Today In History

January 8, 1891 — During the last week in Christmas, a child of Mr. B.F. Sours, who lives near Grove’s Mill, this county, died under circumstances indicating that it had been poisoned. Two days later […]

January 7, 1892 — Christmas has come and gone and about it many pleasant memories cling.  During the holidays, Mr. Andrew Moyer, of your town, bore away one of our best girls in the person […]

January 6, 1887 — A citizens meeting will be held in the hall of the YMCA next Saturday evening at 7 o’clock for the purpose of organizing an association for the relief of the poor […]

January 5, 1911 — Mr. Oliver Shaffer, son of Mr. Simon Shaffer, recently removed from Page to Prince William, on his way to Page on Christmas Eve, was knocked from the train by a lot […]

January 4, 1962 — Word has been received here that George Orye, 18-year-old son of Mrs. Clarice Orye, of Stanley, recently accidentally set himself afire while playing with a cigarette lighter as he pumped gasoline […]

January 3, 1991 — Some $1,500 in food and change was stolen from Brown’s Chinese and American Restaurant in Luray sometime over the holidays, according to Luray Police Investigator R.D Strickler. Strickler said the theft […]