Ordination Scheduled for Licentiate Scanlon in Winchester Presbytery
The Winchester Presbytery meets in Winchester Presbyterian Church with sessions at 8 p.m. and 9 a.m. today. Licentiate Scanlon is approved for ordination Saturday at 11 o'clock after examination. Rev. J. S. Webster of Glasgow attends as a corresponding member. Rev. E. R. Leyburn, J. Kennedy, and other ministers discuss Home Missions and hymn book questions.
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Winchester
Presbyterian Church
Home ‘Missions
R. W. Carter
Davis
W. Va
J. S. Webster
Baltimore
John Kennedy
Falling Waters
J. H. Gilmore
Staunton
Virginia
Home Mission Committee
Presbytery
C. N. Campbell
J. A. Trostle
Lost River
Ivanhoe Chapel
T. K. Cartmell
Hugh White
China
Alex. Miller Earl
W. J. Webster
Glasgow
Scotland
Mr. Webster
J.S. Webster
Westminster Church
Japan Bridge
General Assembly
Wager on Bryan in Frederick County
A prominent Frederick County landowner undisclosed by name has bet County Clerk T. K. Cartmell that W. J. Bryan will be elected president. He offers 20 acres valued at $2,000 against $1,000, with odds of two to one, seeking a Republican backer to cover the stake.
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Frederick County
T. K. Cartmell
Bryan
Hicks For September Weather Disturbances Predicted
Forecast warns of a marked disturbance from the 5th to 11th with rain hail thunder and wind after a warm spell inland. From the 8th to 11th storms move west to east and south east, followed by cooler gales from the 9th to 13th and a reactionary storm period the 13th to 16th with rough weather and possible colder days toward late September.
Abundance of Game Lifts Sportsmen's Cheer This Year
The article notes an unusually favorable summer for young birds with more birds than in years past. Rabbits and squirrels are plentiful while wild turkeys show a decrease. Dry May allowed many young birds to mature, boosting game for hunters. The bird law takes effect November 1.
Grim Reports Gov Bryan Speech Draws Winchester Civic Pride
Mor gan Grove residents from Winchester attended Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan talk yesterday. Noted local Democrat Legi T Grim endured heat and dust to hear the famous speaker and expressed gladness at the trip.
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Morgan Grove
Winchester
Bryan
Legi T. F. Grim
Grim
Stone work finished at Masonic front doorway awaits Dominic Welsh
The stone has been cut and installed at the Masonic front, and the doorway now awaits the advert for Dominic Welsh the carver, previously mentioned in Tue Star months ago.
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Dominic Welsh
Wedded in Hotel Parlor at Taylor House
Miss Lena Guard of Stephens City and James M. Pangle of New York City wed today in a quiet ceremony held in the Taylor House parlors on North Main Street. Rev. Dr. John E. Bushnell officiated as witnesses and the couple plans to depart at 9 01 for their new home in New York.
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Taylor House
North Main Street
Lena Guard
Stephens City
James M. Pangle
New York City
Winchester
E. G. Hollis
John E. Bushnell
John B. Guard
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
City Tax Notice for 1900 Due September 80
Taxpayers are urged to pay the 1900 city taxes promptly. Taxes unpaid by September 80, 1900 will incur the usual 3 percent penalty. Signed Glo H. Kinsel, Treasurer.
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Glo. H. Kinzel
Death notices for Joshus Marple near Winchester
Comrade Joshus Marple died last night at his home about five miles from Winchester on North Frederick Turnpike. Many camp members will assemble at his house without uniform Friday at 10 a.m. Interment at Gainsboro. By order of R. Barton commander and P. W. Boyd adjutant.
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Joshus Marple
Winchester
North Frederick
Gainsboro
Miss Clara Dobbin Returns from Govans Md Visit
Returned home from Govans Maryland, Miss Clara Dobbin visited Misses Mamie and Emma Kinzel. She praised Winchester and its surroundings for scenery and history and the town honors her high opinion as one of Baltimore County's bright capable women.
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Clara Dobbin
Govanstown
Mamie
Emma Kinzel
Dobbin
Winchester
Baltimore County
Man Seeks Lost Ewes Adrift in Town
Mr. A J Woore of Boyce placed an ad in Tue Star last Friday seeking four escaped ewes marked peculiarly. Dr John S Lupton then sent a card saying four ewes matching the description were at his farm west of town.
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A. J. Woore
Boyce
Tue Star
John S. Lupton
Hotel Walter to Wed in City License Issuance
City Clerk Gray issued a marriage license to John Newnan a colored waiter at the Taylor House and Annie Broxton this afternoon.
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Gray
John Newnan
Taylor House
Annie Broxton
Mr Newton Grove Reported Sick At Home
Newton Grove shipping clerk for Cooper Brothers is ill at his home on North Braddock Street.
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Mr. Newton Grove
Cooper Brothers
North Braddock Street
Window Crash At Faulkner Building Sparks Crowd
A loud crash and breaking glass drew a crowd to Main and Water streets before noon. At the Faulkner building a top floor window shattered. George W. Shockey, deaf and elderly, stored goods there and had raised the window thinking it would stay up. The weights were absent and the pane fell.
