Annual Social of the W O T U Highlights Community Effort
Last night the Women's Christian Temperance Union held its annual business and social at Mrs. Arthur Leafe's South Stewart street home. Officers reported progress and a treasury of 28.33 while hundreds of visits to the sick were made. Rev. Dr. John E. Bushnell urged canvassing against saloons and supported female suffrage. Performances included readings and solos by local members, with lemonade and cake served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Arthur Leafe
South Stewart Street
Leafe
M. H. Spotte
W. V. Hodges
Bruce Gibson
Treasury
John E. Bushnell
M. M. Lynch
Bernice Sartelle
Annie Dorsey
Lula Garton
Dan Haines
Winchester Native D M Gilbert Jr Returns Home
Mr D M Gilbert Sr Harrisburg Pa son of Rev D M Gilbert spent several days with friends in Winchester and left for home. He was a popular Winchester youth about 15 years ago and is now city editor of the Star Independent in Harrisburg.
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D. M. Gilbert
Harrisburg
Winchester
Gilbert
Grase Lutheran Church
Star Independent
Examination of Teachers Held at Winchester Office
An examination of teachers taking the Professional Course will be held at the County Superintendent office in Winchester at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday September 5, 1900. Also reported: Joseph Martin, jailed for assault on Millie Smith, discharged for lack of evidence. Viola Brown frightened by the uproar. Clarence and Rosa Shipe, children of James H. Shipe, to attend the deaf and dumb school in Staunton next week. Rosa previously benefited from the same institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Joseph Martin
Millie Smith
East Piccaddilly Street
Viola Brown
Bragonier
Smith
Williams
Martin
Clarence
Rosa Shipe
James H. Shipe
Nain
Deaf and Dumb Institution
Staunton
Rosa
Marriage announced for Margaret Mendenhall and Sewell Gonninghan
Invitations go out for the wedding of Miss Margaret Alverna Mendenhall of Pittsburg to Mr. Sewell B. Gonninghan of Bunker Hill. The ceremony is set for Wednesday the 12th at 8 p m at Miss Mendenhall's home in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Margaret Alverna Mendenhall
Sewell B. Gonninghan
Bunker Hill
Lost Coat From London Cab Returned To Owner
Prof. Jas B Lovett of Shenandoah Valley Academy had left his over coat in a London cab. Scotland Yard located the coat, and a cabman who found it turned it in. The package arrived by express, restoring the garment to its rightful owner.
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London
Jas. B. Lovett
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Lovett
Scotland Yards
Express
Sabbath Reading Subscribers In Winchester Missive
Frank L. Galloway, agent for Sabbath Reading, reports returning to Winchester and notes subscribers have not received papers. He says he has written to the company and expects resolution soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Sabbath Reading
Frank L. Galloway
Capt Rowe's New Company in State Service
The Washington Guards of Fredericksburg under Capt. M. B. Rowe have been mustered into state service. Most members are Spanish American War veterans. Rowe served in the Third Virginia and is well known in Winchester to many locals.
Church Convention in Session in Winchester
The Shenandoah Baptist Association of Colored Churches is in session at Odd Fellows Hall on Clifford Street. A large turnout from the countryside gathered in Winchester today amid district social and religious activity.
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Shenandoah Baptist Association of Colored Churches
Odd Fellows Hall
Clifford Street
Curious Horse Jer ry and the Drum Hoist
An elderly contractor recalls selling a horse named Jerry once trained to lift high legs on drum work. The buyer later used Jerry for hoisting, but the horse exhibited the same jerky stops, prompting advice to hire a contractor. The anecdote also includes Depew’s humorous meeting with a wounded Union veteran at Bull Run and a tip on using sulfur to extinguish chimney fires.
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Torse
Jerry
Lettius
Jervis
New York Sun
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Bull Run
Wedding Feels Like a Success Despite Humorous Chaos
The account recalls a wedding where tears, hysterics, and fainting filled the church as the crowd overflowed. Mothers reacted dramatically, the ceremony was hard to hear, and onlookers deemed the event a success amid the spectacle.
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John
Bushnell
City Editor
Gilbert Visiting
J. R. Melton
Sistersville
Katharine McDonough
University of Tennessee
Eairfax Hall
Ida Wyndham
Middleburg
Loudoun County
A. C. Williams
Benj. Wierman
Moore’s Store
Shenandoah County
Chas. J. Faulkner
Walters Farm
C. S. Roush
Martinsburg
E. B. Jackson
Laray
Baptist Association
Lucy Faulkner
Lucile
Middletown
James Larrick
Faulkner
Mary Bird Larrick
Bernard Shea
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester Inn
New York Times
Australia
Thomas Keating
Agt
Cumberland Beer and
Braddock
Barwell Supplied
Malta
Cumberland Brewing Company
North Main Street
Eaton & Glover
D. F. Bhinkins
Water Street
Fred
Boyd
West Water St
Main
S. H. Hable
Star Clothier
Main and Water Streets
Robert M. Henry
North Market Street
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
MO. W. Rich
W. O. Hollar
WM. Magalis
Piccadilly Street
Alfred J. Baker
Frances Baker
Molly Tenodedoy
Jopley Yshjy
Mer
Gensler
J. C. Hawk
Bridgewater
Hotel Evans
J. Robert Doran
Oblite
Tate
Wilson
Gibson
Finch
Welly
Ohio Valley
Pocahontas
L. Hogier Brewing Company
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