Costly New Hotel For Winchester
A powerful stock company plans a costly new four story hotel on Main and Piccadilly in Winchester to rival Hotel Evans. Capitalized at 50000 dollars, the enterprise aims to complete within a year from August 1. The Williams estate property at Main and Piccadilly is optioned for 16000 dollars with 34000 dollars for construction and furnishings. The 50 room 20 bath hotel will feature a cafe bar and store room and target permanent boarders and summer guests at three dollars a day. Rev W J Smith will hold Communion services at Fremonts next Sunday at 2 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Evans
Tled
Winchster
Williams
Main and
Piccadilly Streets
Cooper Bros. Wholesale House
Hotel Evans
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
H. & W. Seabright
Bailey & Boxwell
Clarence Miller
West Piccadilly Street
W. J. Smith
Gravel Springs
Fremonts
Democrats Nominate Judge F S Tavenner for State Senate
Shenandoah county Democratic Executive Committee endorsed Hon. F S Tavenner of Woodstock as Democratic nominee for the State Senate from the Temid District. Tavenner was announced as a candidate weeks ago and was in Winchester today. The Star editorial today discusses the endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
State Senate
Democratic Executive Committee
Shenandoah County
F. 8. Tavenner
Woodstock
Temih Dis
Senate
Srak Sev
Judge Tavenner
Distri
Winchester
In Memoriam for a Soldier Poet at Winchester
A 1903 Winchester tribute honors a veteran and poet named Reardon. The piece laments fallen comrades, recalls marching days, and invites eternal rest for the brave in gray after a lifetime of duty. The poem honors memory, sacrifice, and the lingering campfire reminiscences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reardon
Professor Lovett Visits His Alma Mater
Prof Jas B Lovett principal of Shenandoah Valley Academy left today for Charlottesville Virginia to attend the University of Virginia final exercises. He is an alumnus of Virginia University and boasts a distinguished record there. He plans to see the new buildings and will stay only a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. B. Lovett
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Lovett
Virginia University
Royal Arch Officers Elected for Coming Year
On Friday night last the Royal Arch Masons of this city elected C. Vernon Eddy as High Priest W. E. Cooper as King H. R. Homer as Scribe A M Baker as Treasurer and C. W. Wilson as Secretary for the ensuing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
C. Vernon Eddy
W. E. Cooper
H. R. Homer
A.M. Baker
C. W. Wilson
New Managers Take Charge of Hotel Evans in Winchester
Mr and Mrs Charles P Jack of Berkeley Springs West Virginia assume management of Hotel Evans in Winchester this morning ending two year tenure of Burgess and Yowell. Yowell remains in Winchester and Burgess may stay with plans for a restaurant. guests welcome new hosts.
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Chas. P. Jack
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Evans
Jack
Messrs. Sturgess & Yowell
Messrs. Burgess & Yowell
Winchester
R. E. Yowell
J. O. Burgess
Yowell
Burgess
Yeakley-Ranson Wedding Plans in Staunton Virginia
Dr. Holmes Yeakley of Frederick County will wed Miss Ella Ranson in Staunton on June 17. Katharine Yeakley will serve as bridesmaid. Yeakley, a Winchester physician, met his fiancée during residence in Staunton, where Miss Ranson is a prominent society figure.
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Holmes Yeakley
Martin F. Yeakley
Frederick County
Staunton
Virginia
Ella Ranson
Thomas Rangon
Yeakley
Katharine Yeakley
Winchester
West Virginia
Ranson
Memorial for Capt John H Wotring Erected by Family
Mr T J Orndorff completes a Barry granite memorial to Capt John H Wotring wife and children select an appropriate monument. The stone wall height and ivy lilies carve a Latin inscription. Wotring served in the Civil War Stone Wall Brigade and lost an arm. He was Frederick County treasurer and rests at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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T. J. Orndorff
John H. Wotring
Minnie L. Wotring
Barry
Worriog
Stonewall Brigade
Confederacy
Wotring
Frederick County
Mount Hebron
Frederick County Wheat Prospects Rise After Rain
In Frederick County reports mix, with John W. Larrick near Hayfield praising a strong yellow wheat crop while Jonah and James Cather also show large rust-free fields. Harvesting begins as rains revive grains, though a severe drought last year curbs overall yields to about half of a full crop, with hay and corn similarly affected.
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Frederick County
The
Star
John W. Larrick
Hayfield
Jonah Cather
James Cather
Winchester Man Weds This Morning
A wedding solemnized at St. Peter's Church Harper's Ferry W Va this morning at eight o clock. The couple are L Marion Faherty of Philadelphia and Lillian A Eackles of Cumberland Md formerly of Harper's Ferry. They planned a honeymoon in Canada and the lakes.
