Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
WINCHESTER SECTION.
specis1 osrresponaeace Of The star.

WINCHESTER. Va. June 0. 1906.
alleged failure on the part of the COM
mon council TO increase the fire1nen's appro-
priatiou 90 provide for the maintenance o.
horse service. 1t Is reported, may result
in several branches of the fire department
selling their apparatus and horses and re-
firing from the fire-fighting business.
heavy rain Wednesday drenched about
1890 visitors 10 Winchester, who were at
Stonewaii cemetery, where the annual coa-
federate memorial exercises were being
held
Two Great Dane dogs attacked a flock
Of prize-winning sheep owned by John W.
Larrick, In the vicinity of Charlottesville.
this county, yesterday. and for several
hours fight was In progress between the
dogs and some rams. A number of sheep
were killed The dogs were shot after an
exciting chase across country.
A decision is expected daily by the state
corporation commission in the matter of
the town of Strasburg against the Baltf-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. to COM
pei the latter to run its trains into that
town instead of stopping at Strasburg
Junction. mile distant.
Court Denies Application.
In the circuit court of Frederick county
yesterday Judge Harrison denied the APP
plication by Mrs Virginia Ray, executrix
and chief beneficiary of the estate of her
husband. John Ray, for a receiver for the
late firm of Funk & Ray. but appointed a
commissioner TO take charge of the firm S
affairs and settle the same.
The case Of Frank Parker, formerly of
Washington, who was charged with kid
naPing his child. the latter having been
given into the custody of its mother by
the court, was dismissed by the circuit
court.
Representatives of base ball teams OF
Winchester, Martinsburg, Charles Town
and Hagerstown met at Martinsburg g, w.
Va, Thursday and organized the Inter
state League, which is composed of one
team from each town named schedule
of twenty-one games each will be played.
A fire at the Crawford Wooden Company
OF Marteinsburg this week was controlled
by the fire brigade of the mill. Clarence
Cage was painfully burned
announcements was made yesterday that
the pension system on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad will go into effect on Jan
uary L next and that the work of coll
lecting statistical data by the relief depart
ment, under the personal supervision of
Major L, Pangborn, is progressing with
more general satisfaction than was antie-
ipated at the outset. The road employs
about $4,000 men, women and boys, and
data concerning each employee is being COM
piled. All employees over a certain age will
be retired and pensioned
Carter NJ. Louthan of Clarke county Is
now connected with the internal revenue
department with headquarters at Char
lottesvllie Albemarle county.
Summer Normal School
Extensive preparations are being made
here for the summer normal season for
the white public school teachers of the
seventh congressional district.
The Inauguration of Rev. DR. James Gray
McAllister, formerly pastor of the Pres5y-
terrain Church in Winchester as president
OF Hampton Sidney College, near Farm
vile, will occur next Wednesday.
Rev. A. P. Funkhouser, who recently re-
tired as postmaster at Harrisonburg, Va,
after a service of eight years has been
elected president of Lebanon Valley Col
lege. Annville, Pa
The commencement exercises of the Mas
samutten College, at Woodstock were held
this week, as were also those of Eastern
College at Front Royal.
Rev. ]. T. Wingfield OF Gordonsyille, Va.
has accepted the call recently rendered by
the Harrisonburg Baptist Church. He ,wnl
begin his new duties next month.
The Protestant Episcopal Church council
OF the diocese of West Virginia has been
In annual session several days this week
at Charles Town. with Bishop Peterkin pre-
siding.
The Reformed Church congregations of
Shepherdstown and Kearneysville Jefer-
son county. W. Va, have elected as their
pastor Kew. j. DAVID Miller OF Everett Pa.
Official announcement was made yester-
day that the annual meeting Of the Luther
an synod of Virginia will be held at Mount
Taiber. near Staunton
Louise Redmon and Mr.. John D. Key
noids were married in Washington recently.
At the residence of Capt. and Mrs Nor
timer Rogers Of Roanoke. Va, their second
daughter, Virginia Mortimer Rogers, and
DIR. Philip Williams Boyd, jr., of Winches-
ter were married last Wednesday.
The remains of Mrs. Regina Catherine
Hartford. who died at her home in Wash
ington last Sunday, were brought to Win
chester, her former home, and inferred in
Mount Hebron cemetery.
After an illness Of only one day. Mrs.
Ann Maria Diffenderfer, widow OF Daniel
Dtffenderfer. died last Thursday at her
home IN Martinsburg W. Va. One son,
William Diffenderfer of Washington. and
one daughter, Mrs Minnie Bert of Mar
tinsburg. survive her.
DIR. s. A. Repass, a Lutheran minister,
died few days ago at Allentown, Pa.
Engineer Lewis Brinkman of Cumber-
land Md. lost his life a few days ago
while on a railroad train by falling under
his engine. He was ground to pieces. His
mother, two brothers and one sister survive
him.
SITUATION Is COMPLEX.