Personal Notices From Winchester area crowd in 1900s column
Multiple short items list visitors residents and officials in Winchester and Clarke County. People include Mr. Hable of Baltimore visiting local families, J. T. Stewart postmaster at Bunker Hill, N. W. Davis of Winchester & Washington Electric, and bands planning a Pen Mar picnic on August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Stewart
Bunker Hill
W. Va
N. W. Davis
The
Winchester & Washington Electric Railway Company
Comrey
Martinsburg
Union Band
Winchester
Pen- Mar
Conference to Elect Bishops Tomorrow
The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South voted to elect three new bishops and set Thursday at 10am for the selection. Protests were heard as a committee to draft a new statement of faith was approved, with critics arguing the motion could authorize an indefinite doctrinal statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
W. E. Williams
Texas
Gontarekce
Chas. M., Armstrong
Baltimore
Purcell Couple Visit Aunt. Myrtle-Cooper Congregates
Gore near Winchester reports Mr. and Mrs. Clark Purcell spent Sunday with aunt Mrs. S. S. Gore. Miss Myrtle Cooper visited friends at Trone. The cold spell is thought to have harmed the fruit. Mrs. D. F. Kerms was visiting.
Rehearsal Planned for Flag Day at National Cemetery
Supt E J Lewis calls all boys aged nine to fourteen to rehearse flag raising at the National Cemetery at two o clock on Saturday afternoon. Young ladies and girls are invited to attend the same rehearsal time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
E. J. Lewis
National Cemetery
News Notes From Nineveh Virginia
Nineveh May 16 Charley McKay, son of the late Alfred McKay, returns home from Baltimore after years in business. Susie Wood of Moorefield WVa visits cousin Virginia Lehew and leaves for Berryville. Field Day at A M A notable with Jett breaking the high kick record eight feet six and a half inches. Mrs Robert McCauley visits her mother at White Post. Kennerley and Bowers of White Post visit. Georgia Haymaker remains critically ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineveh
Charley McKay
Alfred McKay
McKay
Baltimore
Susie Wood
Moorefield
Wica
Virginia’ Lehew
Berryville
J. Miller Jett
Edward Dilger
Jett
Robert McCauley
Atkins
White Post
Kennerley
Bowers
Georgia Haymaker
Episcopal Minister Guilty of Heresy at Rochester Trial
Rev. Dr. Algernon R. Crapsey, a Protestant Episcopal rector, was found guilty of heresy by an ecclesiastical trial board in Rochester New York and recommended for suspension. The charges stem from sermons later published as Religion and Politics denying core Christian doctrines including the divinity of Christ virgin birth resurrection and the doctrine of the Trinity as in the Apostles and Nicene creeds and the Book of Common Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon R. Crapsey
Protestant Episcopal Church
Ecclesiastical Board of Trial
Rochester
N. Y
Dr. Crapsey
St. Andrew’s Church
Crapsey
United States of America
Local Market Prices Steady Across Commodities Today
Prices paid in local markets show steady trading with corn at about 2.15 per bushel and turkeys quoted around 18 cents per pound. Other items include acetals and cicrons at low fractions, reflecting a stable but varied market.
Mrs Mary Marple Moves to Mountain View
Cedar Grove reports Mrs Mary Marple has moved from Winchester to Mountain View home of Mr H C Clayton. Farmers near completion of corn planting. Edgar Dix and Jerry Unger were riding when their horse frightened and bolted, fleeing several miles before being caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
Mary Marple
Winchester
H. C. Clayton
Mountain View
Edgar Dix
Jerry Unger
Friendship Fire Company Plans Parades in May and June 1906
Members meet at their hall to organize parade arrangements for May 30 and June 6, 1906. Official orders come from Captain A. R. Breckenridge and Secretary E. T. Carper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Fire Company
A. R. Breckenridge
E. T. Carper
Marriage license issued to Bel Johnson and Lena Newlin
Clerk P. H. Gold issued a marriage license to Belby H. Johnson, 23, and Lena B. Newlin, 18, both of the county. The bride is the daughter of John W. Newlin. The wedding will be held in Winchester this evening with Rev. C. T. Weede of Market Street M E Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Gold
Belby H. Johnson
Lena B. Newlin
John W Newlin
Winchester
C. T. Weede
Market Street M. E. Church
Red Men Great Council Attends Portsmouth Session
William Whisson of Shawnee tribe and Nicklin Jackson of the Ta cnohnee tribe travel to Portsmouth for the Great Council of Red Men of Virginia. Mayor Reed welcomed the visitors as Great Sachem J. W. Brown presided during the annual session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Whisson
Great Sannap
Nicklin
A. H. Jackson
Red Men
Portsmouth
Great
Council of Red Men of
Virginia
Reed
J. W. Brown
Local News from Hayfield on May 16
Mrs Hollis Seymour returned home Friday after visiting at Front Royal and was escorted home by relatives who will stay several days. Middletown resident Mrs Neal Cooper visited her mother Mrs Harrison Bayliss over the weekend.
Protect Your Vitality With Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets
A 19th or early 20th century style ad urges readers to guard digestion for overall health. It claims Mi o na stomach tablets cure most stomach troubles and strengthens the stomach, with a 50 cent box and a guarantee from Franck Baker & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baker & Son
Franck Baker & Son
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Bill
8. R. Snodgrass
J. T. Taylor
Grimes
Alfred Baker
Washington
A. J. Wigginton
Harrisonburg
H. D. Levi
Clarke County
A. Moore, Jr
Robert F. Shafer
Shafer Bros
Hagerstown, Md
Nat Hawkins
Clearbrook
Star Office
B. T. Johnston
V.V. Johnston
Success, Va
Evans
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Lexington
Jake Hable
H. Hable
Nineveh, Virginia
Episcopal
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Emerson
Farmers’ & Merchants’ National Bank
the Deposteen
the Farmers and Merchants National Bank
County Court House
Sim Johnson
John Hanson
Web Wagner
Anna E. Dickinson
Dicker
John McLaren
T. Benedict
Fred Seward
Jim Johnson
Cushney
John Faltden
Harry Hull
al Berry
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fred Hotchkiss
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Berkeley
Jefferson
Fin Hirwig
Jimmy Farthing
Nate Wells
Fred Vowell
Haddox
North Main Street
Big Home Store
Homestead
Vulcan
GAS Company
Corporation Court
South Market Street
Said Street
Ohn Sartelle
Goff
Arry R. Kern
Savage
Main Street
Maynard
Estes
Durst RS
Harry Timberlake
Postoffice
Horsey & Atwell
Sor
Church Street
W. A. Harford & CO
the Star
Weather Forecast
Great Pow-wow
Hayfield
S. H. Hable
Huntsberry’s
Mart
New York
Schloss Bros. & Co
Gray & Sheetz
Oppo
Taylor Hotel
Eskey
D. R. Eskey
Stove and Steel Banner Co
Bell Phone
B. A
Wanamaker & Brown
People’s Bargain Store
R. E. Byrd
C. W. Forsyth
Byrd & Forsyth
Warren and
Rappahannock
Orre & Fort 1
West Water Benet
B. F. Dehaven
Adnit
Gainesboro
J.T. Fisher
C. H. Boxwell
N. Bradncck Street
Chester
Kent White
Eas
Coyne Brothers
Rade
W. D. Parker
Vasc
Stephens City
Corner Market
Piccadilly
Gray Williams
Houss
W. H. Martin
R. Be, Byrd
Loudoun
Adjoindl
W. HL. Martin
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