Commissioners Appointed to Value Assessments in County
The Board of Commissioners of Valuation is formed with David S. Glaize of this city and A. R. Rinker of Gainesboro among appointees. They will begin 1900 assessments soon, bond $5,000, serve until December 31, 1904, and report personal property and incomes to local revenue officials. Books open for public inspection May 1 after advertising the fact. commissioners receive one twentieth of one percent of assessed amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge
Harman
Ryland
Board of Commissioners of Valuation
David S. Glaize
A. R. Rinker
Gainesboro
Marriage Lecture Night at Christ Church
The second lecture in the Personal Purity series will be tomorrow at 7 30 in the chapel of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. Rev Nelson P Dame will speak on Marriage. The series is for men only and all men are invited to attend.
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Chapel of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Nelson P. Dame
Circuit Court convenes in Frederick with major cases set
The March term of Frederick county Circuit Court opens Saturday before Judge T W Harrison. Jury cases are scheduled for next Thursday including Mrs A E Carroll v City of Winchester for 3000 damages over a Valley Female College sidewalk injury. Dr P B Stickley v George F Mayers concerns a Stephens City residence sale. J W Barrick v Virginia Marine Fire Insurance Co involves unpaid insurance on property at Clear Brook plus several farmers suits over wheat destroyed in Barrick's elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
T. W. Harrison
A. E. Carroll
City of
Winchester
Valley Female College
P. B. Stickley
George F. Mayers
Stephens City
Mayers
Stickley
J. W. Barrick
Virginia Marine Fire Insurance Company
Barrick
Clearbrook
Lifelong Missionary Donor Miss Laura Strider Honored
Miss Laura C. Strider of Charlestown West Virginia dedicated four years in Japan and later gave 700 dollars for Japanese girls education and 600 dollars toward a chapel at Kwansei Gakuin Kobe. Her gifts built a long needed school chapel and she teaches history and mathematics at Valley Female College.
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Laura C. Strider
Charlestown
W. Va
Japan
Kwansei Gakuin
Kobe
Strider
the Valley Female College
Winchester urged to locate a cotton mill by Rocky Mount letter
Mayor Barton releases public communication about starting a cotton mill in Winchester. The letter from J B Streaker of Rocky Mount North Carolina requests interest from local business leaders to form a stock company to build a mill citing 30 years of experience in cotton, yarns and cloth.
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Winchester
Streaker
Equity Improvement Company
Barton
Rocky Mount
N. C
Tnt
J. B. Streaker
Rocky Mt
Whitaker on trial in Goebel assassination case
Following Gov Goebel's Kentucky assassination, a Telegram bulletin claimed Harlan Whitaker was arrested for complicity. The telegram sparked mockery as a fake, yet Whitaker is now preliminarily tried for the governor's murder.
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Gov. Goebel
Gov Goebel
Kentucky
Tux Star Daily
Harlan Whitaker
Whitaker
Deed Set-Aside Suit in March Circuit Court
Miss Mahinda Larrick sues Dr. Jack Smith in Circuit Court alleging she deeded trust on land during insanity and asks the court to set aside the deed. The March term will hear the case among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Mahinda Larrick
Jack Smith
Miss Larrick
Dr. Smith
Contractor Prescott Praises Winchester Building Commission
Samuel J. Prescott, Washington contractor and bidder for the new Rouss City Hall, thanks J. E. Correll and the Winchester Building Commission for fair treatment. He praises their fairness and invites future estimates, promising to welcome them if in Washington. Prescott signs from 807 Twelfth St. N. W. Washington.
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Samuel J. Prescott
Washington
Rouss City Hall
Building Commission
Winchester
Washington, D. C
J. E. Correll
Rouss City
Twelfth St. N. W
Former Winchesterian in Hyde Park College Journal
A Chicago Hyde Park College journal features local youth football players including Worthy Parker, a former Winchester resident who left seven or eight years ago with his family. The note also reports E. J. Evans, a noted tobacconist, ill at his North Main Street home after pain in his left side last night, taken home by N. A. Conway.
