1
A young man named McCarty lost a life threatening artery wound after an axe strike during a woodland drive. He was rushed to Winchester in a buggy, then treated by Dr. P. W. Boyd Jr. and later hospitalized. Despite severe blood loss the leg was saved from amputation.
A Winchester meeting last night planned a July 4 parade led by Chief Fire Warden J W Sibert and his assistant. Fire companies and the joint committee will meet Monday to finalize plans for a small yet spectacular observance by the Winchester firemen.
Children Day services were held at the M E Church last Sunday night at 8 o clock and drew a large crowd. Mr Ellis Rees recently returned home after attending Eastern College and Miss Mamie Hancher after school at Dayton Va also returned home. Mr Hiridge Lamp and sisters Annie and Georgie Lamp of Bunker Hill visited relatives here last weekend. Mr Hunter DeHaven and sister Clara of DeHaven and Miss Effie DeHaven of Glengary W Va visited Green Springs last Sunday.
Miss Annie Mosby Winston daughter of Mrs William A Winston and the late Colonel William A Winston will wed Mr Thomas Kennerly son of Captain Joseph Kennerly of Greenway Court near White Post Virginia. The ceremony will be held Wednesday June 14 in the bride home Malvern Louisa county. Winston family ties and Richmond connections noted. Kennerly currently based in Newport News Virginia.
June 13 report notes Mrs. Laura Emmett and her Clarke county sister visiting Gore relatives. Hebrew Baptist Church Children’s Day program drew a large crowd Sunday night. Mr. Dock Calvert and wife of Whitacre visited Mrs. Gere. Mr. B. H. Potts family to Portland Oregon for the Lawia and Clark Exposition.
A Star special reports Baron Nathaniel Rothschild, brother of the late Baron Alphonse Rothschild, died today in Vienna. He was among the world’s wealthiest men.
Garland Hansbrough, son of Mr and Mrs 8 H Hansbrough, left yesterday for the far West to spend a year. He will visit his uncle in Seattle and attend the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland Oregon.
GAINESBORO June 13 An illness strikes Little Winifred Rogers as a festival planned for June 16 and 17 proceeds for the benefit of Mr. Julian Larrick who is reported disposed.
The regular monthly Gospel meeting was held at the jail Sunday by the ladies of the W.O. T.U. It being flower day, bouquets were given to all the prisoners. Miss Lallie Lee Derr of Hagerstown is visiting Mrs. Wm. Spurr on Kent Street.
A large flouring mill and grain elevator owned by John R. Smith Milling Company in Leesville Loudoun burned Sunday at about 1 o clock. The loss is estimated around 96 000 with small insurance. The Johnson foundry and Beach machine shops were destroyed. Local Winchester investors plan to rebuild and resume operation soon.
Bud Brown a nineteen year old from Winchester earned the title Champion Eater by consuming two quarts of navy beans eight slices of bread three pies and five glasses of water at Bob X's restaurant on West Water. The feat occurred after a dare from his friends as Bud was not very hungry yet agreed to the challenge.
The ladies of the Centenary Reformed Church report a successful entertainment held nightly and during the day last week in the room opposite the Taylor Hotel. Over $100 was collected, most of which is net profit, to fund the new church building at Market and Cork streets.
Mr G W Chapman of Stephens City sold a fine pair of mares to Mr Edwin Cushman Jr visiting Mr Lucien Carr Jr. The price paid was $500.
Tonight at Winchester Inn a yard party will begin, described as an ideal gathering spot sure to draw many visitors. The event promotes a welcoming atmosphere and social appeal for attendees.
Mr H K Orim formerly of this county now living in Waynesboro Pennsylvania cut his hand recently at the Geyser Works. Mr J Olin Faulkner a Washington and Lee University student is home for the summer.
A Confederate veterans reunion unfolds in Louisville with Gen. Stephen D. Lee arriving by night escorted by Mississippi rifles. The Confederate Memorial Association has raised 200000 for Battle Abbey to honor the dead and vows a grand parade featuring returned battleflags.
