Fire destroys Hess barn and four prize horses
A Salem Church barn on the Col Dick Dulaney farm burned shortly before noon when a spark from an engine started the blaze. The fire consumed over two thousand dollars of property including four horses, cattle grazing nearby were spared, and both Mr. Hess and his son Walter were severely burned. An insurance of one thousand dollars partially offset the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hess
Salem Church
Winchester
Dick Dulaney
Paine
Weather forecast predicts late March storm and cold snap
Professor Hicks foresees a reactionary storm around the 19th and 20th with warmer readings and widespread rain and snow. A major clash of Boreas and equinoctial powers centers on the 24th covering 21st to 26th, followed by a cold wave turning warmer by month end as barometer falls and more precipitation arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Hicks
Boreas
Reverend J B Sibley Returns to Winchester Church
Reverend J B Sibley, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Winchester, resumed his pastorate Monday after assisting Reverend A G Link for a week in special services. Sibley preached able and forcible sermons that were much enjoyed by the congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Sibley
Presbyterian Church
Winchester
A. G. Link
Mr. Sibley
Strasburg News
Hampshire Sports Club Plans 8400 Dollar Club House
The Hampshire Sportsman Club now controlling Trout Run four miles from Romney will construct a club house costing about 8400 dollars. Contractor is C. M. McCarty, brother of Charles James and Samuel McCarty of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
W. Va
Sportsman Club
Trout Run
Romney
C. M. McCarty
Charles, James and
Samuel McCarty
Carload of Cabbage and Fresh Produce Offered
Cooper Bros offers a carload of New York Danish cabbage potatoes and beans at bottom prices to merchants. Send orders to the wholesale grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cooper Bros
Virginia House OKs dog tax hike to $1 per dog
The Virginia House of Delegates passes a bill raising the dog tax from fifty cents to one dollar. Lawmakers expect the measure to clear the Senate, completing the likely enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia House of Delegates
Senate
Fresh fish supper enjoyed by Tax Star staffer Mr George Henry
Mr George Robert Henry, a member of the Tax Star staff, was treated to a fresh fish supper last night by friends who hoped that the enjoyment extended to the party known as the Major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robert Henry
Tax Star
Ministers' Farewell Sermons Mark Winchester Year
At Braddock Street Methodist Church South Winchester Rev. W H H Joyce and Rev. H P Hamill plan farewell sermons before Tuesday departure for Baltimore to attend the annual Baltimore Conference. Joyce preaches 11 am and Hamill 7 30 pm with 2 15 pm Sunday School missionary anniversary. The year closed with strong finances and growth and Joyce is praised as a leading district minister while Hamill is praised for executive ability and popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock St. Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Joyce
Winchester
Epworth League
Hamill
Quick to Leave Winchester for Philadelphia Railroad Post
Mr. Charles Quick, long associated with Pentz's grocery, will depart this week for Charlestown then Philadelphia to take a position with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr. John Quick will manage the Winchester store after his departure, reflecting Mr. Quick's popularity and good sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Quick
Pentz’s
Charlestown
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Quick
Quick
Winchester
Forty Seventh Anniversary Invitations Sent in Denver
Mrs. Thomas D Spindle of Denver Col sent invitations for an at home tomorrow afternoon from three to five at 1116 West Piccadilly Street. The event marks the forty seventh anniversary of her marriage. Spindle is a daughter of the late Lloyd Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D.spindle
Denver
Col
Maria Worthington
West Piccadilly Street
Spindel
Lloyd Logan
Notice of Five Cent Charley Rouss Cigars Sale
Geo. E. Busment & Co announces the sale of Charley Rouss cigars at five cents each from this date. The Live. Druggists, 2061.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Rouss
Geo. E. Busment & Co
Transfer of Kernstown Distillery Chief to Mahoneysville
Mr. Donald McLean, stationed at Kernstown distillery for several months, has been transferred to Mahoneysville distillery near Alexandria, Virginia. The move places him at a different facility within the same distilling network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McLean
Kernstown Distillery
Mahoneysville Distillery
Alexandria
Anniversary of Great Battle at Kernstown
Anniversary marks the Kernstown battle, observed forty years after the clash, with commemorations planned for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Easter Suit Made By A. Lyons Artist Tailor
A. Lyons, noted artist tailor, offers custom Easter suits with expert cutting and fine fabrics. Clients are invited to select colors and patterns for a refined seasonal look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lyons
Turner Lewis Hurt In Saw Mill Accident At White Hall
