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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
2
A statement declaring intent to seek renomination for the office of Commissioner of the Revenue in the city subject to a Democratic primary. The candidate pledges faithful performance of duties if elected.
H. E. Totty announces his candidacy for City Sergeant of Winchester Virginia. He asks for support in the May 22 1902 election and promises to faithfully perform the duties of the office. He thanks friends for past support and respectfully solicits continued backing.
The candidate J Wm Taylor announces re nomination for City Sergeant of Winchester subject to the Democratic Primary. He pledges faithful performance of duties if elected.
A March meeting of the local society in Gore featured a debate on the resolution that female mental capacities are equal to male. Aff firmers H E Potts and Chancie H Anderson faced D F Kerns and M Roy Amick with Marvin Larrick H W Cooper and Scott Wingfield judging.
William Durrett Wood a farmer from Albemarle County is dead. Mrs Helen Doswell widow of Richard Doswell of Galveston Tex died suddenly in Charlottesville. Miss Martha L Boughner niece of ex Fish Commissioner J D Delander of Oakland Md married Henry B Payne at Fairmont. New York capitalists bought from Snowden Andrews Baltimore a coal land tract five miles from Wolf Summit W Va for 67500 dollars. Festus Griffith about 55 died after falling at a restaurant steps in Chatham Pittsylvania County. Ephraim Thraher Civil War clerk at St Nicholas Hotel Cumberland died at Piedmont from paralysis aged about 70. Miss Mary A Craig the largest woman in West Virginia married Ezra W Thomas of Fairmont. She is 35 weighs 300 pounds and is 6 feet 7 inches tall. Seven Camp Manufacturing dry kilns at Arringdale Southampton County destroyed by fire loss 12000 dollars with 11000 insured. Fire caused by a smokestack spark.
Readings offered by Queen Lenora and her assistant Madame Fantama from cradle to grave across business love and courtship. Last chance to consult with readings priced 25 50 and 100 cents. Office hours 9 a m to 10 p m. 3 17 6t
Clarence Bennett of Rest was arrested in Martinsburg for stealing a law from Joseph Place. He was sent to jail yesterday in default of a ten dollar fine.
The Harrisonburg Free Press reports the Constitutional Convention debated suffrage with a property qualification. The committee favored it, the convention defeated and then revived the report, and after another reconsideration by 30 to 29 declined to vote down the property qualification a second time. Daniel declares it all in the air again.
Peter Lintz a farmer and ex Union soldier hanged himself at his home six miles south of Berkeley Springs Monday night. He was found in his barn Tuesday morning his mind long troubled and domestic trouble contributed to the death by own action.
William Webb a colored soldier from Webb town Clarke county was washed overboard and drowned while returning from the Philippines aboard the transport Hanover. The notice cites his service in the United States Army and records his death at sea. An unrelated oyster advertisement appears at Noonan 7 North Main Street with a local phone contact.
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