Annual Firemen Convention Opens in Chambersburg
Delegates from four states attend the fifth annual convention in Chambersburg at the TRosedale Theatre with officers elected including Edward E. Bilis as second vice president and A T Gaver as third vice president. One hundred thirty Winchester firefighters traveled to Chambersburg for the gatherings and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Cumberland Valley
Chambersburg
Fire Department
Sarah Zane
Trosedale
Spahr
Carlisle
Jones
Last Will and Probate of David Kerns Admitted
The late David Kerns death in this county led to probate of his will executed August 16 1896. Executor named is Bowais P Kerns with A A Robinson as witness. Debts and funeral expenses are to be paid first and the remainder divided equally among five children M C Kerns Urbanna Ohio Mary F Bockey Howard P Herns Sidney J McDonald Winchester and Amanda P D Lonas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kerns
White Mall
Bowais P. Kerns
Kerns
A. A. Robinson
M. C. Kerns
Urbanna
Ohio
Mary F. Bockey
Howard P. Herns
Sidney J. McDonald l
Winchester
Amanda PD. Lonas
Elizabeth Roe Dies in County After Illness
Elizabeth Roe widow of Hibber Roe dies at home on Berryville Road in this county. She is in the 25th year of age. Funeral at her late home Friday. burial in Wisecarver and Snapp graveyard. Survived by two sons George W and Thomas H Roe and three daughters Mary E Sarah Roe and Susie Fletcher Capon Bridge W Va. The death of Hiram Hoe occurred several years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza‘beth Roe
Hiber Roe
Berryville Road
Roe
Wisecarver and Snapp
Berryville Social and Sporting News Update
Mrs. Hammond Giler and Master Douglas Gibbs of Roanoke visit Mrs. AR Castleman. J M Thompson returns home after a visit with his parents on business. Millwood colored baseball team defeats Stover College Harpers Ferry 25 to 1 at Moore's field. J T Latz of Washington visits town. Mrs. Benjamin Pulliam and daughter Catherine leave for extended visit with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Evening Star
Berryville
Hammond Giler
Douglas Gibbs
Roanoke
AR. Castleman
J. M. Thompson
Colored Baseball Club
Millwood
Moore’s Field
Fof
Stover College
Harpers Ferry
J. T. Latz
Washington
Benjamin Pulliam
Catherine
Winchester Observes National Decoration Day May 30
Superintendent E G Lewis of the National Cemetery announces plans for the annual National Decoration Day observance at Winchester on May 30. He reports a half rate on Cumberland Valley Railroad for that day and notes the program is still being arranged with details incomplete.
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E. G. Lewis
National Cemetery
Winchester
Burial Plans for Dr. William Jam Page in Clarke County
The death of Dr. William Jam Page at his Fauquier County home prompts a Friday move to Millwood for burial. Services will be at Christ Church Mittwood at noon with Rev. Robeson officiating and Old Chapel as the burial site. Pallbearers include A. B. Bevan T. H. Burrell WF Randolph R. Powell Page B. Meade and R. H. Whiting. Dr. Page, about 74, was son of the late Dr. Matthew Page of Clarke County and served in the US Navy before the Civil War and as a Confederate army surgeon. He leaves two children and was first cousin to R. Powell Page of Boyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pha
William Jam Page
Fauquier County
Millwood
Clarke Hal Ty
Hariall
Christ Church
WF. Randolph
R. Powell Page
B. Meade
R. H. Whiting
Bee
R. ‘Powell Page
Boyce
Clarke County
Magnificent Terminal Expansion By Baltimore and Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad awards a contract to enlarge its Brunswick terminal, costing about 700 000 to 750 000 dollars. About 32 miles of new yard tracks will be laid and main-line tracks increased from two to four for freight handling. The project will double yard capacity to about 7 500 cars and keep main passenger tracks for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Anairick
Brunswick Terminal
Baltimore and Ohio
Powers Conferred On The Unordained By General Conference
The General Conference in Birmingham granted unordained men the power to perform marriages and baptize candidates, overturning a Wesleyan rule. Virginia Conference efforts over twenty years to secure this change had previously failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Conference
Birmingham
Methodist ‘Church
John Wesley
Virginia
Reopens Kenilworth Country Home for Summer
Mrs Henry Stephenson returns from Georgetown to her country home Kenilworth for the summer. Her son Neville Stephenson and brother Summerfield Marbury join her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stephenson
Georgetown
D. C
Kenilworth
Neville Stephenson
Summerfield Marbury
Illness Strikes Mrs Bell in North Market Street Home
Mrs John N Bell Sr lies gravely ill at her home on North Market Street as relatives have been summoned to her bedside. The notice provides a concise update on her condition and immediate family presence.
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John N. Bell
North Market Street
Governor Swanson disputed pay dates for Civil War veterans
The 1898 claim sought pay from April 25 while proclamations and company orders pinned dates to April 28. After an Auditor ruling, a Comptroller appeal granted a more liberal settlement. Officials consider collecting from April 25 and a separate ration claim may also be pursued for enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rieh
Tyler
Comptra 3der
Richmond
Gover ‘Nor Swanson
Hardscrabble Sells For a Fancy Price
Hardscrabble, the old homestead of the late Major Jacob D. Williamison, near New Market on Valley Turnpike, has been purchased by J. Tix Hoover Cornelius Driver and Frank H. Driver of Tinterville for 815 500. The 316 acre estate, valued as a northern county asset, includes a stone house dating back more than 150 years with eight rooms plus later additions bringing the total to about fifteen. Possession of grazing lands starts immediately with the rest due in September under current tenant lease terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob D. Williamison
Valley Turnpike
New Market
Messrs. J. Tix Hoover
Cornelius Driver
Frank H. Driver
Colored wedding at Free Will Baptist Church in Winchester
Great interest is shown in the wedding of John Marshall Morris and Mary Ellen Taylor, both colored, to be held at the Free Will Baptist Church this evening. The couple are well known in colored social circles with Morris long employed at Mr. Charles Gor’s Water Street home.
