Train accident injures county physician and repairs work
EdwaSbaugh of Nemphire County was struck by a fast train when an open switch caused a wheel to catch his buggy. Dr W B Hollis of Cross Junction escaped serious harm after a loose telephone wire toppled his vehicle. The second incident left Ed Sirbaugh injured with a shoulder amputation after a train collision.
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EdwaSbaugh
Nemphire
Ras
Atwr
Hollis
Sirbaugh
Geo
Capon Bridge
Tennant Keyser
Local Guests and Travel Notes Highlight Community Visits
James W. Bageant and wife were guests of Hy. C. Reynolds. Ada Dolan arrived home from Jeannette Pennsylvania. Dr Canfield of Paw Paw passed through en route home from Winchester. The doctor may be the first to drive an auto on this road since Braddock. Ernest Dolan of Augusta visited his mother Mrs. Lydia Dolan. Elijah Dick remains quite ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Bageant
Hy. C. Reynolds
Ada Dolan
Jeannette
Dr. Canfield
Paw Paw
Winchester
Braddock
Ernest Dolan
Augusta
Lydia Dolan
Elijah Dick
Brakeman Rummel Knocked Unconscious After Accident
Oscar Rummel, a young freight brakeman for the Cumberland Valley Railroad from Greens Castle, was struck by a semaphore post on the caboose platform near the C Y R R. He fell unconscious with a cut head but no broken bones and was taken to Chambersburg hospital. Meanwhile Walter Myers of this city graduates as a dentist at Maryland University in Baltimore Wednesday night, inviting local friends.
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Oscar Rummel
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Greencastle
Chambersburg Hospital
Rummel
Walter Myers
J. Wm. Myers
Maryland University
Baltimore
Sullivan Visit Highlights Clarke County Sidelight
Messrs. B. B. Louthan and Rus sold Sullivan of Clarke County were in town today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
B. B. Louthan
Russell Sullivan
Clarke County
Governor designates judge to hear local option case
Judge William M. Atkinson of the Corporation Court will not sit in the local option election contest. Governor Swanson must designate another judge to hear the case at the May term beginning May 21, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smething
William M. Atkinson
Corporation Court
Swanson
Wiliam M. Atkinson
City Committee To Try Again Tonight For Quorum
The Democratic city executive committee again seeks a quorum tonight to advance its plan ahead of the June 12 election. Six new candidates are to be nominated and voted on as time runs short.
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Democratic City Executive Committee
Anne
16th Anniversary of The Christian Union Observed
The 16th anniversary program of the Y P C U was held at the U B church last evening at 7 15 with Mrs R A Hodges in charge and assistants from the organization. Ten members were received into the Union and a collection for Albert Academy in Freetown Africa yielded a nice sum. The pastor Rev S K Wine gave excellent remarks on giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B. Fee
R. A. Hodges
Albert Academy
Freetown
Africa
8. K. Wine
Mrs Maxwell's Illness Shocks Son in Cable Notification
Mr Clark Maxwell receives a cablegram from sister Mrs Margaret Dungin announcing his mother Mrs Elizabeth Maxwell is critically ill at her Liverpool home. Fears mount as the family awaits word. Elsewhere Mr S H Hansbrough returns from Norfolk after banking talks and a storm encounter. Tom Moore and the Moving Pictures return to the Auditorium for a third time in as many weeks signaling strong show interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Maxwell
Margaret Dungin
Elizabeth Maxwell
Liverpool
England
Dungin
Tom Moore
The
Moving Pictures
Ladies raise $80 for San Francisco relief in Frisco bazar
In the Savage building on Main Street the Frisco ladies bazar raised an estimated eighty dollars for San Francisco sufferers. Mrs. J. E. Correll said the exact total wasn’t counted yet but a conservative figure was $80. Proceeds will be sent in currency by express to Dr. W. P. McGuire, acting mayor, for transmission to San Francisco.
