City Council Reaffirms Paving Dispute With County
The Winchester Common Council reiterates desire for compliance with the original paving contract for the east plaza by the County. The discussion traces back to 1899, notes the need for council approval of contracts, and details a joint meeting with the Reuss City Hall Commission to decide on material and method.
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Board of Supervisors
Kkrederick County
Common Council
City of
Winchester
County Court House
Reuss
Committee
Reuss City Hall
Commission
Dr. McGuire
Martinsburg youths locked up after drunken street scene
Frank Keyser and William Staubley of Martinsburg W V faced a night in jail after a day of revelry in Winchester. Staubley was fined ten dollars and ordered to pay costs totaling sixty days in jail. Keyser was released. Staubley, disabled from an old electric injury, claimed a pending damages suit against the electric company would be affected by his imprisonment.
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Frank Keyser
William Staubley
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Pittsburg
Keyser
North Main Street
Staubley
George Purcell
Washington
D.C
Electric Light Company
Two Injured In a Runaway Incident Near Boyce
Mr and Mrs Joseph Baker visiting Mrs Virginia C Cobb near Boyce were injured when a frightened horse bolted after a water tank. They were thrown from the carriage and sustained bad bruises as the horse ran away on the road.
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Joseph Baker
Virginia C. Cobb
Boyce
Takes The Star With Him Capt Geo W Kurtz Heads To Richmond
Capt Geo W Kurtz left last evening for Richmond to attend a meeting of the State Board of Embalmers of which he is a member. To avoid questions about his face injury he carried a copy of yesterday's Star. Fair tonight and Friday with light variable winds from the north to northwest.
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Geo. W. Kurtz
Richmond
State Board of Embalmers
Capt. Kurtz
Young man crushed in sawmill accident near Ridgeway
Lesley Pope about 21 drove eleven miles to Winchester for medical help after his right leg was mangled by a moving log car at Purcell McKee's woods near Ridgeway West Virginia. Tony Jackson stopped the mill and Pope was taken to Dr Bell in Winchester and then home to Brucetown.
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Lesley Pope
Winchester
Brucetown
Purcell McKee
Ridgeway
W.va
Young Pope
Tony Jackson
Pope
Jackson
Samuel Adams
W A. Bell
West Water Street
Paris
Mary Lannon
Badly Bitten by Dog Dies after Poisoning
A livery horseman Henry Noonan’s dog was poisoned on Tuesday and died after hours of agony. John T. Noonan attempted to treat the animal and was bitten severely while trying to open the jaws. The bite required cauterization and left a painful but non fatal injury.
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Henry Noonan
John T. Noonan
Mr.Noonan
Mr. Noonan
Memorial Day Orator Approved for National Cemetery
Rev. N. F. A. Cupp pastor of the United Brethren Church in Berkeley Springs West Virginia has consented to deliver the Memorial Day oration at the National Cemetery on May 30. Mr Cupp is described as a fluent and able speaker and formerly pastored the United Brethren Church in this city.
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N. F. A. Cupp
United Brethren Church
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
National Cemetery
Mr. Cupp
Family Returns From Southland Visit
Mrs. J. H. Sibley and children returned home today after spending about six weeks in the South. They visited Rev. Mr. Sibley’s parents in Georgia and Mrs. Sibley’s parents in South Carolina.
Red Men in Session at Alexandria Virginia
The Grand Council of Red Men of Virginia is in session in Alexandria. P. 8. J. W. Athey re preser ve Shawnee tribe of this city.
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Grand Council of
Red Men of
Virginia
Alexandria
J. W. Athey
G. R. Henry and Son Win City Printing Contract
The City Council awarded printing of revised ordinances to G. R. Henry and Son for 160 pages at 68 cents per page plus 18 cents per binding. Other bids included Eddy Press and News-Item. Tar Star offered no bid. A contract will be prepared by the City Solicitor.
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Boyd
Board of Supervisors
Heller
the Star
Star
Friendship Fire Company
G. R. Henry & Son
Eddy Press
News-Item
Tar Star
Fuller
Prong Penetrates Five Inches in Arm in WV Garden Accident
Mrs. David Willet, 75, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, trimming bushes in her garden when she tripped. A sharp prong pierced her arm to five inches, breaking off. a physician later extracted the prong with difficulty.
