Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
WINCHESTER HAPPENINGS
CLARKE COUNTY HORSE SHOW
LOOKS LIKE BIG SUCCESS.
Woodstock "Wets" to Appeal From
Dry Vote, Alleging Fraud on
Fourteen Counts.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, August "a, 1907.
Since Thursday fre-loss have been in
order at the Winchester Inn. Jack Frost's
nearest neighbor made an early call and
wraps made their appearance at the same
time.
Last night while Jupiter Pluvius was do
ing his best to make things disagreeable
outside the guests spent the evening at
music and cards. A real Virginia cake
walk by the walters helped digest the
patrons dinner served by the former,
On Thursday evening the younger set OF
this city and the summer colony danced
their feet sore and all have been wearing
their old shoes ever since.
The new arrivals at the hotel this week
were: Daniel Rhodes Of Washington, Mr..
and Mrs. Elisha H. Rhodes of Providence,
r.. l.; Mrs. w. r. Woodward, B. Nesbt,
Miss Mary D. Suter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Q. Parker, Mr.. Charles o. Bromley, Mrs.
H. H. Dickman of Orlando Fla; Miss Amy
Tutwiler of Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Ives of Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w.
Scott, Erskine Buford and Sidney Buford
Scott, Mrs. Lloyd Clarke of New Jersey,
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Gather of Balti-
more, F. NJ. Mikell of Atlanta, Miss Lisa
Ridgely of Baltimore, Mrs. NJ. Reese Rich
ardson and daughters, the Misses Minnie
and Caralye Reese-Richardson of Mont
gomery, Ala; Miss l.. Wendell of st. Louis,
H. l.. Emerich Of Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Chapman, Miss Applegate and Asa
G. Neville of Wellsburg, w. Va.
Looks Good for Show.
Nearly 500 entries have been MADE for
the annual Clarke County Horse and Colt
Show, to be held In Berryville on August
q, % and 20. Society people of Clarke
county are making extensive preparations
to entertain their friends. The county of
Clarke has long been famed for its gener-
Gus entertainments, and together with the
q YhfhifiOD
of fine horses the prediction Is confidently
made that the show will exceed all others
held in the Shenandoah valley this year.
A number of horses owned by Washing
tonians have been entered, in addition to
scores Of horses owned by Virginians we'll
known at Benning and Pimlico. Many
prizes are offered, and the hunters class
is particularly we'll filled.
The Evangelical Lutheran synod Of Vir-
ginia, in session at Stephens City since
the first Of the week, will meet in Richmond
next year. The synod passed ,resolu-.
ton discouraging Sunday funerals and
Sunday trains. A resolution was adopted
appointing a committee to investigate con-
ditions at Portsmouth, Va, and report con-
corning the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a
new church at that place.
The remains Of little Margaret Stickel,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Stickel,
who was accidentally shot and killed by
her .eight-year-old brother Wednesday at
York, Pa, were inferred in Mount Hebron
cemetery this afternoon.
Surveys have been made for the extern
sion Of the Southern railway lines in Vir.
ginia, and 1t is said that the route will
extend from the vicinity Of Rapidan
through Madison, Page and Shenandoah
counties, connecting with the Manassas
and Harrisonburg branch of the Southern
near New Market. 1t will pass through
Thoroughfare Gap between Rockfsh Gap
and AIbemarle county.
The saloon interests OF woodstock hied
formal notice that they would appeal from
the local option election held in that
town last week. when the anti-saloon peo-
pie carried the election by one vote. The
Unless the "wets" win in the courts the
pig "dry county OF She"a"o0." VIII De e"''S's
Joseph H. Morgan. aged eighty-seven, one
of the best-known citizens of Berkeley
county, w Va, died on Thursday night at
the home of his son, Jefferson Morgan, near
Bunker Hill.
Harry Sine, seventeen years Of age, was
ing check for $50 on the Mount Jackson
National Bank. Sine, son of Thomas
Sine of Liberty Furnace, Va, eloped with
Miss Virgie Polk to Hagerstown few
weeks ago and they were married. IL Is
charged that he was short of funds at the
time and conceived the scheme gof obtain
ing money by forging the name OF Mr.
Moomaw. The young man has been com
mitted to jail in default of bal, to await
the action Of the grand jury
Mrs Frances Mitchell, widow of Charles
T. Mitchell of Mordington. w. Va. died
this week at Shannondale Springs, Jeffer-
son county w. Va, at an advanced age.
She was before marriage Miss Bassett, and
belonged to the old and influential Virginia
family of that name, which was closely re-
lated to the Washingtons. Two sons and
four daughters survive.
Hunter n. Seabright of Winchester has
been elected president of the North Ameri-
can Builders Company, with headquarters
at Chattanooga, Tenn.
The largest barn in Frederick county.
situated on a farm owned by Mrs. Braxton
D. Gibson of Charles Town. w. Va. was
destroyed by fire few days ago by spon-
taneous combustion. The loss is covered
by insurance.
Berryville, the seat of Clarke county is
nearly dry. The main pipe which runs
through the Shenandoah river from large
Blue Ridge mountain spring burst about a
week ago, and was only repaired a day or
SO ago.
The Frederick county board of super
visors today awarded contracts for extern
sive improvements and alterations at the
Winchester jail. During the time occupied
in making them all the prisoners will be
confined in the county jail at Woodstock.