Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-27

the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who
did not lose their Jobs recently, whom
the retrenohment policy was made
moro severe than beforo. arc now re-
CURED 60 do tho work that two or three
other mon had been doing. S. A. Jor-
dan. for instance, who was formerly
superintendent OF tho Shenandoah d.
vision. Is now assistant superintendent
or the Baltimore division, and not only
looks after matters in the Shenandoah
district. but he also has charge Of the
Washington County branch and the
great classification yards and terminals
at Brunswick. Md.
A hungry chicken hawk made
savage and vicious attack upon Miss
Hattie Hopper, OF Stokesville, whilo
she was feeding her chickens yester-
day. the hawk flying down among the
ROSTERS and hens as IL dropped from
the sky. When Miss Hopper struck II
with a long handled spoon the bird
spranE at her. Miss Hopper was equal
TO the occasion, however, and, dealing
1t another blow with the spoon, she
knocked tho intruder senseless, then
Jumped upon II with both feet and
crushed II to death.
The announcement that Robert A.
Hamilton. formerly of Winchester who
died at his homo In Stnunton Va, was
tho last member OF the original Stone
wall Brigade Band of that city, was
erroneous, for Andrew Lewis Spur, Of,
this city. waB a kettle drummer in
that famous musical organization from
the time 1t was mustered into the Con-
federate service until the close OF tho
war. Mr. Spur and the late Mr.. Ham
ilton, who beat the bass drum, march
ed aide by side during the war of tho
sixties. Mr.. Spur and his wife who
ff,e
chester. celebrated the fftieth ami
versary OF their marriage a few days
ago.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS
For MARKING HISTORIC ROUTE
Tho Colonial DANES of Virginia have
completed arrangements for the work
or marking the route taken by Cen
eral Braddock on his march from Win
chester to Fort Duquesne, at Pitts
burgh, during tho Revolutionary pc
Rod. and Miss Katherine r. Glass.
president OF Fort Loudoun Seminary.
OF Winchester. has been appointed as
local committee to arrange for the
erection OF bronze tablet-narker in
this city. There will be two other
markers in Virginia, one at Alexan-
dria and the other at Aide. and they
VIII be unveiled with appropriate ex-
erciseB early next spring. The DauEh-
ters OF the American Revolution have
charge OF the work In Maryland.
Rev. Herbert s. Osborne. a native of
Leesburs. Loudoun County, and for
Bome years rector OF church at EN-
poria- Va, has accepted call to be-
como rector of Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church. at Harrisonburg, ef-
fective the frst OF next March. He
VIII succeed Rev. John l.. jackson. now.
rector OF st. Davids Church. of Char
lotte. y. c.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of j. William Sibert as post
master at Winchester. He will take
charge about January /, succeeding
the late Captain George H. Kinzel, who
died In October or Just seven months
aftor taking the Office.
Dr. G. Alphonso Smith, of the facul-
formerly the Roosevelt exchange pro-
lessor to Berlin. Germany. will lecture
In the Haniley Memorial Library, in
Winchester. on Monday night on Amer
lean Literature In Foreign Lands" The
lecture will be one of the winter series
given by the library The first was
delivered last week by DR.. James How
ard Gore. OF Washington.
The old Taylor Hotel property in
Winchester, one of the most historic
hostelries In the South. which was the
Headquarters OF the generals of both
armies during the civil war. was bought
yesterday from J. G.. McCrory, Of New
York. by Fred K liable, Of Washing
ton. and his brother, Herman H. liable,
OF Winchester. who will tear it down
and erect on the site a large business