Daily Briefs From Charlestown and Vicinity
Charles Smallwood, Charlestown citizen, is dead. Rebecca Holland was struck by lightning at Franklin Virginia and killed. Samuel Loy aged twelve died in Berryville after a long illness. Cocke, Hollins Institute manager, dies. Eels, bass and mullets caught in Shenandoah River. Jack the itinerant cleaner seen in town. Sigma Rho Delta finals rehearsed for Court House Hall tonight.
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Franklin, Va
Rebecca Holland
Samuel Loy
Star
Berryville
Sigma Rho Delta
Court House Hall
Well Known Farmer David Whitmore Dies after Long Illness
Charlestown dispatch reports the death of David Whitmore a respected farmer from the Leetown district Jefferson county after a lingering consumption illness He leaves a widow and three children as survivors in a somber community obituary note
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Charlestown
David Whitmore
Leetown
Jefferson County
A Warning to Borrowers In Hasty Copy Mischance
A Kansas City Journal item describes a string of comical misfortunes when a cheaping habit leads a boy to row copy from a neighbor. Bees injure, a fence is torn, a cow dies, milk spills, teeth break, and clothes suffer in a chaotic scene.
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Kansas City Journal
Why Florida Got Its Name A Historical Note
The Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower cites a 1763 source explaining Ponce de Leon named Florida from Pasqua de flores or for its abundant blossoms. The piece adds that Easter in Florida and its wealth of flowers likely influenced the name.
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Florida
Ponce de Leon
Pasqua de Flores
Herrera
Suspenders Rest On 50 Counts In Brief Note
A fragment notes suspender items with a count of fifty and a brief mention of six rows. The readable text remains unclear about context or full details.
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R. E. Byrd
New York
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Mortimer Cook
Alexandria
Newport News
Barr’s
John Kerr Public Schools
Peyton R. Harrison
Martinsburg
E. Holmes Boyd
Louis Lee van Baker
Baltimore
J. R. Doran
Washington
Mary E. Bauserman
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William Allesaong
Mrs. Brotherton
Lucy Boxwell
Jack
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Emma Anderson
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Mr. B. M. Carter
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Mrs.Carter
Messrs
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Jos. D. Rainsberger
Geo. W. Grim
Shenandoah River
Mr. Hisey
The
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Edw. E. Stone
Harry R. Kern
Lewis Bros
E. Piccadilly Street
Charles L. Cocke
Hollins Institute
Roanoke
John Newlin
Norfolk
Noonan
J. O. Weihmeyer
Reuss City Hall
Dizs
Safe Deposit Company
Bearer
Mr. Sourdropp
Mr. Arguso
Baltimore American
WILL_DO
North Main St
Wm. C. Gratchen Glove Co
N. Market St
J. Frank Eddy & Bro
E. Water St
Barr
N. Main Street
W. E. Barr
Main Street
Corporation Court of the City of
Winchester
Alfred Payne
Charles Honesty
Court House
North Market Street
Anna Williams
Hansbrough
Carter
Ruth Ellen
M. M. Lynch
Spl
Chevy
P. L. Gray
Star-Times
East Water St
Iost
Edward
North Braddock Street
A. M. Dirfenderfer
S. Market St
J.w.waite
S. Main St
Thomas Keating
Agt
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Cumberland Beer and
Braddock
Barwell Supplied
Cumberland Brewing Company
North Main Street
the Town
Callande
S. H. Hable
Star Clothier
Main and
Water Streets
United States
Louisa
Huntsberry’s Popular Shoe House
Florshein
Sly Ll Pteer
Robert M. Henry
Telephone
Miller Supply CO
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