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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
1
A prominent metropolitan minister will be reassigned to another field at the upcoming conference. The notice highlights his service here and marks the change as a planned church leadership transition.
Rev Dr Samuel Keener Cox, beloved Brad dock Street Methodist Church South pastor, will preach a farewell sermon as he leaves for Conference in Baltimore on April 4. The notice praises his four year tenure, urbanity, gentleness, and disciplined conduct, noting his eminent fitness for pastoral duties and long ministry in the Methodist Church South.
Mrs. Robert I Striker died at her husband 514 South Kent Street last evening at 8 45 aged 45 years She had been an invalid for four years and her life was delicate yet she remained cheerful and deeply religious She is survived by her mother Mrs Eliza Violet husband and two stepchildren Funeral from the house Saturday at 8 PM Rev S K Cox Braddock Street M E Church South will officiate Interment in Mt Hebron Cemetery
The Evening Star reports a strong push to open the long idle Hotel Winchester tied up in the Handley estate. T. K. Cartmell and Maj. Holmes Conrad with J. B. Russell and S. H. Hansbrough back a hotel manager from the South to establish a high grade summer resort in the city.
Intelligence reached Frederick county of the death of E K Huyett a former resident. He died in Washington DC on Tuesday night after about three months illness from consumption. The funeral was held at ten this morning and burial in Washington. He is survived by a widow and nine children Laura Emma Margaret Carrie Ernest Temple Charles Lawrence Ollie two brothers Frank Huyett of Charlottesville and four sisters Millie Susie Callie Lucy Swimley. He was 52 years old.
Mrs. Brentley Dellinger wife of Dr W Dellinger died at her home after a three week illness with grip and complications. She was fifty. Funeral from Baptist Church Winchester tomorrow morning with interment in Mt Hebron Cemetery at about one o’clock. Rev E B Jackson to officiate.
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank directors approved a new three story brick and stone building on Main and Piccadilly Streets at a cost around 25000 dollars. Plans from Mowbray and Uffinger of New York were favored though construction may wait for suitable quarters and to keep home labor employed.
The comptroller of the currency has secured an application from parties in Woodstock asking for a charter for a national bank in that city with a minimum capital of $25000.
Telegram reports Patrick Collins native and former Winchester president dies in Kansas City at 6:30 am after a long illness. He served as baggage master at the Baltimore and Ohio depot in Winchester for years and later became chief check clerk of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. He was 38 and survived by his wife Miss Haines and three daughters.
Winchester residents bought fifteen $1000 and thirty five $500 bonds at a four percent rate, raising more than earlier five percent issues. Auctioned by E. L. Hodgson in Court House Hall due to bad weather, buyers included M. H. G. Willis, S. H. Hansbrough, John W. Rice, Geo. W. Ward, Thos. N. Lupton and Fred Boyd. Bonds mature in twenty five years with semiannual interest, funding Market Square and City Hall work from a $30,000 authorized issue.
Mrs Mary Ann Slusher died at 3 40 yesterday afternoon at her son in law B F Russell 1233 South Main Street aged 78 born in Millwood Clarke County She was widow of Hezekiah Slusher sister of the late Joseph Ryan former Clarke County Sheriff She survived by four sons and three daughters and by Catholic Church rites funeral at Sacred Heart Church tomorrow at 10 with Rev W A McKeefry interment in Catholic Cemetery Also note Henry Berkheimer ill at Kernstown.
The Star and Times announce a county contest for the most popular young lady, with daily increasing contestant lists and daily vote tallies. Rules require coupons by June 30 and eligible entrants are white unmarried ladies in town or county. prizes include a gold watch, mahogany parlor suit, silver tea set, and silver toilet set.
A Martinsburg special reports Walter Trout a noted young bank clerk was badly hurt riding his bicycle when he collided with a horse. The horse kicked him on the left hand breaking two bones as his wheel was demolished in the impact.
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