Winchester Auditorium lease to be awarded after bids
The City Hall Committee closes bids today for the lease of The Auditorium from July 1, 1903, to July 1, 1994. Tonight at 8 o’clock the City Council will open bids, review proposals from local and out of town managers, and select a new lessee. Current manager Fred H. Hable is bidding for renewal amid strong competition and hopes to match two prior successful administrations.
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Auditorim
Council Chamber
Rouss City Hall
City Hall
Iig
Fred H. Hable
Winchester
Judge Tavenner Gains Popularity in State Senate Race
Reports from Shenandoah say Judge Tavenner's State Senate bid is growing in popularity. The Edinburg Sentinel urges joining the bandwagon as the procession moves. Tavenner's candidacy is also gaining favor in Winchester and Frederick County.
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Shenandoah
Judge Tavenner
State Senate
Edinburg Sentinel
Page Courier
Winchester
Frederick County
Runaway in Charlestown Involves Misses Quick
Miss Annie and Miss Gertrude Quick of Charlestown West Virginia rode through Winchester area when their horse became frightened dashing through town. The horse ran between a telephone pole and a store, throwing them from the buggy and then escaping. both were uninjured.
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Annie
Gertrude Quick
Charlestown
W. Va
Winchester
Lightning Burns Valuable Barn in West Virginia
Special Dispatch reports a severe electrical storm near Tax Eventna Srop. In W Va on June 25 a lightning strike hit the barn of John Tabb three miles west of town, destroying the structure and contents including a binder, wagon, harness, and gear. No livestock was harmed as horses were in pasture. Loss amount not yet determined.
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W. Va
John Tabb
Died Yesterday At Stone Bridge
Eliza Taylor a well known colored woman and wife of Hunter Taylor of this city died yesterday afternoon at her father Harry Jackson's home at Stone Bridge Clarke county after a lingering illness. She was 37 and had been in failing health. Survived by husband, father, and two sons ages 4 and 9. The funeral was held at four o'clock from the Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Geo Carter and Rev. John Quiatt officiating. Interment followed in the colored cemetery.
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Eliza Taylor
Hunter Taylor
Harry Jackson
Stone Bridge
Clarke County
Free Will Baptist Church
Geo. Carter
John Quiatt
Editorial Debates Mariolatry in Baltimore and Richmond Advocate
The Baltimore and Richmond Christian Advocate dedicates nearly the entire first page to a discussion of hy perdulia, the Virgin Mary worship, sparked by the Tax WINCHESTER EVENING STAR exchanges between Rev J B Sibley and Rev W A McKeefry. The piece is well written and likely to engage readers.
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Baltimore and Richmond
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester
Mrs Harmer in Critical Health After Illness
Mrs Olevia Harmer of this county has been critically ill for several days and is now in serious condition. She is the wife of William Harmer a well known county citizen who lives near Meeting House Hill several miles from the city.
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Olevia Harmer
Warren WCTU_meets at Reliance next Tuesday
The Warren county convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held at Reliance Virginia on next Tuesday.
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Warren County
The
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Reliance
Baltimore Conference Sunday School Convention at Winchester
Charles 8 Stanton writes from Clifton Forge Virginia about the Baltimore Conference United Methodist Church South Sunday School convention to be held in Winchester July 17 to 19. He says the program is exceptionally helpful with 35 sessions and urges representation from each school to learn modern methods and bring back new ideas for returns on investment.
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Charles 8. Stanton
Clifton Forge
Baltimore and Richmond Advocate
Baltimore
M. E. Church, South
Winchester
Penna Paper Praises President's Selection
The Chambersburg Spirit praises the President's pick, noting one prosecutor is a Democrat from Virginia. Holmes Conrad, a Winchester resident, is credited with strong experience as a government attorney and former Solicitor General under Cleveland.
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Chambersburg
Spirit
Holmes Conrad
Winchester
Old Dominion
Conrad
Cleveland
United States
Woman Seeks Hidden Gold From Dead Romney Neighbor
Mrs. M. F. Wills filed suit at Romney West Virginia to recover about 2000 dollars in gold found in the house of Benjamin Foltz near Romney where she had served as housekeeper for years. The money was discovered after Foltz's death and nearly a hundred defendants are named in the case.
