Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26

| was stricken with heart disease AT Ridge
| way and died within a few minutes He
| is survived by four children-MrS. John
II. Payne of Bunker Hin. Mrs. Annie NJ
| Rowland of Summit Point, William But
| Ter of Clawson. Mich. and Eugene Butler
| of California.
| Lynrhbure. Wallis love for his
tive land. Africa. and for his family.
and knowing that he could not set
! funds enough to return, il is believed.
prompted otto RinGo to take his lif"
here hs shooting himself through the
heart. He had been in LynchhurS about
Theological Seminary and College here
untIl he demonstrated that he did not
have the power TO learn.
Bingo. according to story said 7"
have been told by him TO friend. WIS
captured when he was twelve years 81
age by soma EnElishmen who were ex-
plorinc in Africa. His companions AT
the time were more fleet Of foot and
escaped. The Englishmen. as the storN
goes. gave him 10 the curator of the
| New York city 200. and his release was
obtained by New Jersey negro hsp-
tist association. The name Otto Ring"
| is said TO have been given him by the
employees OF the New York zoo.
| Robert w. Chappell was severely IN
| jured this week while attempting ="
board a train at Snowden, a short dis
lance east of here. lie sustained
fractured skull. two broken ribs and
! injuries 10 his back He is expected Ia
recover.
Portsmouth,. Na-Shirley Franklin
| Mcdowell. four years old. was burned
to death here this week as result OF
his playing with a box OF matches
! BerryxiIIe. Va.-The Clarke County
Teachers Association met in the Boyce
High school last Saturday. with about
twenty teachers in attendance.
! Miss j. Douglas Wright. secretary of
the Cooperative Education Associa-
! ton was the guest last Friday evening
of the Junior Improvement League or
the Boyce High School
tanned this week by Mrs. r. Il. Perr:n,
The Literary Club recently was en-
tertained by Mrs. \. r. osborne. and
paper on The Kingdom of Poland
was read by Mrs. i r. Neill-
| In the recent reading contest held
here in the Clarke Opera House be
tween the Front Royal High School
and the high school OF this place. Miss
Edith Estep and Mcdonald Neil of this
place won. and they will attend the
final contest to he held AT the Uni
versity of Virginia April 20.
Mrs Darlington. Mrs. Leonard and
Mrs Holtzman of Washington and Mrs T..
w. b. Morse of Nantucket are the
guests of Miss Fannie Grow.
| Miss Annie Moore has returned home
after visiting relatives and friends in
Ba fillmore aud Rockville. Md.
! Mrs =. q. Williams. who has been the
guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. \.
Moore. jr.. has returned to her home IN
| Ogdensburg, y. Y.
Mrs h. r. Whitehead of Washington.
Rev. and Mrs. Carter Page and Miss
Katharine Page of Bedford and w. II.
| Powers of Evanston. H., are the guests
of Mrs. X. NJ. Powers.
Mrs. r. f.. Perrne. who has been the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. \.
b. Ruff, in Washington, has returned
home
Miss Mamie Mcclure left this week
| for Richmond to be the guest of her
brother. Dr. Edward Mcclure.
Mrs. :. l.. Palmbaum has gone To
| Richmond.
Rev. u. W. McTver and little son. bud
ley. who have been visiting in Mem
phis. Washington and Baltimore, have
returned home.
Mrs J. H. Smith of Salem. Va is the
guest of Mrs. r. q. Coiner.
Mrs. Fred Miller has returned home
after visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
| Mrs. S. F.. Baughman. who has been
visiting relatives in Newark, y. j., has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. b. Keeler entertained
| last Monday at dinner in honor OF Mir.
and Mrs. William Rutherford of Wichi
ia. Kan. who have been visiting rela
| tiveS and friends in this neighborhood
| for several weeks. 1t being the thirty
! fourth anniversary of their wedding, a
silver tray was presented to them by
those present.
Thomas kennerly. who has been visit
| ing his mother at Greenway Court, has
returned to Richmond.
Miss Jane Riley is in Brunswick. Md.
the guest of her sister, Mrs. kerns.