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Main and
Water Streets
New City Hall
Faulkner
accident on excursion train to hear Mr Bryan
A derailment scare occurred on the Norfolk and Western line between Charlestown and Morgan Grove as a horse wandered onto the track. The engineer reversed suddenly to avoid the animal, catapulting passengers forward and causing several bruises. A coupler broke but the train soon resumed to Morgan Grove with no serious injuries.
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Norfolk and Western
Charlestown
Morgan Grove
Winchester
Frederick County
Bryan
Grove
Miss Rebecca Lewis Engaged to Rev Charles Noyes Tindall
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Rebecca Lewis daughter of Mr Robert Lewis of this city to Rev Charles Noyes Tindall of Fredericksburg Virginia. The wedding is set for noon on Wednesday October 3 at the Episcopal Church in Front Royal Virginia. Miss Lewis has resided in Front Royal recently and is well remembered in Winchester as charming.
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Rebecca Lewis
Robert Lewis
Charles Noyes Tindall
Fredericksburg
Episcopal Church
Front Royal
Miss Lewis
Winchester
Colored Notes Social Among Winchester Women
The Virginia Club of about twenty members plans a social at Odd Fellows hall tonight in honor of their male friends. The event appears to be a refined gathering representing the best feminine element of Winchester's colored community.
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Virginia Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Winchester
Superintendent Smyth Takes Prisoner to Hanover Reform School
Superintendent John H. Smyth of the Colored Reform School at Hanover Virginia arrived in Winchester and departed with youth Leslie Townsend for an eighteen month term. Townsend, son of Louise Townsend, was committed for incorrigibility. Willie Nelson, the first prisoner, received a three year sentence for bicycle and other thefts. The reform school houses 57 boys, all educated and trained in trades, and Smyth cited laziness as a hurdle to progress for the race.
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John H. Smyth
Colored Reform School
Hanover
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
Leslie Townsend
Townsend
Louise Townsend
Justice Bragonier
Smyth
South
Liberia
Cleveland
Hanover County
Richmond
Young Townsend
Willie Nelson
Willie
Qute
Supt. Smyth
Ice Cream Visit Delights Shenandoah Bank Clerks
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank staff paused from their work when Mr. Miller Fletcher arrived with a block of ice cream. The clerks enjoyed the treat as a morale boost, hoping for another similar visit soon as one poetically hopes for more generosity.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Miller Fletcher
Mart in Swartz travels south to California Texas chair claim
Mrs Laura Swartz and her son Mif lin passed through on Tuesday en route south. She visits her brother in Sacramento before heading to California and her son will take a university chair in Fort Worth Texas teaching Latin and Greek.
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Martinsburg World
Laura Swartz
Miflin
Meetings Tonight Across Local Fraternal Groups
The Friendship Fire Company holds its regular monthly session this evening. Winchester Lodge No. 65 of the Knights of Pythias convenes in regular session at 8 o'clock tonight.
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The
Friendship Fire Company
Winchester Lodge No. 65
K. of P
Last Visit to Winchester Ends in Sudden Death of Joshua Marple
Joshua Marple 65 longtime North Frederick resident died at home near Albini from stomach inflammation after visiting Winchester. Survived by widow, three sons William Edward Thomas and three daughters Minnie Mary Carrie. Civil War veteran in Confederate Army. Turner Ashby Camp Confederate Veterans to attend funeral. funeral tomorrow at ten, Gainesboro burial.
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Joshua Marple
Frederick County
Albini
Marple
Winchester
William R. Smith
Fairmont Avenue
J. K. Janney
Holliday
Thirty
Virginia
Turner Ashby
Gainesboro
Rev H M White Accepts Call at Opequon Church
The Reverend Doctor H M White has decided to accept the call to become pastor of Opequon Church in Winchester. He will move his family to the locality where a parsonage will be erected, and many friends in Winchester will be glad to have him nearby again.
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Winchester
H. M. White
Opequon Church
White
Prominent Virginia Minister Attends Winchester Presbytery
Rev Dr James P Smith of Richmond editor of Central Presbyterian attends sessions of Winchester Presbytery. He served on Stonewall Jackson's staff in the Civil War and recently gave a lecture in Winchester on the Souths great commander.
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James P. Smith
Richmond
Central Presbyterian
Virginia Synod
Winchester
Smith
Stonewall Jackson
Church Services Suspended For Presbyterian Session
Regular Wednesday night services at Centenary Reformed Church were suspended in respect to Winchester Presbytery now in session. Last week Presbyterians paused services due to the Christian Endeavor Convention held at the Reformed Courthouse.
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Centenary Reformed Church
Winchester
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Convention
Reformed
Baptist Sunday School Picnic at Rouss Spring
First Baptist Sunday School members plan a picnic at Rouss Spring near town this Saturday afternoon. Those attending should meet at the church between 1 and 2 o'clock. vehicles will transport the group to the grounds.
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First Baptist Sunday School
Rouss Spring
Yard Party at White Hall Church Benefit
A yard party will be held at White Hall in this county tonight to benefit the White Hall Church with all invited to attend.
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White Hall
County
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Strasburg
Winchester Presbytery
Scanlon
Presbyterian
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Pangle
Ashby
R. ¥. Barton
P. W. Boyd
Commader. Adjutant
Star
Walter
Charles H. Miller
Reform School
Dr. White
Baptist Church
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