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Savage
Main Street
San Francisco
J. E. Correll
Sarah Zane Fire Company to Attend Cham bersburg Event
A large turnout from the Sarah Zane Fire Company prepared for Cham bersburg next week. A special meeting will fund railroad and hotel costs for members traveling in the quartermaster’s request. They plan memorial services at the National Cemetery May 30 and declined a Maryland State Firemen’s Convention invite. A vote of thanks honored the city council for granolithic paving beside the engine house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Chambersburg
Fred Goss
National Cemetery
Maryland
Diamond Proved Too Fascinating For Dave
David Fultz signed with the Philadelphia American League team after a summer contract offering. The Staunton native, well known in Winchester, left his law practice to join professional baseball, stating he would still pursue his law career.
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David Fultz
Philadelphia
Fultz
Staunton
Winchester
Mr. Clowe Moves Store Rooms Downtown
Mr. H. W. Clowe, long confined to his home on North Washington Street for eight weeks, came downtown this morning. He is moving his store from North Main Street to a room in the Williams building on West Piccadilly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Clowe
North Washington Street
Clowe
North Main Street
Williams
West Piccadilly Street
Ripleys Registered at Hotel Evans in Minden Virginia
Mr Edward H Ripley and Mrs Mies Ripley of Minden Virginia are registered at the Hotel Evans.
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Edward H. Ripley
Mies Ripley
Minden, Virginia
Hotel
Evans
Payment plans for Spanish War soldiers approved
Winchester reports money due to Spanish War servicemen under a recent appropriation. The Merchants' National Bank of Richmond is the depositary and Governor Swanson has directed the bank to honor checks drawn on the Spanish American War claim rolls. Checks will be payable to soldiers or their authorized representatives, with forms reflecting the amounts due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
National Bank
Richmond
Jims
Swanson
Sol. Cutchins
Mether
Virginia Prepares to bar West Virginia in debt case
Virginia seeks in the U S Supreme Court to compel West Virginia to repay about 72 million dollars plus interest for debts incurred before the Civil War. Attorney General William A Anderson in Washington says West Virginia benefited from the expenditures yet paid nothing. The autumn hearing is expected to raise key issues.
Organizer of The Relief Train Is Highlighted
D R Eskey is praised as the organizer of the first relief train to San Francisco after the California earthquake. The Los Angeles Examiner features Dr M N Eskey’s article detailing how two hours secured nurses physicians and surgical supplies, under W R Hearst auspices. Lieut Randolph Miner confirms Eskey’s leadership and comprehensive preplanning.
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D. R. Eskey
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Examiner
M. N. Eskey
San Francisco
W. R. Hearst
Eskey
Lieut
Randolph Miner
United States Army
M._N. Eskey
Baltimore & Ohio to Run Sunday Winchester Washington Excursions
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad confirms Sunday excursions from Winchester to Washington and Baltimore and return will begin May 18. The first trip to Washington and Baltimore is slated for May 18 with a return excursion from Washington and Baltimore to Winchester the following Sunday. The two cent fare law in Virginia will not affect these special excursion rates, which draw hundreds of visitors to Winchester each summer.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Virginia
No Locusts In The Valley This Summer
Commissioner G W Koiner of the Department of Agriculture states there are no locusts due in the Valley until 1919 and they will run through the valley from Harpers Ferry to the Tennessee line according to the National Department of Agriculture.
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G. W. Koiner
Department of Agriculture
Kreiner
National Department of “Agriculture
Harpers Ferry
Tennessee
Sailor Frank McGill Dies in Martinsburg Home
Frank McGill son of the late Daniel McGill died at his Martinsburg home after months of consumption. A former first class machinist in the American navy he served on the Marblehead under Admiral Schley at Santiago. He was in his 31st year and survived by a widow and two children.
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Frank McGill
Daniel McGill
Martinburg
McGill
Martinsburg
Marblehead
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Frederick's 85th Birthday for Mr. Alexander Woodward
Friday marked the birthday of Frederick City resident Alexander Woodward age 85 born May 4 1821 in Frederick. His father John Woodward a stone mason helped build the old stone bridge over the Monocacy on the Baltimore turnpike and he is uncle to Charles Frank and George Woodward of the city. William W Wall traveled to Strasburg on business.
