Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
LATE HAPPENINGS IN THE WIN
CHESTER SECTION.

SpeSiai correspondence OI Inc Star
WINCHESTER. Va, March 9 1907.
A map just published shows that of tho
100 counties in Virginia "a have no liquor
licenses and 81 no saloons in the rural dis
tricts. Twenty-one of the 1871 incorporated
towns have saloons and II have dispensar-
les; 1.276.O00 of the 100000 population re-
side in dry territory and more than half
OF the 1,0JO saloons are in four counties.
A call has been extended by the congre-
cation of the Presbyterian Church Of
Front Royal, Warren county, Va. to Rev.
Abner c. Hopkins. Jr., who has been pas
tor of the church of that denomination at
Hampton, Va. He has the matter under
advisement and should he accept he will
succeed Rev. J. A Mcclure, who recently
resigned to go elsewhere.
DIR. Alfred b. Tucker, a Nav York physi-
clan and surgeon, who recently located at
Berryville, Clarke county. Va. on account
of his health. has leased property there for
the purpose of establishing hospital. Miss
Mary Stricken of Winchester. who is
graduate of Garfield Hospital, Washing
ton, will be head nurse.
Under the new Virginia school law,
which Is broader and more liberal than the
old statutes, many country communities ara
raising funds for the establishment of high
schools. The state contributes a pro rata
sum. Several have been put in operation
recently in this section.
Proposed National Bank.
Stock is now being subscribed for
national bank, to be located at Boyce.
plication for a charter will be made in the
near future. The capital stock is to be
$4,000.
Among the passengers sailing from New
York last Thursday on the steamer La
Provence were Mrs. Franck Baker of Win
chester, little John Cecil Fairfax and
maid. Their destination Is Paris, where
the child will be delivered to the Marquis
de Montferriers, who has adopted the Fair
fax child. The latter. who is three months
of age, is related to the Fairfaxes of Vir-
gfnia and the CAROLS of Maryland. his
father being William Fairfax, lineal de-
scendant of Thomas Lord Fairfax, and his
mother Miss Elizabeth Carroll. a descend
ant of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
Fire, which is believed to have been OF
incendiary origin, destroyed the post Office
at Trone, this county. late last Thursday
night, together with a store building owned
by the postmaster. f. l.. Hook.
Frederick f. Schmidt who is employed as
fireman at the Hotel Evans, this city. re-
Gently swallowed the contents of a small
vial Of laudanum. His life was saved by a
physician.
At the annual roll call of StonewaIi
Lodge. No. "a. Knights of Pythias. of Har-
rsonburg, DR.. w. ]. Points. who has been
secretary Of the lodge for many years, was
presented with purse Of gold in apprecia-
ton of his long and faithful services.
Public school teachers from all parts OF
Frederick county gathered here today to
attend the monthly meeting of their as
ISOLATION, which was addressed by City
Solicitor r. Gray Williams. He discussed
Dickens works. Arrangements were made
to exhibit work of county pupils at the
jamestown exposition. The county exhibit
will be in the Virginia building
A committee recently appointed by Cir
cult Judge T. W. Harrison of the Frederick
county circuit court to inspect the Winches-
teer Jail has reported that the city and
county prison is unfit for use and that a
new one should be erected or the present
jail remodeed and thoroughly renovated
An architect is to be employed at once.