Meeting Called For Friday Night In Winchester
Mayor R T Barton announced a Friday night meeting at Court House Hall to organize a Winchester business men’s association nonsectarian and non political. The group aims to advance Winchester and Frederick county, promote industry and attract capital with officers elected and by laws formed. Several prominent locals signed a pledge of support.
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Evening Star
R. T. Barton
Winchester
Barton
Court House Hall
Frederick County
Watsontown
Taw Star
Rouss Mausoleum Plans Advance at Mount Hebron Cemetery
New York business interests led by Mr. Peter Rouss and Charles B. Rouss visited Winchester to select a site for the Reuss mausoleum to be built at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Tayntor & Co. will furnish and erect the structure which will be one of the costliest in the nation. Ground work includes an 18 inch limestone foundation and a crypt access from inside the mausoleum.
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Peter Winchester Rouss
New York
Berryville
Rouss
Winchester
Reuss
Mount Hebron Cemetery
W. H. Tayntor
C. E. Tayntor & Co
Charles.b. Rouss
Tayntor
United States
South
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Reuss Monument. Mr. Tayntor
T. M. Bantz
Stonewall
Automobile to come to Winchester for oil delivery
Rumor says G H Baughman of Standard Oil may bring an automobile to Winchester for oil delivery. He is in Baltimore and officials offered little comment. If confirmed, the vehicle would be a new innovation for Winchester and its streets.
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G. H. Baughman
Standard Oil Company
Winchester
Shawnee Tribe Meeting Notice
All members of Shawnee Tribe I O R M are requested to attend tomorrow at 7 30 p m Tuesday Sleep for important tribal business. Committee W B Grupss A G Swanson J A Brown.
M R E C Jordan Legislation Aims At State Misdemeanor Costs
The Richmond Sunday Times notes Hon. E C Jordan of Frederick backed a bill forcing cities and counties to cover their own misdemeanor expenses, a move that could save about 125000 dollars annually for the state. It cites county disparities in school funding and the failed state board of equalization bill, praising Jordan's effort and predicting strong support next session.
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Richmond Sunday Times
E. C. Jordan
Frederick
Committee On Courts of Justice
Committee For Courts of Justice
Richmond
Board of Equalization of Taxation
House
Senate
W. P. McRae
Auditor of Public Accounts
Jordan
Mosquito Bill Echoed from Winchester to Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Globe notes Winchester City Council passed a mosquito bill last week and suggests Hagerstown may follow suit if the measure works. It cites city water system improvements and cesspool conversions as factors in reducing mosquitoes.
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Hagerstown
Winchester
Correction on brick value and chimney debris in market house
Ephor Star letter from J W Divrenderfer clarifies sheathing bricks torn from chimneys were not deemed worthless. He argues bricks are comparable to other structures but warns soot risk if reused in new construction and plastering.
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Ephor Star
J. W. Divrenderfer
Bernard Dog Killed By Owner Yesterday
Mr William Gibbons was forced to shoot his large St Bernard yesterday after the dog displayed signs of viciousness. No further details were provided.
Reunion of Kent Street and Loudoun Street Churches Planned
Rev Dr James R Graham announced that Winchester Presbytery will meet at Kent Street Church on Tuesday March 20 at noon to ratify the union of Kent Street and Loudoun Street churches. A united congregational meeting will follow at 7 80 o'clock to elect four to six elders and as many deacons for the new Presbyterian Church of Winchester Va.
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Kent Street Presbyterian Church
James R. Graham
Winchester
United Congregational
Kent Street
Census Supervisors Ready Virginia North Carolina
Dr. Wines outlines census duties to Virginia and North Carolina supervisors at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. The session ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a 2 p.m. resumption until 6 p.m. Virginia district supervisors and their towns are listed, and John M. Steck of Winchester is among them.