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Winchester
John Marshall Morris
Mary Ellen Taylor
Free Will Baptist Church
Charles Gor- Water Street
William Morris
John Taylor
Burial of Jacob W. Vorous at Old Chapel Cemetery
The funeral for Jacob W. Vorous of Clarke County was held at 11 o'clock this morning from his home, conducted by Rev. Julian Broaddun. Interment followed at Old Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers named, Clarke Courier tribute praises his genial, generous nature and wide community friendship.
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Jacob W. Vordus
Clarke County
Julian Broaddun
D. D
The
Baptist Church
Old Chapel Cemetery
Mesers
R. Powell Page
John
Russell
Ware
P. McCormick
J. E. Barenett
W.T. Milton
Clarke Courier
Vorons
Mrs Spangler Dies in Baltimore Widow of C W Spangler
Mrs. Charles W. Spangler died at her Baltimore home yesterday at 6 45 PM. Her remains will go to Harpers Ferry for interment on Saturday. She leaves husband three daughters Laura Helen Totts and son Carl Spangler. The family previously lived in Winchester for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Spangler
C.W. Spangler
Baltimore
Harpers Ferry
Spangler
Laura
Helen
Totts
Carl Spangler
Verdict of $5000 Against Railroad
A Warren county circuit court jury awarded Williams $5000 in the damage suit Williams vs. Norfolk and Western Railway. Williams sought $15,000 for injuries from a handcar wreck near Limeton while he was a section man claiming partial injuries from the accident.
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Warren County
Williams
Norfolk & Western Railway
Limeton
Reverend D H Kern to Preach at Stine's Chapel
Rev. D H Kern pastor of Braddock Street M E Church South will preach at Stine's Chapel next Sunday evening at 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Kern
Braddock Street M. E
South
Stine’s Chaplet
Snow Flurry and Cold Threaten Frederick County Crops
A May snow flurry and ongoing cold threaten fruit and early vegetables in Frederick County. Farmers report possible crop damage if cold persists another day, with truck gardens likely delaying market supplies and replanting needed around Winchester. The unseasonable frost is noted as the harshest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Winchester
Horses Sick From Strange Disease In De Haven
In De Haven May 10, several horses in the area show a peculiar illness that vets cannot diagnose. John L. Whitacre reports a sick horse and fruit growers fear cold weather will affect crops. Inspectors Price and Tanquary visited this week about nursery stock from Pennsylvania. Mrs. John A Shockey and Mrs. Alexander DeHaven are among residents on illness lists. John C. Clark builds a large barn on Ed Grove’s Back Creek farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Haven
John L. Whitacre
Trial of Damage Suit Against Southern Railway Opens
The damage suit of William A. Moore for 15000 against the Southern Railway over an injury in a Front Royal Y wreck was called in Warren County Circuit Court yesterday afternoon with Judge T W Harrison presiding. About 30 to 40 witnesses, including passengers, trainmen and railroad officials, were called. Judge Norton of Alexandria opened for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Moore
Southern Railway
Front Royal
Warren County
T. W. Harrison
Winchester
Norton
Alexandria
Piano Sale For Cash By Owner In City
A nearly new Fischer Piano valued at about one hundred dollars will be sold for 150 dollars cash. The owner is leaving the city next week due to discontinued housekeeping. Call at 414 Fairmont Avenue for details.
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City
Fairmont Avenue
Winchester party draws land lots in Oklahoma trip
A Winchester and county party toured Oklahoma, pooling eight hundred Lots for a drawing on May 5 at Faxon. Shares in Faxon Land & Improvement Co sold, with many lots resold for 35 to 660 dollars. J William Miller bought an eighty acre farm near Faxon for 1500 dollars.
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Faxon
Oklahoma
St. ‘Tonia
Winchester
Faxon Land & Improvement Company
Winchester and
County
W. W.wall
B. L. and
M. A. Orndorff
W. T. Wall
D. F. Hiking
Sy Win. Miller
T. Hi
Purcell
Spates
Janney Wes
Harmer
J. William Miller
Miller
Oklahoma City
W. L. McCann
E. R. Unger
Catulpa
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Winchester Department
Mr. Gibbs
Chambersberg
Chesee
Jas, P. Reardon
Edwin H. Leisenring
First Lutheran Church
A. Lincoln Shafer
Burgess Zacharias
George W. Lutz
Harrisburg
David Kras
Irs
Elizabeth Roe
News of Today
DR. Page
Clarke
Fauquier
Tes
Bos
J. W. Vorous
Jake’ ‘Orous
Jake’ Vorous
Stine’s
Wild West
Sherif Clark H. Purcell
Sheriff Purcell
Messrs
Purecell
T. P. Spates
John J. Harmer
Ty ‘Orndorff
Mayor Baker
Mack Janne
Tam
Drew
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