Ashby Camp Sets June 6 Plans in Regular Session
The Tur ner Ashby Camp met with Lt. Commander George W. Kurtz presiding in Bar ton’s absence. Plans included a June 6 visit by Stortewall Camp of Ins. of Veterans and a committee arranging transportation discounts for 25 uniformed members. The group also coordinated Memorial Day entertainment at Kentst Church and thanked supporters of the speakers stand at Stonewall Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby Camp
Robt. T. Barton
George W. Kurtz
P.W. Boyd
Stortewall Camp
Ins.of Veterans
Charlestown
W. Va
Thomas W. Smith
Fisher
Committee On Transportation
Harpers Ferry
Strasburg Junction
Valley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Southern Railroad
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Baltimore & Ohio
D. B Martin
Adjutant Boyd
Martin
Bessie Nurton
Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall
Hugh Striker
Kentst
Btriker
June Storm Forecast Threatens Harvest Losses
Reverend Irl Hicks warns June will bring prolonged thunder squalls across the country. He predicts cloudbursts and heavy rainfall from June 23 to 27, risking great inconvenience and financial loss to harvesters and property along valleys. He urges securing obstructions and safeguarding cisterns and reservoirs to store excess water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irl Hicks
Prominent B&O Officers Enjoy Valley Trip to Gettysburg
A special B&O Rail Road car carried senior passenger department officials up the Shenandoah Valley yesterday and returned on the 9 02 train. They head to Gettysburg to view the battlefield and then proceed to eastern cities before western members return to Chicago early next week. They praised Shenandoah Valley scenery and noted the Valley route was generally good aside from a few rough spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Gettysburg
Chicago
Stax
Shenandogh Valley
Returned to Sick Father's Bedside
Mr. Harry Sutler formerly of Middletown Virginia now of West Newton Pennsylvania returns to Middletown to be at his dying father Thomas Sutler after a three year absence. The Episcopal Council of the Diocese of Southern Virginia meets in Norfolk with many delegates arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sutler
Middletown
West Newton
Winchester
Sutler
Thomas Sutler
Episcopal Council of the
Diocese of Southern Virginia
Norfolk
School Board Meets in Monthly Session
City School Board met in regular session at Winchester City Hall chaired by E Holmes Boyd. Members present included Dorsey Walter W W Striker W A Bell Wm C Gratchen John Ray Holmes Conrad T M Rantz R L Gray and Bentley Kern. Attendance figures for May showed 483 in John Kerr Public Schools and 188 in the colored school totaling 666. The deed committee for the colored school building was given more time. The annual election of teachers for the coming school year was set for the next monthly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss City Hall
E. Holmes Boyd
Messrs
Dorsey Walter
W. W. Striker
W. A. Bell
Wm. C. Gratchen
John Ray
Hon
Holmes Conrad
T. M. Rantz
R. L. Gray
Bentley Kern
John Kerr Public Schools
Ethel Belle Smith
Bedford City
Winchester
Sword Presented to Ashby Camp by Charleston Benefactor
Major J Ogden Murray of Charlestown West Virginia presented the General Turner Ashby Camp with an old Civil War sword donated by Miss Juliet Locke. The tale recounts how Miss Annie and Miss Rosa Locke defended a home during a Yankee raid and how the weapon was hidden and later recovered, becoming a symbol of Southern devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
J. Ogden Murray
Charlestown
W.va
Juliet Locke
Murray
Annie Locke
Rosa Locke
Major Murray
Maj. Murray
Turner Ashby Camp
Miss Locke
Mr W W Wilson Dies Near Gerards Town West Virginia
Mr W W Wilson a respected Berkley county resident died early yesterday at his home between Gerards town and Inwood after several weeks illness. He was 63 and well known in Winchester. His son the late Harry W Wilson once clerked for Belk Bros in this city. He was born and raised near the death place and for years supplied Gilt edge Country Butter and fresh eggs at Schneider's Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wilson
Berkley County
W. Va
Gerardstown
Inwood
Winchester
Harry W. Wilson
Belk Bros
Florida Monument Delays Veer Plan For Dual Unveiling
A Florida monument for Stonewall Cemetery faces delay as its arrival is postponed. Organizers led by Mrs. M. H. Bessant and Mr. T. J. Orndorff push a double unveiling with 38 Florida markers, enlisting speakers like Senator Tollivar and Congressman Robert Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tennessee
