Captured Goose at Winchester Featured in War Veteran Recap
Commander B F Bingham of the Army of the Potomac recalled Civil War scenes in Washington, recounting the 122d New York Regiment's actions from Antietam and Gettysburg to Fort Stevens. He notes a goose saved a wounded soldier and shares an anecdote from the battle of Opequon illustrating wartime hardships.
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Washington
B. F. Bingham
Army of the Potomac
122D New York Regiment
122D
Maryland
South Mountain
Antietam
Couch
Winchester
Sheridan
Opequon
Cedar Crash
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Sixth Corps
New York
Fort Stevens
City
Seventh Street
Pike
Bingham
Department of the Potomac
Cox
Insect Bite Triggers Severe Blood Poisoning
Mrs. John Anderson of south Main street endured weeks of danger after a minor ankle sting. Swelling and inflammation spread through her system, prompting fears of blood poisoning, but her condition improved and she rests easier after several days of progress.
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John Anderson
South Main Street
Registration levels in the city second ward
Last night seven voters were added to the second ward registration. Total admitted now 166, down from about 325 active names after deaths and moves. About 100 colored voters exist with roughly 17 eligible, signaling reduced voting strength and ongoing registration efforts ahead of October 14.
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Board of Registrars
Suit for Rebate Against Railroad
In Warren County Circuit Court R E Byrd of Winchester for Carson Lime Co of Front Royal Va sues Southern Railroad to recover an 11000 tons freight rebate valued at 1100 dollars. Lime Co says a costly quarry switch was built with promise of a ten cent per ton rebate on all freight shipped over the railroad and claims the railroad failed to honor the agreement. The case seeks the rebate amount of 1100 dollars.
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Warren County
R. E. Byrd
Winchester
Carson—Lime Company
Front Royal
Southern Railroad
Mission at Burnt Church Promoted by Rev Dame
Reverend Nelson P. Dame will conduct a mission at Burnt Church in the county from October 13 to 19 with services each evening at 7 30.
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Nelson P. Dame
Burnt Church
Winchester church once hospital in Civil War recollections
Postmaster David C. Montross of Peekskill New York recalls Civil War memories during a visit to Winchester. He was wounded in a battle near the city and long cared for in a church hospital later identified today as the Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Winchester
David C. Montross
Peekskill
N. Y
Montross
Second
New York Cavalry
Market St. Methodist Episcopal Church
South End Hose Company Regular Session
The South End Hose Company held its regular monthly meeting led by Captain Robert W. Haymaker. Little business occurred and was promptly disposed of. The group declined invitations to attend a Hope Hose bazar in Chambersburg during Thanksgiving week and a Junior Fire Company fair in Hagerstown planned for late December.
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South End Hose Company
Robert W. Haymaker
Hope Hose Company
Chambersburg
Hagerstown
Architect Mowbray Inspects Shenandoah Bank Building
Architect Mowbray from New York, designer of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank, visited Winchester to inspect the nearly finished new structure. William Flemister of The Eventne Sear owns a bayonet found on the Winchester battlefield, likely Federal, used as a pot hook.
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Afr
Lewis Mowbray
New York
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Mowbray
Winchester
William Flemister
Arm Injured at Spates Mill to Undergo Operation
A. J. White, who suffered arm mangling when caught in shafting at Spates Mill last summer, will have surgery to remove a small bone in the injured arm. The bone splintered in the accident and failed to knit properly.
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A. J. White
Spates Mill
Town
Mr Heater Sprains Ankle After Fence Jump
Mr. C. W. Heater foreman of the county grand jury, in town yesterday, limped from a severe sprain. He attempted to leap a fence, landed on a rock, and twisted his ankle.
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C. W. Heater
Mr. Heater
Football Season Opens Next Week in Winchester
The Shenandoah Valley Academy faces the Hagerstown Athletic Club at the Fair Grounds on Saturday afternoon October 18 at 3 30. Admission is 25 cents. Capt Terrill leads a strong academy squad with a no defeats record, aiming for larger rivals this season.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Hagerstown Athletic Club
Fair Grounds
Terrill
Hagerstown
Carlisle Indians
Mercersburg Academy
Kemper
Walter
Andrews
Hannah
Royster
Viehdorffer
Beverley
Miller
Ryan
Bell
Baker
Baylis
Clowe
Whiting
Robinson
Spates
Prichard
Haines
Weems
Byrd
J. H. Larrick
Cather
Smith
Reardon
Walter and
Randolph Macon
Front Royal
Carliele Indians
Winchester Grounds
Mr. Heater Seizes Unstamped Phosphate
Middletown official C. W. Heater, member of the State Board of Agriculture, has seized about 60 tons of unstamped fertilizer this season. The contraband product is delivered to the county Prosecuting Attorney for action against manufacturers and has been of good quality with favorable analysis.
