Evening star., 1923-06-10
FAUQUIER COUNTY
FAIR DATES SET

"Better. .Than-Ever' Slogan Adopt.
ed-Plans Made for August
22 and %.
Special Dispatch TO The star.
/ WARRENTON, Va, Juno s.-The
/ Fauquier County Agricultural Society
announces August 20 and % as the
date for the Fauquier county fair this
year with the warchword. Better
than-evsr." The officers Of the society
for this year are b. A. Rucker. presi-
| dent: 8. II. Carter. vice president; II.
! c. Groome, H. NJ. Luttrell and A. v.
Baird, honorary vice presidents; P. w.
Anderson. treasurer. and w. P. Sadler,
secretary and manager.
Board of directors. Miss Emily Glas-
cock. ]. Brad Beverley, ]. Alex Carter
John C. Butler, J. T. Crawley. w.
Colder Davis, E. C. Foster, +. d. Gas
Ikins, e. Marshall Newton, j. T. Ramey
Il. Nelson Fell. William Skinker, c. II.
Smith, j. w. Slaughter, l.. w. Trenis,
James Woodward, John f. Walker,
| John w. Waller, Charles Baird, War
rem Jones, John Fishback and Logan
4
The executive committee will have
connecting June IL at the Marshall Ma
tional Bank to complete plans for the
fair. This committee consists Of the
| officers and w. Colder Davis, John
\ Fishback, e. c. Gatewood, William
skinker. John Waller, John f. Walker
Miss Emily Glascock, Miss Kitty More
cock, Mrs. Pauline Okie, Mrs. J. Z. Nc
| Carly and Mrs. Julian Keith.
summerduek School Closes.
| Summerduck Graded School closed
/ last week. The school league gave q
| successful play Monday evening. The
school children presented play, Mrs
\ mencement Wednesday evening. The
| salutatory was given by Margaret
Jones and valedictory by Thelma Day.
A rattlesnake five feet long and hav-
ing sixteen rattles was killed recently
by William Leach on the farm Of r. L.
Elgin, near New Baltimore.
Hezekiah Burgess eighty-four years
! old died at his home near Baldwins
| ridge.
Confederate Memorial Services.
The passing years do not reduce the
crowd which always assemblies for
| Confederate Memorial day which was
last Saturday. Lunch was served to
the veterans by the Daughters Of the
| Confederacy before the services The
speaker was Lloyd Everett of Fair
| fax; the veteran Capt. C. NJ. Smith
| also gave some war "reminiscences.
| The Warrenton Band and chorus of
| school children furnished music. The
veterans and daughters were taken in
| automobiles. The Junior John Quincy
| Marr Chapter, U. ID. c.; the Sons of
Veterans, school children and many
| others marched in the procession 10
| the cemetery. The American Legion
Auxiliary observed the day by selling
poppies for the benefit of disabled SOL
| diers and decorating the graves of
world war soldiers.
Graduating exercises Of the War
| renton High School were held Tues
| day evening in the Warrenton The
ater. Rev. Mr.. Stevens made the in
vocation, and the children of the
| school sang several choruses. An ad-
| dress to the graduates was made by
Wilbur Hall of Leesburg. and the
diplomas were presented by the presi-
| dent of the school board, DR.. S. W.
Maphis.
| List Of Graduates.
| The graduates were Katherine Cop
tpage, Margaret Horgan, Susanne Rob
| inson. Virginia Schwab, Frank Bowie,
David 7. Duncan, jr.; William Hudson.
| Randolph Minter and Edward w.
| Richards. The principal, S. G. Coe
made short talk on the work of the
| school and read the honor roll. Miss
| Virginia Schwab delivered the vale
| dictory.
Those on the honor roll for the
| term were: For study, Daniel Thoma
John kessler. John Tanguey; for
attendance and punctuality, John
Kessler. Dorothy Escherick. Johr
| Tanguey. Mary Hiner, Gladys Cock
rill. Louise Fox and Nicholas Tan.
| guey.
The commencement of Fauquier
Institute was held Thursday evening
! The only graduate was Miss Heller
Hermann. Miss Nellie V. Butler
who has been principal OF the schoo
who has been principal of tn,
her old pupils attended the com.
mencement in her honor. Miss Ma,
| Strother and Mrs. Carr will continue
| the school.
| Warrenton Graduates.
The closing Of the warrentor
Country School was on Wednesday
The graduates were Misses Elizabeth
North. Mary Stewart and Murie
Winston. Miss Baldwin surrenderet
the school colors, which were re
ceived by Miss Elizabeth Broussar,
for the class Of 1924. An interestin,
address TO the graduates was givei
by DR.. ]. Duncan Smith, of Prince
ton University. Tho prize for I'll,
best average in the first year wa
given to Richard Barrett: secon,
Mary Olive O'Connell; fourth year
May Fletcher Tiffany; fifth year
Grace Douge: sixth year, Virginii
Randolph; highest in the Junior de
partment. Fanny Keith; department
Shelby Semmes; sewing. Elizabetl
BALDWIN; general excellence. saral
drawing. Margaret Avery. Murie
Winston, captain of the green team
won the athletic pennant; August
Kelly was awarded the tennis cur
general athletics.
Marshall High Commencemen
Commencement exercises of tn
primary grades Of the Marshall Higl
School were held Wednesday even
ing. The program consisted o
songs, dances, drills, a mother COOS
pantomime and a play called "Siste
were held Thursday evening. TIL,
Invocation was by Rev. w. c. Smith
The graduates were Henrie Rixe.
Walker, Audrey May Adams, Mari
Girgnla Pisrss Paisssen viGls srr'a White tea, AM
was read by Graham Pierce. clas
| prophecy by Audrey Adams, clas
| will by Viola White. DR.: J. w. Way
land delivered the address to th
| Marie Russell delivered the vaIedic
tory, and Rev. M. C. Frazer pro
nounced the benediction.
Financial arrangements for tn
new school building at Uppervill
have been completed and the contrac
awarded to L I. Poe. Marshall. Va
The Black Horse Camp, Sons o
Confederate Veterans, at a meeting
held here drafted resolutions of re
\ ox,I ttHy hA