11 Year Old Girl Accuser Figures in Davis Institution
A Davis institution matron reports an 11 year old girl as the accuser in an unfolding case. The details are limited but center on the child and the facility involved.
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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
1
A Davis institution matron reports an 11 year old girl as the accuser in an unfolding case. The details are limited but center on the child and the facility involved.
Rev Walter James Hubbard former West Virginia Children's Aid Society supervisor is under arrest in Harrisonburg Va and due for trial in Charleston on charges of criminal assault of an eleven year old inmate at the Davis Child Shelter. Expastor Hubbard was deposed by the society and extradition proceedings prepared as his family asserts his innocence.
Local high school debaters travel to Martinsburg for an intercity event with 75 supporters accompanying the team by special train. The contest has drawn growing interest as declamation entries travel to the visitors.
In Clearbrook Virginia on Wednesday morning David H Sencindiver and Miss Esther V Yeakley united in marriage at the bride’s parents home. Rev Luke R Markwood officiated as the couple celebrated with music and a wedding feast before departing for Stephenson and a brief honeymoon travel.
Judge Henry Brannon of Winchester will retire on January 1, 1913 after 53 years of service to the state. Born November 26 1837, he rose from prosecuting attorney to legislative work and then to the supreme bench in 1889. His record is marked by strong analytical opinions and high regard from lawyers statewide.
A December 28 gathering in Staunton will mark President elect Wilsons fiftieth birthday in the house of his birth with elaborate festivities and a chance to hear the future president address attendees. The event promises ample entertainments and a spirited social program.
Mrs HK Virginia Smith departed yesterday for Forest Glenn Maryland on a will return this evening. She is accompanied by her daughter Virginia Smith a student at the National Park Seminary. Mr F A Beck left today for Hot Springs Virginia to spend several weeks.
All public and private schools in Winchester shut for the holidays. Fort Loudoun Seminary will close tomorrow and reopen January 2. Shenandoah Valley academy students continue to reside away from home during the season.
Washington dispatch reports Morgan S. firm as a fiscal agent with 18 firms and 746 directors, claiming total resources around 26.8 billion. Morgan says he acted for Southern Railway and as a voting trustee, urging a single banking body to handle securities while Hearst's attack on Archbald's letters grows. London talks resume peace negotiations with Turkish and Allied powers, signaling cautious optimism for end of the war.
Joseph D. Eggleston has been appointed and accepted as chief of the field service of rural education in the Bureau of Education, Interior Department. The $4,000 salary is set and he will base his work in Washington. A Hampden-Sydney College graduate, he leaves Virginia’s state supervision to serve the federal government, bringing decades in rural education and leadership roles with the Southern Educational Board and the Conference of Education in the South.
Six big reels screened at the Auditorium this evening featuring Memories of Patio Days Little Family Astaire Love's Messenger Heart of John Crim Sergeant Byrnes Catiline's Conspiracy plus special Christmas price advertised by Baetjer & Co. Henry.
Constantinople reports a council meeting where ministers pressed allies to revitalize Adrianople. They threatened to end peace negotiations if the demand was not met, and the ministers stated the demand had been complied.
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