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C. W. Heater
Middletown
State Board of Agriculture
Mascot Replaces Missing Dick I at Sarah Zane Fire Co
The Sarah Zane Fire Company installs Dick II a Scotch terrier as engine house mascot filling the vacancy left by the disappearance of Dick I. Dick I was beloved by members but vanished and was never heard from again. A dog matching Dick I was seen near a large St Bernard, leading to a folk tale that the St Bernard ate Dick I’s tooth and toenails.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Dick II
Dick I
Major Arnold Fined for Gambling Table in Newport News
William H. Arnold of Newport News Virginia was fined 100 dollars and costs yesterday for keeping a gambling table in his saloon. The apparatus was ordered burned. A second saloon raid removed a crap table, though the proprietor was away from the city. Arnold, a Winchester native, was known locally as Major Arnold.
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William H.arnold
Newport News
Arnold
Winchester
Major Arnold
John Doe Reveals True Identity as Arthur Spenser
An unidentified inmate once known as John Doe in Frederick Maryland admitted his real name to Warden Weyler. He is Arthur Spenser, an English animal trainer and author who fled Eton, married ten months ago, and confessed to stealing $15 to aid his starving Washington wife, receiving a 15 year sentence.
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Winchester
McSherry
Frederick
Maryland
John Doe
Arthur Spenser
Europe
Warden Weyler
Spenser
Eton College
South Africa
Washington, D. C
Total Eclipse of Moon Next Week
A total lunar eclipse is expected at midnight Thursday October 16 observable from Winchester and Virginia. The event lasts over two hours and reaches totality around 1 10 Friday morning, with viewing possible sans telescope if skies are clear.
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Winchester
Virginia
No Plants To Close For Lack of Coal
The Martinsburg World reports that Virginia Woolen Mills of Winchester and Lewis Jones Mills would close due to coal shortages, with claims of only a brief supply left. The paper later retracts, stating Crawford Woolen Company has no ties to Lewis Jones Knitting Company and both mills have coal sufficient for weeks to months.
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Virginia Woolen Mills
Winchester
Lewis Jones Mills
Crawford Woolen Company
Dunn
Lewis Jones Knitting Company
Knitting
Po Fee
Eight Eddy Press workers overcome by deadly gas fumes
At Eddy Press on North Braddock Street eight employees were overcome by exhaust from a gasoline engine under the floor during a night shift. Violent headaches dizziness and nausea followed as the engine was shut down and workers moved outdoors. George Perry remained critically ill for a time but improved by today with others recovering.
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Eddy Press
George Perry
North Braddock Street
Perry
Town Prisoners Seen in the Pen
A visitor to Winchester reports Morrison brothers and Harry Anderson, all from this city, are serving ten-year terms at the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville. The men, skilled brick masons, are building a chapel within the penitentiary and hope for early pardons. Tom Morrison and Anderson are healthy, John Morrison is in poor health.
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Winchester
Morrison Boys
Harry Anderson
West Virginia
Moundaville
Tom Morrison
Anderson
John Morrison
Guilty Plea in Cigars Theft Case
A. L. Guyer, an employee at a local cigar factory, pleaded guilty in Police Court to stealing a box of cigars. He was sentenced to thirty days in jail. Guyer is reported as the son of wealthy parents in Harrisonburg, Va.
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A. L. Guyer
Guyer
Harrisonburg
Prominent Farmer J D Ginn Plans Move to Oklahoma
Mr. J D Ginn a well known and prosperous county farmer visited Winchester today to bid friends farewell. He will leave soon for Oklahoma where he intends making his future home and engage in farming.
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J.D. Ginn
Winchester
Quarterly Conference Tonight at Braddock Church Parsonage
The Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South holds its quarterly conference tonight at 8 o'clock at the parsonage. The session was postponed from last night because Presiding Elder Hamill and Rev. C D Bulla could not reach from Summit Point West Virginia where they attended the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society sessions.
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Braddock St. Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Hamill
C. D. Bulla
Summit Point
W. Va
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
City Council Meeting Tonight At Rouss City Hall
The regular monthly city council meeting will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Council chamber of Rouss City Hall. Miss Mazie Hayslett from near Clear Brook spent the day in Winchester.
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Rouss City Hall
Mazie Hayslett
Near Clearbrook
Winchester
Busy Turner Ashby Camp meeting votes on memorials and elections
The Turner Ashby Camp held a short session, electing officers for the coming year and planning bylaw notices. A memorial for late comrade Lawrence Hammon was commissioned, and a motion sought to secure a one fare rate for delegates traveling to the Grand Camp.
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Turner Ashby
E. Holmes Boyd
Dabney H. Maury
Daughters of the Confederacy
Philadelphia
Richmond
Dabney Maury
J. H. Fulton
William Terry
Confederate Veterans of
Wytheville
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Grand Camp
Hyde
J. Ogden Murray
Boyd
Treasury
R. L. Lewis
C. 8. Morgan
Lawrence Hammon
Eugene Baylor
Wm. Taylor
Adjutant Boyd
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John Anderson II
Surat
South End
Architect Mowbray
S. V. A. Boys
Sarah Zane
Noonan’s
Oklahoma
J. Ogden M
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