Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
THE GOVERNOR GRATED.
Annual Reunion Of State Confederate
Veterans.

WINCHESTER, Va, August 3, 1905.
The annual reunion of the confederate
veteran camps of the valley of Virginia
was held today at Fishers Hill, Shenan-
doah county, and was attended by over
1O,oOO persons from all sections of Virginia
ana many from distant states, who for
some years past have been attracted to
these reunions. to mingle with the men Of
Lee and jackson and swap war stories that
nave long since become threadbare, but
never too old to tell again.
The orator of the day was Governor A.
J. Montague of Virginia, who made stir
ring address. The governor is a candidate
Tor United States senator, but during his
address at the reunion he did not refer 10
the campaign he is now waglag for that
ONCE But he spoke in his behalf at
Woodstock, the seat of Shenandoah county
tonight to large and enthusiastic au-
uience.
Advices received by apple dealers from
the New York Packer which is regarded as
An authority, are to the effect that the ap-
pie crop throughout the country will be
very short this season, many states being
put down for Is up to 30 per cent Of a full
crop. But In the valley of Virginia, and
this immediate section In particular the
crop will be in excess of that of two years
ago, when Frederick county harvested the
biggest crop Of apples ever known here,
most OF which were shipped to European
markets.
The board of directors Of the Winchester
and Washington City Electric Railway
Company met in their Offices here this
week and opened bids for the erection of
the great dam, power house and raceway
that is to be put up at Millville Jefferson
county. w. Va, near the Shenandoah river,
to furnish power to create electricity for
lighting the streets of Winchester and
other cities and towns in this section. The
W. 1a6 70 ,ar1
& Company Of Harrisonburg, Va, for 1885,
$3.50, their bid being the lowest. There
were eight other firms after the work. The
contract Is to be completed within 1876 days,
and work has been started.
Church Corner Stone Laid.
The cornerstone of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church South at Front Royal,
Va. was laid on Wednesday afternoon by
Unity Lodge, No 1916 Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, of that place, with Grand
Master Thomas N. Davis of Lyfchburg pre-
siding. Rev DR.. w. W. Tudor Of Richmond
was the orator, and among the former pas
tors present was Rev. William F. Locke,
pastor of Mount Vernon Church Of Wash
ington. The church will cost $4,000.
Mr.. J. d. Eggleston of Prince Edward
county, whose exposure of the graft in
school registers created sensation in Vir-
GINA few weeks ago and put one of his
opponents out of the race for the office of
Stdtc Oh pubic instruction,
was in Winchester this week in the inter
est of his candidacy for that office He
met great many of the leading democrats
and made good impression. Speaking to
the correspondent of The Star, Mr. Eggle-
ston said he was making his fight on an
educational platform and was taking no
part in the factional fight in the democratic
party His statements about the prices of
school books in Virginia compared with
the prices of the same books in many other
states were astonishing. He declared that
he was opposed to the people of this state
paying at least 20 per cent more for school
books than those elsewhere, and closed by
saying that the entire school system of Vir-
gina was in need of great improvement at
once.
Mrs. Sadie Greenway, wife of 7. c. Green
way OF New York, died in that city a few
days ago, aged forty-seven years. She was
a daughter of the late DIR. o. G. Mix Of
jefferson county, w. Va, and belonged to
an old Virginia family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bauserman who was
born elghty-one years ago on the place now
famed as the Cedar Creek battlefield di ID
this week at the home of her daughter
at Toms Brook, Shenandoah county leay-
ing one son, two daughters, two sisters,
thirty grandchildren, ffty-nine great
grandchildren and one great-great-grand
child.
romance which began at Roanoke Col
lege, Salem, Va few years ago, in which
many preachers We're concerned, ended at
Lovettsville, Loudoun county. Va, Wednes-
DAY evening or this week, when Miss Cr-
sula Gotta Richard, daughter of Rev Asa
Richard. pastor of the Lutheran Church,
formerly of Winchester. became the bride
of Rev. William A. Wade, pastor of the
Lutheran Church at Piedmont, w. Va, the
brides father performing the ceremony in
the presence of large company of friends.
All of the ushers and the best man We're
classmates of the groom, who attended the
Gettysburg Pa.) Theological Seminary af-
ter leaving Roanoke College, where he met
Miss Richard, who also a student at
that school After the ceremony, they went
to Washington, where they took a boat for
Norfolk and points on the eastern shore.
They will reside at Piedmont.
Headed by Acting President NJ. c. Ken
nedy of Chambersburg Pa. a large party
of officials of the Cumberland Valley rail-
road inspected the system Thursday ar
irving here late in the afternoon. They
were rendered an elaborate dinner at the
country place of Mr.. Alexander R. Pen
dleton. and returned to Chambersburg at
q late hour.