Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
APOLITICAL SENSATION
HOLMES CONRAD'S SPEECH AT
ALEXANDRIA,.
Consulship for Mr.. Gibbons Expected
Close of the Horse Show
Personal Notes.


of Winchester at the confederate memorial
exercises in Alexandria on Wednesday of
this week has created political sensation
in some sections of Virginia. Maj. Conrad,
who solicitor general of the United
States during the second Cleveland admin
istraton, and who was engaged by the
Government to prosecute the recent postal
fraud cases, during the course of his speech
referred to the present campaign in Vir-
ginia among the democrats and took oc-
CaSion to admonish his hearers to vote for
no man who crawls at their feet and begS
their support Men who are guilty of such
acts he continued, ARE unworthy of the
support of their fellows, as they have lost
their sef-respect and are not to be classed
with men whose memories were being cele-
brated.' Maj. Conrad. it is said. closed
with some humorous illusions to the aspi-
rants for political honors and took his seat
amid great applause.
A marriage of more than ordinary inter-
est to many in Winchester and Washington
took place in Baltimore on Thursday, the
contracting parties being DR.. George Bull
lock Weiss of Washington and Miss Vir-
ginia Tillar Syme of Winchester. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Henry T.
Sharpe at his residence, No. 1881 Walbrook
avenue. The bridesmaid was Miss Susie
Syme, sister of the bride, and the best man
was Mr.. c. w. Iddings. DR.. Weiss first
met Miss Syme in Winchester last summer
While he was travelling representative of
patent medicine firm that makes a head
ache cure, and at the time he had a wife,
Mrs Cora Weiss, living in Washington. He
made frequent trips here and remained for
some time on each trip. His wife filed suit
for absolute divorce, and shortly after 1t
was granted DR.. Weiss. it is said. made
final arrangements for his marriage to Miss
Syme.
1t was stated here today that President
Roosevelt is about to appoint Mr. C. NJ
Gibbons of Winchester to a position in the
consular service in Porto Rico or jamaica
the President having intimated as much to
a delegation of prominent Virginia repub-
licans who called on him this week. Mr.
Gibbons has been a lifelong republican
was for many years treasurer of the city
of Winchester and in 1900 he ran for Con-
gress against Representative James Hay
He is a highly educated scholar, having
been graduated a master of arts from
the University of Virginia. He served in
the confederate army during the civil war.
The Horse Show.
The twentyfifth semi-annual horse and
colt show of the Blue Ridge Hunt Club
was held at Wildwood, Clarke county, this
afternoon, and was attended by a large
crowd of horsemen and horsewomer from
this section and east Of the Blue Ridge.
This club is the oldest in the United States,
excepting the Uppervile Association. The
program included classes for driving pairs,
park saddlers. sporting tandems. ladies'
single drivers. light and heavyweight and
green hunters. single harness horses.
steeplechases and gym-Kana races. The
prizes were large.
Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia is
at work on a history of the civil war, to
be treated from a confederate's point of
view, and 1t is said the book will be one
of the most complete Of the kind ever
offered to the public. A great deal of
Of tn, aho
Winchester, and this week Major Daniel
was accompanied by Major Robert w.
Hunter and several other friends to the
Fredericksburg battlefelds, where they
gathered more data and Illustrations
A commission representing the Pennsyl-
vania legislature visited New Market, Va,
this week and selected a site on which is
to be erected a monument to the memory
of the Pennsylvania soldiers who fell in
the battle of May Is. 1864 when the boy
cadets of the Virginia Military Institute
received their baptism of fire.
The board of directors OF the winchester
and Washington City Electric Railway
Company. at a meeting last night. an
nounced that they had selected n. wilson
Davis of Harrisonburg Va, to make plans.
specifications and surveys for the power
house and dam which is to be located
along the Shenandoah river east of WIN.
chester and Mr. Davis is also to be chler
constructing engineer WORK on the new
line will begin soon as the new power
house and concrete dam are erected along
the Shenandoah river east OF winchester.
The company's first work Will be TO supply
electric current for street lighting in VIM
chester and other cities and towns IN thls
section
Rev. William D. Smith, who recently re-
signed as rector of st. Georges Protestant
Episcopal Church of Fredericksburg, TO &C
eept a call to Christ Church of Winchester
has offici lily notified the vestry here that
he will take charge the first Sunday in
July.
Rev. D. H. Scanlon, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church of Berryville, Clarke
county. has refused to accept a call to the
First Presbyterian Church Of Tallahassee
Fla. although the salary Is double.
In the circuit court of Clarke county at
Perryville this week, Judge Harrison of
Winchester, presiding, jury found YER
dict against young Reynolds Carlisle, in
dicted for the murder of John d. hrombling,
a shoemaker last December, ana recon-
mended seven years in the penitentiary. The
evidence showed that trembling carried
shoemaker's knife at the time of the af-
fair and this evidence, 1t Is said, saved Car
Isle from a longer sentence or perhaps
death.
Intelligence was received here yesterday
Of two deaths in the Stouffer family, who
have a large family connection In this vicin-
fty Mrs. Elizabeth Stouffer died at Edge
mont, Pa on Tuesday, and Peter Stouffer
died near Hagerstown. Nd. at the same
time Both were buried at 10 o'clock on
Thursday.
After he had had sixteen teeth pulled by
a dentist at Frederick. Md, this week. j.
Thomas Hayes of Lovettsville, Loudoun
county, Va, died in the chair. He was
unmarried and thirty-two years old.
Elaborate preparations are being made
by Winchester Commandery. No. r.
knights Templar for the celebration Of
Ascension day at Christ Protestant Episco-
pal Church on June A. and among the min
listers who are to take prominent parts in
the celebration will be Rev. w. F. Locke
pastor of Mount Vernon Place NJ. e. Church
South of Washington. who is a member
Of the local commandery. The sermon is to
be preached by Rev. DR.. F. T. McFaden
a distinguished Presbyterian divine of Rich
mond who is captain general Of the grand
commandery of Virginia. Winchester
Commandery has had existence since
1913 or ten years before the grand COM
mandery was instituted at Richmond.
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