Literary Society Rites Hold Final Exercises at Shenandoah Valley Academy
The Sigma Rho Delta Literary Society celebrated its twentieth annual event in Court House Hall with a large audience. The program featured declaimers William B. Ryan B C Ellis F Percy Quantz H Kinzel Laws James P Reardon and debaters Abner H Ferguson Carroll D Walter Stewart J Barrett Dabney L Smith. Judges awarded the oratorical medal to Walter and declamation to Quantz.
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Sigma Rho Delta
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Court House Hall
Haec Olim Meminissi Javabit
William B. Ryan
B. C. Ellis
South Carolina
F. Percy Quantz
H. Kinzel Laws
James P. Reardon
Virginia
Abner H. Ferguson
Carroll D. Walter
Stewart J. Barrett
Dabney L. Smith
West Virginia
Ryan
H. R. Homer
Messrs
Ferguson
Walter
Smith
Barrett
Wiseacres
Jacobs
Wm. L. Seabrook
E. 4. Jackson
Nelson P. Dame
Quantz
Alfred Byrd
Courtney C. Buck
Robt. Conrad
B. F. Kohlhouser
Carroll Winchester
Donald Douglass
D. C
Geo. Filchett
S. C
Charley Rouss Fire Company Rejects High Rail Rates for Baltimore Trip
At its monthly meeting Charley Rouss Fire Company denounced the Baltimore and Ohio and Cumberland Valley Railroads for charging a $3.50 round trip to Baltimore, deeming it excessive and deciding not to attend the Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention. Other groups voiced similar actions and the club approved membership for two new active members while accepting Confederate memorial observances. The North Carolina State Firemen’s Association invitation was declined.
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Charley Rouss Kire
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland Valley
Baltimore
Maryland
Friendship Company
Sarah Zane
Charley Rouss
Kinzel
Berryville Fire Department
Berryville
H. R. Williamson
Frank Cain
Ladies Memorial Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
North Carolina
Incubator Ducks and Egg Hatchability Question
A reader asks if incubator ducks lay eggs and whether those eggs hatch reliably enough to perpetuate the flock. The inquiry seeks practical details on reproduction and viability in incubator-bred ducks.
Winchester Booklet Contract Awarded
The Advertising Committee of the Board of Trade awarded the printing contract for a 48 page Winchester booklet to Enterprise Printing Company. Photographs by Fred Barr will appear. the new press is on view for visitors. The booklet is slated for release around June 1.
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Board of Trade
Winchester
Enterprise Printing Company
Fred Barr
Enteprise Company
Gainsboro visitor Jonah Tavenner noted in town
Mr. Jonah Tavenner of Gainsboro was among county visitors spending the day in town.
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Jonah Tavenner
Gainsboro
Sarah Zane Fire Company Ponders Cheaper Rail Fare and Plans
The Sarah Zane Fire Company debates lowering travel costs for a Baltimore trip, forming a committee led by Capt. Cooper and ex-Lieuts to seek cheaper rates. They approve incandescent lighting for the engine house, review new caps, and aim to outfit new uniforms by May 15 as Reuss City Hall corner stone is laid.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Baltimore
Sarah Zane
Cooper
Gray
Exans
Willis
Reuss City Hall
North Carolina State Fireman’s Association
Wilmington
Dorsey Dunlap
Harry Willis
Alloted Life Rounded Death Comes Suddenly
A Sun special from Gerardstown West Virginia reports Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell died suddenly at home of heart disease. She was seventy two, widow of Haugh Campbell, a prominent local farmer, and left four children including two Virginia Presbyterian ministers.
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Gerardstown
Virginia
Elizabeth Campbell
Haugh Campbell
Virginia Presbyterian Church
W. C. Campbell
Roanoke
H. C. V. Campbell
Salem
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
Winchester Presbytery
Weather Outlook Fair Tonight Then Warmer Sunday
Fair conditions expected tonight with the exception of the extreme southeast portion. Sunday looks likely to be fair and warmer with fresh east winds.
Former Captain Speaks At Company Meeting
Last night a visitor Mr. James Bb Burgess, once captain of the company during its most critical era, spoke to the group. The former captain addressed the attendees and offered remarks about the past.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
James Bb. Burgess
Registration Begins May 15 For New Letter Carrier System
Postmaster Charles H. Hardy reports the Postoffice Department will test a home registration system starting around May 15, initially limited to residential areas. Carriers must minimize handling time, restrict conversations, and follow strict rules for registering letters with envelopes, names, addresses, and prepaid postage. If incorrect, the letter can be refused and a receipt issued.
