Monument to Late Mayor Jno J Williams Erected in Winchester
E C Delahunty and William Walsh of Delahunty Granite Works arrived in Winchester to erect a monument for Colonel Jno J Williams longtime mayor buried at Mount lebron Cemetery near Stonewall Cemetery. The slab design uses Rhode Island granite and will be completed by June 6.
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E. C. Delahunty
William Walsh
Delahunty Granite Works
Philadelphia
Winchester
Jno. J. Williams
Mountlebron
Stonewall Cemetery
Marble Works
Delahunty
Denny
Williams
Rhode Island
German Smith
Sarah Zane’s Brass Hub Bands Stolen
The Sarah Zane Fire Company reel stored at Oscar Barr’s stable while Duke the hose carriage horse recovers was found lacking two heavy brass hub bands from the reel axles. A rear band showed hammer marks, suggesting attempted removal. Police suspect a young white boy known for stealing metal junk from unoccupied houses. Dealers could not locate the missing bands.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Duke
Oscar Barr
A Lie Nailed to the Editor in Winchester
David S. Guarie denounces a circulating rumor during the Winchester city council canvass claiming he said he’d rather have a barroom than a church. He calls the report false and slanderous and says he can prove an officer from a local church repeated it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
David
Guaize
Phones Burned Out In Thunderstorm Onslaught
A thunderstorm this afternoon caused many telephones to burn out across the area. Residents reported power flickers and damaged lines as crews worked to restore service and assess outages.
Interesting Jewish Ceremony Honors Eight Day Old Son
At noon today Hebraic and Christian guests gathered at 113 North Main Street for the circumcision of Seneval Feinberg, eight days old, conducted by Rabbi Abraham Harrison of Hagerstown. The event followed ancient rite in Hebrew with robes worn by father P Feinberg and family, followed by lavish refreshments.
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Phineas Feinberg
North Main Street
Abraham Harrison
Hagerstown
P. Feinberg
Abraham
Valley Clothing House
Snakes Caught In the Rat Trap at Stemens City
Special to Toe Star reports James H. Williams set a rat trap in his corn house and caught two large snakes at once, entering from opposite directions and six inches from the head. Also notes Grove Brothers hauled harvesting machinery, E D Grove moved into the brick T W McArtor building, Lutheran Sunday School changed meeting time, Miss Virginia Stroude moved, Miss Ann Grove assisted, and local youths held a picnic in Adam Dean's woods.
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Toe
Stemens City
James H. Williams
Maryland
Lutheran Sunday School
Virginia Stroude
Ann Grove
Adam Dean
Graves Decorated at National Cemetery by Local Color Bearer
Miss Carrie Houston, color bearer for G. A. R. Department of Virginia and North Carolina, decorated graves of Rosser and Alwine of Ohio and Sherwood and Maroon of Maine. Attention also given to the 8th Mass Cavalry monument and the State monument.
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National Cemetery
Carrie Houston
Department of
Martinsburg Defeats Winchester in Rain Interruption
The colored Winchester team led 6 to 5 over Martinsburg through six innings before rain halted play yesterday afternoon. With Winchester at bat in the sixth, weather stopped the game and Martinsburg was declared winner. Joseph Garner and James Fisher batted for Winchester.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Martinsbergers
Joseph Garner
James Fisher
Captain Hoffman Visits Family Leave Daughter Emma with Aunt
Capt William E Hoffman and family traveled from Berryville today and left his young daughter Emma to visit her aunt Mrs Edward March.
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William. E. Hoffman
Berryville
Emma
Edward March
Grace Lutheran Church Discusses Improvements
A congregational meeting at Grace Lutheran Church after Wednesday services discussed possible improvements to the building. No action was taken, but a committee was appointed to determine costs for basement and lecture room alterations, auditorium additions, heating plant, and overall upgrades for report to the Church Council.
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Grace Lutheran Church
W. L. Seabrook
Messrs
John K. Lewis
George K. Heist
J. L. Maphis
Henry Baetjer
E. J. Cooper
Duke Had a Close Call with Fire Company Horse Duke
The iron gray horse Duke of the Sarah Zane Fire Company nearly killed himself while a field outing. A cedar prong torn flesh along a twelve inch gash near the throat and jugular area required twenty stitches by Dr. Cameron. Duke rests at the engine house and will be out of service for some time.
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Duke
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Fire Company
Louis Moore
Cameron
President Slagle Ill at Home in Winchester
Mr Henry S Slagle venerable president of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank and a leading Winchester figure is seriously ill at his South Main street home. Due to advancing age and long feeble health he has lately remained in bed with spasmodic chest pains causing breathing difficulties and growing weakness. Doctors fear a fatal termination.
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Henry S. Slagle
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
South Main Street
Slagle
Local News Continues On Second And Third Pages
Second and third pages carry additional briefs, notices, and community items. Readers find updates on events, meetings, traffic advisories, and public notices shaping neighborhood affairs.
Strasburg Secures Largest Local Stone Contract
A Strasburg Virginia dispatch reports the region’s biggest stone order ever. Curtis Bay Maryland contractors sealed a contract for 850 carloads of dressed limestone from Huck's quarries near Strasburg. Production will start next Tuesday with work for about one hundred men.
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Tne Star
Strasburg
Curtis Bay
Huck’s
Capon Springs Happenings May 31 Hometown Notes
Capon Springs West Virginia reports the death of Charles Wesley Frank from Yellow Springs after a long illness. Survived by wife and four children Ashby Frank Clara Frank Ellen Sirbaugh and Virginia Mason. Funeral at Hebron Church with Rev. P. Miller presiding. Pallbearers named. Also noted are excellent fishing, a trio catching many fish, Ella Grove's visit from Winchester returning home, Richard Miller's bicycle accident, and Harriet Pugh's critical illness.
