Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-06-26
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Items of Interest.

ILGINS Vi INTEREST,"
Berryville has quarantined against col
ored persons from Charles Town.
DR.. Webb Richardson, a prominent
citizen of Berryville, died Sunday night
Bishop A. w, Wilson will leave Balti-
moro this week for visit of IS months
to China.
A pension of six dollars month has
been granted to Jacob Dusing, of shep-
herdstown.
Mr.. R. w. Kearns has struck an eight
foot vein of pipe ore on his lands near
Middleway.
Mr., Hite Marshall. near Middleway,
had horse and coltkilled by lightning
few days ago.
A dispatch from San Francisco denies
that Rev. DIR. Gibson has confessed to the
murders for which Theodore Durant was
hung.
New York and English capitalists have
a project to erect steel plant at Basic
City, Va, to cost 100000; also large
rolling mills.
A call to the Pastorate of the Lutheran
Churches at Shepherdstown and Uvilla
has been extended to Rev Dr. L. G.
Miller, OF Roanoke.
AT Hampden-Sidney College com
mencement the degree of Bachelor of
Arts was conferred on ]. E, Triplett. of
Dufflelds this county.
Mr.. FraHklin c. Getzendanner, of JEFF
ferson county, in the government service
IN the Treasury Department. at Washing
ton, and Miss Elizabeth NJ Alexander
were married Thursday night, June "a, at
the home of the bride, 1924 U street,
Washington, d. c., the ceremony being
performed by Rev. DR.. T. Chalmers
Easton,
The third days Washington and Lee
University commencement programme
was concluded with an address before the
Alumni Association by Hon. John w
Davis. of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
A press dispatch says; Mr.. Davis
subject was {" Higher Education" and
rightly showed his title as heralded by his
friends, 1.-THE Silver-Tongued Orator of
West Virginia. Mr.. Davis delivered an
eloquent eplogy on Mr.. TUCKER.
The board of regents of the West Vir-
ginia University ended the controversy
between President Raymond and several
members of his faculty Friday evening
by refusing to accept the resignation of
President Raymond. The vote on the
question stood to 4, Messrs. Powell,
Kunst, Davis and Eastman voting for.
and Messrs. Brown, Campbell, Hammill,
Sturgis and McMallon against the accep-
lance of the Presidents resignation.
Shepherd College graduates this year
are Katharine Hammond Butler, Kaths
aryn Joyce Donley, Laura Lavinia Knode,
Lalla Rose Maddox, Florence Sidney
Miller, Margaret Reynolds Welshans,
Ralph Winebrenner Border, Robert Por-
terield McGarry. Guy Holland Mckee,
William Gilmore Neill, Charles Hugh
Reinhart, Boyd Armstrong Reinhart,
Brown Ferdinand Sperow, Granville
Hampden Triplett, George Peterkin I'm
seld.
John Randolph Tucker Memorial Hall
was dedicated with impressive exercises
at Washington and Lee University, Lex
ington, Va, Wednesday, The presenta-
ton of the building to the board of trus-
tees was made by Hon. William L. Will
son, president of the university, in brief
but eloquent address, and, in turn was
accepted on behalf of the board of trus.
tees by Rev. G. B. strickler d. D., rec
tor of the university. Rev. DR.. James A.
Quarles, of the university. was the orator
of the occasion, Hon. John G. Carlisle,
who was to make the principal Grafton.
being prevented by reason of illness and
upon advice of his physician Rev DR..
Beverly d. Tucker, of Norfolk, nephew
OF Mr.. Tucker, delivered an ode to his |
memory.
seashOre Excursions, N. & w. R'y.
and Pennsylvania Railroad. via Hagers-
town and Harrisburg to Atlantic City,
Cape May, Ocean City. Sea Isle City.
Avalon, Anglesea, Wildwood, and Holly
Reach NJ