Ashby Camp Meeting Plans Fall Bazaar With Daughters of Confederacy
General Turner Ashby Camp C V met in regular session to review delinquent dues finding the constitution covers notices. Chaplain Hyde proposed a fall bazaar with Daughters of the Confederacy to aid the treasury and entertainments planned with Capt John Towers and Capt Haymaker overseeing arrangements.
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Turner Ashby
C. V
Hyde
Boyd
Barr
Reardon and
Kurtz
Daughters of the Confederacy
Union
Haymaker
Quartermaster Striker
Capt
Kinzel
John Towers
Towers
ONeil Fined Seven Dollars Ninety Cents After Hearing
ONeil the young man whose arrest caused a disturbance on Saturday night appeared before Justice J H Crebs. He admitted fault, acted gentlemanly, was fined seven dollars and costs totaling seven dollars ninety cents, which he paid before departing in peace.
Wedded in Winchester On Impromptu Train Mission
A Woodstock couple aboard a 9 55 train were jokingly labeled newlyweds by bystanders at the B and O depot. John Foley and Emma Torreyson, a Frederick County widow, obtained a license from County Clerk Cartmell and wed at 11 AM with Rev Dr James R Graham at the Hart Hotel Parlor.
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Woodstock
Cartmell
Jackson
John Foley
Emma Torreyson
Frederick County
Gray
James R. Graham
Kent Street Presbyterian Church
Hart Hotel
NEARING CUBA Winchester man eyed by Pensacola letters
Mr Sam Atwell and wife were in Pensacola Florida last Sunday he reports intense excitement over the Spanish affair and says General Merriwell was there inspecting fortifications at that point. He plans to inspect the forts that afternoon and work on the defenses is advancing toward first class condition. He also expects to visit Key West and Havana next, with many deeming him suited to be a war correspondent.
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Sam Atwell
Pensacola
Florida
Merriwell
Atwell
Key West
Havana
Sam
Fraternal Calls From Editors Visit
Editors Frank H. Gibson of the Press and E. D. Root of the Leader paid pleasant calls. Mr Root shared insights from a long editorial career and newspaper knowledge during the visit.
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Frank H. Gibson
The
Press
E. D. Root
Leader
Root
Horse at Market and Piccadilly causes scare near Shiner’s
A horse hitched to a post in front of J. W. Shiner's business broke loose yesterday evening and nearly struck several young girls at the Market and Piccadilly streets corner, prompting a prompt response from bystanders.
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J. W. Shiner
Market and
Piccadilly Streets
Unrevealed Purpose Shocks Sarah Zane Fire Company
An executive meeting by the Sarah Zane Fire Company left locals perplexed as to its secret agenda. Speculation ranges from forming a volunteer corps to fight Spain to plans for fundraising events or engine house remodeling, with officials declining comment. The lack of official disclosure keeps the town guessing amid tense war news.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Spain
Methodist Episcopal Church Statistics Report
The conference reports 43 918 full members and 4 250 probationers. In the past year there were 558 deaths and 3 208 children plus 330 adults baptized. There were 422 Sunday Schools with 7 457 officers and 55 193 scholars. The 415 churches are valued at 3 478 000 dollars, with 127 parsonages worth 458 000. Building and improvement spending totaled 71 953. Church property debt stands at 25 549.
Seventy-Five Days for Turkey and Chicken Theft
Henry Robinson, a colored youth, was arraigned before Justice Crebs and confessed to stealing turkeys from Mr. Butler. He claimed he could not identify the house or the owner of the chickens due to darkness. The justice sentenced him to 75 days in jail.
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Henry Robinson
Crebs
Butler
Hearing Postponed in Pendleton Disturbance Case
The trial of Clayton Pendleton colored, set before Justice Crebs for this afternoon, was postponed until Friday. Pendleton was arrested Saturday evening by Hollis on a warrant from West Washington charging him with disturbing the domestic felicity of the Washington family.
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Clayton Pendleton
Justice Crebs
Pendleton
Hollis
West Washington
Washington
School Board Meets in Regular Session With Attendance Concerns
The school board notes tardiness and absences in district schools. Committee chairman Hansbrough calls attention to state school laws requiring satisfactory excuses after five days of absence and urges parental enforcement of scholastic duties. The matter is referred back after debate.
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Dorsey Walters
S. H. Hansbrough
W. S. Love
H. Clay Krebs
Richard L. Gray
T. M. Bantz
H. D. Fuller
E. Holmes Boyd
Hansbrough
Oldest Members of M E Church Cabinet
Rev J R Wheeler a longtime minister admitted in 1853 has 45 years in active service. He began in Virginia Valley churches then served Lexington Winchester Staunton Alexandria and Baltimore churches. He enters his sixth year as presiding elder of the Frederick district.
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Washington Star
M. E. Church
Wheeler
J. R. Wheeler
Virginia
Lexington
Winchester Staunton
Alexandria
Wesley and Waugh
Washington
Baltimore
Frederick
Four Berkeley Springs Men Headed to Klondike
James F. Smith James Adams George 8 Ziler and James Mason of Berkeley Springs have left for the Klondike. Daniel Cross, a former Berkeleyite, will join them in Seattle. It is believed James Adams bought a rifle from Keller & Son earlier after vowing to seek Alaskan gold.
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James F. Smith
James Adams
George 8. Ziler
James Mason
Berkeley Springs
Klondike
Seattle
Daniel Cross
Warrenton Stables Crowded Ahead of Spring Show
With spring near and the Washington horse show in May, Warrenton stables are crowded with well bred seasoned hunters and fine youngsters. The area sees unprecedented demand as horses and riders assemble for the season.
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Washington
Warrenton
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Winchester
Cuba
Methodist Episcopal Statistics
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