Evening star., 1912-11-17
HOLD DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE
Inhabitants of Berryville Celebrate
Wilson Marshall Victory.
TO CARRY ON IMPROVEMENT
Thousands of Dollars Being Spent
by Winchester in Building
New Streets.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Peter Winchester Rouss of New York
son of the late Charles Broadway Rouss
the blind millionaire merchant whose
public and private benefactions in Win
chester amounted to several hundred
thousand dollars and who is now at III,
head of the large mercantile establish
ment founded in New York by his father
is following in the footsteps OF his parent
by beginning dona items in Winchester
where his father started to make his
great fortune soon after the civil war
Young Mr.. Rouss was here a few days
ago with a party of friends, and learn
ing that the Winchester Memorial Hos
pital desired to erect another story on its
already large building the young million
aire directed that the work be done al
his expense. During the past few years
young Mr.. Rouss has made a number oi
handsome donations here. The first con-
tribution toward a general endowment
fund for the local hospital was made this
week by William j. Holiday. a former
resident. now OF Indianapolis. Ind, who
forwarded his check for S2.GG0. Other
contributions are III sight from wea thy
persons.
Post Office Inspector Lemmer. who for
more than a year has been at work on a
case or using the mails Tor the buI post
of defrauding. this week had warrant
sworn out Tor the arrest of Il Tennessee
negro named Noah Mayberry, who Is
charged with having endeavored to obtain
larse moving picture machine under
false preIenSes. Ee is alleged to have
been used by other parties. and ii Is
expected that some startling testimony
will he given when he is placed on trial
I'm the United States district court al
HarrisonbCrS next month. He Is Ill jail,
having been refused bail.
The Winchester Bar Library, incoT-
poTated. has been granted charter by
the Virginia corporation commission. Tor
the purpose OF maintaining modern aud
complete library of law books and court
reports. Robert " Ward is president OF
the association, which IS one of only a
few in Virginia. A library room has been
set aside for the society in the city hal.
The first big democratic jubilee to
celebrate the Wilson-Marshall victory
held in Virginia took place one night
this week at Berryvifle. Clarke county,
and was attended by several thousand
people from the adjoining counties of
Virginia and West Virginia About
1000 persons were in the parade, there
being over 500 men on horseback The
cheering, shouting and merrymaklng
continued until after midnight. The
principal address was made by +. Gray
Williams of Winchester. About $500
worth of fireworks were set off on the
lawn i'll front of Rosemont the
New York. \ similar celebration was
held last night at Front Royal, and
a number of prominent democrats of
Warren county made speeches. Another
great display of fireworks was made
Mrs. Lucy Carper. wife of isaac
Carper a prominent Frederick county
farmer. died this week, seventy-five
years old. leaving large family con-
nection in this and adjoining counties
of Virginia and West Virginia.
"Trusty" Escapes Jail.
Oliver Jackson, a Berryville jail
"trusty," who was to have been tried
at the next term of court for rioting
during a Halloween celebration, escaped
this week while the jailers back was
turned to him, and has not been seen
since, although an alarm was quickly
given, ana all trace of him has been
lost
Herbert c.. Hassler. twenty years old,
the American competitor in the ten
thousand mile bicycle race being held
under the auspices of the International
cycle Association arrived in Winchester
Thursday. ESQ miles ahead OF his near
est competitor He started from New
York for Denver April 19. and up TO
this time has averaged over 1000 miles
month. He expects to complete the
ride by February ], 1913. He IS no"
as far south as birmingham. Ala, re-
turning to New York, where the race
will be ended.
Two horses, harnessed to wagon
which had been left standing temporarily
in front of a friends house in the east
ern section OF Winchester yesterday by
George Smiley of the western section o.
the county. became restless and suddenly
made a Decline for home. GallopinS
through the business section Of the town,
the horses were given wide berth, but
We're finally captured Mr.. Smiley de-
clared that the animals would have run
all the way home-about fifteen miles
which they had done on several occa-
Sions.
The executive committee OF the Nirgini:
Auu-Saloon League has decided 10 holo
the next annual convention of that so
ciety in Charlottesville some time this
winter probably in January. but the fol
lowing year it Will be held, az customary
III Richmond. when the legislature. Wi
he in session.
Although no date has been set. the
Woodrow Wilson Club Of Staunton, tlt
old home place Of the President-to-be i
going ahead with plans Tor a monster
celebration III honor of Stauntons dis
tinguished son, which Will be held some
lime during the month of December. The
date for the celebration Will be finally
determined upon when Gov. Wilson re-
turns from his vacation Tie Stauntor
committee has taken steps to make the
celebra ton a statewide affair. and the
railroads will be asked to run specia
eXcui sion trains.
The street and sidewalk improvement,
program inaugurated several years age
III Winchester on an extensive scale, ant
which has already cost many thousands
Of dollars. is to be continued. notwith-
standing the fac. that there is at pres
ent only a small balance in the treasury
At recent meeting the city council re-
solved to go ahead with the work unit
every street in the town IS properly
graded and resurfaced with the new as
phalt binders and al the same time large
forces of concrete workers Will contnu,
laying new sidewalks. II may be neces
Sary to float bonds in order TO carry oi
the work, but the councils action in th'
matter has been indorsed by practically
all the people.
In order 10 accommodate a large in
crease i'm passenger t-affic. which ha
been noticed during the past few weeks
IL is expected that the Norfolk and West
ern railway viii shortly place two add
ttOnal tTains-one each wagon the Shen
andOah valley division between Roanoke
and Hagerstown.
Could Not Agree on Street.
W. l.. ID. Stokes of New York owne
of the Chesapeake and Western railway
which extends from North River Gap I
1-ILstap nhar. II fornaG inn np,fapr .prua1