Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
LATE HAPPENINGS IN THE WIN
CHESTER SECTION.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. September 70 1907.
James NJ Jack, who shot Lewis Legg
August 10 was taken before Judge VIII
liam VI Atkinson of the corporation court
Thursday when application was made for
bail. which was refused.
benjamin Turner. coIored. who escaped
from the chain gang in Woodstock few
days ago, whore the Winchester prisoners
a'e being kept during improvements to the
local jail, WIS freed by a dog. The dog
remained on guard, barking until officers
arrived and took charge Of the fugitive.
Ernest SimunS, who was recently ar
rested on a charge of placing gate post
across TIE BerryviIic turnpike which caused
an automobile belonging to Jack Hardesy
to he wrecked and resulted IN Mss May
bushnell Of Winchester being thrown out
ana killed. was brought before the grand
jury at B"rryvill@ last week, but after
spending two days taking testimony the
jury reported its inability to find a true
bill. and the young man was released.
Tn" town council Of Beryvi has re-
moved Water Superintendent John T. Crow
from office and appointed r. Iiamp Erb his
Successor.
Tire remains of Charles Tharp who died
in Pittshurg rs IL" result Of fall. Were
brought here Thursday and inferred in the
BrucctOu
Postmaster Bentley Kern OF Winchester
has received orders tn the effect that on
and after October l Manchester mail car
riers will he required to make night col
lectionS Of mail matter from street boxes
p Thomas i. COnnor. proprietor of saloon,
was fined Slr in police court Wednesday
for not having his place of business closed
promptly at III o'clock. as the law directs
An appeal was taken to tn" corporation
court
At the annual meeting OF the Virginia
Fire Insurance Agents Association. held
this week in Richmond. the only woman
delegate in attendance was Miss Fannie
o. Brown of Winchester
Postmasters in this section of the state
have received circular letter from Post
master Royal Cabe!l of the Richmond Of
flee stating that a meeting of all the Eir
ginla poStmaSte"s is planned to be held
in the Virginia capital next month for the
purpose of forming an association. the
purpose of which IS to improve the postal
service in Virginia.
The annual official inspection of Winches-
ter Commandery. No. l.. Knights Templar.
took place Friday evening on Frederick
Plaza. near the city hall. The inspection
was conducted by Grand Senior Warden
William Baylor McChesney of Staunton
About sixty knights In uniform were pres
eut. under command of Eminent Command
er y. NJ Baker. who is also an officer of
the Grand COmmandery of Virginia. Music
was rendered by the Friendship Military
Band and at the conclusion of the inspec-
tiOa secret cOnClave was held. at which
the order of the temple was conferred in
ancient Templar costumes and other para
phernalia repre- senting that period. ban
quet followed at the Masonic Temple, and
speeches We're made by prominent members
OF the order. Winchester Commandery
was the first organized in Virginia. its his
tory dating back to 1913. or ten years
before the Grand Commandery Of.the state
instituted At that time it was known
as Winchester Encampment. No. 1.
Never before in the history of public
schools in Virginia have teachers been so
scarce as this year. and number of
schools will not be BILE TO open in the
country districts for that reason. Supt.
j. ID. EgglestOn of the state department
in an interview states that the salaries
offered teachers in Virginia much
smaller than those paid in many other
states. and that in order to maintain many
of the schools il will be necessary for the
legislature to appropriate more money for
public education.