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Winchester The Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1900

Page

4

Former Governor Holliday's servant hurt in train fall

Mack Williams, longtime servant of the late Governor F W M Holliday, was injured when he fell from a Baltimore and Ohio train near Charlestown West Virginia. He left Winchester to visit Mrs Margaret Mason and was knocked to the ground as the train moved. He suffered a head concussion and facial and arm cuts but is reported not to be in alarming condition.

Mack Williams F. W. M. Holliday Baltimore and Ohio Charlestown W. Va Mack Winchester Margaret Mason Holliday Gibson Col. Gibson the Star Holiday

Local News Roundup from the Area

Mr. Harvey Stephens and family of New Mexico visit friends here. Mr. W L Wise loses a valuable $125 horse that fell into an old well yesterday. Miss Maude Edmondson of Middletown visits friends here for a week. A large crowd travels today to Cedar Creek for the picnic.

Harvey Stephens New Mexico W. L. Wise

Man Arrested on Wife Beating Charge

William Carr was arrested yesterday by Officer Ne ville on a warrant sworn by his wife accusing him of beating her. He is jailed awaiting a hearing this afternoon. Carr has prior similar arrests.

William Carr White Neville Carr

Off to Atlantic City and peach cannery plans

Sept 10 start to load peaches for canneries on B and QO tracks near Wine and Cline’s warehouse with cash on delivery. Couren invites quick disposal of peaches and notes Prince of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Brown Lefever of Bunker Hill WV involved. Also mentions smallpox suspects leaving Hunting Ridge for West Virginia mountains and Rev W G Smith preaching at Round Hill Club.

T. C. Prince Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cumberland Valley Railroad Atlantic City Wine & Cline Car E. W. Couren Brown Lefever Bunker Hill W. Va Agricultural Society Hunting Ridge West Virginia

Negro Fighters Fined in Court

A court trial of the August 29 circus day clash between white men and negroes, before Justice Bragonier, resulted in Daniel Stephenson being fined 20 dollars and costs 21.50 for assault with a black jack. William Pratt received 5 dollars fine or thirty days, plus work on the streets in October for nonpayment. Stephenson’s father bonded him. Pratt and Stephenson were involved with witnesses describing the melee.

Justice Bragonier Ashby Swanson Daniel Stephenson Mr. Swanson William Pratt William Dusty Pratt Stevenson Stephenson Bragonier Richard Stephenson

Sarah Zane's Oyster Supper Planned by Fire Company

The Sarah Zane Fire Company will skip two proposed trips to Richmond and Chambersburg this year. They appointed J. T. Brown as chairman to organize an oyster supper for fall or winter, no later than January 1, to replenish their treasury. The regular meeting was well attended and covered the above decisions.

Sarah Zane Fire Company Richmond Chambersburg J. T. Brown

Presbytery Adjourns and Observes Children’s Day

The Presbytery adjourned after discussions on moving Rev. A C Hopkins to Elks Garden and preserving his possession till spring. The Sunday School Executive Committee urged observing Children’s Day on the south Sunday each September. The Foreign Mission Committee adopted a resolution thanking Rev. S H Chester for his talk and praised Dr. W W Moore’s engaging Union Theological Seminary lecture. A committee was formed to study Foote’s College at Romney and report in spring. Mrs Eliza Timberlake returned from Winchester Presbytery to Charles Town.

Foreign Mission S. H. Chester D.D Nashville W. W. Moore Union Theological Seminary

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