Mayor denounces chain gang chaos amid Carr intoxication incident
Mayor Graichen vows a thorough shakeup in the Street Cleaning Department after Bill Carr, serving six months for wife beating, was found drunk at the mayor’s doorway. The case exposes lax discipline, prisoners leaving post, and outside food while under sentence. Authorities move to identify responsible officials and tighten control.
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Graichen
Sifsirs
Bill Carr
North Market Street
Carr
Judge Harrison to Move to City Hall
Judge Thomas W. Harrison will relocate to a larger room at City Hall after county building improvements at No. 3 Court Place. The west side space, currently the Circuit Clerk’s office, will be upgraded with frescoed walls and better furnishings to reflect his status.
Clerk Office Dismantled as Frederick County Builds
The Clerk of the County Court of Frederick County begins moving from the old south side room into the new courthouse quarters amid extensive county building improvements. Clerk Cartmell expects installation by Monday. completion will take several months. The Circuit Court clerk now occupies a room on the City Hall’s west side.
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County Court
Frederick County
Cartmell
Circuit Court
Thurman Divorce Depositions Resume in Berryville
In Berryville Virginia on November 6 depositions resumed in the divorce suit of Mrs Olivia Thurman against General Charles Thurman. Plaintiff witnesses testified with sensational evidence while lawyers R E Byrd J Lewis Bumgardner represented Mrs Thurman and A Moore Jr and Conrad Kownslar defended the general.
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Evening Star
Berryville
Olivia Thurman
Charles Thurman
R. E. Byrd
J Lewis Bumgardner
Thurman
A. Moore, Jr
Conrad Kownslar
Academy to Play In Charlestown
Shenandoah Valley Academy meets Charlestown in Charlestown West Virginia tomorrow after noon. The Shenandoah team travels tomorrow morning and returns tomorrow evening. Dr. R J Oates of Capon Bridge was in Winchester on business.
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Academy
Charlestown
Shenandoah Valley Academy
W. Va
R. J. Oates
Capon Bridge
Winchester
Henry Henry Held on Heavy Bail for Robbery Charge
Harry M. Henry, about 27, was sent to the grand jury by Mayor Graichen on a charge of robbing farmer A. F. Giffin near Gore. Shown money on arrest, he claimed it came from a bank, while court records and testimony linked him to the Lead Pipe Gang and the alleged theft of $7 to $9. He is jailed in default of $1,000 bail awaiting grand jury action.
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Henry
W. ©. Graichen
A. F. Giffin
Gore
Star
Charles ©. Brown
North Main Street
J. W Taylor
A. Seabright
Graichen
Harry R. Kern
Justice Bragonier
Lead Pipe Gang
Graben
Giffin
Gratchen
Centenary Church Sues for 4200 War Damage in Court
Centenary Reformed Church in Winchester seeks 4200 dollars for Civil War damage after thirty years. Commissioner L Newbuck in the City Hall takes church depositions before the Court of Claims in Washington to determine entitlement and possible payment from war liquidation funds.
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Centenary Reformed Church
Winchester
United States
Court of Claims
Washington
Corporation Court
City Hall
L Newbuck
Lieut Walker Visits Family From Winchester
Lieut Philip E M Walker of the Third Infantry U S Army arrived in Winchester last night and stays a week at his mother's home before proceeding to Cincinnati as recruiting officer. He recently spent weeks recovering at General Hospital in Washington and is now able to resume his duties. Hon M J Fulton and Judge Giles Cook Jr visited Winchester on business, with Fulton fresh from a landslide State Senate victory.
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Philip E. M. Walker
Third Infantry
United States Army
Winchester
John G. Walker
Walker
General Hospital
Washington
Cincinnati
Lieut. Walker
M.J. Fulton
Giles Cook, Jr
Front Royal
Fulton
Senate
Judge Cook
Friendship Fire Company Holds Brief Monthly Meeting
The Friendship Fire Company met in its East Cork Street hall for a very short session with few attendees. Under absence of the captain and lieutenants, ex Captain C H Hardy led a brief order of business, reporting on parade participation which was abandoned, and accepting Harry Rainsberger’s resignation. Invitations to attend Thanksgiving week events in Chambersburg and Woodstock were declined. Bills totaling six dollars were paid and the chaplain invited members to upcoming services at the First Baptist Church. The meeting adjourned with prayer.