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Alexander Woodward
Frederick City
Frederick
Woodward
John Woodward
Monocacy River
Baltimore Turnpike
Charles, Frank
George Woodward
Republicans Predicted to Win Seventh District Soon
In Virginia politics Colonel Campbell Slemp, a Republican congressman, predicts a Republican victory in the Fifth and says the Seventh will follow, retiring Hay to private life. He notes Hay won by about forty one hundred votes last time and recalls Slemp’s earlier claim on Judge Lewis becoming governor, which Swanson’s win contradicted by around forty thousand.
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Virginia
Campbell Slemp
Congress
Mr. Hay
Hay
Judge Lewis
Swanson
Mr Hansbrough Heads Virginia Bankers Meeting in Norfolk
Prominent bankers from Virginia gathered in Norfolk for the Virginia Bankers Association executive committee meeting at the Citizens Bank. They discussed plans for the state convention at Old Point June 14 to 16 and approved an elaborate program. Attending were S. H. Hansbrough T F Tilghman N P Gatling Richard H Smith W M Addison W P Venable Colonel C C Vaughn W B West P M Pollard and S Russell Smith.
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S. H. Hansbrough
Norfolk
Virginia
Citizens’ Bank
Bankers’ ~ Association
Old Point
Winchester
Association
T. F. Tilghman
N. P. Gatling
Lynchburg
Richard H. Smith
Richmond
W. M. Addison
W. P. Venable
Farmville
C. C. Vaughan
Franklin
W. B. West
Newport News
P. M. Pollard
Petersburg
Russell Smith
Culpeper
Odd Fellows Go For Grand Lodge
Rev. E. E. Northen past grand master of Virginia Odd Fellows Mr J P Haddoxr Grand Trustee of the Orphanage Mr C M Hodg son representative of Madison Lodge and Miss Maggie Amick representative of the chapter of Rebeccahs left this morning for Richmond to attend the annual session of the Grand Lodge The Rebbeccaris meet at a different place in Richmond Mr R W Larrick of Middletown representing Marsh Run Lodge also left for Richmond
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E. E. Northen
Virginia Odd Fellows
J. P. Haddoxr
C. M. Hodgson
Madison Lodge
Maggie Amick
Rebeccahs
Richmond
Grand Lodge
Rebbeccaris
R. W. Larrick
Middletown
Marsh Run
Ladies To Decorate The Soldiers Graves Meeting Notice
The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet in Turner Ashby Camp room on Tuesday evening May 8 at 7 30 o'clock. They will discuss decorating Soldier graves in Stonewall Cemetery on June 6. Mrs W B Lore, Dr G Kenton Heist and son will travel to Washington for a medical clinic.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Turner Ashby
Stonewall Cemetery
Lore
G. Kenton Heist
George H. Heist
Washington
Tal Clinic
Hundreds Head to Chambersburg for Firemen Meet
Winchester firemen will attend the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association convention in Chambersburg with three reel racing teams. The parade route is announced and Memorial Square will glow with 600 lights for a $500 illumination prize. Prizes honor hose and ladder races, parade appearance, distance traveled, and equipment quality with bands and contests featured. Miss Charlotte Latham travels to Baltimore.
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Winchester
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association
Chambersburg
Cumberland Valley
Memorial Square
North Main
the Square
Washington South
Catharine
Queen
East Point
Philadelphia Avenue
King Street
King
Franklin
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Wolf Park
Darktown Fire Brigade
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Keyser
Atkinson
Christian Union
Mr. Maxwell
Frisco
Sarah
Zane
Diamond
Dave
Mr. Clowe
Virgina
Schley
Mr. Woodward
William W. Wall
Strasburg
Col. Slemp
Jim
Mr. Hansbrough
Odd Fellows
Fire Department
Charlotte Latham
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