T. J. Orndorff
Stonewall Cemetery
W. S. Love
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
J. D. Tollivar
Robert Davis
Congress
Orndorff
M. H. Bessant
Daughters of the Confederacy of Jacksonville
Bessant
Charles B. Rouss
Mrs. Love
Mrs. Besant
Moffett Dies at 68 in New Market Virginia
News reaches Winchester of the death of G A Moffett at his New Market home. The Confederate veteran and prominent farmer died at 6 30 this morning after a three week battle with bronchial pneumonia. Survived by many children including Mrs S K Cox, and joined by a large family, the body to be returned for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
G. A. Moffett
New Market
Moffett
8. K. Cox
Braddock St. Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Dr. White
Strasburg
Zirkle
Cox
Cumberland, Md
Mamie Moffet
Myra Moffet
Struck on Head and Badly Hart at Sawmills
Mr. George Lee, an employee of John Bromley at sawmills on the Opeqnon five miles east of Winchester, was struck on the head by a displaced plank. The blow cut a four inch gash exposing the skull. He received six stitches and is resting but very weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lee
John Bromley
Opeqnon
Winchester
Lee
P. W. Boyd
Mr McDonald Leaves House After Amputation Recovery
At seventy years old, Mr. McDonald is sufficiently recovered from a recent arm amputation sustained in a sawmill accident to be back on the streets. His revival is described as wonderful given his age and the severity of the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompey Green
Asl
Green
New Hospital
Goff Miller
A. D. Henkel
W. A. Bell
Goff Miller Jr
Winchester
Major House Resigns From Postal Company Post
Winchester boy resigns as manager of the Postal Service in Washington D C. The unnamed Major House resigns from a senior role at the Postal company, effective immediately amid a major leadership change in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter House
Winchester
Postal
Tpi
Washington, D. C
Colt Turns Table on Kicking Mule
The well known mule at Gore faced a playful colt that leaped the fence and delivered rapid kicks and punches. The mule, dazed and injured, stood near Purtlebaugh’s shop as onlookers watched. The animal is expected to die from internal injuries and battered feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Gore
Levi Lafollete
Purtlebaugh
Texas
Girl Champions Vie For Honors
Two female schools, Shenandoo Academy and Fairfax Dig, met yesterday afternoon in a softball game. Fairfax College led 13 to 6 over Episcopal Female Institute, with both sides scoring but no hits by the young fielders. A rematch is set for Thursday between the same teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Female Institute
Fairfax
Finger Sliced from Hand in Bicycle Accident
The Charlottesville Progress Bays reports Claude Burgess of this city lost the forefinger of his right hand yesterday while cleaning a bicycle. He was spinning the wheels to adjust the bearings and, attempting to stop the revolutions, placed his finger in the wires, severing the finger. Burgess is a cousin of H. C. Burgess, a Hotel Evans owner in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Claude Burgess
Marriage of Miss Ethel Kremer and James Moling
The marriage set for Miss Ethel Kremer and James Moling will occur at 8 30 at the residence with plans announced for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Kremer
James Moling
Banas
Abducted Girl Mamie Grubbs Found Safe At Home
Mamie Grubbs, who vanished last Wednesday, was located in Millville West Virginia and brought back on a warrant sworn by City Sergeant J W Taylor. She had joined Edward Hoeffler of the Pawnee Bill Wild West Shows, traveled with him toward Martinsburg, and was identified by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee before authorities recovered her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Grubbs
Miss Grubbs
Star
Millville
W. Va
J. W. Taylor
Edward Hoeffler
Martinsburg
Mamie
Mira
Hoke
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Freign Grubbs
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Ashby
Hicks
Juliet A
Mr. Wilson
Schneider's
Messrs. L. Ae. Huyett
B. Weat Baker
Gr. A. Moffett
Hart
Mr. McDonald
Major House
Colt
V. A. Round Club
C. P. Doyle
John J. Kiger
G. Beverley
P H. Stouffer
W. Beverley
C. Ryan
M. Russell
R. Jolliffe
Quantz
Asbury Kern
F. Reardon
Fugitt
W. Myers
Mack Laws
Buck
Baker
H. McKinster
Atl
Mr. Burgess
H. C. Burgess
Hotel
Evans
Revolutionary Gum
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