Coal theft bust tied to B and O Railroad yards
Martinsburg detective J T Martin charged Robert Marple in Winchester with stealing coal from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cars in the yards. Marple paid a 10 fine or 30 days in jail, was released on bond, while Investigator Martin shadows others suspected in the theft ring. Another arrest followed as Frank Myers, a young Black man, posted bond and awaits Monday arraignment.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
J. T. Martin
Martinsburg
W.va
Secret Service
Robert Marple
Marple
Samuel Atwell Named Hotel Evans Night Clerk
Samuel R. Atwell has accepted the position of night clerk at the Hotel Evans in this city and has begun his duties. His friends congratulate him on making an excellent impression with travelers already.
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Mr. Atwell
Samuel R. Atwell
Evans
Worthington Spends Day At Former Winchester Home
Mr. Edgar Worthington of Hagerstown spent yesterday Sevening at his former home in Winchester, returning to town after the visit.
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Edgar Worthington
Hagerstown
Winchester
Death of John W. Tabb in Berkeley County
John W. Tabb, a prominent farmer and well known in Gerrardstown and Berkeley County, died at his Bunker Hill home at age 75 after several weeks illness. Survived by his widow Miss McKown and eight children, with a brother Walker Tabb of Martinsburg. Funeral at his Gerrardstown home Monday at 10 AM with Rev. R A White presiding.
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Bunker Hill
Annie Tabb
Martinsburg
Horace Moore
Duffield
Jefferson County
Mabel McKown
Frederick County
Edith Hilliary
Maryland
Glifton Tabb
Edward Lee Tabb
Pittsburg
William and Arlie Tabb
Barking Dogs Plague Winchester Nights
A Winchester resident voices frustration in The Star about dogs howling at night, calling the canine concerts a serious nuisance that disrupts sleep citywide and strains nerves and health. He questions solutions to stop the disturbance.
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Winchester
Funeral of Mrs Mary E Dailey at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Dailey wife of James R Dailey will be held at 2 p m Sunday from the First Baptist Church East Cork street with Rev E J Lewis officiating. Interment follows in Mount Hebron Cemetery old Lutheran Church section.
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Mary Dailey
Mary E. Dailey
James R. Dailey
First Baptist Church
East Cork Street
E. J. Lewis
the National Cemetery
Dailey
Old Lutheran
Mount Hebron
Tramp Outwits Mayor and City Official in Street Exchange
A one legged tramp approaches Mayor Harry H. Baker and Council member John H. Snyder asking for aid. The wily vagrant claims mayoral permission to beg, confounds officials, and departs with no dime.
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Harry H. Baker
John H. Snyder
Hopewell Meeting Plans Big Friends Gathering Sunday
The Society of Friends gathering will be held at Hopewell Meeting House seven miles north of Winchester on the Martinsburg pike. Members from Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia are expected to attend speeches by prominent Friends. Local residents prepared to entertain guests while organizers hope for orderly attendance and pleasant weather.
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Hopewell Meeting House
Virginia
Maryland
District of
Hopewell Meeting
South End Hose Get Title To Lot
The South End Hose Company will obtain title to the lot behind their hose house in South Winchester. City solicitor R Gray Williams files for record in the name of the widow and children of John K Lewis and Edward Grim and wife Eliza Ellen Grim. A chancery suit seeks conveyance of any interest the late John K Lewis’s infant son may have in the lot. The company seeks council support for funds to build an extension on the newly purchased city lot.
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South End Hose Company
John K. Lewis
Whiskey Dealers Named Defendants in Frederick Suit
J William Taylor as trustee of Frank Brown who ran a Main and Water street saloon until an assignment for creditors filed suit in Frederick County Circuit Court. More than twenty non resident wholesale liquor houses named as defendants. The suit seeks debts due by Frank Brown and the trustee’s distribution of sale proceeds to Shenandoah Valley National Bank under a deed of trust and final accounts.
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Frank Brown
Main and
Water Streets
Circuit Court
Frederick County
R. Gray Williams
Miss McCormick to Wed in June at Norfolk Church
Invitations announce the June 5th wedding of Miss Elvira Jett McCormick daughter of Mrs. Dawson McCormick of Norfolk and Mr. Robert A. Wainwright of Norfolk. Guests expected from Winchester and Berryville. McCormick family ties noted with Clarke county.
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Dawson McCormick
Elvira Jett McCormick
Norfolk, Va
Mrs Hollingsworth Has A Bad Fall
Mrs Ann B Hollingsworth of South Main Street suffered a serious accident at home when she fell from a second story stairway. She fractured an arm and sustained a head wound with severe shock but is now improved and under medical care.
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Ann B. Hollingsworth
South Main Street
Epworth League to Observe Eighteenth Anniversary at Winchester
The Epworth League of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Winchester marks its eighteenth anniversary with an 8 pm program of music and literary features led by members. Pastor Rev. J W Beale will give an address and newly elected officers will be installed after the program.
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The
Epworth League of
Market Street
Windles Hotel Evans Visit Noted In Virginia
Mr and Mrs W T Windle of idtabuce Virginia are registered at the Hotel Evans today in a brief local social item.
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W. T. Windle
Idtabuce, Va
Hotel Evans
New Schedule Delayed for Baltimore and Ohio Rail Line
The B and O Rail Road delays its spring and summer schedule set to begin Sunday May 28 until June due to important line changes. No radical changes expected on the Shenandoah Valley division.
Showers and Cooler in Virginia Weekend Outlook
Showers tonight or Sunday with warmer conditions tonight in central and southeast Virginia. Cooler tonight and Sunday in the extreme northern portions.
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Virginia
Joel Borden to Lead Sabbath Worship at Friends Meeting
Joel Borden will conduct a divine worship service at the Friends Meeting House on Sabbath night at 8 o clock. The notice indicates a religious gathering in a historic meeting house.
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Friends’ Meeting
Joel Borden
Friends’ Meeting House
Womenfolks and Early Shopping Reform in Winchester
An opinion piece argues women should halt shopping after 6 p m for the summer to ease merchant strain and boost virtue. It cites Edward Everett Hale on women’s social duties and invites local women to form a league to press for early closing, noting the potential civic impact.
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Justice Wilson
Martin
Baltiemore and Ohio Railroad
Mr. Martin
Detec
Tive Martin
Seabright
Frank Myers
Bond
Well
John W. Tabb
Berkeley
John
W. Tabb
Mr. Tabb
Gerrardstown
Miss .McKown
Berkeley County
Mr. Walker Tabb
Hein
R. A. White
Presbyterian Church
Star
South Kent Street
Tramp
Tlemen
Baker
Guage
Police Sta
Fund For the Relief of
Willie
Hopewell
Mem
Bers
Society of Friends of
Frederick
Counties
Pike
Columbia
Vail
Tomor
South End Hose
Lot
South Winches
Ter
John K. Lewis and
Car Lewis
Miss Lewis
Edward Grim
Eliza Ellen Grim
the Corporation Court A Chancery
J. William Taylor
Taylor
E. L
Robert A. Wainwright
Norfolk
Berryville
McCormick
Clarke County
Berry
Marshall McCormick
Clarke
Mr. Wainwright
Nor
Folk Society
Epworth League
Episcopal Church of
J. W. Ff. Beale
Ule
Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Jon
Shenandoah Valley Division
Nemo
Corey
Ladies of Winchester
House
Africa
Mrs. Pardigglé
Cate
Tuckahoopoo Indiana
Edward Everett Hale
Our City
Rome
Madame
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