The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-13

Winchester, Va, May 1.-THE Com
mon Council has discovered that. ac-
cording to Il report submitted by the
city school board, tho State has not
paid the city It's proper portion of
the State school funds for partial
maintenance of the local public
schools. and a committee has been
made to confer with the State cduca-
tional authorities, and also to have
another school census taken in order
to convince them that the city is
entitled to more money than 1t has
received.
Another week has gone without
the relatives of Miss Virginia Kitchen
being able 10 get n clue as TO her
Whereabouts. although 1t is generally
believed by the family that she is
hiding somewhere in or about Wash
ington Miss Kitchen. who was left
the bulk OF the estate OF her father.
the late John Newton Kitchen. escaped
recently from Bayview Asylum. near
Baltimore. whore she was under oh
servation. and a few days since her
attorney and committee. r.. Gray Will
i'ams. OF Winchester. received a mes
sage from Baltimore to the effect
that she had been seen at Falls
church. When communicated with
over tho telephone, the chief of police
or that town stated that he had Just
placed Miss Kitchen on n street car
bound for Washington. The police of
mat city have been requested TO be
on the lookout for Miss Kitchen.
In spite OF showers. =h!ch nave
fallen frequently since last evening.
members OF the Sixth Pennsylvania
cavalry Lancers, G.. r., who came
here last night from Philadelphia on
their annual spring outing, have been
putting in the day visiting the numer-
Gus battleiields in the immediate
vicinity OF Winchester. Some went In
Cedar Creek and Fishers Hill while
others Journeyed to the backgrounds
north. east and west OF tho town. The
veterans, about seventy-five in num-
Der. who are accompanied by members
OF their fam lies, were given a large
reception last evening upon their mr.
rival at the Winchester Inn. The ad-
dress or welcome was made by CITY
solicitor II. Gray Williams, and In
formal speeches were made by Federal
ana confederate veterans. The visl-
tors VIII leave here in the morning,
sPehu several hours a. Harper Ferry
and in Washington, and return To
VA -iOHGuy evening.
portion OF an account book kent
by George Washington about the
year 1873 has been found in negro
eaoin on the farm of the late w.
iiuhN Shdw' near Lexington The
negro simon Jones. was formerly a
siaVe owned by the late Colonel Cam
eioh' On one page is written in the
Enthusiastically bold hand of Wash.
~ nj
Washington with the United States
commencing June, 1883. comprebnnd'
ing space of eight years" on the
other side OF the nag arc rocordod
numerous OF expense Incurred nv
the general. several of which hear
date of July, 1775.
Confederate veteran camps I'm tho
lower Shenandoah Valley are to he re
qucstcd at an early date to take up
Tie matter of erecting suitable gran
IL or marble markers at all points in
the Virginia Valley. where battles
were fought during tho civil War. The
veterans of Jefferson county. W. Va.
lnaugurated the movement several
years ago. the funds being raised bv
private contributions and popular sub
scriptlons, and It IS expected that
veterans of other counties will take
up the matter and erect markers, suit
ably Inscribed, giving. briefls, tho
facts of each engagement, whether Of
great consequence or not
announcement was made yesterday
OF tho marriage OF Miss Mabel Mar
shall, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Rever
ley Marshall. or Winchester, to Albert
X. Coe, formerly OF Elizabeth. w. Wa
which took place In the parlor OF n
hotel at Parkershurg, w. Va. on
May 6. tho Rev Robert r. Smith. of
tho First Baptist Church, officiating.
They Will live at Logan. Ohio, where
Mr.. Coo is engaged In the crosstie and
general lumber business.
David j. Howell. OF WASHINGTON.
who recently bought several large
tracts OF land on the mountain plateau
across tho Potomac River from
l1arpers Ferry. including the site OF
the old Green Hotel, has arranged to
divide tho lard into attractive build
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