Col Williams to Lead G A R Battlefields Visit From Winchester
Col Daniel Williams of Washington D C visits Winchester to finalize plans for the Thirty sixth annual G A R encampment, with an October 9 excursion to Valley battlefields and Strasburg. Veterans to travel with guides and badge equipped drivers for a large field tour from Winchester to New Market and possibly beyond.
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Daniel Williams
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Thomas H. Savage
National Cemetery
Col. Williams
Twenty-Third Pennsylvania Infantry
Grand Army of the Republic
Colonel Williams
Captain Savage
Washington
Savage
Strasburg
New Market
Sixth Corps
Williams
Sheridan
Lamden
Valley Pike
Petersburg
Early
The
Star
Ain Thomas Savage
Miss McCoy to Marry Tonight in Quiet Winchester Wedding
Miss Mary McCoy will wed Mr. John William Norris at Opequon Memorial Church in Kernstown tonight. A license was issued today. maid of honor Miss Carrie Yeakley and best man Mr. John Smith will attend. The couple will reside in Brunswick Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McCoy
John William Norris
Corporation Court
Kernstown
Opequon Memorial Church
H. M. White
Carrie Yeakley
John Smith
Brunswick, Md
John McCoy
North Market Street
Frank Norris
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Miss McCoy
Fair Winchester
Alley paving drive lifts collection over hundred dollars
A collection to repave the Taylor Hotel alley has topped one hundred dollars. The busy thoroughfare serves hundreds daily and subscribers contributed to the fund. A request was made to move the head of the Winchester Gas and Electric Light Company light to better illuminate the alley.
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Taylor Hotel
Tar Star
Winchester Gas and Electric Light Company
John Miller Bids Farewell to Winchester Town
John Miller an aged colored hod carrier leaves Winchester with his wife for Zanesville Ohio to spend his declining years with their daughter. He is over eighty, born in Mississippi and has lived here since the war, his sailor like walk and gray hair known to many locals.
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Winchester
John Miller
Zanesville
John
Taxes Due Notice and Local Hints
Taxpayers are warned taxes for 1902 are due with a 3 percent penalty after September 30 1902 signed City Treasurer Geo H Kryzet. Mr Joseph H Gooper delivered Northern Spy apples from his Chambersville orchard. A dark iron gray horse 5 to 6 years old weighing 1200 to 1300 pounds is for sale near Winchester Virginia contact C Ross Barr at 96-t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Gooper
Star Office
Mr. Cooper
Chambersville
Child Burned in Yard Fire Near Kent Street
A two year old boy, Lester Snapp, was badly burned yesterday afternoon when he stepped into hot ashes and live coals left under an apple butter fire in a yard near the Baltimore and Ohio depot. His feet and hands suffered burns. a piece of flesh was removed from the right foot. He is under medical care and resting easier today. The family resides on north Kent street, and the father, Mason Snapp, is a fireman at the Virginia Woolen Mills.
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Lester Snapp
Mason Snapp
North Kent Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Gore
Lester
Virginia Woolen Mills
Accident ends young Carl Foreman’s suffering
Death relieves 12 year old Carl Foreman of Capon Bridge after a seventeen foot fall from a second story window. He suffered crushed limbs and brain fever then died at 9:45 this morning. Funeral set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Foreman
Capon Bridge
James Foreman
Innes Band Coming Here
Announcement that Innes and his band will perform a festival concert in Winchester during their trans continental tour excites local music lovers. The group travels in its own private cars and appears stronger than before. Twenty shares of Union Bank stock are offered for sale with public auction if unsold privately on September 23 1902 at 11 o clock. Barry R. Krey executor.
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Innes
Winchester
Union Bank
Court House
R. Om
Athey Free on $500 Bail in Wife Death Case
J Oscar Athey, indicted for complicity in his wife’s death by illegal operation, was freed on $500 bail after Dr P W Boyd posted surety. Court set October term for trial. Athey aims to work to pay counsel fees. Evidence remains limited with wife’s dying confession central to the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Oscar Athey
Liberty
Coughlin
Baltimore
Young Athey
P. W. Boyd, Jr
Atkinson
Uncle Hez
Corporation Court
Dr. Boyd
Athey
Altthough
Susan Barber
Barbour
Boyd
Uncle Hez Company Shines In Audiences At The Auditor ium
The Uncle Hez Company staged a three act farce to a large crowd at the Auditorium last night. A lively band in eastern dress and a fine traveling orchestra opened with an engaging overture Circus Day in Town. Lotta Grant and Tom Ryland led singing and dancing, drawing repeated encores. The scenery impressed, and the show proved a strong pick for fans of light comedy.