Turner A. Lewis of White Hall suffered the loss of a finger and mangling of four others when his left hand was caught in a saw at Hiram W. Hensell’s saw mill. He previously endured injuries from machinery at a patented device and at Old Dominion Paper Mills. Lewis had stepped in for the mill operator when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner A. Lewis
White Hall
Hiram W. Hensell
Lewis
Old Dominion Paper Mills
Hensell
Tenant House Burned On John C. Lee Farm Near Stone Bridge
A tenant house on John C. Lee's farm near Stone Bridge burned Friday night. Occupant George Sloan lost all furniture. no insurance covered house or contents. Roof fell in before discovery at about 2 a.m. The occupants escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Lee
Stone Bridge
George Sloan
Davis Woman Nellie Smith Weds Wm. Erhard in Cumberland
Wm. Erhard a young Davis West Virginia businessman marries Miss Nellie Smith daughter of Wm. Smith of Romney Cumberland witnessed the ceremony. The couple then visited Romney Capon Bridge Winchester before returning to Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Erhard
Davis W. Va
Nellie Smith
Wm. Smith
Albert Smith
Romney
Cumberland
Capon Bridge
Winchester
Davis
Cooper Brothers Install Large Metal Roof at Winchester Warehouse
Cooper Brothers add a substantial metal roof on their Winchester warehouse located on Fairfax Lane behind the Hart Hotel. The new roof creates three floors, boosting storage capacity, and an elevator has been installed to aid access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Brothers
Fairfax Lane
Hart Hotel
Winchester
Desk blotters arrive at H. R. Bryarty & Bro party
The firm announces a liberal supply of desk blotters now available to friends and patrons. H. R. Bryarty & Bro, general insurance agents, invites customers to call and pick one up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Bryarty & Bro
Card of Thanks for Alice Pearl Auger
We express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during illness and in the sad hour of death of our little daughter Alice Pearl. Auger Pixe and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Pearl
Auger
Pixe
Orchard Company Organized in Martinsburg
The Mountain Glen Orchard Co. organized in Martinsburg with M. G. Tabler as president and Robert Clohen as secretary. The company has bought 150 acres of land to plant fruit trees.
Turn of Mind Says Life Keeps Heads Afloat In Bank Meeting
Judge E D Newman of Woodstock attended a meeting today of the board of directors of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. He mused on life’s humor and the fickleness of memory as the group discussed bank affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Newman
Woodstock
The
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
President of Insurance Co. in Town
Mr H B Gardener of Philadelphia, solicitor superintendent of the Annuity Life and Security Company, recently chartered in Richmond, is in town handling company interests. Mr Smart, another agent, reports rapid gains as agents write hundreds daily. The home office is in Richmond, main office in Philadelphia, with Virginia capital and H H Baker of this city as president. Gardiner is recovering from leg surgery in Philadelphia, using a crutch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. 8. Gardener
Philadelphia
Annuity, Life and Security Company
Richmond
Smart
Winchester
Virginia Capital
H. H. Baker
Gardiner
Died Before Daughter Came
Mrs. Nancy McIntosh of south Market street learned on arrival in Warren ton that her mother Mrs. Caroline Knolls had died the evening before at age 83 from pneumonia. Survived by a husband and eight children: Elizabeth Robinson Noakesville VA Bryant Knolls Decoto Graham Warrenton WA Frank John Polk Knolls Washington Mrs. Bertie Gloss Alexandria and Mrs. McIntosh this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy McIntosh
South Market Street
Warrenton
Caroline Knolls
Knolls
Elizabeth Robinson
Noakesville
Bryant Knolls
Decoto Graham
Frank, John and
Polk Knolls
Washington
Bertie Gloss
Alexandria
McIntosh
City
Pretty wedding at J. W. Myers residence
Miss Mamie Lutholtz and Mr. Charles L. Lindamood wed at 8 PM last night at east Cork street residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Myers. The bride, daughter of John Lutholtz of Shenandoah county, was given away by Reginald Haines with Rev. T. K. Cromer officiating. The couple planned to reside in Shenandoah county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Myers
East Cork Street
Mamie Lutholtz
Charles L. Lindamood
Shenandoah County
John Lutholtz
Reginald Haines
T. K. Cromer
Centenary Reformed Church
Portrait on Tombstone Attracts City Viewers
A Rutland Vermont blue marble tombstone in T. J. Orndorff’s yard features a man’s photograph embedded at the top under glass. It marks the grave of H. M. Whitacre of Whitacre Virginia, who died last January, with the portrait taken in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Water Street
T. J. Orndorff
Rutland Vermont
Grimes Man Reports House Burned in Miller Fire
Mr. D. H. Hensel of Grimes reports a serious blaze last Wednesday morning in his neighborhood. The house of Mr. Luther Miller burned to the ground with about $50 in personal property lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Hensel
Grimes
Henseell
Luther Miller
Potomac Conference Lutherans to Meet in Shepherdstown
