Wedded in dress worn in long ago at Greenspring church
Miss Bertella Virginia Stimmel wed Sherley Sidwell Abshire at Greenspring M E Church South with a grand ceremony. The bride wore her grandmother’s dress, the groom is a prominent Berkeley County farmer, and they plan a honeymoon followed by a reception at Runny Meade estate.
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High Moon
Greenspring M. E. Church
Sherley Abshire
Estelle Marker
Lula
Harry Stimmel
Harry Busy
Lewis Stimmel
Joseph Hancher
Carson Clark
Perry Kerns
David Lefevre
Virginia
Mrs. Abshire
Runny Meade
Berkeley County
Colonel Thomas Loses His Wheat
Fire of mysterious origin destroyed wheat on Colonel Thomas farm near Berryville. Tenant A W Bryan estimates loss at about 1000 dollars, only partly covered by insurance. Fire discovered at 8 30, neighbors tried to save the wheat but could not. incindiaries suspected.
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Berryville
Thomas
A. W. Bryan
Col. Thomas
Joint Service Men in Hagerstown to Lose Pay Increase
Cumberland Valley Railroad workers in Hagerstown will not receive the 10 percent raise given to other employees. Only local runs will benefit directly under the joint service arrangement with Norfolk and Western. Pay dates will be adjusted later, sparking discontent among many workers.
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Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Hagerstown
Norfolk & Western Railway
Cumperland Valley
Cumberland Valley
Powers That Be
Head Built Mills Forty Years By Martinsburg Builder
Daniel Heiston, 18 years a Martinsburg resident and partner in W. H. Heiston and Son, died Saturday after months with Brights disease. A 40 year veteran in mill construction, he helped erect many saw and flour mills. Survived by two brothers and a sister. relatives in Virginia and Washington. Mrs Henry Stephenson and Summerfield Marbury host Kenilworth in the county for weeks. Mrs Leslie Bolling Shepherd arrives from Kansas City to stay with her parents on Stewart Street.
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Daniel Heiston
Martinsburg
W. H. Heiston
Ton
David Heiston
Elizabeth Heiston
Luray
Leslie Bolling Shepherd
Kansas City
Arthur+Leafe
Modern Moulder of Public Opinion in Voltaire Lecture
Winchester attorney R Gray Williams delivered an hour long lecture on Voltaire at City Hall before the Century Club audience. He highlighted Voltaire as a central force in eighteenth century liberal thinking, noting his literary output, business ventures, and influence on French history while acknowledging flaws in private virtue.
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City Hall
R. Gray Willams
Winchester
Voltaire
France
Mr. Williams
Madame Chatelet
Marquise Chatelet
Frederick the Great
Altho
Revival Services At Stone's Chapel Near Wadesville
Rev Henry Miller of Rockbridge Baths Va assists Rev Dr Scanlon with special meetings at Stone's Chapel near Wadesville each night this week. Large congregations attend and the county is deeply impressed. Miller will preach Sunday at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Services may continue into next week. Miller is regarded as a noted preacher in the Virginia Synod.
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Stone's Chapel
Henry Miller
Rockbridge
Stone’s Chapel
Wadesville
Miller
Synod of Virginia
Dr Randolph Weds in Philadelphia
Dr Robert C Randolph marries Miss Isabelle Harrison in Philadelphia on Wednesday the 14th. They plan a brief wedding tour before returning to Millwood to reside. Mrs Randolph will spend the winter in Washington with relatives after the wedding.
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Philadelphia
Isabelle Harrison
Millwood
Randolph
Harrison
Fletcher Case in Court of Appeals Opens in Virginia
The November term of the Virginia Court of Appeals opened in Richmond with five judges considering two Warren County local option cases, Byrd Fletcher vs. The Commonwealth and Elwell Rose vs. The Commonwealth. Fletcher and Rose were previously fined and jailed for local option offenses, with defense arguments claiming excessive punishment and improper indictments. Attorneys R. E. Byrd and the State's Anderson appeared, Judge Mann presided in yesterday's session.
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Circuit Court
R. E. Byrd
Winchester
Anderson
Absolute Divorce For Countess Anna Casts Castellane
Paris court grants Countess de Castellane formerly Anna Gould an absolute divorce from Count Boni de Castellane. She keeps custody of their two sons and receives an annuity of 30000 dollars. The case accuses the Count of infidelity, assaults in front of servants, and squandering the fortune of his American wife.
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Count de Castelane
Count de Castellane
Ameri
Weems Denies Dispute Over Damages From Dog Incident
Mr Weems says no dispute with Harvey Linneberg over damages from a dog belonging to Weems’ son. Linneberg refused compensation offer, sought court action, then Weems was ordered by Magistrate Baylor to pay 1.50. The case led to Linneberg’s arrest warrant on concealed weapons charges.
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The
Star
Harvey Linneberg
FR. W. Weems
Lineberg
Weems
Pute
Mr. Line
Mr. Lineberg
Vets Entertainment To Cost $40 000 in Richmond
Richmond plans a May Confederate Veterans reunion costing 40000 dollars. City council previously budgeted 10000 dollars and the Confederate Veteran committee will raise 20000 from local business men. Highlighted events include the unveiling of General J E B Stuart statue with Winchester veterans attending. Yardley T Brown of International Lumber and Development Company is visiting Hotel Evans. his home is Wilmington Delaware.
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J. E. B. Stuart
Yardley T .Brown
International Lumber and Development Company
Philadelphia
County
Evans
Mr. Brown
Wilmington
Del
New Woodstock Jail Completion Reported
The new steel cell installation in the Woodstock jail for Shenandoah County nears completion. The brick structure with stone trim, two stories high, cost between 13000 and 14000 dollars and will likely be turned over to the Board of Supervisors soon.
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Dence
Board of Supervisors
Fisher Trial Captures Woodstock Interest as Wife Refuses to Testify
Charles A. Fisher stands trial in Woodstock before Judge Thomas W. Harrison for conspiracy to ruin his wife. Mrs. Gurney Fisher, the star witness and his wife, repeatedly refuses to answer questions, deeming them harmful to her husband. Court officials exclude nonparticipants. prosecutors include W. W. Logan H. H. Downing and Weaver. defense lawyers are Tavenner Stickley Bauserman. Trial expected to last two more days.
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Woodstock
Charles A. Fisher
Ternoon
Mrs. Fisher
Fisher
Harrison
M. E. Stickley
J. M. Bauserman
Burgess Weds Miss Irene Geary at Woodstock
Miss Irene V Geary daughter of Mrs Virginia Geary Woodstock and Mr Jas A Burgess were married at Woodstock on Friday night at 830 oclock Rev P D Stephenson Presbyterian Church pastor performed ceremony Groom employed at Ashland Va as hotel clerk and is son of Mr J A Burgess Charlottesville former proprietor of Hotel Evans this city Burgess family ties noted including long residence here
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Irene V. Geary
Virginia Geary
Woodstock
Jas. A. Burgess
P. D. Stephenson
Presbyterian Church
Ashland
J. A. Burgess
Charlottesville
Evans
Burgess
Wheat and Threshing Machine Burned Up at Castleman's Ferry
Fire destroyed five hundred bushels of wheat and a threshing machine on Webb Baldwin's farm at Castleman's Ferry in Clarke County. The blaze started from sparks from the threshing engine while workers were at dinner. no one was nearby. Mr. Baldwin owned the wheat and Mr. Sowers owned the machine.
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Webb Baldwin
Castleman’s Ferry
Clarke County
Baldwin
Clayton Sowers
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