A Second to Mr Williams Suggestion For Handley Birthday Observance
City Attorney R Gray Williams urged at a Masonic banquet that Winchester observe annually the birthday of Judge John Handley to honor his service and generosity. He compared Handley with Charles B. Rouss, noting both were friends to the town and gave generously from their means. He urged two annual celebrations to show gratitude and tribute to their memory.
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R. Gray Williams
John Handley
People of
Winchester
Judge Handley
Charles B. Rouss
Handley
Mr. Rouss
John Handley Memorial Exercises Highlight Cornerstone Ceremony
Winchester residents gathered to honor Judge John Handley with the cornerstone laying for a new public library. Major Holmes Conrad delivered a historic address detailing library learning through the ages and recounted Handley’s rise from poverty to prominence.
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Winchester
John Handley
Holmes Conrad
Conrad
Handley
Judge Handley
Stonewall Jackson
Confederacy
Seran
Tom
Tarheel Temperance Victory and Its Aftermath in North Carolina
The editorial notes a 40 000 vote margin for prohibition in North Carolina, calling it a significant social shift while arguing limited political impact. It argues many citizens oppose liquor in public life but will still privately consume, and predicts cross border access remains for the strong. Washington Post.
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Northarolina
Buncombe County
Asheville
Prohibition Party
North Carolina
Old State
Kentucky
Prohibition
Washington Post
Swimley Social Notes Highlight Quiet Virginia Visits
Mrs. J W Symons and family visited Winchester with singer Lucy Lemons from Bunker Hill W Va visited Miss Ethel Allen. Carter family trips to Berryville and Gaylord noted. Residents attended a Summit Point yard party Friday and Saturday nights.
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Swimley
J. W. Symons
Winchester
Lucy Lemons
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Ethel Allen
Cora
Sadie Cutterer
Hattie Feeser
William Carter
Berryville
Edgar Carter
Grover Carter
J. W.symons
W. A. Johnston
Gaylord
Summit Point
Bunker Hill Residents Attend Meetings and Celebrations
In Bunker Hill and nearby towns residents join events including cornerstone laying in Martinsburg and a P O S of A meeting in Inwood. Rev Hardesty to preach at Darkesville M B Church South Sunday. Local baseball team plans a festival for funds. Clendening family returns from Brucetown and Baltimore events. A new baby arrives for Mr. Joe Miller.
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Bunker Hill
Matthewtown
Lune
J. McCullom
Martinsburg
D. B. Gageby
Charle
Lanse
Inwood
Hardesty
Public Sale Two Desirable Farms At Court House
Attorney for the heirs of George Snyder deceased offers two farms at public auction in front of the Court House at 11 a.m. on a date to be announced. The sale will proceed to convey title free and clear. Interested bidders may inspect properties and review titles prior to bidding.
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George Snyder
Desirable Frederick County Farms Go on Sale May 30 1908
Two farm tracts near Winchester and Stephen son Frederick County Virginia to be sold May 30 1908. Shirk or Crone Farm about 160 acres with a nine room house barn springs and fences. crops included wheat rye and timothy clover with timber acreage. Lloyd Farm about 145 acres adjoining the first with a six room house barn timber and grass. growing wheat crop reserved. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by trust deed and insurance. Attorney M M Lynch and Auctioneer Roy P. Duvall.
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R. N. Bentley
John A. Nicademus
Lloyd
Charles KE
Clevenger
Irvin Zinn
Mary A. Snyder
Grehard
M. M. Lynch
Roy P. Duvall
Grimes Notes On Local Family Visits And Accidents
Grimes Virginia on May 28 reports Mrs David Leight slipped from a porch while on a chair and sprained her ankle badly. Leola Brown of Hedgesville West Virginia visits the Paylor home and grows ill but improves. Walter Stottlemyer and sister Grace visit J W Price and family near Bunker Hill. Fannie Ritter of Winchester visits James A Grimes. John Benner Wesley Kenney and families visit Stottlemyer home. B Clevenger makes extensive farm improvements. Clarence Stottlemyer and Cora Owens visit J Stottlemyer.
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Walter Stottlemyer
Grace
J. W. Price
Bunker Hill
Fannie Ritter
Winchester
James A. Grimes
John Benner
Wesley ‘Kenney
Hopewell
John Stottlemyer
B. Clevenger
Wool Growers Urged to Sell Wool to Williams Brothers
Woolen manufacturers urge wool growers to sell their fleece to C A Williams & Bros, promising better returns than other buyers. The message emphasizes profit in partnering with the firm.
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Williams & Bros
Valuable Frederick County Farm Auction in 1908
In execution of a May 2 1908 decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court the sale of a 131 acre farm near Opequon five miles from Winchester is set for May 30 1908 at 11:00 AM at the courthouse front door. The property features a stone house a large bank barn and several outbuildings with about 10 acres of timber and the rest improved farmland. Possession to the buyer Sept 1 1908 with a tenant allowed to harvest crops. buyer may enter earlier to plant next fall. terms: one third cash. balance in one and two years with interest secured by a trust deed. administrator John W Rice C T A. 5-8-3w
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Stac
Winchester
Opequon
Thomas W. Steck
L. P. Tabb
Public Sale of Desirable Property in Frederick County Virginia
By decree of the Circuit Court, Frederick County, Virginia, the Special Commissioner offers for sale at public auction at the Winchester Court House at noon a ~21 acre tract east of Stephens City inherited from the Hahn Estate. One third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust. bonds payable with interest. May 2, 1908.
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Cirut Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Jacob Hahn
Eliza Sampsell
Als
Court House
Winchester
Stephens City
Margaret A. Miller
Hahn
M. M. Lynch
E. L. Hodgson
I. Philip
H. Gold
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