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Charles H. Hardy
Postoffice Department
Washington
Star
Avader
North Braddock Residents Urge Street Cleanup
Citizens along North Braddock Street between Amherst and Water urge the City Council to curb the practice of dumping soapy water and similar liquids into gutters. The stagnant waste remains for days and raises concerns about fever and disease.
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North Braddock Street
Amherst and
Water
Winchester native Mrs. Saline Harrison buried in Mount Hebron
The widow of John Harrison died yesterday at 4 PM at her daughter Annie Garrett’s home in Burkettsville Maryland. Her funeral was held in Burkettsville at 7 AM with Rev Ritter, then interment beside her father in Mount Hebron Cemetery. She was about ninety years old and survived by one daughter and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Saline Harrison
John Harrison
Annie Garrett
Burkettsville
Mount Hebron
E. Olin Eldridge
Harrison
John Carter
Garrett
Edith Garrett
J. F. Haye
Charles M. Wenner
R. Eb. Wenner
Masters Malcom and
Fenton Wenner
Brunswick
F. J. Koons
Baltimore
Death Comes in Young Girlhood Esther Brown
Milwood Virginia Esther Virginia Brown dies at near seventeen after five days illness cere brospinal meningitis. Daughter of R A Brown of Millwood. survived by parents three brothers and four sisters. Funeral tomorrow at 11 at her residence with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery in this city. cortege arrives about three.
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Star Today
Milwood
Esther Virginia Brown
Miss Brown
R. A. Brown
Millwood
Luther Brown
Mount Hebron
Doctor Sydnor Stricken Critically Ill in Marlboro
A Strasburg report says Dr. C. W. Sydnor, a leading Valley physician, is critically ill at Marlboro with recovery fears. He has been in ill health for some time and recently went to Marlboro to recuperate.
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Strasburg
C. W. Sydnor
Marlboro
Small pictures from Barr's Gallery showings
Small pictures taken at Barr's Gallery, 950 per doava. Details on display and pricing are listed at the Barr's Gallery location.
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Barr’s Gallery
Composition of the Royal Set in the Star Times Voting Contest
The Star Times popularity contest in Winchester and Frederick County sees Miss Redman, Miss Jenkins, Miss Baker, and Miss Gray forming the royal set as voting shifts place. Miss Fannie Gray advances to fourth while Miss Bessie Shull falls to fifth. over seven hundred votes are cast today with four candidates crossing the hundred vote mark.
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Fannie Gray
Star Times
Winchester
Frederick County
Bessie Shull
Miss Redman
Miss Jenkins
Miss Baker
Miss Gray
Somone
Louise Redman
Julia’ Jenkins
Nelli
Henry Alma
O'ra Hillyard
Susie Stover
Florence Grim
Virgie O'Neal
Nellie Herring
Carrie Lowery
Lela Dame
Georgie Mc Donald
Lillian Grim
Lela Baker
Octa Frye
Maude Steele
Nellie Hawkins
Kate Chamblin
Ethel Smoke Eee
Lula Cooper
Ee Vernie Ritter
Mamie Fries
Edith Binges
Lula McKee
Grace Cooper
Young Thieves Steal a Big Copper Kettle
A juvenile named Willie Layton was arrested for stealing a copper boiler from O. P. Groves yard. He claims two accomplices Tobey Smith and Dadey Wright aided the act and offered him ten cents to carry the boiler. Police seek the other boys.
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Willie Layton
Virginia House of Correction
Willie Nelson
Layton
Tobey
Dadey
Sickness Strikes Rovn Family Near Town
The Rovn family, led by Joseph Rovn, fall ill at their home near town believed to be affected by an illness. Neighbors report all members showing similar symptoms and awaiting medical assessment.
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Mr. Joseph Rovn
Huwe
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Sigma Rho Delta Society
Hugh G. Russell
Oden Fox
Edmund Terrell
Miller Hancher
Robert Nelson
Victor Bonelli
Miss
Alex. McGregor
Arkansas
Charley Rouss Company
Winchester Booklet
Dr. Sydnor
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