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VOL. XXXIU. No. 174.STflRY OF CAREER QF BENEFACTOR ISFOLD TO STUDENTSBirthday of Founder of the Handley School System ofj Winchester Is Observed At: Assembly Hour.PROF. LEGGE GIVES jj SKETCH OF JUDGE *l!Floral Wreath Is Carried To Mount Hebron Cemetery J and Placed On Sarcophagus sBy Cadets.Iu view of the tact that tomorrow is the anniversary of the birth of Judge John Handley, appropriate ox-1 ercises were held in the Handley School Auditorium yesterday with the students of the Junior and senior high ecliools presentDuring the afternoon a delegation of members of the cadet battalion pieced a wreath upon the grave of Judge Handley in Mount Hebron Cem-. etery. It is customary for the entire cadet corps and band to make a pilgrimage to the cemetery upon this occasion, but .the Inclement weather interfered with the regular program. The wreath is secured each year by a penny collection from the pnplls. A collection is also taken at this time for the purpose of building up a fund aufflcient to erect on the school grounds a fit ting memorial to Judge Handley.Pays Tribute to Handley At the ceremonies in the auditorium an address was delivered upon the life of Judge Handley by W. R. Legge,• teacher of the Lupton School of Horticulture of Handley High School. In the course of his talk, Mr. Legge -Add:Judge John Handley was bora January 27, 1836, at Hnniscorthy. Counter Wexford, Ireland. He was the sonof a carpenter and eating house proprietor but was extremely proud'of the fact that he could trace hie ancestry back to the Irish kings.In 1854 ,at the age of nineteen, he came to America, and a few years inter began the study -of law. at one oj.tfce,tew schools In Washington.In 1861 he moved to Scranton, Pa., and opened a law office. When hi first moved to Scranton he was suspected of being a rebel spy and was in grave danger of being hanged as such, until he convinced the people there of the error of that supple Ion. Shortly afterward he was appointed counsel for the draft commissioners.His law practice prospered and he became generally known for his sterling qualities, not only as a lawyer, but as a. citizen, and in 1875 he was elected judge of Dacawaana county, a position he held folt;r ten years, during which time he was respected for both the fearlessness and fairness of his decisions.While judge, a portion of his income was invested in land in Lackawanna county, some of which was later to become part of the rapidly' growing city of Scranton. Other lands were found to contain rich deposite of anthracite coal. His investments in lands thus became the principa* source of his princely fortune.Charity Main Characteristic What kind of man was Judge Hand- i i ley? Judge Handley was described as a man six feet four inches tall and of an extremely dignified and commanding bearing. He always Wore a black frock coat, and high collar, and his hair long. His pride in his Jrish ancestry, and psobably some pardonable pride, in-his own accomplishments, had marked him with a facial expression and carriage of body of a man of distinguished lineage and deportment, and he was readily recognized as such in any company in which he appeared.^ His life was not en open book. On the contrary, it was an enigma, yet his charity was the distinguishing characteristic of the man. He squared his life by the golden rule, and was methodical and thorough to a marked degree. He never made a gift to be known by men, yet he was never surpassed in the liberality of bis giita. He was never known to turn his back on a worthy cause or a deserving friend.During his life Judge Handley wan intensely interested in education, a thing wbicluhe had obtained under the greatest difficulties. Many boys were sent‘through secondary schools and colleges, and from these he exacted but on© condition—that they should never disclose the fact that he was paying for their education.Why He Favored Winchester Why did Judge Handley choose Winchester as the object of Ms bene-tactione? Judge Handley never lived ! in Winchester at any time during LhaiP 41 years he was a resident of thel„ TJnfred States, and only during the !! last 10 or 15 years of his life had he i (Continued On Page Seven) e.C
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Winchester Evening Star
Winchester, Virginia, US
Sat, Jan 26, 1929
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