Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
VALLEY. OF VIRGINIA
LATE HAPPENINGS IN THE VIM
CHESTER SECTION.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, August 25. 1906
The authorities Of the southern end OF
Frederick and the northern section OF
Shenandoah counties have a mystery on
their hands in connection with the death OF
Peter Spiker, young man Of Meadow
Mills. Frederick county, whose mutilated
and almost lifeless body was found about
3 o'clock Friday morning along the Balt-
more and Ohio railroad tracks near Cedar
Creek and who died at o'clock Friday at
ternoon without regaining consciousness.
The evidence taken at the coroner's inquest
leads to the belief that Spiker met with
foul play, as the wounds on his head and
elsewhere about the body. according to the
testimony of DR.. Weaver of Middetown,
made by railroad train. Spiker, who was
employed at the lime works Of Stickley q
Orndorff at orlando several years, was
sutton of Miss Maude Richardson, and was
with that young lady Thursday at her
home. in company with others, until nearly
midnight
At the inquest Miss Richardson testified
that Spiker had threatened to kill himself II
but that he seemed to be pacified when she
assured him of her preference for him.
When Kline left the house he was seen
going in from the railroad. Charles Grove,
also an emplOye OF the lime WOTkS, WncH
going on duty about o'clock Friday morn
Ing. with a lantern in hand, came across
the bleeding body of Spiker near the rail-
road track. He was taken to a residence
nearby, where he expired some hours later.
No arrests have been made so Tar.
Valley Route Selected.
Messrs H. H. Trice and J. H. Hall. both
of Norfolk Va, have been making special
trips through the valley of Virginia to
Washington and on to Gettysburg and the
surrounding country along the national pike
in the interests of the Glidden tourists,
who have finally decided to come over that
route next summer to>the Jamestown ex-
position. Mr.. Trice. when conversing with
the reporter about the tour, said they would
have between 400 and 500 passengers In
about 200 automobiles. and that it would
present novel and unique spectacle. The
finest types of touring cars to he had, he
added will be used. 1t Is probable that a
day or two will be spent in Washington.
Henry S. Slagle, for many years a resi-
dent of Winchester and formerly presiden.
of the old Shenandoah Valley National
Bank of this city, died here few days ago
after a long illness. He was eighty-seven
years of age and was unmarried. Mr..
Sagle was the last member of his family.
James P. Kramer, a confederate veteran,
suffered a stroke of paralysis at the home
of his daughter Mrs. c. E. Aulick, in Win
Chester, lew udyS dSO, IL III a SCiiouS
condition.
While driving cows home from pasture
one evening this week Miss Martha Shan
holtz daughter of Jesse Shanholtz of Gaines
borough, this county. was so severely
stunned by lightning that her life was de-
SPARED of for several days. The bolt tore
off her left shoe and burned her foot, hurl-
ing her around like top and then throw
ing her violently to the ground, where she
was found in an unconscious condition. Two
cows were killed outright and two others
injured. Miss Shanholtz is now recovering.
according to advices received from Ter
home this afternoon.
Daniel T. Wood, jr., member of an old
and prominent Virginia family, died Thurs
day at the residence of his father, five
miles east of Winchester. after long ill
ness.
Rev. DR.. James, r. Graham. pastor
emeritus of the Presbyterian Church in
Winchester, has now for the first time in
number of years all of his sons with
him in family reunion. They include Rev.
Tucker Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Farmville, Va; Rev. Alfred T.
Graham of Dawson College, North Caro-
liza; Rev. James r. Graham. jr., of the
China Presbyterian Mission; William Ora
ham, a wholesale druggist of st. Louis,
and DR.. John Randolph Graham of New