Mr. Floyd Gaver returns home for the summer from Richmond. Mrs. Ned McGuire and son, Miss Lillian Jones who studied at Farmville Va return home for the summer. Miss Kathleen Ferguson comes home from New Jersey. Mr. Herman Gibson, noted Clarke county horse dealer now in Bristol Tenn, visits old friends here.
Queen Lenora, the palmist and medium long in Winchester, arrives in town claiming to confront an allegation in person after previously leaving the material world to converse with spirits.
A severe storm last Thursday saw lightning strike Mr. Clark Fawcett’s barn at Fawcett’s Gap. The event drew attention only when a fork handle was found split, revealing the damage.
After five weeks of spinal illness David S. Glaize aged eighteen died yesterday evening at his parents home on East Piccadilly Street. He was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. David S. Glaize and his death follows a relapse two days after a temporary improvement. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 PM from the family residence led by Rev. Geo S. Bowers Grace Lutheran.
Mrs. W Johnson became paralyzed at her home in Whitacre on June 13 about 6 PM. Dr J B Offutt of Capon Bridge provided aid by telephone. Head and face are most affected with eyesight nearly obscured. Father T A Whitacre traveled to Winchester and is bedside with mother and sisters.
In a letter from the Hagerstown Mail the Waynesboro Herald is criticized for opposing the reel team’s participation and fastest time claim. The piece says if Winchester had won and their record were disputed the same grounds would apply.
H. BR. Bryarly and Bro district managers of the Prudential Insurance Company with headquarters in Winchester have received a handsome cut-glass bowl for their May business performance.
Dr Walter W Harlee of Winchester graduates from the University of Virginia with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He is listed among the year’s graduates in the college notice. Look up T M Barrs ad for further information.
Miss Eugenia Snapp hosted a gathering at her brother in law Adam Forney’s south Market street home last night. The party featured games music and refreshments with a list of guests including Hattie Snapp Maude Seabright Louise Fuller Vera Julia Louise Forney Annie Trier Nan Shiner Willie Wierman Mable May Summers Hilda Correll and George Copen haver Frank Sprint Ashby Sprint Frank Taylor Frank Dolan George Merryman Charlie Spellman Paul Steele Norman Cooper Mifflin and George Clowe.
Detectives report arrests near Woodstock of Lester Walker and Holand Walker brothers as the break up of a northern Shenandoah county gang of robbers. Stores robbed include F. E. Grove Strasburg A Kibler Strasburg B E Baker Fisher Hill and S Rail office. Goods found at Augustus Walker home.
Rev. T. K. Cromer led Centenary Reformed Church in labor during the demolition of the old building. He joined parishioners in manual work to cut costs and showed cheerful dedication that pleased the congregation.
Many country houses in Clarke county close for the season as owners travel abroad. House parties dwindle as residents like Mr. Peter Mayo and family and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Carter with Miss Isabel Carter sail from Boston in early spring and will return in autumn.
Story by Miss Emme Howard Wight from Middletown features in a Benziger Bros volume edited by leading contemporary writers. The collection showcases a finely produced set of short stories by prominent authors of the day.
The Winchester and Washington Electric Railway Company selects a Jefferson county site on the Shenandoah River for a major power plant. They will demolish the old Millville mills, build a dam, and supply Winchester Berryville Charlestown with electric power. A resident engineer from Harrisonburg is already on site and bids will follow demolition and design.
The remains of William D. Brown, a Winchester native, who died in Baltimore on Sunday in his 84th year, will be brought to Winchester at noon Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at three o'clock that afternoon from the home of his daughter Mrs. E B Hollis on East Water Street, with Rev. Chas D Buia officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hebron.
Mrs. Hiram Fries of White Hall notes a letter from Senator M. L. Fries of Nebraska confirming attendance at the Fries reunion on June 16 at the Fair Grounds. Brother John I. Fries of Missouri will also attend with Seashet Bries slated to speak.
Markets lacked feature today with wholesale prices listed for wheat at 90 cents rye 60 cents corn 2 dollars 55 cents butter 12 cents eggs 1 dollar 40 cents old.
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