Evening star., 1909-06-06
Many From All Sections at
Confederate Memorial.
COMMENCEMENT SERVICES
District Girl Member Of Institute
Senior Class.
BRETHREN IN CONFERENCE
Two Hurled From Buggy While
Driving and Badly Bruised.
Trains Making Faster Time.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, June 5. 1909.
The annual Confederate memorial ex-
ercises in Winchester were attended by
record crowd from all sections OF
the valley Of Virginia and nearby por-
tions Of adjoining states The day is
usually the occasion OF an annual re-
union Of hundreds OF people who never
see one another from one years end to
the other. People from the mountain
districts travelled all night in every va
riety Of vehicle, while some walked. The
exercises were held In Stonewall Con-
federate cemetery. where about 1900 SOL
diers, from nearly every southern state.
are buried. About twenty visiting vet
eran camps were In line, as well as the
entire Winchester fire department. with
bands and drum corps. the Front Royal
Light Infantry. the cadets Of the Shen-
andoah Valley Military Academy of Win
chester. Gen. Turner Ashby Camp c. ".
of Winchester. Daughters of the Con-
federacy and auxiliary associations. The
principal address was delivered by City
Solicitor R. Gray Williams
The thirty-fifth annual commencement
of the Episcopal Female Institute of
Winchester took place Thursday evening.
and was attended by a large gathering
OF patrons and friends from this and
other states. The exercises were under
liam C. Marshall. One of the members
of the senior class was MISS Jessie L.
Dickson OF Washington. D. c.
George Albert Markell of Winchester,
who recently made sufficient money in
Peoria, ILL.,. to buy a cottage home for
his little family, was run over and killed
by Big Four excursion train near In
dianapois. Ind, few days ago while
on his way to Cincinnati to accompany
his wife and children to Peoria The
dead man was a son of the late James
H. Markell. was forty-three years old.
and leaves his wife, several small chill
dren, one brother and two sisters.
Brethren Annual Conference.
The annual conference OF the Church
OF the Brethren, which has been in
progress at Harrisonburg. Va. since the
latter part of last week, has adjourned
to meet next year at Winona Park.
Warsaw, Ind. About 1900 people en-
gagged in the feet-washing ceremony dur
ing the conference
At a mass meeting Of citizens of Staun-
ton, Va. a few nights ago a petition
was circulated and a sufficient number
of signers obtained to call a local option
election the latter part of July. 1t is
stated that a whirlwind campaign will
Mrs Alice e. Glaize. widow of George
F. Glaize, former leading Winchester
business man, died at her home here
this week after being an invalid for
due to paralysis. She was a daughter
Of the late Henry Stine and was sixty
years old. She leaves one son, Fred L.
Glaize. prominent young business man
and contractor; two brothers and four
sisters.
The finals of Fort Loudoun Seminary
were held this week in the City Hall
Auditorium, two recitals being given
Diplomas and certificates OF distinction
were presented by Rev. DR.. j. H. Lacy
Of the Presbyterian Church.
Welded in Baltimore.
John W. Kater and Miss Susie A. Win
dell, a popular young couple Of Winches-
ter, were married this week in Baltimore
and left on the next train for Newark,
n. j., where they will spend their honey
moon as the guests of the brides broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
E. Stegner.
Franklin Pierce Williams, a leading
farmer of western Frederick county. died
this week at his home at Mount Will
liams. Of dropsy. aged fifty-seven years.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Seatta Will
liams, three brothers and two sisters.
Elmer Fletcher and Miss Ethel Dunlap
of Capon Springs. w. Va. were hurled
from a buggy and pitched headlong on
the Northwestern grade while driving
from Winchester to their home few
days ago, the horse having become
frightened when Miss Dunlap raised her
parasol. Both were badly cut and bruised
and had to undergo treatment al farm
house until the next day. when they
We're able to make the trip home
The republicans of Winchester held a
delegate convention Thursday night and
elected five delegates and five alternates
to represent the city at the state conyen-
ton to be held in Newport News July
2S. Seven delegates will be elected by
the republicans of Frederick county.
Announcement has just been made OF
the marriage in New York Tuesday of
this week Of j. Mack Claggett, prom
inent young farmer OF Clarke county.
Va. and Mrs. Lillian Timberlake Of New
York. widow of Selby Timberake. The
couple became acquainted during the
horse show season at Berryville few
years ago. whef Mr. Claggett's horses
won many coveted prizes in the show
ring, but plans for the wedding were kept
absolutely secret and nothing was known
Of his intentions until he sent telegram
to Berryville friends announcing his mar
riage to the beautiful young widow Of
Selby Timberlake. Mr. Claggett owns
valuable old estate near Berryville.
Degree for Chief Justice Boyd.
The degree Of doctor Of laws was con-
ferred by the University Of Maryland this
week upon Chief Justice Andrew Hunter
Boyd Of the Maryland supreme court.
who lives at Cumberland. Judge Boyd is
a native Of Winchester. His father, the
late Rev. DR.. A. II. Boyd. was an eminent
Presbyterian Church minister.
Time has been cut from the new sched-
ule OF the Cumberland Valley railroad at
both termina als-Winchester Va, and
Harrisburg. Pa.-and all passenger trains
are now making faster time. The railroad
company has q large petition before 1t
from business mems organizations be-