Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
NEWS OF LEESBUKG
MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST IN
LoUDoUN COUNTY.

ITO the Honorable General Assembly OF
Virginia.:
THE undersigned citizens Of Loudoun
county, Va, respectfully represent to your
honorable body that they are sufferers from
the automobile nuisance. and invoke your
protection against 1t. They have built and
maintain at great expense a system OF good
roads throughout their county for the use
OF themselves and their families, and have
been and still are. engaged at the expense
OF large sums of money and much care, in
raising class OF fine horses to use on
their roads. But the operation of automo-
biles over said roads by pleasure seekers
excludes your petitioners and their fami-
hes, especially their females. from the use
or said roads except at the imminent risk
OF their lives and persons and property.
wherefore your petitioners pray that
your honorable body will pass law pro-
hlolting the operating of automobiles over
the roads, or at least place the matter I'M
der the control Of the board OF supervisors
or Loudoun county"
Little Hope Of Success.
An old farmer was yesterday heard to
say, when shown the petition and asked for
MS signature thereon, Yes, by George, I'll
sign hundred of them II is the opinion
OF many, however, that il is as utterly
1rultless to try to prohibit the opera ting
or automobiles through the towns and
county as 1t Is to try to prevent the trav
elhs of traction engines through the same
VI course 1t is extremely annoying 1t Is
sald to the owners of fine horses to be I'M
able to drive and ride them, particularly
when they have good roads for this pur-
pose.
Episcopal Church Meeting.
The autumn meeting of the Piedmont
conVocation of the P. E. Church will be held
IN st. James Church. Leesburg, on the 11th,
18th and 18th of October. During the meet
ing the beautiful stone church, which on
last Easter day was entirely freed from
debt by the offerings Of the congregation,
will be duly consecrated by the bishop of
the diocese. The conservation service has
been fixed for Wednesday morning October
IL, at IL o'clock. The preacher on the oc-
casion will be Right Rev A. NJ Randolph
Of southern Virginia, and both Bishop
Peterkin and Bishop Gravatt of West Vir-
GINA have promised to be present and
participate in the ceremony.
On Thursday, at 8 am, the quiet hour
will be conducted by the Rev. DR.. Berry
man Green. The sermon at the II o'clock
service will be by the Rev Carter Page
and in memorial Of the late Rev George w.
Nelson, DID,. of WarrentOn. The service at
1880 in the evening will be for miss onary
work with addresses by Rev. E, Meade,
president of the convocation; sArchdeacon
Tyler and Rev. John G: Meem OF Brazil;
On Friday Rev. John H. Chapman will
preach at the morning service and Rev. S.
Roger Tyler at the evening service. Busi-
ness meetings will be held at am. and 7:S0
pm of each day. On Thursday afternoon,
instead of a business session. an essay will
be read on Methods of Securing Contribu-
lions to Church Expenses" by the Rev.
DR.. S. A. Wallis, ID.
High School Opens.
The high school at Lincoln, Va, opened
this week with the following corps of teach
ers: Mrs M. s. Moffett. principal Miss
Nina L. Read, intermediate department;
Miss Eva Eubank, primary department.
The school has several scholarships. one
to Washington and Lee University, one to
the Virginia Military Institute and two to
the Farmville Normal School
cellville. whose entire plant was destroyed
by fire some months ago. have awarded a
contract to A. j. Simpson for the rebuilding
Of the mills, elevators etc.. that were burn
ed. The building will be modern in every
particular and equipped with the latest inn
proved machinery. The outside of each
structure will be covered with steel and the
inside will have as much fire protection as
is possible in the construction of such build
ings Work on the foundations has begun.
Mr. A. ]. Simpson also has the contract for
building a new home for Mr.. Otis L. Will
Jams, formerly of Leesburg, at Round Hill,
Va, and also one for Mr.. Asa Janney, at
Purcellville, Va.
Mr.. 8, Brown Mercier has sold his Ketoc-
tin farm. lying about mile and half
north Of Hamilton, Va, and containing 102
acres, to Mr.. John Piggott. The price paid
was $50 per acre.
Mr.. William r. Brown, son of Mr. Samuel
P Brown, and Miss Bertha ]. Smith.
daughter of Mr.. Edward J. Smith. both of
Lincoln Loudoun county, were married
Thursday morning at the residence OF the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown de-
parted on an evening train for a short
bridal tour.(They will reside near Lincoln.
Mrs Robert N. Harper of Oak Grove
farm near town, has been entertaining
large house party. Among the guests from
Washington were DR.. Donald e. Mcleod
pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church
and Mrs Mcleod, Misses Helene Roman
and Beatrice Daw, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Sem
den, Mr. and Mrs. William John Zeh, and
Mrs William Audley White and daughter,
Eudalia
Mr.. Hanson Gill, the son of the county
treasurer, John H. Gill, of Round Hill, and
Mr. Hugh Keen, son of DR.. I. r. Keen OF
Hamilton, left recently to attend the an
nual session of the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute. =
Mr.. Harold Downing of Denver, Col, is
visiting his uncle, Mr. Mount, at Mounts
vile, Loudoun county.
Misses Marion and May Powell of North
Fork. Loudoun county, have returned TO
their home after having spent the summer
months at the seashore.
Mr. Forrest l.. Hughes of Gainesville,
Texas, who has been spending some time
with his aunt, Mrs. John H. Alexander of
this town, and Mr.. Richard II. Tebbs, Jr.,
left on Thursday for the University of Vir-
ginia. where they will attend the annual
session.
Mr. and Mrs. LIE Bourgeois of New Or
leans and son are visiting Mrs. lie Bourgeois
mother Mrs. Powell. at "Grasmere
Mrs Frank McNally of Washington and
Miss Marie Bell are visiting Miss Daisy
Arundel at Ashburn.
Mr. Marshall Rust, who has been spend
ing his vacation in Leesburg. left this week
for Pittsburg, where he is engaged in-ousi-
ness.
Miss Virginia James, Mrs. ]. B. Thomas,
the Misses Lynch and Eubank of Round
Hill are at Atlantic City for two weeks.
Miss Shirley Montgomery of North Caro-
lima Is visiting her former schoolmate, Miss
Ethel Thompson, in this town.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Carlos Lewis returned
this week from their bridal tour, and are
now at their home. Meadowbrook farm, near
town.
Miss Resale Mccormick, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tazewell
has returned to her home in Berryville, Va