The Potomac Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will convene at St. James Church Avilla Jefferson county on April 15 1902 at 730 p m with opening sermon by the conference president. The following day sermons by Rev J A Snyder D D and a regular conference communion will be held with Augsburg Confession opened by Rev L L Smith and sermon by Rev J W Strickler. Thursday includes general business and multiple sermons by Rev W J Smith Rev J E Bushnell D D and Rev J E Shenk with discussion on church relations to Sunday schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Conference
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Synod of Virginia
St. James Church
Avilla
Jefferson County
H. Max Lentz
J. A. Snyder
D. D
L. L. Smith
J. W. Strickler
W. J. Smith
Mountain Falls
County
J. E. Bushnell
J. E. Shenk
Magician Keene's Kindly Little Act
Magician Keene assists a blind elderly newspaper subscriber by paying half the year's subscription, hoping to cover the rest in six months. The act, performed in the editor's office, reflects Keene's history of kindness and likely to win him many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Jack ‘‘Culberson
No Smallpox at Mount Jackson Letter Reassures Public
H B Carvron of Mount Jackson Virginia writes to refute rumors of smallpox in the district. He cites seven miles away in Edinburg there are a few cases but claims no cases in Mount Jackson and asserts the public health is excellent with travelers not at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horror Star
Mount Jackson
Edinburg
H. B. Carvron
Cubanela Cigars Offered at Five Cents Each
Notice announces sale of Cubanela cigars at five cents per piece by J. R. Doran with date line 3 20 6t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Doran
Martinsburg man buys 57 acres for lumber yard near Clearbrook
Mr H P Thorn of Martinsburg West Virginia has purchased 57 acres of timber on the old Sarah Carter farm near Clearbrook Virginia. He will cut the timber and use the land for his wood and lumber yard operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Thorn
Martinsburg
W. Va
Sarah Carter
Clearbrook
Reverend Scanlon to Speak at Stephensons Depot
Rev Mr Scanlon pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Berryville will fill his regular appointment at Stephensons depot next Sunday evening at 3 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Scanlon
Presbyterian Church
Berryville
Stephensons Depot
Former pastor visits old charge in Winchester
Rev. W. C. Babcock Ph D former pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Sparrow Point Md visited his old charge in Winchester today as a guest of Mr George Herbert on South Main Street. He spoke of his health and said he would likely return to Sparrow Point at the next Conference in Baltimore the week after next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Babcock
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sparrow's Point
Winchester
George Herbert
South Main Street
Babcock
Hiram Lodge A. F
A. M
Winchester Lodge K. of P
Sparrow’s Point
Engine Knocks Over Tombstones in Water Street Yard
A Friendship steamer, moving down Water street, knocked over about 500 dollars worth of tombstones in T. J. Orndorff's marble yard and damaged a cross. Officials expect minor damage as most stones can be repaired. The engine, being moved toward Boyd's cellar, slipped from control and struck the stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
T. J. Orndorff
East Water Street
Boyd
Raines Law For Virginia Bill Promises Sunday Liquor Debate
Richmond legislator Samuel L. Kelley plans to introduce a Virginia version of the New York Raines Sunday liquor law. The proposal would apply statewide but permit only licensed hotels with 15 or more rooms to sell alcohol, likely drawing opposition from Sunday observance advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Kelley
Richmond
House of Delegates
New York City
Virginia
Kelley
Back Creek Road Board Approves District Improvement Funds
The Back Creek Road Board met in town today and authorized funds for road improvements in the district. Members include Supervisor J. W. Parish, Road Commissioner J. C. Cammer, and Road Director 8. W. Crabill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Creek Road Board
J. W. Parish
J. C. Cammer
8. W. Crabill
Joint Commission Meeting on Church Union in Baltimore
The joint commission of ten from the Methodist Episcopal Church South and nine from the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in Baltimore to consider federation of the two denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Mr. Baker the Winner at Charity Centerpiece Auction
The strawberry centre piece offered by Miss Louise Redman for Methodist and Episcopal churches in Front Royal was won by Mr. Henry 8 Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Redman
Front Royal
Henry 8. Baker
Revered Cleric Julius E Grammer Dies in Baltimore
Rev Dr Julius E Grammer a noted Episcopal divine died in Baltimore yesterday morning. He was to speak at a memorial service for the late Bishop Latane. C M Chiles of Strasburg, cousin of County Treasurer M Chiles, is ill at home with throat and lung affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius E. Grammer
Baltimore
Latane
C. M. Chiles
Strasburg
M. Chiles
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Joyce and
Will
Mr. McLean
Turner Lewis
Mr. Erhard
Miss Smith
Insurance CO
Harry Baker
Tombstone
Shepherdstown
Potomac
Mr. Scanlon
Stephensons
OLD
Raines
Joint Commission
Mr. Baker
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