Shawnee Tribe Sermon Delivers Eloquence at Market Street Church
Forty five to fifty Red Men of Shawnee Tribe No 2 march from their Wigwam to Market Street M E Church for an annual sermon preached by Rev E Olin Eldridge. Ladies from Minnehaha Council Pocahontas join as crowd applauds virtues of freedom friendship charity and Native heritage.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Market St. M. E
Degree
Pocahontas
E. Olin Eldridge
Ashbey G. Swanson
D. McDonald
W. B. Grubbs
Eldridge
Montezuma
Cortez
North America
American Forest
Nature
Ex Minister Takes Youth Prisonward Three Years
William Nelson a young offender was sent to the Virginia Manual Labor School at Hanover for three years after six months in jail. Ex U S minister John H Smith led the transfer aboard the 11:44 Baltimore and Ohio train. The facility aims to reform incorrigible youths through schooling and labor under strict rules. Nelson becomes Hanover’s first Winchester boy to be admitted, with Smith describing Liberia and the Hanover school to court officials.
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William Nelson
Virginia Manual Labor School
Hanover
Baltimore and Ohio
John H. Smith
Willie Nelson
Winchester
Virginia
Collis P. Huntington
Millonaire
Young Nelson
South
U.S
Liberia
United States
Smith
Hayes
Garfield
Cleveland
Shold
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Glaize Qualifies as Commissioner of Valuation
David S. Glaize qualified today in the Corporation Court as a Virginia Commissioner of Valuation, posting a $5,000 bond and set to begin work soon. A test case over the law’s bank inspection provision unfolds in Alexandria as the assistant cashier argues the law, with Shenandoah Valley National Bank refusing comment. Glaize quips he cannot fight after taking the anti duelling oath.
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David S. Glaize
W. M. Atkinson
Commonwealth of Virginia
Glaize
Alexandria
Court of Appeals
Stak
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
John W. Rice
Aged Lady Mrs. Fletcher Ill at Piccadilly Street
Mrs. Rebeccah Fletcher, age 99, once again ill at her home on east Piccadilly street. Though weak, she is somewhat better today and remains a bright, memory sharp, long-lived figure in the community awaiting the end of a long life.
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Rebeccah Fletcher
East Piccadilly Street
Fletcher
Dangerous sidewalk risk near West Piccadilly Street
A loaded report notes a dangerous area on the southern side of West Piccadilly near Main where a suspected old well lies beneath the sidewalk. Observers fear the ground may cave in and entomb a pedestrian unless braces or repairs are made to remedy the low mood.
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West Piccadilly Street
Main
Contractor Gets Stone Work For City Hall
Contractor C W Miller sub contracts cut stone work on Reuss City Hall to J Verkmeyer and Son of Washington. The firm previously did stone work on the post office and the Episcopal Church. Mr Miller is expected to arrive in the city next Wednesday.
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C. W. Miller
New Reuss City Hall
J. Verkmeyer & Son
Washington
Episcopal Church
Miller
Ada Bowensis Ill at Home on South Main Street
Miss Ada Bowensis is reported to be quite ill at her residence on South Main Street. Local residents wish her a speedy recovery.
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Miss Ada
Bowensis
South Main Street
Judge rules will vague in Sherman estate dispute
Circuit Court Judge T W Harrison voids the late James Sherman will for vagueness in a case by executors against legatees. Sevilla N Sherman had a life interest in the home but could not be found when the estate was settled. She will receive about $100 as a legacy.
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T. W. Harrison
Circuit Court
James Sherman
Sevilla N. Sherman
Sherman
Miss Sherman
Harrison
Woman Declares Mental Unsoundness in Trust Dispute
In Circuit Court the case Mahinda Larrick vs James Whitacre Trustee with Dr Jack Smith as principal debtor centers on a deed of trust given by Mrs Larrick for professional services. Witnesses describe her as increasingly erratic over the past year and the defense seeks to set aside the deed on grounds of unsound mind.
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Mahinda Larrick
James Whitacre
Jack Smith
Back Creek
Presbytery to ratify church union in Kent Street meeting
Winchester Presbytery meets at Kent Street Church at noon to ratify the union of Kent Street and Loudoun Street Presbyterian Churches. After ratification the body adjourns to seven thirty, then a congregational meeting will elect four to six elders and as many deacons for the new church and install officers.
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Winchester Presbytery
Kent Street
Loudoun Street
Presbytery
D L Bosh Travels to Martinsburg on Business
Mr. D. L. Bosh went to Martinsburg today on business.
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D. L. Bosh
Martinsburg
Winchester Boy Earns Chief Clerk Post in Manila Arsenal
Hunter S. Seabright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas W Seabright of West Piccadilly Street, has been appointed Chief Clerk of the Ordnance Department at La Maestranza Arsenal in Manila. A former enlisted man, his rise from clerk to top civil position highlights his patriotism and persistence.
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Hunter S. Seabright
Jas. W. Seabright
West Piccadilly Street
Ordnance Department
la Maestrantes Arsenal
Manila
Mr. Seabright
Seabright
United States
Uncle Sam
Iowa
5Th Artillery
Fort Hamilton
6Th Artillery
Philippines
Army
Gen
Otis
Lieut
Walker
Col Maine
Dorsed de
William F Marker of Frederick County Dies at 81
William F Marker a respected Frederick county resident died at his Hayfield home last Saturday night at about 9 o clock aged eighty one after a long tranquil life. He was born near Middletown and worked as a carpenter and once owned Capper s Springs now Rock Enon Springs before the Civil War. He leaves a large family and many relatives across the country. Funeral services will be held from his late residence tomorrow morning with burial at Mt Olive conducted by Rev. W T Smith.
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William F. Marker
Frederick County
Hayfield
Middletown
Marker
Cherry
Capper
George Marker
Margaret Sargent
Hayworth,ll
Rachel A. Barton
Orando
Shenandoah County
Alexander
Hannah Hinkins
John Marker
Grafton
W. Va
Margaret Larrick
Near
Geo. H. Marker
Woodburn
Oregon
Mollie Hudson
Gainesboro
Annie Leichliter
Mt. Williams
John W. Marker
Cedar County
Laws
David C. Marker
Lamar
Col
Edw. Carper
Chambersville
D. F. Hinkins
West Water Street
Amos Marker
Mt Olive
W. T. Smith
City Court News and Local Elections in Winchester
The March term of the City Court convened with a short session. David S. Glaize qualified as commissioner of valuation for Winchester. Hiram Lodge trustees were filled by H Clay Krebs Henry Baetjer S H Hable and A M Baker after vacancies from death or removal. Samuel Baker theft trial set for Friday and Charles Knight disorderly house trial for March 27.
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David S. Glaize
The
Star
Winchester
Hiram Lodge
Free and Accepted
H. Clay Krebs
Henry Baetjer
S. H. Hable
A. M. Baker
Atkinson
Samuel Baker
Charles Knight
Ie ‘ K
Hiten
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Olin Eldridge
Market ST
Pocahontas Degree
J. H. Smith
Bond
Miss Sevilla Sherman
Winchester Boy
LA Maestranze
Rock Enon Springs
Wm. F. Marker
This County
City Court News
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