Mysterious cattle disease alarms south Frederick County
A rapid cattle killer in south Frederick County sparks fear as cows, horses, and dogs die within 48 hours from a rabies-like illness. Local officials muzzled dogs for 90 days. a government specialist visit is planned, with a State expert to visit Middletown next Monday. Separate note: a social wedding occurs in Clarkesburg, W Va, between Philemon Watson and Miss Genevive Basil, with Miss Mamie Russell as bridesmaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Tau Star
County Board of Health
W. J. Whetzel
J. W. Stokes
S. R. Willey
A. F. Saum
W. J. Cornwell
John Larrick
John Grove
D. E. Grove
James Steele
W. R. Robinson
Richmond
Middletown
Clarkesburg
W. Va
Philemon Watson
Indianapolis
Genevive Basil
Mamie Russell
Miss Russelll
Shenandoah Valley Fairgrounds Track Training Proposals Discussed
The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society board debated five horsemen applications to train on the Fair Ground track this morning. Track manager H. F. Strother oversees the facility. No decision was made, but approval appears likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
H. F. Strother
Weather forecast for Virginia by U S Weather Bureau
United States Weather Bureau issues forecast for Virginia. Tonight cloudy with probable rain. Sunday expected to be fair with lower temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau Today
Virginia
Switzer Limburger and Cream Cheese at Reardons
Switzer and Limburger cheese along with cream cheese available at P. H. Reardon’s through the local grocery counter.
Capt Duphane May Become a Count
Capt Edward de Duphane, famed musician and poet, plans to travel to England this summer once legal formalities are cleared. He is the sole son of the late Count Charles de Chambord and a claimant to the Chambord succession, with support from friends in Winchester and the Valley aiding his case.
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Edward de Duphane
England
de Duphane
Charles de Chambord
France
Henry de Chambord
Great Britain
Norfolk
Mt. Jackson
Count de Chambord
Atlantic
Capt. de Duphane
Winchester
Valley
Horse Killed by Railroad Train
John W. Gregory of Stephens City reported a valuable horse killed near White Post when the animal strayed onto a railroad track and was struck by a train while grazing in a field.
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John W. Gregory
Stephens City
White Post
Youth narrowly escapes serious injury after quarry fall
Frank Yeakle, a Grove Lima Works employee at Step hens City in this county, fell 20 feet into a rock quarry after tripping on a guy wire. He suffered no broken bones and was only slightly injured.
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Frank Yeakle
Grove Lima Works
Stephens City
Entertained Sunday School Class at Miss Amick's Home
Miss Retta Amick hosted Thursday evening at her South Braddock Street home for her Sunday School class and guests. Attendees included Bertha Braithwaite, Flora Printz, Virgie Printz, Allie Neville, Maude Anderson, Annie Lowrey, Katie Hudson, Clara Hudson, Annie Heironemous, Hattie Grim, Stella Deahlel, Bertie Avers, Lillie Avers, Fannie Author, Bertie Kenney, Rev. E B Jackson, John Unger, and the Amicks. Games and music filled the evening with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retta Amick
South Braddock Street
Bertha Braithwaite
Flora
Virgie Printz
Allie Neville
Maude Anderson
Annie Lowrey
Katie
Clara Hudson
Annie Heironemous
Hattie Grim
Stella Deahlel
Bertie
Lillie Avers
Fannie Author
Bertie Kenney
E B. Jackson
John Unger
Amick
Miss Boyd in Critical Condition From Illness
Telegram from Miss Catherine Boyd's physician reports her appendicitis condition is critical. The message confirms no change in her medical status as of today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Boyd
Catherine Boyd
Federal Graves to Be Decorated on Memorial Day
Commander E M Houston of Mullingan Post No 30 G A R has completed the National Memorial Day program for May 30 at the National Cemetery. The 2 pm services include a prayer by Rev S D Skelton, a post service, a Berkeley Springs preacher’s address, a memorial thanksgiving, and benediction. Four thousand five hundred graves will be decorated with flowers and flags by the Ladies National Memorial Association under president Mrs S F Garton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Houston
Mullingan Post
Grand Army of the Republic
National Cemetery
Hellers Concert Tonight at C A Heller Co Store
The Friendship Band presents its second free concert at C A Heller Co department store on North Main Street starting at 7:30 PM. The program includes marches like Kenorah and The Flying Squadron, waltzes such as Ideal and I know She’ll Change Some Day, a Negro Sketch Gearneys Ideal, and a song and dance Little Sweetheart.
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Friendship Band
C. A. Heller & Co
North Main Street
Kenorah
Edward Hazel
W. H. Mackie
Gearney
T. W. Stimson
Flying Squadron
W. H. Scanton
Bert L. Billings
L. P. Laurendeau
R. Henry
Water Pipe Burst Floods Virginia Woolen Mills Area
A feed pipe elbow at the Virginia Woolen Mills burst shortly before midnight, flooding nearby streets until morning. Water nearly inundated parts of the town before flow was cut off and repairs completed.
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Virginia Woolen Mills
Ministers Named for Centenary Reformed Church Install
Rev. Dr. J. A. Hoffheins of Martinsburg Rev. J. W. Rauch of Failing Waters and Rev. G. G. Everhart will install Rev. T. K. Cromer as pastor. The ceremony is planned for the near future at Centenary Reformed Church.
