Looters of Gypsy Queen Sent to Prison in Pa Robbery
Samuel Powell and Hewitt Lawrence were sentenced to three years each in Norris Town Pennsylvania for the raid on Rhoda Lowell the gypsy queen where four bags totaling over 10000 dollars were stolen on April 15. Lemuel Johnson received a jail return for trial on receiving stolen goods while Samuel J Lewis had a suspended sentence until June. Connell named as the thief by all. About four thousand dollars remain buried.
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Norristown
Rhoda Lowell
Samuel Powell
Hewitt Lawrence
Samuel J Lewis
Criminal Court
Lemuel Johnson
Powell
New York
Boston
Johnson
Lewis
Lawrence
Connell
Republicans Hold a Conference in Harrisonburg
The Harrisonburg Times reports Republican leaders including C. M. Gibbens Winchester E Gentry Staunton Postmaster C W Wickes New Market and John Acker Edom met in Harrisonburg with Postmaster Keezer and others. They say the gathering carried no special significance beyond discussions of patronage in the Seventh district.
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Harrisonburg
C. M. Gibbens
Winchester
Weather Report for Virginia With Frost Tonight
Special to The Star reports continued cooler air for Virginia with frost in central and western portions tonight. Wednesday brings fair skies and slightly warmer conditions in the western areas.
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the Star
Virginia
West
Lots For Sale Cheap In Fairview Ave Area
G Caspher Fries advertises multiple parcels on Fairview Avenue with sizes to suit buyers and notes a house for rent. The short notice presents price friendly land options and a rental opportunity.
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Ion Fairview
Caspbher Fries
Farm For Sale Near Winchester In Shenandoah Valley
For sale 33 acre slate farm in high cultivation, well watered near Winchester. Cash bargain. Price 800 dollars. Shenandoah Valley Realty Co. 1p tf.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Realty CO
Lost monogram pin mystery at Loudoun Bowling Alleys
Lost pin with initials iM headed border. Reward for return to The Star. One patch game tonight at Loudoun Bowling Alleys featuring Rink and Loudoun Duck Pin Teams.
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Loudoun
South American Missionary to Speak at Market Street Church
Miss Eleanor Dukehart, a returned missionary from South America, will address the audience at the Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday at 7 30 P M. Her talks feature foreign curios and Chilean manto displays, and the public is invited to attend after the prayer meeting.
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Eleanor Dukehart
South America
Manket Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Miss Dukehart
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Market Street Church
Convocation of Episcopal Church in the Valley Begins in Shenandoah
The one hundred and fourteenth annual convocation of the Episcopal Church of the Valley of Virginia opened yesterday in Shenandoah City. A large attendance of ministers and laymen is present and the four day meeting is well represented by churches from Valley counties.
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Episcopal Church of the
New Market Battle Anniversary Observance Planned
The battle anniversary will be celebrated on the battlefield this week with all day exercises. Officials expect at least 10 000 visitors from the Valley of Virginia. The Stonewall Brigade Band of Staunton Va will perform Friday night and again Saturday during the exercises.
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New Market
Valley of
Virginia
Stonewall Brigade Band
Staunton
Berryville Show Adds Races with Record Purses
Berryville Virginia May 11 the Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association executive committee added two more races to the August 17 18 19 racing program. Purses for the new races will be the largest in the local association's history. Officials expect this year to be the best and most successful since the society began. The Berryville show is the only one in the state outside Richmond requiring three days for its annual exhibition as it has grown beyond two days.
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Berryville
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association
Richmond Society
Touring Party Stays Overnight in City at Evans Hotel
Mr and Mrs D K Anthony Jr and Mr J Murray Burriss of Leavenworth Kansas touring the Shenandoah Valley in a large touring car spent last night in the city lodging at Hotel Evans.
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D. K. Anthony, Jr
J. Murray
Burriss
D. K. Anthony
Leavenworth, Kansas
Shenandoah Valley
Hotel Evans
Prizes Offered for Top Scores at Market Street Rink Alleys
Weekly contest at Market Street Rink Alleys offers 2.40 in prizes for the highest scores. Players compete in a casual league format with standings posted weekly.