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St. Peter’s Church
Harper’s Ferry
W. Va
L. Marion Faherty
Philadelphia
Lillian A. Eackles
Cumberland
Mendelssohn
Moore
Canada
The
Lakes
Thos. J. Faherty
Win
Mrs Dakeman Dies In Berryville
Mrs. George Dakeman a Berryville Va. resident died this morning after a long illness aged about 65. She had been invalid for years and death followed a stroke. She was formerly Miss Collins and leaves six children Mrs. W. G. Funk Winchester Mrs. Ella Crumblin Mrs. Ernest Marshall Miss Georgia Dakeman James and Collins Dakeman Berryville.
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George Dakeman
Berryville
Dakeman
Collins
W. G. Funk
Winchester
Ella Crumblin
Ernest Marshall
Georgia Dakeman
James and
Collins Dakeman
Officials Meeting Reported In Maryland
Supt. J. E. Spurrier of the Shenandoah Division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad left yesterday afternoon for Deer Park Maryland to attend a meeting of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad officials. Mr. R. K. Ogden of Berryville spent yesterday in this city on business.
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J. E. Spurrier
Shenandoah Division
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Deer Park
R. K. Ogden
Berryville
Primaries Planned August 15 for State Senate Nomination
At a meeting in Middletown Frederick Shenandoah counties and Winchester elect J L Feller as chairman and M M Lynch as secretary. Primaries will be held August 15 1903 from noon to sunset at all voting places for a Democratic State Senator nominee with strict ballot voting and equal expense contributions by candidates.
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Frederick
Winchester
Middletown
J. L. Feller
Shenandoah
Jas. I. Larrick
M. M. Lynch
Democratic Party
Foreman J W Eggers Leaves Winchester for Parts Unknown
J W Eggers of New York City former binding foreman at Eddy Press Winchester left on the 2 15 Cumberland Valley train. He owed about 60 dollars for two months board at Hotel Evans where only a sweater was found when City Sergeant Taylor attempted to attach his baggage. Eggers a heavy drinker caused disturbances, including a past claim of a brutal street assault later shown as an insult to Winchester and locals. He is said to have a wife and several children in New York. Percy Burton of Wilmington Delaware, an architect, is visiting today.
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J. W. Eggers
New York City
Eddy Press
Winchester
Eggers
Evans
J. W. Taylor
Winchester Memorial Hospital Declares Self-Sustaining
The first annual board meeting reports the hospital as financially self-sustaining after its first year. Treasurer Geo H Kinzel cites total building costs of 21000 with an outstanding debt of 2242.62. Officers re-elected include Dr Hunter H McGuire as President and J KE Correll as Secretary.
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The
Winchester
G. H. Kinzel
Memorial Hospital
Kinzel
Hunter H. McGuire
Geo. H. Kinzel
J. KE. Correll
Sarah Zane Mourns Loss of Patrick H Reardon
The Sarah Zane Steam Fire Engine Company held a special session at its hall on North Main Street to honor the death of Patrick H. Reardon a valued member. Capt. Charles A. Evans presided with many members present. A funeral in full uniform was approved and a committee of Capt. Evans C W Hensell Willis Lewis Trier and Lieut Joseph T Brown was formed to draft resolutions. Flowers were to be procured by Thos Fitzpatrick and J H Striker for the service.
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Sarah Zane Steam Fire Engine Company
North Main Street
Patrick H. Reardon
Charles A. Evans
C. W. Hensell
Injured Baltimore and Ohio brakeman in Brunswick yard fall
John Lumberger a freight brakeman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was seriously injured when thrown from a train in the Brunswick Maryland yards. He was brought to the hospital today on a cot after a trip from Brunswick in a wagon. He has a broken hip and leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lumberger
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Brunswick
Lumberger
Macedonia to Host Children's Day Exercises
Children's Day at Macedonia will be observed next Sunday evening at 6 30 o'clock with a delightful program prepared for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Poet Soldier Patrick H Reardon Buried With Full Confederate Honors
Veterans and civic leaders in Winchester attended the funeral of Patrick H. Reardon at Sacred Heart Church and Sacred Heart Cemetery. The service featured a requiem mass by Rev Father W A McKeefry, a procession by Confederate veterans, and the Taps salute marking his interment as the first Confederate soldier buried there with military honors.
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Sacred Heart Church
W. A. McKeefry
Winchester
Reardon
Turner Ashby
Father McKeefry
McKeetry
Anderson
Ashby Camp
John McCoy
Mr. Reardon
McCoy
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Democrats Indorse
Tavenner
Baltimore Sun
Evening Star
Kate McVicar
Balhalla
Prof. Lovett
Royal Arch Officers
Mack Noonan
C. P. Jack
Chester
Retary
Shenanoah
Parts Unknown
Percy Burton
Wilmington
Delaware
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Sarah Zane
Mr Reardon
Winchester Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Service
W. A. Bell
Messrs
Thomas
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