Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
IN THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
NEWS NOTES FROM THE WIN
CHESTER SECTION.
u. s. Army ofncers Traverse Famous
Marches Through the Shenan-
doah Valley-Railway d.
rectory Elected.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. July II. 1908.
A party Of oficers Of the United States
Army in command Of Maj. Morrison
spent nearly all of this week in the vicin-
ity Of .Winchester-at Strasburg. Cedar
creek. Middletown. kernstown. lakewood
and this city-visiting the numerous civil
war battlefelds and traversing practically
the same route taken by Stonewall Jack
son on his famous marches through the
Shenandoah valley. The officers were
accompanied by q number Of students
from the service school at Leavenworth.
Kan. and these were given instructions.
At the annual meeting Of the Winches-
ter and Washington City Railway Com
pany. the corporation which furnishes
Berryville and other towns. President
Hansbrough, Vice President Mulllkin and
Secretary-Treasurer Carter were re-elect-
ed, as were also the following directors:
s. H. Hansbrough. Charles Mullikin. Z.
v. Weems. L. F. Cooper. W. H. Baker
and s. L. Hoover, all Of Winchester; Col.
r. p. Chew of Charles Town. w. Va; A.
Moore Of BerryvilIe. Va, and Henry c.
Warden Of Clarke county. Va.
The Teachers Summer Normal School,
for white public school teachers Of the
seventh congressional district. which Is
in session In this city. Is being attended
by nearly 200 teachers. The normal is In
charge of Conductor Harris of Warren
Mrs. Foster. wife Of Capt. Charles B.
Foster, U.S.A.. retired. died here q few
days ago in Memorial Hospital Of rheu.
matism. with which disease her husband
Is also confined to the same institution.
At her funeral an address was delivered
by Mrs. Hates of Washington.
Clarence c. Bailey and Miss Mollie
Adams. both Of White Hall. this county.
were married this week in Hagerstown,
Md. by Rev. J. H. Jeffries.
Drs. W. 8. Love. s. p. Latans and Ju-
liam F. Ward Of Winchester and Dr. z.
B. Smoke Of White Hall have been APP
from Virginia to the international con-
gress on tuberculosis. to be held in WASH
ington during September and October.
It Ia stated on good authority that the
situated near Farmville. Va. will be Of
fered to Rev. Henry Tucker Graham.
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Farmville. who is a son OF Rev. DR.. James
r. Graham of Winchester.
Mrs. Elizabeth Afieck of Winchester cell
ebrated her ninety fourth birthday Thurs
day. She was born in Kernstown and her
husband was cousin OF Gladstone. She
is the grandmother Of p. j. Ahieck. the
Washington druggist. Mrs. Af1ieck en-
joys excellent health.
Several weeks ago engineers made ex-
tensive surveys through the northwestern
section OF Frederick county from Berke-
ley county. w. Va. through to Hampshire
county. w. Va, and this week W. Ray
mond Cross secured. options Tor the right
Of way for a gas pipe line. It is under
stood natural gas has been discovered In
the mountains west Of Winchester and a
large company has been organized to de-
velop the industry.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
South at Whitacre. this county. which has
Just been completed. will be dedicated
Sunday, August 2.
George w. Hardy. employed by the
Standard Lime and Stone Company in
Berkeley county. who was caught in a
landslide recently. died this week in the
Kings Daughters Hospital in Martins
burg from his injuries.
While driving horses in a hay field near
Summit point. Jefferson county, W. Va,
Wednesday. son Of William Frazier was
thrown from the horse and fatally injured.
dying the same evening
Russell Dorsey. well known Winches.
ter man. formerly employed in Washing.
ton. died few days ago at his home
here. after a protracted sickness of a
complication Of diseases. aged thirty-one
years. He leaves his mother. Mrs. Upton
L. Dorsey, and two sisters.