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Willis. were married Wednesday at the
home of the brides mother in this city.
Miss Elizabeth Kern. sister of the
groom, was maid OF honor, and Thomas
b. Byrd was best man.
Frederick L. Manual and Miss Hilda
A. Pifer were quietly married this
week.
Tilden Garnett Baylor died this week
at his home in Charles Town. W. Va,
of diabetes, aged sixty-one years. He
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway for
twenty-five years. He was brother
of the late Capt George Baylor. who
commanded Baylor's Light Horse Cav
airy during the civil war.
William Rich, a Russian, who went
from Baltimore several years ago to
work in the Siebel iron mines, near
Front Royal Warren county, Va. was
run down by freight train on the
Southern railway in the vicinity of
Front Royal a few nights ago and
ground to pieces.
Staunton to Vote on Option.
A petition signed by more than 400
qualified voters of Staunton, Va, was
presented to Judge Holt in the corpora
ton court at that place this week. asking
that a local option election be held.
The court fixed July o. Several such
elections have been held in Staunton. but
have always been carried by the 'wets,
two years ago, however, by reduced
ma jority of twenty-four votes The sig
natures of only 216 voters were neces-
sary to present the petition to the court.
In view Of the fact that about twice
that many signed it, the petition was not
opposed.
Between 600 and 700 bouquets of flowers
and wreaths of evergreen were placed
on the. tombs of the late John Kerr and
John c. Van Fossen in Mount Hebron
cemetery this week by pupils of the
mn Sph at haf rilt
exercises. John Kerr gave $4,000 to-
ward the erection of the first public
school building in this city. Capt. Van
Fossen was for many years principal
of the schools.
Mrs. Esther Elizabeth Norton died at
her home here recently, after protracted
illness. aged seventy-three years. She
was the widow of Daniel Lansing Nor
a company in a New York regiment
during the civil war. She lived for a
number Of years in Washinton before
coming to Winchester. twelve years ago.
to reside with her only son. George F.
Norton, publisher.
The fourth annual session OF the win-
chester summer normal school for teach
ers of the seventh congressional dis
trict of Virginia will begin June 30, and
last throughout July. The school will
be attended by between 250 and 300
teachers.
All the Winchester fire companies have
TeCelNed INVITATIONS 10 dttcfu tile dil-
nual convention of the Cumberland Vat
ley Firemen's Association, which Is 10
be held at Carlisle, Pa. during the third
week in August. Two local fire COM
panies have ordered new uniforms, which
will be worn for the first time at the
Carlisle convention.
The annual reunion OF the 43d Bat
talon, Virginia Cavalry. commanded by
Col. John 5. Mosby, now of Washington,
during the civil war. and known as
.Mosby's men," will be held In Front
Royal, Warren county, August %. The
ladies of the Warren Memorial Asso-
citation and the board of trade Of Front
Royal and Riverton are making prep
arations TO entertain the Mosby veterans
on an elaborate scale. 1t is expected
that the old commander will attend the
reunion and make an address.
Supt. j. E. Spurrier and w. Ray Smith
OF Winchester, j. +. Glen and Joseph
Cavey of Harrisonburg, c. l.. Pope of
Middletown and w. A. Spangler OF
Charles Town went to Sandusky. Ohio.
this week as delegates to the annual
convention of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Relief Association.
James A. Staff. widower, of st. Louis,
Mo-. and Mrs. Hattie Bell. a widow OF
Staunton. Va. were married In Hagers-
town, Nd. this week
Miss Anna Ransom, daughter of DR..
B. B. Ransom of Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
has sailed for Japan to engage In the
mission work of the Protestan Episcopal
Church.