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Market St
Death by Own Action Ends Life of Renfrew in Chambersburg
James Renfrew 28, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office in Chambersburg, hanged himself in his father's cellar. He had recently mourned his mother's death and faced poor health. A native of Fayetteville, he had lived in Chambersburg years, once ran a North Main Street moving picture studio and was regarded as a capable, popular man. His body was found about 11 next to a spike driven in a joist. his father Harris Renfrew and Charles McGowan cut him down.
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James Renfrew
Western Union Telegraph Office
Chambersburg
Winchester
North Main Street
Restau
Hie
Harris Renfrew
Charles McGowan
Helen Renfrew
Fayetteville
Horace Bender
Underwear Makers Hold A Convention In Philadelphia
Mr. Arthur Leafe of Lewis Jones Knitting Company leaves for Philadelphia to attend the fifth annual National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers convention at the Continental Hotel. Secretary treasurer C. B. Carter says tariff protection will be the keynote and hosiery interests seek greater duties. An exhibition on knitting and hosiery machinery is running on the building’s first floor with automated stocking machines, rib knitting, dyeing, bleaching and finishing equipment in operation.
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Arthur Leafe
Lewis Jones Knitting Company
Philadelphia
National Association of Hosiery and
Continental Hotel
C. B. Carter
Lost Childs Plain Gold Bracelet Reward at Star Office
A lost gold bracelet for a child was reported with a reward available at Star Office. The note provides minimal details and lacks identifying information.
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Star Office
Reverend James Gray McAllister Returns from Virginia Sermons
Rev Dr James Gray McAllister has returned from the University of Virginia where he preached on Sundays to the students.
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James Gray McAllister
University of Virginia
Mrs Hunter McGuire and her son visit Lexington relatives
Mrs Hunter H. McGuire and her little son William P. McGuire 2nd are visiting relatives in Lexington Virginia this week.
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Hunter H. McGuire
William P. McGuire
Lexington
Mrs Tucker Leaves for Lexington After City Visit
Mrs. John Randolph Tucker departed today for Lexington following a visit to her daughter Mrs. W. P. Mc Guire in this city.
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John Randolph Tucker Lieft
Lexington
Henderson of Millwood Visits City With Friends
Mra Dora Henry Henderson of Millwood Clarke county spent the afternoon in this city with friends.
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Mra
Dora
Henry
Henderson
Millwood
Clarke County
Union Bank doubles capital in Winchester meeting
At the annual stockholders meeting of The Union Bank of Winchester the capital stock was unanimously increased from 50000 to 100000 dollars. James B. Russell was re elected president with L R Grim cashier and a slate of directors including A M Baker and George W Kurtz. The increase will be issued in 25 dollar shares and sold locally to boost business in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Ing
Union Bank
Winchester
James B. Russell
Union ‘Bank
L. R. Grimcashier
A. M. Baker
George W. Kurtz
H. S. Lupton
Holmes Boyd
Robert M. Ward
Russell
The
Star Today
Rank
Shenandoah Valley
Farmers and Merchants
Postoffice Job To Be Let Soon
Postmaster Kern reports a letter from James Knox Taylor confirming the contract for the new postoffice at Piccadilly and Braddock streets will be awarded soon. Plans will be placed in the market this month and bids invited, with the award likely within six weeks. A supervising architect from the Treasury Department will oversee construction.
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Kern
James Knox Taylor
United States
Treasury Department
Postoffice
Piccadilly and
Braddock Streets
Odd Fellows Attend State Grand Lodge Meeting in Bristol
Winchester is well represented at the annual meeting of the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and auxiliary societies in Bristol. J. P. Haddox, grand lodge sentinel, and Robert F. Brill, board member of the orphans home, represent Madison Lodge No. 6. Miss Bessie Perry attends as delegate from Winchester Rebekahs No. 21, with Mrs. S. EB. March also in attendance. About 600 delegates have arrived and nearly every lodge in the state is represented. Mayor Rice of Bristol welcomed the grand lodge.