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Hyde Park College
Chicago
Worthy Parker
Winchester
E. J. Evans
North Main Street
N. A. Conway
Case on building association contract questioned in circuit court
Walter Campbell of Luray Virginia sues the Eastern Building Association of Syracuse New York over a loan of five thousand dollars. Campbell paid seven thousand one hundred seventy six dollars and the association seeks an additional three thousand. The case tests whether the association can require further payment beyond the agreed seventy eight monthly installments and whether members can be released as promised. Judge T W Harrison heard arguments and reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Harrison
Walter Campbell
Luray
Eastern Building Association
Syracuse
N. Y
Campbell
Building Association
Harrison
Barton & Boyd
Chester M .Elliott
William Gordon Robertson
Roanoke
The
Jovial plan to shower newlyweds with rice fails
A Winchester group planned to shower a just married couple with rice at Kernstown station using a boy and a train stop. The couple boarded the train at Middletown instead, so the rice was not tossed. The young man now reportedly has the rice for sale.
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Winchester
Kernstown
Middletown
Lecture Postponed at Market Street M E Church
The Thursday night lecture is postponed to next Thursday due to a severe cold affecting Pastor Rev. RE. Olin Eldridge. The event note mentions ongoing groups Friendship Hearts and Bracelets and includes the sign-off E. Bruce Carrer.
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RE. Olin Eldridge
Market Street M. E
E. Bruce Carrer
Aged White Woman Mary Fitzpatrick Arrested After Drunken Scene
Mary Fitzpatrick, an elderly Irish-born woman, was taken to police headquarters after creating a loud disturbance on North Main Street. She claimed to be Miss Mary Duncan from Duplin Ireland and recited the Burial of Sir John Moore before later being released with orders to leave town.
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Mary Fitzpatrick
Seabright
North Main Street
Srak
Mary Duncan
Duplin
Ireland
John Moore
Loudoun County
Fitzpatrick
Rouss But Fund Total Deposited in Bank
A bank record reports a total deposited amount of 6622.60 under the fund named Rouss But Fund. No additional context or entities are provided.
Mrs Callum to Sail for Europe March 28
Mrs Robert Callum of Washington visits Mrs John J Williams to bid farewell before sailing for Europe on March 28 with her young son Paston. They will spend a year traveling on the continent. St Patrick's Day approaches with observance on March 17.
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Robert Callum
Washington
John J. Williams
Europe
B G Patterson of Harrisonburg Dies in Richmond
Hon. B G Patterson, 63, Virginia House of Delegates member and Valley Turnpike president, died of pneumonia after grippe. He long led Harrisonburg law practice with ex Governor Offerrall, and Winchester stock holder. Senator Lupton called him one of the legislature's brightest, who fell ill Monday and died in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tir Star
Richmond
B. G. Patterson
Harrisonburg
Virginia House of Delegates
Ford
Mr. Patterson
Mild Lunatic Sent Away
Oliver Myers an insane man from Edinburg was sent to New Market with Officer Cartney to be turned over to John Knee after being captured here. He had been on leave from Staunton and was aided by Mr Knee to secure discharge but instead was arrested locally.
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Oliver Myers
New Market
Mr.Cartney
John Knee
Myers
Edinburg
Staunton
Mr. Knee
Love Williams Fined for Disorderly Conduct
Squire Bragonier presided as Love Williams, colored, and John Carr, white, faced disorderly conduct charges after a scrap. Williams paid a $1.00 fine plus $1.50 costs. Carr was dismissed. The judge warned continued altercations could bring stricter sentences.
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Squire Bragonier
Williams
John Carr
Carr
Also Mentioned on This Page
David
Glaize
Winchesterian
Meng F
Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Rouss But Fund
Charles E. Seal
Geo. W. Keller
George Herbert
Wee
Jy W. Sibert
Thomas P. Spates
Ben. F. Harper
Dears
J. W. Spellman
R. D. Dodd Peewee
J. C. Seabright
German Smith
George H. Haines
A. M. Baker
Scott A. Affleck
T. Reese Miller
House of Representatives
Valley Turnpike
Love Williams
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