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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
4
A reflective essay by R Gray Williams on the fading memory of Confederate heroes and the duty of future generations to preserve the past. It argues the Sixth of June memorial must endure and inspire a future historian to record the true history of the Confederacy and its leaders.
The Democratic party lauds its candidates for mayor recorder and councilmen praising H H Baker for strong leadership and Carter and Haymaker for solid work in ward one. In ward two Henry Deahl, John Steck, and Fred Glaize are lauded as fit for office. All Democratic candidates pledge to enforce prohibition laws and public ordinances.
A vivid welcome to Hon. Harry St. George Tucker, praising his lineage from John Randolph Tucker, noting his roles as lawyer, congressman, professor, and Jamestown Exposition president. The piece extols his character as genial, democratic, witty, and dignified, inviting him to visit often.
A number of students from the Au gusta Military Academy passed through town yesterday morning to spend the summer vacation at their homes. Mr. C. R. Smithey of Brucetown and Mr. W. H. Saxton of Cleveland Ohio were in the city on business. Mrs Armistead Lippitt and Mrs Mary Isabell of Rippon attended the Episcopal Female Institute commencement. Also listed is a rental notice for flat No 4 North Main and visits by Mrs James Hodgson and daughter of Clarke county.
Market reports show local grain dealers coating buying prices for cereals today. The brief notes the day’s pricing but lacks complete figures.
Rock Enon Springs notes report farm prices for wheat ear corn oats and hay per bushel or ton with ranges from local merchants. Community updates include Rev. Neill and Rev. Borriere visiting, a baptism, Morgan Larrick attending commencement in ReMance with son Brandel, upcoming sermons at Rock Enon Church, Prof. Line returning to his summer home, and Mrs. Rachel Elliott ill with heart trouble.
Mr. Frank H. Jackson, a Washington architect, spent yesterday here in connection with the new school building. He is drawing the plans and a spring trade advertisement is to be issued.
Mr D F Kerns former principal of the high school at Graves Mill Madison county Va spent yesterday in this city en route to his home at Gore where he will spend the summer.
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