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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
1
A large audience at Valley Female College saw Rev Dr John P Hyde retire after 44 years as president. Medals and diplomas were awarded as the closing exercises featured moving tributes and a refined program.
Memorial Day in Winchester drew crowds from Frederick County and nearby Virginia and West Virginia. The Ladies Memorial Association, led by vice president Miss Lucy Russell, decorated graves with roses and Confederate flags. Col. Effinger of Oregon, a former Harrisonburg resident and Rockbridge Artillery member, delivered a strong speech at the cemetery.
Rev Lafayette Fox of Warren Circuit may be heir to a large Ohio estate. Miss Ridella Coover of Dayton Ohio says she is seeking the survivor of Elizabeth Fox and Michael Fox line. Fox believes he matches the described forebears and settlement is expected soon.
This evening at 8 o clock in Institute Hall Mr A M Smith principal will present certificates of proficiency and distinction with a music and elocution program. An Art Exhibit was shown this afternoon in the Institute parlors featuring many well executed works. Graduates include Harriet H Carr Va Sadie B Chappelear Va Katie Y Harrison Va Mary D Hays Ind Ella W Holland Va Pearle L Larrick Va Leacy N McDonald Va Louise B Meade Va Mary T Smith Va Tomorrow night the exercises move to The Auditorium with ticketed admission.
In the Virginia Medical Journal June D. officials R. W. Gover Dr. J. E. Janney and Dr. G. W. Lar deliver an excellent health report noting nothing to report and exceptional sanitary conditions in the county. Visitors Miss Seguin and Clayton of Baltimore call on Mrs. Marshall Willis. Mr. J. E. Hawkins of Bliss visits the city.
Special from a staff correspondent in Upperville Virginia June 13. Ed Conner from Washington DC came to Winchester for the Colt Show and was arrested for selling liquor without a license. He escaped from a stone jail cell during the night with help suspected, and had not been recaptured by 3 PM today. Conner known as the champion soft shoe dancer of America and had attended the Colt Show for years.
Mrs. Eliza Whorley of Bartonsville sustains injuries after falling from a Baltimore and Ohio train and wandering in a severe storm while dazed. She developed pneumonia and erysipelas, is critically ill, and a lawsuit against the railroad is being arranged.
S V A alumnus Mr C J Smith of Strasburg delivered an able address at Roanoke College in Salem Virginia yesterday. His theme was The Renaissance of Southern Literature. He is remembered here as Charley a former standout guard for S V A.
Closing exercises take place tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the college buildings. Four scholarships will be awarded in addition to diplomas. Prof. Lovett is praised for his leadership this session and proven the man for the pace.
Miller Supply Company reports rapid sales of North Winchester lots with seven purchased. Buyers include James Brown C B Boyles T Walter Capper George Griffith and Anne Virginia Griffith.
The United States Weather Bureau forecasts rain in Virginia tonight and Friday with southeast winds. The brief bulletin notes unsettled conditions across the region and calls for caution with precipitation.
A bundle of valuable papers and a check for 85 dollars, found on Fairmount Avenue early today, were returned to the owner. The finder identified as Howard Ferguson made the recovery.
The Friendship Fire Company met in special session to arrange memorial services at Mount Hebron Cemetery for deceased members on Sunday July 7 at 3 30 PM. A committee will identify the graves and names of the dead firemen. The group also considered lighting costs and approved a trial one hour lighting plan. The Woodstock trip committee reported and the company will attend with their band on July 4.
The John Kerr Public Schools hold closing exercises at nine with graduate diplomas to be announced. At ten, over five hundred pupils march to Mount Hebron Cemetery to place flowers on John Kerr's grave and observe brief memorial services. A prayer by Rev. S. D. Skelton and a hymn follow.
A south bound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at 6 43 encountered an engine failure near Charlestown WV. The rocker arm and cylinder head were broken causing about an hour delay while repairs were made before the train continued to its destination.
Mr. W O Hollar hosted a frog supper for friends last night. Albert Nail supplied the layout material and presented 22 fine frogs caught on a single trip.
The summer social highlight saw Miss May Whiting Conrad wed Mr. David Justin Randall at Christ Episcopal Church. Rev. Nelson P. Dame officiated as crowds filled the 8 o'clock service, with elaborate yellow and white decorations and daisies adorning every pew.
A woman in a two horse carriage with a white and a colored man was injured when gates blocked Piccadilly street as the 9 01 train entered Baltimore and Ohio station. She jumped out when frightened and twisted her ankle, possibly breaking it. Witnesses aided before the party drove off toward Berryville.
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