Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
LEESBURG.
'ecial Correspondence of The Star.


LEESBURG, Va, September 4.-The
meeting of the six farmers clubs of
Loudoun county, which was to have
neen held at Purcellville last Saturday,
was postponed, on account of rain, to
next Wednesday. The meeting is to be
held Tor the purpose of improving and
building the roads of the county. C. B.
scott. assistant state highway commits
sloner: VIII be the principal speaker,
J. Russell Smith, r. r. Walker. Harri-
son Williams, o. I. Thomas and w. A.
Metzger. An address of welcome will
be made by Mayor Heaton.
the annual exhibition of the Loudoun
Heavy Draft and Agricultural Associa-
ton: held here this week, was one of
the largest and most successful in the
history of the association. The classes
were Wen filled with high-class horses
ana other stock The poultry. sheep
Five races each afternoon added to the
snow. Music was furnished by the
U. s. 5th Cavalry Band
Inc Loudoun fair dance was given at
the town hall Wednesday evening. The
hall was attractively decorated with
red streamers and japanese narasois
,Re1resnments were served during the
intermlss1on. Many guests from wash
ington and Baltimore were present.
me Leesburg High School will omen
oHOI tdlhS IN the interest of
education will be made. The teachers
VIII be A. T. Felts. principal: Miss FL
len Metzger and Miss Dora Gruhb as-
sistants in the high school depa rtment.
Misses Ella Houpt. Geno Young. Alice
aalhnore' Blanche Hickman, Urcell NY
Lindley D. Clark a minister from
washington. D. c., will speak at
Friends meeting, at Lincoln, Loudoun
e cott tomorrow morning. and at Sill
COLL springs tomorrow evening
me al]-day entertainment at a1d;e
last saturday for the benefit of the high
school was attended by many persons
$500 being realized In the morning
there was horse show and tourna
ment, and In the afternoon ball game
between the teams of Catharpin and
Leesburg, the former winning. Miss
Hulcher of Richmond was crowned
queen at the tournament w. c. Hall
OF Leesburg delivered the charge to the
knlehts: and ]. c. Harris made the
coronation address. When the flag was
raised upon the school building an ad-
dress was made by Capt. Charles Nc
Cormick. U. S. N, retired. A large
dance was given in the evening.
Mrs. Sarah Curry, wife of David Cur
ry of Leesburg. died at Loudoun Hos
pita1 last Monday of paralysis. She
was seVenty-four years old, and is sur
vived by her husband and a number of
nleces and nephews. Funeral services
". . IA,
VIM. burial being made in Union GEM
etery.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Eva j. Stubs of
Washington, a one time in charge of
Loudoun Hospital, and George Novel;
of Washington. The ceremony was
performed at Calvary Baptist Church
Monday afternoon.
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Elizabeth House, wife of
Leonard S. House of Brunswick, Md,
at her home Wednesday night. She was
sixty years old, and a native of Lou
doun county. Besides her husband and
two grandsons, she Is survived by two
sisters. Mrs. Lawson House and Miss
Kate Lenhart, and one brother, John
w. Lenhart of Brunswick.
The Auction Bridge Club was enter
tanned Tuesday morning by Miss Isa-
dore Pike. The guests of the club were
Miss Robert Wildman, Mrs. William
Martin. Mrs. b. V. White and Mrs
Charles T. Clagett of Washington The
highest score was made by Mrs Harry