Holmes Hibbard
Local superintendent of the Northern Virginia Power Company at Berryville in 1921, who bought a lot on the Charles Town pike that March to build a home.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of March 17, 1921 reports that Holmes Hibbard, local superintendent of the Northern Virginia Power Company, bought a lot from M. W. Jones on the Charles Town pike to build a new home, and that he lost the end of a finger while repairing a washing machine the week before but kept on the job.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of March 17, 1921 reports that Holmes Hibbard, local superintendent of the Northern Virginia Power Company, bought a lot from M. W. Jones on the Charles Town pike to build a new home, and that he lost the end of a finger while repairing a washing machine the week before but kept on the job.
What the source supports
That Holmes Hibbard was local superintendent of the Northern Virginia Power Company in 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR prints "Tower" for "Power" in the first mention and "Hoimes" in the second.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The March 17, 1921 local items.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 17, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-03-17 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, local news items
Relevant passageAir. [Mr.] Charles W. Marks has purchased a lot or [on] Liberty street from Mr. E. Q. [G.] Coiner, on which he will erect a home... A'r. [Mr.] Holmes Hibbard local superintendent of the Northern Virginia Tower [Power] Company, has purchased a lot from Mr. M. W. Jones on the Charier 1 own [Charles Town] pike, on which he will erect a tew [new] home, Mr. Hoimes [Holmes] Hibbard,, local superintendent of the Northern Virginia Power Company, had the end of one of lii? [his] Angers [fingers] tom [torn] off while repairing a washing machine last week.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
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