Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
IN THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
LATE HAPPENINGS OF THE WIN
CHESTER SECTION.
General and Personal News of the Old
Misunderstanding in Big
Automobile.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| WINCHESTER, Va, August B. 1907
! Messrs. William d. Wright OF Garrison
| Md: r. d. Wright of Cockeysville Md.
and John Loney OF Baltimore have been
| making an extended automobile tour of the
valley Of Virginia as far south as Natural
| Bridge. They also visited the Virginia Mil
| itary Institute at Lexington, from which
| Mr.. Loney was graduated in 1873. The
| party returned by way of WINCHESTER, Lees
| burg and Washington. During the trip OF
$50 miles there was only one slight m,shap,
| 1t being small puncture. which caused d
| delay Of thirty minutes
| Mrs. 8. w. Tidbali has been appointed
| matron OF the Virginia Deaf. Dumb and
Blind Institute
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Donnally. Miss
Donnally, Miss Marguerite Donnaly and
Paul A. Donnally OF Washington are spend
| ing the summer at Berryville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Elrod, Mrs. Isaac
| II. Richards. Miss Moffett and Mr. Bert
Richards of indianapolis, Ind. have been
| the house guests of Miss NJ. A. Griffith at
Brookland near Winchester.
Mrs. John H. Eggleston and daughter
| Miss Anna Wood Eggleston of Lexington,
Mo. who have been visiting at the home
| of Rev. w. G. Eggieston. the '.nestor of the
Baltimore conference, Methodist Episcopal
! Church South at Middletown, this county
| are now the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. W
| russell here before going to the jamestown
| exposition.
Misses Blanche Diffenderfer Of Jackson
ville Fla; Norma Gettier of Orlando Fla
and Amy Gosmell Of Baltimore. guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. McKim Diffenderfer Of South
Market street. were given surprise by a
large number of friends last Wednesday
| evening at the home of their hostess A
musical program was rendered and re-
| freshments served.
| Miss Julia 1. Shewbridge and Mr. Lester
H. Morgan of Norfolk were married at the
home of the bride, near Berryvie. Tuesday
| afternoon last. by Rev J. II. Smith pastor
| OF the Southern Methodist Church.
Elected Vice President.
At the annual meeting of the Virginia
| Bar Association. this week at Norfolk.
| Richard Evelyn Byrd. the Winchester law
yer. was elected second vice president Of the
society. He also delivered one of the prin-
| cipal addresses. his subject being 1.-THE
Province OF Courts In Jury Trials"
Mrs. Tucker, widow of John Randolph
Tucker Of Winchester, who makes her home
here with her daughter. Mrs. William p.
| MCGUIRE. has gone to Richmond to visit
| her sister, Mrs c. c. McPhail, and her
| niece. Mrs. WEIGH.
Miss Mamie McFadden returned this week
to Garfield Hospital. Washington. where
| she Is nurse. after visit at the home
Mrs. g. o. Miller has returned from
Washington. where she spent the past few
| weeks on account of the illness of her
brother. Mr.. Charles Waters
Mrs. William H. Whiting wife Of the pro-
| lessor OF Latin at Hampden-Sidney Col
| lege, near Farmvile, Va. Is the guest of
Mrs. A. B. Bevan at Wildwood. Clarke
county.
A house party in honor Of Miss Wilson
Of Washington has been in progress the
| past week at Locksley Hall, the country
place Of Mr.. and Mrs. A ]. KimmelI near
Wadesville. Clarke county. Miss Regina
participating are Miss Lucy Dean of Ste
phens City. Va; Miss Bruce Clendening of
Bunker Hill, w. Va; Messrs. FIournof
Shepperson OF Arkansas; Owen swimley Of
Wadesville. Robert Lee Gray of Winches-
ter and H. N. Clendening of Bunker HILL
Mrs. Luke c. Strider and Miss Strhder of
w ashington are the guests OF Dr. and Mrs
Tomlinson, in Charles Town.
Visit Old School Teacher.
Among the visitors to Winchester yes
terday were Judge Edward Porterfie,d of
the circuit court of Kansas City. Mo-, and
George Busey of Martinsburg. w. Va. who
were the guests Of their former school
teacher. Rev. DR.. John p Hyde They are
automobiling to the jamestown exposition
Maj. Holmes Conrad. who has been spend
| ing part Of the summer with his family In
w iHcHeSteT, went 10 w washington Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Hipsley of Altoona
| Pa. and Mrs. Newton Walters and daugh-
| ter. Miss Helen Walters. of Washington are
guests OF the family Of Dr. D. A. Phillips,
| In Charles Town.
The summer normal school for white
teachers OF the seventh congressional dis
| trict of Virginia. in session in the John
Kerr public school building Of Winchester
| for the past month. with Prof j. d. Har-
| ris. principal Of the Warrenton (Va) High
School as conductor, closed a few days
ago. Nearly two hundred teachers were In
attendance, and during their stay here
| many social entertainments were given in
their honor.
Miss Annie Slime gave an entertainment
recently at the home OF her aunt, Mrs
Walter E. Barr. Braddock Heights in honor
of her brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward o. Morris of Kansas City.
Kan.
Many small parties of Winchester people
are enjoying outings along Capon river and
Little North mountain in Hampshire coun-
ty. w. Va.
At Waverly. the home of Mr. and Mrs
E. Ashley Cooper. a musicale was given re-
Gently In honor of their guests Mrs VIM
c. Whittle of Norfolk and Miss Mary Car
ter Randolph Of Clarke county Among
those participating was Miss Collins of
Washington. Mrs. Greenvile Gaines, Mrs.
Whittle and Miss Randolph a:Sisted Mrs.
Cooper in receiving and Miss Elizabeth
Gaines presided at the punch bowl.