The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-14
old GRAVEYARD
TO be ABANDONED
Remains Will Be Reinterred in
Mount Hebron Cemetery
at Winchester.
.Ispssial to The Times. ispat eh ]

| 10 lie Inn SS-D1SpatCn.1
/ nchcster. Va, April iS.---fhe re-
mains of Between twenty-five and
thirty persons. buried more then 100
Years ago i'll tn, old PRESBYTERIAN
! graveyard in the eastern suburbs &C
| Wincncstor are about To be taken ,,l
! anG rointerred In Mount Hebron
Cemetery. in which 4 large 10; will
| be bought by tho congregation Of
| the consolidated Presbyterian Church
| IN Winchester. 1t is expected that a
handsome memorial will be erected In
the new lot by the Prcbyterians. as
! has been found impossible TO
| identity many of the graves.
| 1t is generally believed that some
of the most prominent of the early
settlers of the lower Shcnanioah
Valley. who were Scotch Irish. were
buried in the old graveyard. aul their
descendants arc now numerous and
holding positions of trust uni re-
sponsibillty In variou nelds of activ
lily. The graveyard is situated be-
tween what Is now known rs Ma
tonal Avenue and East Psccadllly
Street, and II is practically surround
cd by houses. At one end OF ,hc
historic graveyard is the oolorcd pub
lie school building, and for years the
colored children of Winchester have
rompcd and played over the graves of
some tf those who were at one time
leading citizens of the town.
The building now used for school
purposes is substantial store struc-
turc, and WAS built by the presby-
ter'ans In tho latter part OF the
eighteenth century The Virginia
Synod met there more than y dozen
times. and the Winchester preshytery
was formally organized within Its
walls in 1874. From historical
point or View. 1t is one of the most
noted buildings In the vicinity of
Winchester. During the War Between
the States the Federal troops CON
vcrted the building into a hospital
aud stable, but 1t has since been re-
stored
Six British army officers. who are
among those stationed at Quebec and
Kingston, Canada, and who have
been visiting tho hattleflelds in
lower Virginia. Fredericksburg and
Manassas have been spending the
past few days In the vicinity OF VIM
chester. Strasburg. Fishers Hill and
Cedar Creek. and while they were
much interested In the backgrounds
of the southern part of the State,
they were especially so In studying
the campaigns of "stonewall" Jackson
in the lower Shenandoah Valley. They
left last evening for Gettysburg. In
the party were Colonel ]. II y.
Grove, Lieutenant Colonel II. A.
FtIuet. Northumberland A. r. Cum
ming ham Major L. F. Seigwicli
Major II. r. Hopgood and Major w
w. Robertso n.
Charles L. Haincs, native Of Win
chester who died at the age OF sixty
eighth years this week In stanton
whore he had been prominent in pub
lie affairs since tho Civil War. and
who was for a long time president Of
the famous Stonewal Brigade Band,
was one Of four remaining members
OF the original band OF musicians
which led the "stonewall" Jackson
Brigade on it's marches up and down
the Virginia Valley Tho only sur
vivors of those who enlisted In tho
band st the outbreak of the war are
Robert y. Hamilton and John L.
Hoge OF stanton: and Alexander
Grove, of near Strashurg. Va,