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Hez
Rehearsals For Winchester Dramatic Company Play Begin
The Winchester Dramatic Company will start rehearsals within two weeks for the society production A Texas Steer. The executive committee distributed manuscripts to cast members, with a full cast not yet set. The play features about twenty five characters and will be staged on dates between now and Easter, with two productions planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Dramatic Company
Texas
Hoyt’s
Bride's Bouquet Resting On Father's Grave
Miss Katharine Sheetz and Archibald Uden wed in a ceremony marked by a poignant tribute. The bride laid her bouquet, roses, on her father’s grave at Mount Hebron Cemetery as a final token of love and memory after the vows.
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Katharine Sheetz
Archibald Uden
Rees
Mount Hebron
Map of the Battle of Sept 19 1864 shown in Winchester
D C visitor visiting Winchester today in the interest of an October excursion brought a highly prized official map. The drawing shows federal and Confederate positions and movements during September 19 1864. Presented to Colonel Williams by the Adjutant General ten years ago, the map was revisited by him today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Williams
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Williams
Child Suffering From Gastric Fever Near Chamberaville
Pearl Cooper, the young daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Cooper, is ill at home near Chamberaville in the county with an attack of gastric fever. The report notes the illness and home treatment as authorities seek to aid the child.
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Pearl
Joseph Cooper
Chamberaville
Miller Leaves Roanoke for Pittsburg Bookkeeper Post
Mr. Lewis Miller traveled through this city yesterday en route from Roanoke and left this morning for Pittsburg where he will work as bookkeeper for the Bell Telephone Company.
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Lewis Miller
Miller
Roanoke
Pittsburg
Bell Telephone Company
Mount Williams Visitor From Ocean Liner Life
Mr. Hugh Keffer, long employed on an ocean liner, is visiting his old home at Mount Williams Virginia.
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Hugh Keffer
Mount Williams
Pretty wedding last evening at bride's mother's home
The marriage of Mrs. Margaret E. Swimley and Mr. W. W. Tanquary Jr. was quietly held at the bride's mother's residence due to family illness. Rev. William Wood and Rev. Dr John P. Hyde officiated as Lohengrin's march played, followed by a reception. The couple will reside near Brucetown in the groom's hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eventua Star
Margaret E. Swimley
W. W. Tanquary, Jr
Brucetown
Anna Lupton
Amherst Street
L. Lupton
William Wood
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church of Baltimore
John P. Hyde
Through Coach To Lexington
Beginning Monday September 22 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will run a through coach on the Valley Division to Lexington on trains 59 and 14. The southbound train passes Winchester at 11 44 am and northbound at 6 04 pm. Passengers for Strasburg junction and Harrisonburg may not need to change cars, as the coach operates continuously between Harpers Ferry and Lexington. The arrangement eases transfers for travelers after Southern Railway took over the Strasburg to Harrisonburg link.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lexington
Winchester
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Strasburg Junction
Miss Dame Lowers Ladies Golf Record at Winchester
Miss Margaret Dame lowers Winchester golf links ladies record from 65 to 52 this week. The men’s record stands at 42.
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Margaret Dame
Winchester Golf Links
Naval Progress volumes gifted to Turner Ashby Camp
Lieut Louis McCoy Nulton presented General Turner Ashby Camp with Notes on Naval Progress from the Office of Naval Intelligence. The work covers ordnance and armor naval maneuvers naval budget and more, priced by gains in global navies and illustrated with diagrams. The gift, completed largely by a son of Col Joseph A Nulton, enhances the camp library.
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Louis McCoy Nulton
United States Navy
Turner Ashby Camp
Office of Naval Intelligence
Nulton
England
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Japan
Italy
Sweden
China
Mediterranean
South
Joseph A. Nulton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss M’coy
Mr. Norris
Geo. H. Kryzet
C. Ross Barr
Innes Band
Barry R. Krey
Oscar Athey
Uncle
Sats
Mr. W. W. Tanquary, Jr
Miss Dame
Lieut
Stephens City
M. E
School House
Main Street
Corporation Clerk’s Office
Mary O. Thompson
South Main Street
Etta Hunter
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