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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
1
A police chief arrested Jack Carr after a street fight complaint. The report notes frequent fighting by Carr and mentions a rope used to subdue him, with CM Noakes defending him yet the arrest proceeding without a magistrate hearing.
Miss Maria Mason Dawson daughter of the late Nicholas Dawson of Loudoun county married Rev. Gibson Pendleton of Norfolk at the Virginia Theological Seminary Chapel near Alexandria. Rev Samuel A Wallis officiated. Attendees included prominent locals and the reception followed at the bride’s home.
Ten young men will race for a weekly prize at the New Rink track meet on Thursday night. The final man standing on the floor wins the weekly ticket prize as Sprint Produce Co announces fresh International Stock Food at the venue.
New York October 8 with fifty thousand baseball fans set for the Giants vs Cubs at the Polo Grounds to decide the National League pennant. Christy Matthewson faces Mordecai Brown or Pfeister as the winner advances to a world series bid against Detroit the 1908 American League champion. Lineups list Giants Tenney Herzog Bresnahan Devlin Seymour Devlin McCormick Bridwell Matthewson Cubs Sheckard Evers Schulte Chance Howard Steinfeldt Tinker Kling Brown or Pfeister.
In Leesburg at the Methodist Episcopal Church South Miss Sara Chadwell Shumate, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis M Shumate, married Arthur Bean Richard of the Loudoun National Bank. The bride’s father is Loudoun schools superintendent and vice president of the People National Bank. The groom is son of Rev Asa Richard, once in Winchester, now pastor at Lovettsville.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Co sells excursion tickets to Hagerstown during the Great Hagerstown Fair and Horse Show from Oct 10 to 16. Tickets are good for the week at regular excursion rates and, on Wed Thu Fri, at a special low rate of 1.00 from Winchester. Tickets are date-limited, with special train sections and ample accommodations.
Public sale set for October 10 at 10 A M at W W Smallwood's west of Berryville featuring horses cattle farming implements and corn. CHAS M BROWN.
Present indications point to Winchester Fair featuring the largest and best exhibits across all departments, making it the most ambitious display in the event’s history.
Heavy fog caused two trains to remain on the main line instead of taking the siding. Yardmaster Charles Leatherman warned and signaled to avert a head on collision as engines came within a few feet of each other near Martinsburg. Passengers were alarmed but unharmed.
The Laymen’s Missionary Movement Conference for the Synod of Virginia will meet at First Presbyterian Church Lynchburg October 13 14 with Ex Governor J Hoge Tyler of Radford as chairman and G E Caskie of Lynchburg as arrangements chairman. Speakers include Dr George H Denny of Lexington Dr Harris E Kirk of Baltimore and Judge W H Mann of Nottoway Va. Winchester Presbyterians will be represented though delegates have not been elected.
James Buchanan Lucas, a well known Jefferson county figure from a prominent family, killed himself with a pocketknife at his home on Sunday. The 60 year old man had recently been in ill health and mental strain. he bled to death within thirty minutes after severing the jugular vein. He lived alone and left a widow, three sons and a daughter.
T. I. Marshall will buy horses at Sager's Livery on Friday and Saturday. For Virginia shows showers tonight and Friday with cooler Friday.
Drs. Ww. B Love We P. MrGutie and 8. P. Latane of this city attended the triennial meeting of the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington and returned home last night.
Readable fragment notes replacement of window glasses on short notice by SeerenD and LEw at Farmers and Merchants. Details unclear but indicates a practical service event involving named individuals and a local business.
Special to The Star from Stephens City Virginia October 8 A buggy horse line broke on Academy hill sending the rig into a runaway. B M Carter was thrown bruised H C Shenk broke a collarbone and Jacob Carbaugh escaped with minor scratches Dr P B Stickley treated Carter and the horse continued racing toward the Stephens City station before owners recovered it.
Thomas Sager the county distiller was sentenced to 82 months hard labor on the public roads. He will be taken to Richmond, processed at the penitentiary and assigned striped clothes before joining convicts on the roads. He is the first local offender to receive a penitentiary sentence in years and the first from this county to work on state roads since the law's passage. A penitentiary guard will escort him to Richmond. His family, living on South Market street, has meals taken to the jail. Mrs. Sager filed for divorce years ago. the suit remains pending in the Circuit Court despite partial reconciliation.
Albert Jenkins, a farm laborer from Armel near Front Royal road, reports his wife Celia Jenkins, 24, disappeared from their home Monday about 10 am. A search by police in Frederick and Clarke counties, with leads reported near Winchester, continues amid notes of possible temporary insanity.
In White Hall Virginia on October 8 the community joined the celebration of the sixth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McDonald. The hosts received guests at their home with a day of feasting and merriment and a shower of gold presents from many relatives and friends including Mr. and Mrs. S. D. McDonald Winchester and numerous other families listed.
Vice-President M C Kennedy and part y members toured the Cumberland Valley Railroad area and inspected the new monument at the National Cemetery for Pennsylvania soldiers. Registered by site include Kennedy and teammates from Chambersburg and nearby towns, with attendees from Columbia Lancaster Roanoke Hollidaysburg and Mifflin.
Hon Harry St George Tucker will deliver an address before Winchester voters under the Bryan Kern Democratic Club at the Courthouse hall on Friday October 9. The event begins at 8 o clock and all county voters are urged to attend and hear this gifted orator.
Mr and Mrs Ross M Swimley of National avenue greet a baby girl born Monday at their home. Mrs Swimsley, formerly Miss Brewery of Front Royal Virginia, shares in the joy with numerous friends.
Racing thrills set for October twenty first to twenty third at Wincheston Fair as Haddox’s clothing offers money saving bargains with tees and garments for attendees.
Reverend H. T. Wingfield, longtime pastor of the Harrisonburg Baptist Church, resigns to consider a call from the Buena Vista church. He is a brother of Harry H. Wingfield of this city.
Circuit Judge T. W. Harrison traveled to Harrisonburg last night to hold court in place of Judge Haas who is confined at home by illness. Harrison expects to return to Winchester on Saturday evening.
Rev Robert A. Brooking resigned as rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Harrisonburg due to health and has become a traveling salesman for a hardware firm. He will operate in the Valley of Virginia and nearby territory with Mrs Brooking accompanying him.
Winchester, famed on the diamond, forms a football squad to challenge valley teams. Practice starts tonight at the Winchester Law grounds. First game slated against S. V. A. cadets with Cass Robalds at center and C. Weems at left end leading a lineup of local players.
In Mineral Virginia a white man W H White of Albemarle County and three Black workers were killed instantly when a shaft collapse at Arminius mines crushed them. The disaster was caused by the failure to apply the cable brakes during lowering.
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