Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-09
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
exceptional Case Before Circuit
Court-General Items.
Correspondence of The Star.

Special correspondence of The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, April s. 1906
Judge c. E. Nicol of the Alexandria cir
cult has been designated to preside over
the hearing of one of the most exceptional
cases ever brought In a Virginia court
'hat or the Winchester Memorial Hospital
ASSOCIATION against the Handley board Of
trustees The suit is to enforce payment
oI Zee or SZ,Ooo assigned by Robert NJ
ward ex-city solicitor, to the hospital. This
amount was awarded Mr.. Ward by the
Winchester common council for services
performed in the defense of the CITY In
suits brought by alleged heirs of the late
Judge John Handley of Scranton. Pa. who
LETT the bulk of his vast fortune to Win
chester for public schools and works The
trustees of the fund insist that thew have
no authority to pay the fee, and that
While the city owns the money the law
gives the board no right to recognize an
order asking for its payment to the hos
pitai board, to which 1t was donated by
Attorney Ward. Circuit Judge Harrison of
Winchester declined to sit In the case.
To develop extensive deposits In JEFF
ferson county W. Va. one of the engineer.
ing corps of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road has Just completed survey for an
extension or branch line from MillviIle sta
ton, the operating headquarters of the
Winchester and Washington CITY Railway
Company, to the Maltby farm near Man
nings Ferry. The route follows the river
on the eastern bank from Keys Ferry to
the terminus near Mannings
A good roads campaign that is to he far
reaching and to extend all over Virginia
was inaugurated in Winchester this week
by Wellington e. Loucks of St Louis. ma
uonal organizer for the National Good
Roads Associa ton.
Cross-country riding was in progress
nearly all of last week in Clarke county.
under the auspices of the Blue Ridge Hunt
Club of MillWood which is composed of
some of the most skillful riders In the
state.
Land that formerly sold cheaply and was
even difficult to dispose of brought 500 an
acre Saturday. 1t is situated in the new
famous apple and fruit belt.
Advise received here Friday from
Richmond are to the effect that Joseph Co
penhaver the Clarke county wife murderer,
who Is serving twelve-year term in state
prison, has become raving maniac.
Charles Shane, youth of Ga nesboro,
this county. threw a shell from a breech-
loading gun into fire Friday. and as
Ii was slow in exploding he blew into 1T,
with the result that he was fright1ully
burned. 1t Is feared his eyesight Is de-
stroyed or permanently impaired.
Representative James Hay of this (sev-
enth) district is the only Virginia repre-
sentative who is certain of having no OPP
position In his party for reelection. The
time for giving notice of running expired
last week, and none appeared against him.
The district committee will meet in a day
or two and declare him the nominee This
will do away with the expense of holding
a primary election.
Rev. DR. John P. Hyde of Winchester, for
many years transportation agent of the
Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church South. and one of the most widely
known members of that conference, has
resigned and has been succeeded by Rev.
c. s. Stanton of Lewisburg w. Va.
Under the will of the late N. Bender
Schmitt, a wealthy druggist OF Woodstock,
va, the foreign and home missionary socie-
ties of the Reformed Church get about
$40 600. and several educational institutions
which were indebted financially to Mr..
Schmitt are relieved of the obligations.