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J. A. Hoffheins
Martinsburg
J. W. Rauch
Failing Waters
G. G. Everhart
T. K. Cromer
Centenary Reformed Church
Pneumatic Gate Repaired at Baltimore & Ohio Depot
Pneumatic gates at the Baltimore and Ohio depot on Piccadilly street were repaired. Special Officer Joseph Athey had previously flagges trains at the crossing and kept the area clear for months.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Piccadilly Street
Joseph Athey
Miss Williams Sent to Baltimore Hospital
Miss Lucy D. Williams departed this morning for a Baltimore hospital accompanied by her brother Dr. T. C. Williams and a nurse. She had been ill for weeks at Hotel Evans.
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Miss Williams
Baltimore Hospital
Lucy D. Williams
Baltimore
T. C. Williams
Hotel
Evans
Man on bicycle collides with mule team on Main Street
Last evening a colored man on a bicycle ran into a mule team on Main Street. He was knocked down and the mules wrecked the bicycle.
Dick Farm on the Opequon Sold for 3200 Dollars
Auctioneer E L Hodgson sold the Dick farm on the Opequon for James B Russell. Mrs Sarah Dick purchased the 221 acre property for 3200 dollars.
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E. L. Hodgson
Opequon
James B. Russell
Sarah Dick
Real Lincoln portrait by Dr. Minor draws on Northern sources
A 65 page pamphlet by Dr. Charles L. C. Minor, longtime Shenandoah Valley Academy principal, examines the real attributes of Abraham Lincoln. It cites biographers and contemporaries, presents a life like view, and maintains a non hostile tone.
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Lincoln
Charles L. C. Minor
Shenandoah Valley Academy of
Winchester
Minor
Dr. Minor
Seabrook to Speak on Sidney Lanier at Luther Ville
Rev. W. L. Seabrook of Grace Lutheran Church will deliver the Maryland College literary address in Lutherville on June 3. He will discuss Sidney Lanier the southern poet in a lecture titled A singer who lived his minstrelsy based on Lanier’s career.
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W. L. Seabrook
Grace Lutheran Church
Maryland College
Lutherville
Sidney Lanier
Four Mountain Visitors See Baltimore and Ohio Train
Visitors from the mountains tour Winchester with one man two young girls and a boy. They observe the 144 passenger train at the depot and depart after the train passes. The girls sigh from yearning to contentment as the man leads them away.
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Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
Little Vivian Kremer Hosts 5th Birthday Reception
From four to six this afternoon wee Miss Vivian Kremer is hosting a birthday reception for her fifth birthday. The gathering takes place at her father Merton Kremer’s residence on South Market Street with her small circle of friends.
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Vivian Kremer
Merton Kremer
South Market Street
Mary Fisher Dies After Illness Near Childhood Home
Mrs. Mary Fisher wife of Florist Philip Fisher of Chambersburg Pa died after a grip worsening her health. She had sought rest at her childhood home near New Market with her son Charles and niece Miss Artz and died last night. She was about 65 born near Woodstock and survived by her husband three sons ten siblings and several relatives including Jacob Vetter Mrs Thomas Artz Mrs Sallie Funkhouser and Mrs Lydia Kern all in Shenandoah county. The body was sent from Baltimore to Chambersburg for funeral at the Lutheran Church tomorrow afternoon.
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Mary Fisher
Philip Fisher
Chambersburg
New Market
Charles
Miss Artz
Grace Lutheran dedicatory program at Grace Lutheran Church
Program outlines morning and evening services for the dedicatory at Grace Lutheran Church. Morning service includes anthem selections and readings led by Revs. Gilbert Strickler Bushnell. Evening service features anthems, psalm readings, and evening prayers. Special sessions by the Young People's Prayer Meeting at 9 30 and Sunday School at 3. Addresses by Bushnell Strickler and Calcott.
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Gabriel
Lord
McPhail
Seabrook
D. M. Gilbert
D. D
J. W. Strickler
Bell
Young People’s Prayer Meeting
J. E. Bushnell
E. Bruce
Pentecost Services at Sacred Heart Church
Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday and the Catholic Church holds special services at Sacred Heart Church. Father Smith will preach at the morning and night services as the public is invited to attend.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Father Smith
Sigafoose Marries Harris In Hagerstown M E Service
Mrs Mamie L Harris of Hagerstown Maryland and Harry F Sigafoose of Winchester Virginia wed Thursday evening at Washington Square M E Church parsonage in Hagerstown. Rev W C Brain officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie L. Harris
Hagerstown
Harry F. Sigafoose
Winchester
Washington Square
M. E. Church
W. C. Brain
Reverend Joyce to Speak at Valley School House
Rev. W H H Joyce will preach at the Valley School House on the Martinsburg pike tomorrow afternoon at 3 45 oclock.
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W.H. H. Joyce
Valley School
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester Memorial Hospital Plan Formed By Inchester Citizens
About thirty five to forty of Inchester's leading residents met at Rouss Hook and Ladder Company hall to organize The Winchester Memorial Hospital. Dr W S Love spoke on goals and past failures, with $1000 seed hoped from medical group and civic support. The plan creates a hospital with president secretary treasurer and a board, with duties outlined and committees to be appointed.
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Inchester
Rouss Hook & Ladder Company
Winchester
W. S. Love
Winchenter
J. E. Correll
Correll
Winchester Memorial Hospital
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Capt
Duphane
Heller
Woolen Mills
Real Lincoln
Calcott
The
Catholic Church
Harry Sigafoose
Winchester Memorial
Dr. McGuire
J. B. Correll
G. H. Kinzel
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