Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-08
NEWS FROM LEESBURG
Officers for Various Loudoun COUNTY
Fraternal Organizations.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

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EESBURG, Va, January Z. 1906
MT. Arthur NJ. Chichester IT., has prr-
chased from Mr.. David Stephenson Of New
1orK the estate called Stoneacre Farm.
about two miles north of Leesburg. The
sum paid by Mr.. Chichester is said 70 be
$2a,ooo The place, which is COMPOSED of
about two hundred acres of land, was re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Stephenson from
Mr. s. s. Lutz for the sum of $4,000 1t
was formerly part of the Big Spring
property, the remainder of which is now
owned by Mr.. Lutz. Mr. Stephenson has
erected a handsome stone dwelling house
Oh the estate, as well as tenant houses and
farm buildings
Inc ohcers-elect for the next ensuing
term of the different fraternal orders in
town are as follows: Olive Branch Lodge.
NO LA, AE F. A. M, Josephus Carr
w. NJ; w. c. Lewis, s. w; Horace C.
Littiejohn, J. w; N. s. Purcell treasurer;
Df w. Z. Orr S. D.; Robert E. McCabe,
}. D.; Rev. George w. Popkins, chaplain,
and c. D. Hammerly. tier, with Geo w
Havenner and S. T. Hickman, stewards.
ketoctin Lodge, No. 80 Knights of
Pythias, of this town elects the following
officers: Wells A. Harper. c. c.; Albert S
I2 " G; James E. Mcpherson, prelate;
w. E. Garrett, X. r. and s.; Peter F. Shron
NJ E.; Lloyd Slack, NJ F.; Paul w. Car
rett, M. A; Geo. w. Newton l. c.; L. X
Wallace, Q. c.; VIM II. Clemens, represen-
tatfve to the Grand Lodge
Mr.. I. S. Vance has almost completed the
financial work for the Young Mems Chris
tfan Association In Loudoun for the year
ana the county committee has called a
county secretary who will give his entire
time to the work here. The call was ex-
tended to and accepted by Mr. j. N Nc
Afee of Salvisa KY. who will arrive about
January Is. The young Mems Bible Glass
& MI h hn
ton of the ladies' committee, a big recep-
ton to him on his arrival. The Y NJ c. A
work In Leesburg and throughout Lou
doun, particularly in Purcellville, is prog
ressing rapidly Mr. Vance will leave on
the 10Th of this month
The marriage of Mr. George Vansicklen,
sou of r. w. Vansiclllen OF Oatlands Lou
doun county, to Miss Kate Nixon daughter
of the late Samuel Nixon, took place at the
home of the brides mother in Leesburg
Thursday, Rev w. L. Dolly officiating.
Miss Esther Shumaker, daughter Of Mr.
William Shumaker of Leesburg and Mr.
Charles Smith of Montgomery county. Nd
were recently married by Rev. DR.. ]. W.
Lupton at the home of the brides uncle,
Mr.. Ish Myers, near Leesburg After
short bridal tour Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will
reside In Montgomery county, where the
groom is a prosperous farmer.
Mr. Henry J. Beales of WOODBURY. this
county, and Miss Annie Bessie Jacobs.
daughter of Dr. L. T. Jacobs of Hamilton,
were recently married at the Methodist
parsonage of Leesburg by the pastor, Rev.
W. L. Dolly. They will reside in Lees
burg where the groom is connected with
w. S. Jenkins & Co, incorporated.
The Vansickler farm, three miles south of
LeeSburg, known the NirtS farm, has
been sold to Mr.. Legaid of southwest Vir-
ginia by Gibson & Gray.
P B. Buell. & Son, real estate brokers of
Herndon, have recently sold the Davis farm
near Aide. Loudoun county. to Gasquet di
Zerega for the sum of $4,000 The tract is
composed of two hundred acres.
Ga t a PeptIpV Mott Artillery CGrDS
U. S. A., late an attache of the American
embassies at Paris and st. Petersburg, has
been visiting his sister Mrs Henry Sell
man of this town. Capt. Mott will be sta
tened at Fort Riley, Kan, where he will
be accompanied by his niece, Miss Clare
Scllman.
evening today in the Episcopal, Presby-
terrain Methodist and Baptist churches of
this town Rev. w A. Turner of Wash
ington preached In the Episcopal Church,
DIR. ]. w. Lupton in the Presbyterian, Rev
w. L. Dolly in the Methodist and Rev.
Frank P. Berkeley In the Baptist This IS
the latter's first day in his new pastorate
at Leesburg, and he not only preached two
able sermons in his own pulpit. but made
a fine address at the weekly Sunday after
noon services of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
Mr. B. w. Presgraves. jr.. son of Mr.. B.
w. Presgraves of Ashburn, Loudoun
county, Va, and Miss Mary Beavers, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. B. w Beavers. also of Ashburn,
were recently married at the home of the
brides parents. They win reside in lower
Loudoun.
Mr.. William Wright son of Mr.. Samuel
Wright and Miss Viola May Fry daughter
of Mr. George Fry, were recently married
at Lovettsville. Loudoun county, Va.
The condition of Col e. V. White, who
has been III in Washington for the last
two weeks, is reported to be much worse
and he now lies in critical condition.
Miss Elizabeth C. Mann, who has been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charles A. English
of this town, returned yesterday to her
home in Petersburg, Va