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Bunker Hill
W. Va
David Willet
Willet
City Council Grants Band Use of The Auditorium
At a special meeting permission was granted for the band to use The Auditorium on Thursday May 30 for a concert with ten cents admission. The band seeks a large turnout to raise funds for needed music racks, instruments, and repairs. Prof. Homer will arrange a program expected to appeal to music lovers.
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Homer
Odd Fellows Officers Elected at Roanoke Grand Session
During the annual session in Roanoke the Virginia Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows elected officers. Names include Rev. E. Ernest Northern grand master W. D. Hill deputy grand master Frank Cassell grandee J Lederer grand chaplain Toni Davis grand secretary J treasurer W J Baldwin grand representative
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Roanoke
Virginia Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
E. Ernest Northern
W. D. Hill
Frank Cassell
J. ‘Lederer
Toni Davis
W. J. Baldwin
Gread
Life saved by witty remark as loaded gun misfires
Mrs Bettie Carter startled by a loaded gun leaning muzzle up in her Wadesville home. Her cousin Thomas Carter was struck by shot in the leg when the gun discharged as he sat in the doorway. He survived after treatment at Dr Davis' office in Summit Point with several pellets removed.
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Bettie Carter
Wadesville
Thomas Carter
Mr. Carter
Smoke and Alarm at Winchester Home No Fire Found
A false fire alarm drew many residents to South Braddock street as smoke filled the upper story of Sol Goldman’s residence at 209. Crews found no blaze, only a damaged roof area after discovering a defective flue at 207 next door, occupied by Mrs. Amick.
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Winchester
South Braddock Street
Sol Goldman
No. 207
Amick
Knot strikes worker injuring eye at saw mill
Yesterday a knot flew from a board at the east Fairfax Lane saw mill striking Fred Glaize near the eye. He endures a painful injury and is confined to a darkened room under Ocullist McGuire's care.
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East Fairfax Lane
Fred Glaize
Glaize
McGuire
Mr. D Louis Bush Leaves Winchester for Minneapolis
Mr. D Louis Bush departed Winchester on the 9:00 train this morning bound for Minneapolis where he will engage in business. His family will follow in a few weeks. The Star wishes him success in his new home and regrets his departure.
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D. Louis Bush
Minneapolis
Minn
Winchester
A New Plant for Mr. Fred Glaize Sawmill
Arrangements are under way to expand and modernize Mr. Fred Glaize's saw mill on east Fairfax Lane. The project will enlarge the facility and introduce new machinery, making it effectively a new plant.
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Fred Glaize
East Fairfax Lane
Murder Inquiry Deepens in Hillyard Case at Hazleton
The body of Daniel Tucker Hillyard of Winchester was found beneath the Hazleton railroad bridge with a fatal head wound and missing ring and watch. Coroners jury ruled foul play after seeing marks of a struggle and theft, as detectives search for the two men seen with him on the bridge.
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Daniel Tucker Hillyard
Winchester
Hazleton
Baltimore and Ohio
Hillyard
Piedmont
W. Va
Pittsburg
George W. Hillyard
Bennet W. Hillyard
James W. Hillyard
Jacob Hillyard
George W
Bennett Hillyard
Mr. Hillyard
Miss Baxter
Rouss Gives $2500 To Jacksonville Relief Fund
New York philanthropist Mr. Charles B. Rouss contributed $2500 to the Jacksonville relief fund via the New York Journal. His charitable pattern includes major gifts to Johnstown, Charleston, Galveston and Winchester, plus numerous smaller donations.
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Charles B. Rouss
New York
Jacksonville
New York Journal
Rouss
Johnstown
Charleston
Galveston
Winchester
Friends rally behind David Glaize for council seat
The friends of David Glaize work hard to back his bid for public office. They believe he will make a splendid councilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Glaize
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Plaza
Southland
Odd Fellows’ Officers
Thos
Carter
Mr. D. Louis Bush
Tucker Hillyard
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