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Winchester
Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Auxiliary ‘Societies
Bristol
J. P. Haddox
Grand Lodge Sentinel
Orphans’ Home
Robert F. Brill
Madison Lodge
Bessie Perry
Winchester Rebekahs
S. EB. March
Rebekahs
Rice
Grand Lodge
Man Registers At Hotel Evans In Lost River
Mr oH Bb Godlove of Lost River Maz was registered at Hotel Evans last night.
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Oh. Bb. Godlove
Lost River
Maz
Hotel Evans
Wants Giants To Play at Roanoke
Mr. 8. R. Atwell of this city, now with the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Roanoke, visited home over the weekend and urged Manager Baker to arrange a summer series of games with a Roanoke team.
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Giants
Roanoke
Atwell
Winchester
Baker
Virginia Classis Meets This Week
The Virginia classis of the Reformed Church will convene tomorrow night in Harrisonburg at the Reformed Church led by pastor Rev. M A. Keiffer. The Valley of Virginia area, about 4 000 people, will be represented by around seventy members with Rev. T K Cromer of Winchester expected to attend along with several lay leaders.
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Virginia
Reformed Church of the
Girls To Sing In Baseball Minstrels
The stage manager announced a modern program for a local baseball minstrels show with a chorus of female sopranos in the grand first part. The event, described as the best in recent years by the local theatrical organization, has no detailed schedule released yet and is set for Friday night of next week.
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Baseball Minstrels
Minstrels
Rev Charles Lynch to Stephens City
Stephens City Virginia May 11 Rev J H Smith who has been transferred to Gathersburg Maryland to take up the work left by his brother in law the late Rev Harry Burruss is to be succeeded as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church South here by Rev Charles Lynch who was until recently pastor of the church at Christiansburg Virginia Rev Mr Lynch will arrive here this week probably on Thursday and will preach on the circuit this coming Sunday The church regrets losing their new pastor but regards the appointment as fortunate judging from reports from Christiansburg Rev Mr Lynch is a man of a pleasing manner and ability as a preacher He is married and has a family.
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Star
Stephens City
J. H. Smith
Gathersburg
Harry Burruss
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Charles Lynch
Christiansburg
Lynch
Local visitors arrive on business in town
Mr A K Wright of Toledo Ohio is in town on firm business. Mr W M Kingsbury of Indianapolis Indiana was among arrivals at Hotel Evans last evening. Mr Thomas B Adams of White Hall spent the day in the city on business.
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A. K. Wright
Toledo, C
W. M. Kingsbury
Indianapolis, Ind
Hotel Evans
Thomas B. Adams
White Hall
Civil War Vet Sam W Bishop Travels by Cart to Wilmington
Sam W Bishop a 63 year old Civil War veteran left Winchester Virginia with his wife and four children March 15 traveling 300 miles by cart. He towed the family through primitive transport to Wilmington seeking work. his wife cannot endure rail travel and the trip included three meals daily and minimal shelter amid variable weather.
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William ‘W. Bishop
Winchester
Vas
Bishop
Virginia
Bis
Oneida County
N. Y.j
New York State Volunteers
Gettysburg
Wilmington
Police Stop Sunday Work At Handley Library
Chief Sealer and Officer Massie ordered four Italian men working at Handley Library to stop on Sunday morning. The men complied after a time, being located on the second floor where they were plainly heard at work.
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Handley Library
Sealer
Massie
Death of 7 year old Angle Speck in Martinsburg crash
From Martinsburg West Virginia comes word that Angle Speck seven year old son of L R Speck died from a skull fracture in City Hospital. He was struck by Claud Stewart's car in the city a day or two ago.
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The
Star
Martinsburg
W. Va
Angle Speck
L. R. Speck
Claud Stewart
Baltimore and Cumberland Visitors Check In at Hotel Evans
Mr. A. M. Clark of Baltimore registered at Hotel Evans last night. Mr. L. M. Miller of Opequon was in town today. Mr. L. S. Clarke of Baltimore is in town. Mr. Jesse Hirsh of Cumberland Md was among arrivals at Hotel Evans last evening.
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A. M. Clark
Baltimore
Evans
L. M. Miller
Opequon
L.S. Clarke
Jesse Hirsh
Cumberland, Md
Hotel Evans
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R. Atwell
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Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
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Del
Sam W. Bishop
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