Today In History

April 10, 1965 — State Trooper R. Loring Bruce, 36, son of Mrs. Marie Bruce, of Luray, apprehended and arrested three men and a woman Thursday afternoon of last week shortly after two of the […]

April 9, 1887 — The handsome little merchant mill belonging to Mr. Adam Seekford at Alma, in this county, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday night. The mill was operated by a steam engine, and […]

April 8, 1989 — Sharp words over a possible tax increase to cover the rising cost of education alternated with expressions of common concern for the welfare of Page County students Thursday night, as the […]

April 7, 1889 — The store house and dwelling at Grove Hill, belonging to William Kite, and occupied by William Koontz, as a dwelling, and by J.J. Shaver as a store, was destroyed by fire […]

April 6, 1889 — One day last week as Mr. Renalds was engaged planting grape vines on his lot at the old Furnace, while digging in one of the limestone ledges on the hillside, he […]

April 5, 1890 — Last Thursday evening as Joseph and Isaac Rothgeb, sons of Mr. Frank Rothgeb, were returning from Sperryville, where they had been to take a load of lime, their team ran off, […]