Evening star., 1915-05-23
LEESBURG.
,ecial Correspondent. Of Tn. Star.

LEESBURG, Va, May 22.-lnfofma> :
ton has been received here of tho
death in Aberdeen. S. D.. Sunday last,
of Mai c. Boyd Barrett, formerly OF
Leesburg and Washington. The death
of Maj. Barrett was due to paralysis.
He was a native of Loudoun county,
and was seventy-six years old. At one
time he was in business in Washing
ton. going to South Dakota on account
of his health. He was a Confederate
soldier. serving with conspicuous gal
lantry with Col F.. V. White. He is
survived by widow, who was Miss
Mollie Fadeley of Leesburg. and one
daughter. Mrs. Charles Kennedy, and
one son. c. Boyd Barrett. jr, of Aber-
deem. Interment took place at that
place.
Much interest is felt here in the pro-
nosed plan of the Washington and Old
Dominion railroad running an express
train between here and Washington,
with the changing of the schedule Nav
30. 1t is said that the train passing
Leesbure at o'clock in the morning
will make no stops after leaving Lees
burg. and the train leaving Washing
ton at 4:3o pm. will come straight
through without stopping
News has been received here of the
sudden death from acute indigestion
of Roland Hough OF Waterford. Lou
doun county. Thursday. Mr.. Hough was
about f1fty-tve years old and a mem
her of the mercantile firm OF H.. r.
Smith, & Hough. He is survived by a
widow. Funeral services were held to-
day
Mrs. Edward Nichols of Leesburg was
hostess at luncheon Thursday. when
r. of Washington. D. c. Mrs. Nichols
is member of the chapter Of the
Capital city.
A. B. Thornhill. president of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union of America. has announced that
a.. to organize Loudoun county
union
Trappe Store Robbed.
The store of Fenton T. Ross at The
Trappe. Loudoun county. was robbed
last Sunday night of 5o0-pound sal
and quantity Of merchandise The
safe was carried into the mountain
where it was forced open and robbed
of about $50 and records and papers.
The robbers have not been appre-
hended.
Irving Hatcher huckster from
Fauouier county. was tried before Jus
tice Furr. at Bluemont. Friday. and
found guilty of the unlawful sale of
ardent spirits. He was fined 500 and
sentenced to serve thirty days in the
county Jail
Announcement has been made tnat
Representative c. c. Carlin of Alex
andria will deliver the commencement
address at the exercises of the Union
High School. June II. The baccalau-
reate serman will he preached by Rev.
S. ]. Brown of Petersburg. Sunday.
June s.
Lloyd Plaster of Rluemont has an
missioner Of revenue of Mount Gilead
district.
c. II. Shipmau Of Leesburg is to
speak on state Missions at the Ba p
tist Church at North Fork. Loudoun
county. tomorrow.
Purcellville electric plant, has pur-
chased "Somervilla." beautiful resi-
dence in Hamilton. from f. c. Jones
of Massachusetts.
n. Watts of Richmond. Va. will con-
duct Sunday school institute at the
Round Hill Baptist Church. May 30
and 81 There will be three sessions
each day.
Entertains Bridge Club.
The Auction Bridge Club of Lees-
burg was entertained at bridge
luncheon Thursday by Mrs. Moncure
10y Oh VI f1dHllltOn. hef guests were
Mrs. J. 4. Wilson of East Orange, y. J..
Miss Katherine Bentley of Baltimore
Misses Anne Macdonald. Ida Lee Hemp
stone. Leonora Preston, Mary Conrad
Anna Shepard, Lillian and Eliza abeth
White, Violet d. Alexander, Rebecca
Maria and Netta Harrison. The high
est score was made by Miss Macdonald
The Sewing Club. which sews weekly
for the Loudoun Hospital. met We'd
n q a
The guests of the club were Mesdames
S. S. Lutz. f. B. White, J. e. Harris
Walter Harrison. Harry Gibson and
Miss F.. G. Henderson.
Rev. 3. D. Cav of Washington. D. c.,
is to deliver the baccaIaureate sermon
at the closing exercises of the Round
Hill School, Sunday morning. The COM
mencement address will be made by
Rev. S. A. Parker of Berryville.
Rev. Asa Richard of Mount Sydney,
Va, will deliver an address at Me-
mortal day exercises at Lovettsville,
Monday. May 81.