Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Happenings of Interest in the
Winchester Section.
BIG MOONSHINE RAID
Revenue Officers Seize $500 Gallons
of Apple Pumice.
DEER LEAPS FREIGHT TRAIN
Game Driven From Mountains by
Forest Fires-Railroad Bridge
Orders Fall.
DEER LEAPS FREIGHT TRAIN
s,ecial Correspondence OF The Star.

,,,ecal Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. November IS. 1905
One of the largest 'moonshine' stills
discovered in Rappahannock county IN
years was seized this week by internal
revenue officers and destroyed. They
confiscated 800 gallons of apple pumlce
and arrested Newman and Harrison Jen-
kinS, brothers, who are alleged TO nave
been the proprietors of the outfit. Inc
still was in the mountains. near Bronson
station. The officers went through d haz-
ardous experience. and at one time faceo
a hot fire of shot from ambush. None,
however, was injured. The seizure was
made by Special Officers l.. F. Harnsbor-
ough and S. +. Chapma1, Revenue an
spectors H. c. Weaver and H. ]. Acker,
Deputy Collector j. B. Wood and United
States Gauger c. H. Dear.
Since the forest fires of the past few
weeks many wild game animals nave
been driven from the mountains OF west
Virginia. and dozens of wild turkeys. as
well as bears and deer, have been seen
by Baltimore and Ohio trainmen. A few
days ago d famished deer leaped on the
tender of "A freight train as the train
was passing through a cut. rode a mile
and Jumped off, escaping in the woods.
All the trainmen are now carrying rifles
and revolvers.
The marriage of Miss Caroline McCaw
Lay, granddaughter of the late Judge
John Lay of Virginia. and DR.. Henry A.
Converse formerly professor of mathe-
mates OF Shenandoah Valley Academy.
Winchester, but now of Johns Hopkins
University of Baltimore. took place on
Wednesday at the home of the BRIDE
aunt. Miss Lucy Lay, in Richmond.
Supt. Nj. NJ. Lynch of the Winchester
public schools, who is also a member of
the state board of education, was one of
the principal speakers at the third an
conference New
port News this week. Principal N. D.
Cool of Winchester and Principal A. r.
Middleton of Middletown were also in at
tendance.
Representative II. d. Flood. according
to the official figures. ran ahead of the
democratic national ticket in the recent
election. He carried the tenth district
by majority of 4,SJO. polling about > 900
more than Bryan.
Old Slave Returns on Foot.
John Thomas Blackwell, a former slave.
now eighty-four years old. who went from
Winchester to Canada during the civil
war. Is now on his way from Nova Scotia
to his old home, where he will spend the
remainder of his life. He is making the
trip on foot. He was reported to be in
New York yesterday
Rev. DR.. James Battle Averitt. the old
est living chaplain of the Confederate
army and who was on Gen. Turner Ash
by's staff. was taken suddenly i'll in
Buena Vista a few days before the death
last week of his wife. Mrs Mary Williams
Averitt. and was unable to accompany
the body to this city. where 1t was in
tered DR.. Averitt has improved and
has been taken to the home of his son.
Col. John w. Averitt OF Cumberland, Md.
Sias Mileson of Hampshire county, w.
Va. captured a deer without shooting ii
a few days ago. but not until after
desperate struggle in Capon river He
was fording the river on a horse. when
dog chased the deer down the mountain
side and into the stream
While workmen Of the Virginia Iron and
Bridge Company of Roanoke were en-
gagged in putting In a new span at the
Southern Railways bridge over the Shen-
andoah river at Riverton on Wednesday
morning the top part of the span sud
denly collapsed and tumbled into the river
seventy-five feet below. 4 passenger
train which left Harrisonburg for Wash
ington had just left the Riverton station
reduced speed when the accident oc
CURED. The train was stopped within
ten yards of the edge of the structure.
A franchise has been granted to the
an electric line over the principal streets
of Martinsburg. w Va. 1t is also pro-
posed by the company to construct a bel.
line 10 Winchester by way of Charles
Town and Shepherdstown. making the
line more than fifty miles in length. The
line will run through the rich fruit belts
of Frederick. Berkeley and jefferson coun-
ties
Miss Bertha Virginia Elkins. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Elkins of Nineveh
was married to Mr.. Daniel Lynch of
Tniontown. Pa. Wednesday, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev William
Stevens, pastor of the Southern Methodist
Church of Stephens City Miss Pearl
Houser of Luray. Va. bridesmaid and
Mr.. Archibald Clevenger OF Canterbury
". Va, was best man.