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John M. Steck
Richmond
F. H. Wines
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Jefferson Hotel
Wines
W. R. Merriam
Census Bureau
Dr. Wines
Richmond News
Vines
West Virginia
Maryland
George T. Scarburgh
Accomac
Henning E. Smith
Suffolk
Chapman P.snead
Etna Mills
Francis Ik. Lassiter
Petersburg
Charles M. Hurt
Rocky Mount
Charles C. Carrington
Houston
Winchester
Robert R. Campbell
Warrenton
George W. Blankenship
Bristol
Robert T. Hubard
Holling
Building A New Soda Fountain For Sartelle's Confectionery
R H Thomas representing Jas W Taft & Co Boston began erecting a handsome new fountain for Jno P Sartelle the confectioner today.
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R. H. Thomas
Jas. W. Taft & Co
Boston
Jno. P. Sartelle
Wright of McKeesport Visits Town
M. Jesse G. Wright of McKeesport Pennsylvania is in town for an unspecified visit.
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Jesse G. Wright
McKeesport, Pa
Obituary of Samuel P. Bauserman 1866–190? Meek Christian Life
Samuel P. Bauserman died at 1:25 am at his sister’s residence in Winchester after nineteen years of rheumatic illness. Born May 14, 1866 near Maurertown he leaves a wife four sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be held at the Reformed Church in Harrisville with Rev Hamaker officiating.
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Samuel P. Bauserman
Rebecca Shipe
North Kent Street
Maurertown
Winchester
Lucy A. Ritenour
Maggie Clem
Stephens City
Lizzie Palmer
Waterlick
Jos. Bauserman
Harrisville
Reformed
More Geese Pass Over Sign of Changing Winter
Yesterday morning a large flock of wild geese, at least sixty five birds, passed north over town observed by many residents. The writer cites instinct in birds as a token of winter’s waning while criticizing the Washington weather bureau for failing to warn of a cold wave. The day brightened as the sun returned and conditions warmed.
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Washington
Sol
Masonic Relic Framed Found in Winchester Cornerstone
Mr. J. E. Correll framed a square maltese cross and seven pointed star from a paper signed by Daniel Walker Thomas Exsq Most Grand Generalissimo of Virginia. Found in the Winchester cornerstone of the old market house, the relic will be kept at Correll’s office and later displayed in the new Masonic building.
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J. E. Correll
Daniel Walker Thomas
Virginia
Winchester
Skeleton's Removal Disapproved Near Hackwood Farm
Mr. George Moore, tenant farmer near Hackwood, protests removal of a skeleton of a soldier found last Friday on his tract. He says removal occurred without his consultation though he does not object to the finding, only to the lack of notice. The skeleton was taken away without his downtoing.
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George Moore
Hackwood
Capitalists Confer Over Ice Plant Prospects in Winchester
Local business leaders discuss William Mild of Hamilton Ohio proposing an ice plant and cold storage in Winchester. The plan, quietly advanced through private talks at the Taylor House, gains interest as a potential boost from a formal board of trade or business men association seeking to attract enterprise.
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Board of Trade
Business Men’s Association
Wm. Mild
Hamilton
Ohio
Mild
Taylor House
Virginia
Easter Suit Preview at Horsry & Atwet
We present fashionable spring suits in Cheviots Cassimeres and Fancy Suitings in foreign and domestic weaves. Delighted to show them whether you are ready to buy or not and we can do for you what others have done for you in past seasons.
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Horsry & Atwet
Ten New Residents for Frederick County Mills
The Martinsburg World reports ten Crawford Woolen Company employees have moved from Martinsburg to operate in the woolen mills at Bartonsville Frederick County Virginia. The mills run under the supervision of Samuel Miller.
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Frederick County
Martinsburg
Crawford Woolen Company
Bartonsville
Samuel Miller
Martinsburg Leader Abraham R. Mc Quickel Dies at 83
A Martinsburg prominent man Abraham Richard Mc Quickel died at his home at ten last night after a long illness. He was 83, leaves a wife and two children, and had held several public offices including the first legislator from Berkeley county. He ran for sheriff in 1879 but was defeated.
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Martinsburg
West Virginia
Abraham Richard McQuickel
Cii
Berkeley County
Sher*iff
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Mr. Tayntor
W. B. Grupss, A. G. Swanson,j. A. Brown
The
Richmond Times
Bernard
Mr. Jno. M. Steck
Meek Cripple
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