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Winchester
Good Will Fire Company
Chambersburg
Hose Company No. 1
Woodstock
Friendship Fire Company
First Baptist Church
Tucker's Law School Work Impresses Columbia Leader
Washington dispatch reports Hon H St George Tucker dean of Columbia Law School is impressed by the two law and diplomacy schools work. He expects 550 to 600 students this year and lectures four times weekly reserving days for Virginia educational efforts. Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association plans a Martinsburg meeting in May with races arches decorations and invited guests.
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Washington
Richmond News-Leader
H. St. George Tucker
Columbia Law School
W. P. McGuire
Winchester
Virginia
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Valley National Bank And Tax Collection
County Treasurer M. Chiles collected county taxes in Canterbury today. The bank, Shenandoah Valley National Bank, manages large assets totaling over 1.15 million dollars in local financial affairs. The tax collection will occupy the treasurer’s attention for some time.
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M. Chiles
Canterbury
Neglected Tomb of Taylor Recalled by Cleveland Press
A Cleveland Press note recalls Zichary Taylor’s tomb near Louisville five miles from the road. The grave of the twelfth U S president lies in decay with rusty door fastenings and no key used in over 50 years. His daughter Mrs Betty Dandridge lives in Winchester Virginia.
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Zichary Taylor
The
United States
Cleveland Press
Taylor
Betty Dandridge
Win
Louisville
Were Wedded In Maryland
Rural mail carrier Oxerr Frederick Ridenour son of Rev J B Ridenour of the United Brethren Church Middletown Md and Miss Altie K second daughter of Postmaster George Gardner of Middletown were married at the bride's parents home at 7 o'clock yesterday morning The ceremony was performed by the groom's father Afterward they left for a trip to Baltimore Washington and Winchester The groom is a brother of Mevars H D Ridenour of Winchester who are in business with Mr KE Bruce Capper the nearby Water street jeweler.
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Oxerr
Frederick Ridenour
J. B. Ridenour
United Brethren Church
Middletown
Altie K
George ©. Gardner
Baltimore
Wrehington
Winchester
Mevars
Steck Nets High Price for York Imperial Apples
Mr. Thos. W. Steck of Opequon shipped a carload of York Imperial apples to Antwerp, Belgium and by this week earned $3 per barrel net, exclusive of freights, nearly twice the local price of $1.60 per barrel for the same grade.
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Thos. W. Steck
Opequon
Antwerp
Belgium
York
Washington Woman Weds Pennsylvania Man in Chambersburg
Miss Rebecca Brown formerly Mrs Neely Fries of Washington D C married Thomas James Dale of Show Shoe Pennsylvania in Chambersburg yesterday. She is a daughter of the late R R Brown of Winchester and resided here before her marriage to Mr Fries. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Mr Klein.
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Rebecca Brown
Neely Fries
Washington, D.C
Thomas James Dale
Show Shoe
Chambersburg
R. R. Brown
Winchester
Fries
Klein
Orders at Muller's Drug Store from Mr Geo Blumner
In Baltimore Mr Geo Blumner directs readers to leave orders at Muller's Drug Store with a date of 5 30.
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Geo. Blumner
Baltimore
Muller’s Drug Store
Runaway Wagon Plunges Through Crowded Main Street
Two boys driving Mr. Harry Sea bright’s delivery wagon on Main Street lost control when a backing strap broke. The horse bolted down Fort Hill through a busy street, narrowly missing injuries as the wagon was halted by Mr. George Hillyard’s ice wagon. Both boys were unhurt but terrified.
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Main Street
Harry Seabright
Fort Hill
Oll
George Hillyard
Shearer
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet staged at the Auditorium
Hymyillo's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drew a fair crowd at the Auditorium last night. The reviewer notes that such classic tragedy requires faithful delivery and cites Hamlet and his players as a model for earnest, heartful portrayal, while praising the effort and urging readers to read the original text.
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Himyillo
Hamlet
Simville
Dane
Fire Chief Stow Faces Drunkenness and Neglect Charges
Formal charges of drunkenness and neglect of duty were filed against Newport News Fire Chief W. K. Stow by Palmer Dillard after an arrest for assault at a fire. Mayor Moss will hear the case. Stow previously led the Virginia State Fireman's Association meeting at Winchester in 1897.
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W. K. Stow
Newport News
Palmer Dillard
Moss
Chief Stow
Virginia State Fireman’s Association
That Or Aestcenes
Winchester
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James McDonald
W. T. Nott
Joseph
Stele
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Harry Rainsberger
Harry Tucker
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