Evening star., 1921-05-15

treasure their historic associations,
but a town cannot live on history.
Money is made and bills paid by pres
cnt activities and not by past giortes.
In Henry Howe's History Of Virginia
published at Charleston, Soutn Car
olina, in 1876. is this:
THE town Front Royal is neatly
built and is surrounded by beautiful
scenery. 1t contains one Presby-
terian. one Baptist and one Episcopal
church, FIVE mercantile stores and
about four hundred inhabitants.
About seven miles south of this viii
lagc is copper mine which has re-
Gently been opened. It is conducted
with spirit and promises to be val
liable. About three miles southwest
of Front Royal is Aliens cave. In
beauty and magniffcencc it is said ["
equal "eyer's cave. 1t extends about
200 feet. The spary tstarryo in
crustation and concretions of 'Sarah's
ments. presents gorgeous scene.
Its innumerable cells and grottoes
form complete labyrinth"
The population Of Front Royal with
but the town has SO greatly out
grown the corporate limits that there
are more than 1000 people living in
the town. plan is under way to
extend the corporate limits but there
is no purpose to annex fields and dis
showing among the cities; the only
desire is to make the corporate linn
its agree with what is now the close
" built up town of Front Royal.
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THE government Of the town is by
" mayor and council, the mayor
being B. J. Hillidge and the council
| men Omar Maddox, Z. S. West, w. w.
Sonner, and W. NJ. Proctor. Mayor
Hillidge succeeded W. l.. Jones,
native Of Rappahannock county.
| fourteen years resident of Front
Royal, mayor for two terms and still
justice OF the peace The police
department is Town Sergt. E. G.
Smith. He has been on the job for
| many years, and both by reason Of the
OrGcriiness of the Front Royahsts
and the aIertness of Town Sergt.
Smith everything moves along hap
ply and we'll. But even the sheriff.
II. F. Collins. finds it some task to
make Warren county dry from the
base of Massanutten mountain to the
! top OF High Knob.
| FrCnt Royal has its water and sew
! - plant and its electric lighting
| riant, There is running water in all
| i.ouses and no better water can be
| had. The town bought mountain
lands containing nineteen fine fast
! flowing springs. conducted the water OF
those springs 10 reservoir far Up in
'he hills and then piped it to :own.
It is cold. and though clear the town
| authorities are not satisfied and are
| preparing to put in $4,000 ultra
ton plant. The town owns its eiec,
enterprise works well. The citizens
do not complain Of electric light charg..
es, the streets are well lighted and
the town as soon as the new concrete
pavement is laid on busy Main street
Is gong to set w electric lights that
will make that street a dazzling white
way. There is a volunteer fire COM
pany made up OF enthusiastic smoke
caters. but fires are few at Front
Royal. The reel is drawn by hand
the installation Of the present water
system is out of date, for the gravity
pressure throws a stream higher than
the tallest building in the town.
Front Royal has a $4,000 high
modern and well equipped as any in
the state of Virginia, a state which
has always justly taken pride in its
system of public instruction. Owe.
500 Front Royal children attend
of schools is Hugh D. Hite. the prin-
Icipal is Prof. Coe and the teachers
are Miss A:dcnia Jc-'es. d2;Ghter OF
x-Mayor Jones; Hiss Freida Atwood
Miss Hads ssah Dunn. Miss Virginia
Leach. Miss Net.ie Weaver. Miss Hen
son, Miss Wilkcrson and the Rev. Mr.
Scott.
The spiritual comfort oc the Front
Eoyalists is attended to. There is a
fne Protestant Episcopal church. the
rector Of which is the Rev. r. Wyn-
dom Browne. For about fourteen
years the Presbyter'ans had been
ninistered to by the Dcv. DR.. w. J.
Webster, but he was recently succeed
led by the Rev. Mr.. Shannon, who came