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Romney
W. Va
M. F. Wills
Benjamin Foltz
Foltz
Winchester residents fear Mayor Graichen autocratic powers
The Winchester community believes new legislation grants Mayor Graichen near-absolute authority, effectively making him ruler of the city while residents doubt he will abuse this power.
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Harrisonburg
Winchester
Graichen
Pleasing Program Planned for John Wesley Anniversary
Market Street M. E. Church prepares a special program for Sunday services marking the 200th anniversary of John Wesley. Rev. C. T. Weede will preach at 11 am and 8 pm. The day will feature music and exercises fitting the founder of Methodism.
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Market Street M. E. Church
John Wesley
C. T. Weede
Wheat Flood Destroys Shocks in Frederick County
A heavy rainstorm from ten to midnight drenched north Frederick county washing out roads and uprooting wheat shocks. Winchester saw severe flooding with lightning as streets became streams. rainfall totaled 11 to 16 inches in under an hour, with rain confined to a mile south of Winchester.
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Frederick County
Winchester
W. G. Conrad A Visitor Today
Among Winchester visitors today was Mr W G Conrad of Montana now with his family at Montana Hall near Millwood Virginia He is a prominent Northwest banker and visited the Shenandoah Valley National Bank admiring its equipment The Conrads have just returned from a Canada tour and will stay several weeks at Montana Hall
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Winchester
W. G. Conrad
Montana
Montana Hall
Millwood
Conrad
Northwest
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Canada
Norfolk student named to Virginia Military Institute board
Among yesterday's board of visitors appointments to fill vacancies at VMI was Thomas H. Royster of Norfolk Virginia. Royster studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy Winchester for several years and his selection reflects credit on the academy and on himself.
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Virginia Military Institute
Board of Visitors
Thomas H. Royster
Norfolk
Royster
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
plastering contract completed near Opequon
Messrs Louis Legg John Anderson Herbert Anderson Carson Haymaker and Charles Kurtz have returned from Clarke county Virginia where for ten days they plastered the new Hess house near the Opequon The house is described as one of the handsomest in that section.
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Louis Legg
John Anderson
Herbert Anderson
Carson Haymaker
Charles Kurtz
Clarke County
Hess
Opequon
Dr Hannum Visiting Here From Levels West Virginia
Dr W H Hannum of Levels West Virginia called at THE Stair office yesterday and said he will travel to Baltimore to attend a clinic lecture at Johns Hopkins University.
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W. H. Hannum
Levels
W. Va
Stair
Baltimore
John Hopkins University
Frederick Fries Receives Doctor of Divinity Degree
Rev. W. O. Fries presiding elder of the Fostoria district United Brethren Church is honored with an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Otterbein University. Fries, a Frederick county native, longtime minister in the western United Brethren churches, is noted for his local connections in Winchester and Frederick county.
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Fostoria
Ohio
W. O. Fries
United Brethren Church
Otterbein University
Fries
Dr. Fries
Frederick County
Williams Fries
Bethel
Lebanon College
Annenville
Institution of
West
County Man Dies in West Virginia
J D McCoole died at his home on Big Capon River Hampshire county West Va He was born near Winchester and lived on his farm nearly fifty years He was in the 79th year of life a Confederate soldier He survived a serious barn accident about fifteen years ago which severely impaired his health
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J.D. McCoole
Big Capon River
Hampshire County
West Va
Winchester
Will Drive Horse To Charlottesville
Mr. Ernest Yowell, formerly with Burgess and Yowell of the Hotel Evans, arrived from Charlottesville Virginia where he now runs a hardware business. He will drive his fine horse back to Charlottesville by road, a trip that brought him to Winchester today.
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Ernest Yowell
Burgess & Yowell
Evans
Charlottesville
Yowell
Winchester
Baggagemaster W H Taylor to Clifton Forge for summer
Baggagemaster W H Taylor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Mrs Taylor depart for Clifton Forge Virginia where Mrs Taylor will spend the summer with her son Collins Taylor Mr Taylor will remain six weeks Sidney Taylor will fill his B and O station duties during the absence
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W. H. Taylor
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Low rates on wheat insurance offered by Bryarly and Co
H R Bryarly and Brothers advertise low rates for wheat insurance policies on wheat in stock and garner terms. Mack Noonan's Bakery is mentioned in connection with the service. Telephone 210 for details.