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Capon Springs
W. Va
Charles Wesley Frank
Yellow Springs
Ashby Frank
Winchester
Clara Frank
Ellen Sirbaugh
Virginia Mason
Hebron Church
P. Miller
Isaiah Hook
David Griffin
George Davis
Jefferson Davis
John Grove
John Simpson
Ella Grove
Richard Miller
Harriet Pugh
Lehew
Stone for Unknown Dead by Junior Memorial Association
Miss L. D. Williams asks for help as the Junior Memorial Association plans a new gravestone to mark unknown Cedar Creek battlefield dead. Last year a tablet honored Kernstown unknown dead. two more lots at Winchester and Cool Spring remain to be marked. Contributions will be acknowledged in the papers.
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The
Junior Memorial Association
Cedar Creek
Kernstown
Winchester
Cool Spring
L. D. Williams
Miller Will Probated with Philadelphia Beneficiaries
The will of Chas H. Miller was admitted to probate this morning. Executor J Few Brown qualified. Personal effects and estate bequeathed to Ella Young and Bessie Cary of Philadelphia, with Ella Young receiving two thirds.
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Chas. H. Miller
J. Few Brown
Ella Young
Bessie Cary
Philadelphia
Steady Rise in May Circulation Reported by The Star
Tomorrow The Star will publish the sworn manager statement showing May circulation at 33 750 copies, an average 1 250 daily over 27 publication days, with 60 new yearly subscribers. The figure covers paid subscribers only, excluding exchanges free papers unsold copies and the contest weekly paper. It surpasses all other Winchester papers within twenty miles.
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Tar Star
Thp Star
Winchester
Public School Teacher Examinations Announced
Mr. M. M. Lynch announces the regular examination for applicants to teach in public schools next month. White teachers will test June 26 and 27 at John Kerr Public School Building, and colored teachers June 28 and 29 at the colored school building.
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M. M. Lynch
John Kerr
Traveling Salesman Marries in Harri sonburg
Mr. Frank Gould and Miss Lula Effinger wed in Harri sonburg yesterday. Gould is a well known figure among local businessmen and travels for the Lawrence Gould Shoe Company of Baltimore, often visiting Winchester.
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Frank Gould
Lula Effinger
Harrisonburg
Gould
Lawrence Gould Shoe Company
Baltimore
Winchester
New Drug Store Opens in Faulkner Building West Water St
Mr. Fred Boyd prepares to open a drug store in the Faulkner Building on West Water Street. He is son of Dr. P. W. Boyd, superintendent of Water and Streets, and brother of Dr. P. W. Boyd Jr. An experienced pharmacist, he is well qualified for the venture.
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Fred. Boyd
Faulkner
West Water St
Boyd
P. W. Boyd
Monument Dedication Plans Delayed by North Carolina Visitors
June 6 program and line of march will appear next week in papers. Uncertainty about North Carolina friends unveiling a monument to their dead in Stonewall Cemetery on June 6 has delayed our notice. Officers named: Miss Lucy Russet President, Miss Mary Kurz Vice President, Miss L. D. Wr114Ms Secretary, L. M. A.
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North Carolina
Stonewall Cemetery
Lucy Russet
Mary Kurz
L. D
Winchester Census Enumerators Start Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning Harry Trenary James Collins Wm Wagner and L A Miller will assemble at the Main and Water streets intersection and at 7 o clock begin work as census enumerators for the city of Winchester in their respective wards.
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Harry Trenary
James Collins
Wm. Wagner
L. A. Miller
Main
Water Streets
Stock Running at Large Plea for Law Enforcement
Citizens in southern Winchester complain of stock running at large and urge stricter enforcement of the existing livestock laws to prevent damage and disturbances.
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Winchester
Local News Notice Promises Inside Pages For More Details
The brief hints that more local news of interest awaits readers on the inside pages. It signals additional coverage beyond the front section and invites readers to turn the paper for full stories.
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Interes
Winchester contest tallies for most popular young lady
Fourteen hundred votes cast in the Tur Star Times contest for Winchester or Frederick county. Miss Ethel Smoke received over one third of votes with many other young ladies earning substantial support. daily updates promised as interest rose.
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Tur Star- Times
Winchester
Frederick County
Ethel Smoke
Grace Wall Delights with Elocution Recital at Randolph-Macon
Miss Grace Wall of Winchester Virginia directs a charming recital by her Elocution class at Randolph Macon Woman's College in Literary Hall last Friday afternoon starting at four. The event impressed faculty and students with the teacher's skill learned at the Boston School of Expression and earned high praise from attendees.
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Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Lynchburg
Grace Wall
Winchester
Wall
Boston School of Expression
Card of Thanks for Raymond R. Sheller Grave Decor
Mrs Emeline K Wright expresses sincere gratitude to the G A R and the ladies who kindly decorated the grave of her son Raymond R Sheller.
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Emeline K. Wright
Raymond R. Sheller
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Unknown Monument Fame
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New Drug Store
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Julia Jenkins
Louise Redman
Oso
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Cora. Hillyard
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Nellie Herring
Susie Stover
Virgie O’neal
Carrie Lowery
Lela Dame
Georgie McDonald
Frederick
Lela “Bawer
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Sac
Octa Frye
Maude Steele
Nellie Hawkins
Kate Chamblin
Lily Charpe
Thelen Dean
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