The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-05
COL.R0BERT {. LEE
WILL Be ORATOR
Confederate Memorial Day to
Be Celebrated in VIM
chester June s.
ALWAYS NOTABLE 10 V: HOLIDAY 3 y!
Entire Shenandoah Valley Will
Be Represented by Large
Delegations.
Especial to The Times-DIspatch

Especial to The Times-D ispatch.]
winchester, Va. June 4.-Coionel
Robert E, LeeSof Fairfax, grandson of
the commander of the Confederate arm
les. Will be the principal speaker on
Confederate Memorial Day In Winches
ter, which Will be .on Juno 6, under the
auspices of General Turner Ashby
Camp. Confederate Veterans; tho La
dies Confederate Memorial Association
and the Daughters OF the Confederacy.
VI lie Will be the guest of Major and Mrs.
Holmes Conrad. who will give a large,
informal reception in his honor Mrs.
Virginia Faulkner McSherry, of Mar
tinsDurg, VIVA, president general of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, Will also be present. Confeder-
ate Memorial Day is the most notable
holiday OF the year In Winchester and
whether II rains or shines. the historic
and battle-scarred town OF the lower
Shenandoah Valley Is always thronged
with visitors on that day, some OF
whom see the town but once q year
Many people living in the mountains
start early in the morning for Winches-
ter on their annual pilgrimage to
Stonewall Cemetery. in which nearly
5000 Confederate soldiers are buried
from every Southern State. The en-
tire Shenandoah Valley always Is large
~ represented by delegations from the
various Confederate veteran Campo and
the people in general
Tho result of tho Democratic prima-
r1es OF Saturday, In which Richard Eve
iyn Byrd. OF Winchester, was renoni-
mated to succeed himself In tho General
Assemply as the delegate from Win
chester and Frederick county, means
that he will DO re-elected in the No
vembe election. He Will also be can
didate for reelection as Speaker. OF
me 1ouse position which he has held
LOT several years. In view OF tho fact
mat nearly every Office in Frederick
county is to be filled at the regular
erection. there was an unusually large
vote IN the prima ries, due wholly 10
the activity OF candidates for inc va
rious offices. Tho Democrats OF Win
cheste. only voted for q candidate for
The Legislature.
Samuel v. Long. son-in-law Of Can
tain s. A. seabright, OF Winchester
who is thought to have fallen from, a
freight train in Hagera,own on Friday
night. was found dead. with his back
broken, by employees of the Western
Maryland Railroad. It Ia supnoHed
mat haswas on his way to Greencastle
"a. to spend the week end at the
home Of his parents. He was a SON or
w II. Long, twenty-five years old. and
leaves his parents. young widow. three
brothers and one sister. His BODY was
not mutilated
discriminating the voters OF
Chariestown. Jefferson county. w. Va.
voted recently in favor OF continuing
ne licensing Of liquor saloons. the
Anti-saloon League has obtained the
signatures OF over 1000 voters OF the
county, which Will be presented to the
County Court when II meets Tomorrow
morning. urging the court not to grant
licenses anywhere In the county.
Joseph Plaza member OF an ol1
Frederick county family. who had
been living with relatives in Martins
burg for several years died there a few
daysrago. aged eighty one years He
served in the Confederate Army and
was also member OF the Masonic fra
ternity. His remains were inferred at
Greenspring. this county.
Large numbers OF members of the
Church of the Brethren. living in the
Shenandoah Valley have gone to St
Joseph. Mo-, to attend the annual
meeting OF that denomination. which