Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
LATE NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
VALLEY OF SHENANDOAH.

WINCH ESTER. Va, July

WINCHESTER. Va, July 13, 1907.
The forty-first annual meeting OF the
Sunday school convention of the Balti-
more conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church South. was held this week in Har-
rsburg, Va
1t Is generally believed the so-called "un-
written law will be thoroughly discussed
at the forthcoming annual meeting of the
Virginia Bar Association. which is to be
hello at the Inside Inn. on the jamestown
August 1. The principal paper to be read
by a state lawyer Will be by MIR. Richard
Evelyn Byrd of Winchester. whose sub
ject will be The Province of the Court
Reports received from all sections Of the
valley of Virginia indicate beyond doubt
that the wheat cop OF this year Will be
above the average. both in quantity and
quality.
The case Of Mrs. c. f. Copenhaver
against the Unit ID Telephone and Tele-
graph Company has been finally settled at
Martinsburg. w. Va. by the company pay
ing her $500. Her husband. who went
from Winchester to work for the company.
was instantly killed by an electric shock he
rec eived while making some repairs In the
Martinsburg central Office last July.
Will Comply With Ruling.
1t was learned here today that the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company has
notified the Virginia corporation commits
sion that it will comply with the recent
ruling Of that body. requiring it to sell
passenger train tickets at the rate of 3
cents instead Of 31s cents mile on It's lines
in Virginia.
Arrangements are being made by Slower
Camp Confederate Veterans. with the as
SStanca of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy and other local organ cations. at
Strasburg, Va. for the annual reunion of
Confederate veterans of the Shenandoah
valley at Fishers Hill. August g. The
(Srr CHI
has been engaged to furnish music for the
social festivities Friday night and the re-
union exercises Saturday.
Adviccs have been received from Rich
mond to the effect that Gov. Swanson this
week appointed Mr.. Robert T Barton. an
attorney who resides in Winchester. as
member of the stat commission to secure
uniformity in legislation The other m en-
berS of the commission are Judge A. A.
Phngar and ]. Garland Pollard
Ulysses 8. And erson and Miss Verne
Larr:ck Of Capon Springs. Hampshire
county W. Va. eludcd th'ir parents and
eoped to Hagerstown. Md this week and
were married. This is the groom's second
matrimonial venture. his first wife having
been a sister OF the present wife.
Floyd Foltz, aged about two years. son
Of James Foltz of Shenandoah City. found
an eightpenny nail in his fathers pocket a
few days since and swallowed it. The
parents thought he was about to die, and
several physicians worked for hours try
ing to extract the nail. but without sue
cess. The condition of the child has since
improved and the family physician states
the patient Is out of danger.
Snake Bite Fatal.
Mary Bull. aged fourteen years. daughter
Of John Bull prominent resident of New
Market Shenandoah county, Va. while
playing near clump of bushes and flowers
in the yard at her home Wednesday even
ing Of this week. was suddenly attacked
and bitten by the largest rattlesnake that
has ever been seen in that section. The
snakes fangs went into the child's leg. and
although several physicians worked hero
ically to save her life. the little girl ex-
pired in intense agony a few hours after
being bitten.
Ex-Sheriff David H. Ralston Of Rock
fngham county, Va. who was we'll known
all over the Shenandoah valley. died at his
home in Harrisonburg. the county seat.
this week. his death. 1t is stated, being due
to the effects of surgical operation per-
formed last week. when one leg was am
putated. He was severely wounded during
the civil war while wing In the Con-
federata army. and the wound never
healed.
Jack Hines. formerly OF the United
States Marine Corps. who was convicted at
StauntOn of having forged check on the
National Valley Bank. using the name of
a recruiting officer. has been sentenced to
work at hard labor for two years on the
public roads.