Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Charles H. Sprint, Old School
Journalist, DEAD.
MAN WEEDS MEDITERRANEAN
Bronze Tablet Proposed Memorial to
Samuel J. C. Moore.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE BUSY
Looking for Evidence of Violation
of Liquor Laws-Roosts
Are Raided.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December u. 1908.
Charles ii. Sprint, an old school jour
nalst of the valley of Virginia, died at
Memorial Hospital Thursday morning OF
pneumonia. aged seventy-nine years. Dur
ing the civil war he was connected with
the Baltimore American and later with
the Sun of the same city. He was a ma
tive of this city and leaves one daughter,
Miss Louise Sprint of Baltimore, and a
brother. John w. Sprint of Boyce. Va.
Dr. Robert William Nelson, physician
and surgeon. of Charlottesville. who died
at his home there this week, was eighty
seven years old and son OF the late
Hugh Nelson Of Albemarle county, at one
time speaker of the Virginia house of
delegates, judge of the federal court.
member of Congress and minister to
Spain under President Monroe. DR.. Nell
son was a graduate of the Episcopal nigh
School Of Alexandria, the University of
Virginia and of Jefferson Medical College
of Philadelphia. His wife. who was Mss
Virginia L. Nelson of Hanover county.
died some years ago. He leaves one son,
William Nelson of Red Bluff. Cal, and a
daughter. Miss Eliza Nelson of Char
lotteSville.
Louis T. Moreland and Miss Effie BaX-
ter. daughter of William Baxter, were
married this week in Berryville. They
will reside in Loudoun county.
Memorial for S. J. c. Moore.
1t is probable that a bronze tablet will
be placed in the historic courthouse of
Clarke county. i'll Berryville. to the MEM
Dry of Maj Samuel ]. c. Moore, who died
last week. For many years Maj. Moore
was judge of the Clarke county court.
holding that position until the county
court system was abolished by the new
Virginia constitution.
William Nottingham, vaudeville and
circus performer. known on the stage as
Jumbo and 'BoZo." died of typhoid
fever this week in the Grady Hospital at
Atlanta. aged twenty-five years. His
widow. Mrs. Flora Nottingham. and his
mother. Mrs. Virginia Nottingham, live
in Winchester.
Samuel II. Braithwaite. a Frederick
county farmer. and Miss Rhoda Coe, and
Lee n. Whitacre and Miss Lula May
Braithwaite were married in this city
Thursday By Rev. DR.. j. II. Lacy, pas
tor OF the Presbyterian church. The
double ceremony took place at the min
listers residence. Mr.. Whitacre's bride
is a daughter OF Mr.. BraithNaite. After
the ceremony the couples drove to the
home of Mr. Braithwaite. A large recep-
ton was attended by the entire country
side.
For the past week a detective employed
by the Ant-Sal loon League has been
working in Winchester with a view of
securing sufficient evidence upon which
to make out cases against persons sus-
pected of dealing in liquor illegally. A
number of arrests have been made since
Winchester went dry last spring. The
cases have either been compromised or
dismissed.
Incident to the holiday season the ex-
press companies have hauled many bar
rels of liquors into Winchester during
the past week from Washington. Balti-
more and nearby points in West Virginia
Some incoming trains are referred to As
jug specials and the Liquid limited