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H. R. Bryarly & Bro
Miss Rena Harrison Weds Walter Taylor in Leesburg
A social wedding at St James Episcopal Church Leesburg Virginia joined Miss Rena Fauntleroy Harrison daughter of the late Powell Harrison to Mr Walter Herron Taylor city engineer of Norfolk Johns Hopkins? The ceremony was led by Rev E S Hinks with Miss Janet K Harrison maid of honor and a large party of bridesmaids and ushers including Bland Taylor Norfolk and Thomas Tanner.
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St. James Episcopal Church
Leesburg
Rena Fauntleroy Harrison
Powell Harrison
Walter Herron Taylor
Norfolk
Walter H. Taylor
R. E. Lee
Hinks
EK. B. White
Janet K. Harrison
Bland Taylor
Bessie Davis
Lilias Janney
Mary Arthur Fendall
Esther Gordon
Georgetown
D. C
Elizabeth Handy
Annapolis
United States Navy
William Burr Harrison
Cuthbert Powell Minnegarode
Washington
Anthony Dibrell
Charles F. Harrison
Hudson Cary
Richmond
Oldest Inhabitants Register At Dolan's
Registrar John W. Harper registered four of the district’s oldest men in Gainesboro at Dolan's. Edw. Reynolds 86 Jacob Henkel 86 John Shockey 85 Elijah Dick 83, totaling 340 years. Registration closed in Gainesboro district. about 90 percent of eligible voters registered.
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John W. Harper
Gainesboro
Edw. Reynolds
Jacob Henkel
John Shockey
Elijah Dick
Dolan
High Degree Mason Visiting Winchester
Mr. William Adelma Dragoo, prominent attorney of Red Key Indiana, a 32d degree Mason, visits Winchester for several weeks and will travel to Atlantic City before returning home.
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William Adelma Dragoo
Red Key
Ind
Dragoo
Indiana
Dragon
Atlantic City
Professor Warwick Arrives With Staff in Luray
Prof Warwick arrives with his effects from Winchester. Two Winchester teachers join him in Luray to assist, and Miss Lucy Broaddus of this place, long identified with college work, is also involved.
Splendid local matter will be found on the inside pages
A brief note indicates a notable local matter is covered in detail on the interior pages of the newspaper. Readers are urged to turn to the inside sections for full coverage and related updates.
Miss Sarah Zane Joins Fire Company Horse Stables
The Sarah Zane Fire Company names a new iron gray horse Miss Sarah Zane. She learns to respond to alarms alongside Colonel the veteran horse and will lead a life of luxury with gentle exercise and sugar treats.
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Sarah Zane
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Fire Horse Stables
Dodson
At The Sign Of The Chicken Card Sign
A printing house on Main street by G. R. Henry & Son. puts up a lifelike chicken sign bearing the firm’s address and advertisement. A wit notes the sign implies the shop is “laying for you.”
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G. R. Henry & Son
Main Street
Celebrated Her Seventieth Birthday
In Rocx Even Stainas Virginia Mrs B N Lockhart marked her seventieth birthday at her daughter Mrs T A Scrivenners Cove home on Sunday June 21. Attending were Mr Meredith Anderson and wife, Mr Beverley Lockhart and wife plus several children. An excellent birthday dinner was served.
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Evening Star
Rocx
Stainas
B. N. Lockhart
T. A. Scrivenner
the Cove
Meredith Anderson
Beverley Lockhart
Fresh Trout Twice Weekly Sale Notice
Fresh trout available every Tuesday and Friday at Sprint and Strouge's located at 218 East Water Street. Judge William M. Atkinson announced today that Tea turned from a business trip to Washington D. C.
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Sprint & Strouge’s
East Water St
Washington, D
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Messrs
Atwell and
Worthington
Hable
Atwell
Electric Bolt
Wm. Harmer
White Ribboners Meeting
Penna. Paper
Academy
Dr. Hannum
Frederick Boy
Rev. W. O. Fries
United Brethren
W. V. Hodges
John J. Brown
E. J. Spence
West Virginia
Will
Wheat Insurance
Mack Noonan
Harrison
Belle, Harrison
Dolan’s
Mason
Warwick
Luray
New Fire Horse
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