Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Harris Trial May Go to An.
other Circuit.
TRAIN KILLS STOCKMAN
Fine Apples Sent President Taft
Bring Letter.
MOUNTA4 TIMBER ON FIRE
Rev. DR.. Cox's Death-Washingto
Woman Dies at Winchester.
Girls Refusal Causes Suicide.

for killing William A. Thompson, assO-
ciate editor of the Warrenton (va.) Vir-
eindan. will not ibe held in Fauquier coun-
ty, and that steps will be taken in
short time to have the trial removed to
another circuit. The supreme court OF
appeals Of Virginia granted new trial
this week. One of the principal points
made by counsel for the defendant and
sustained by the court was that the trial
court erred in not permitting the foreman
Of the grand jury which indicted Harris
to testify during the trial.
Just two weeks after his wife. Mrs.
Eva Miller Hodges. died in 4 hospital
at Martinsburg, c. Willis Hodges. a well
known stock dealer and farmer of Berke-
ley county, w. Va, was struck by a
Norfolk and Western railway freight
train at Shepherdstown. Jefferson coun-
ty, this week and killed. He was driv-
ing across the track to the Hodges ele-
vator when the train struck the buggy.
death OF his wife had been living at the,
home Of his mother, Mrs. G. T. Hedges,
in Jefferson. He leaves four little chill
dren.
Several boxes OF different varieties OF
apples grown in the Valley of Virginia
which were sent to President Taft a few
days ago by the officers Of the Virginia
Horticultural Society are said to have
been pronounced the finest specimens seen
at the White House in many years, and
it is said the President was quite sur
prised upon being told that fruit OF such
excellent quality was grown in the Shen-
andoah valley. He has sent his thanks
and appreciation to the society. Several
boxes of the same varieties were also
sent to Gov. Swanson.
Harry T.. Cooper. formerly postmaster
and merchant at Star Tannery, this coun-
ty, and his wife, Mrs. Madana A. Cooper.
a younger sister of his first wife, are re-
ported to have made up their differences,
which recently became SO acute that Mrs.
Cooper filed suit for divorce and also
obtained an injunction restraining her
husband from disposing of any of his
property.
To Address the Elks.
City Solicitor r. Gray Williams of Win
chester went to Parkersburg, w. Va,
yesterday to make the principal address
at the memorial exercises to be held to-
morrow by the Parkersburg lodge of
Elks, and will be the guest of Judge Hun
ter Moss while in that city.
Fire broke out in the mountains in the
southern part of Berkeley county, w.
Va, this week, and has been raging
despite the efforts of large parties of men
to stay the progress of the flames.
Bernard Redmon of Winchester is in a
serious condition at Garrett, Ind, as the
and struck the ground with his head
while getting out Of the cab Of an engine
on the B. O.. railroad between Garrett
and Chicago. 1t is expected. however,
that he will recover.
The death of Rev. DIR. Samuel K Cox
at HarrisOnburg recently makes the
third member of the board of trustees of
the RandolphM Macon system of colleges
and schools to die within year. The
first to die this year was Rev. DR.. ]. J.
Lafferty, at Crozet, Va, and the second
was Rev. DR.. J. n. Hank. in Norfolk.
Samuel Corpening, stock dealer of
Gerardstown. Berkeley county, was taken
from his bed at l o'clock the other morn
ing by deputy sheriffs on charge of en-
bezzling about 81 200 from c. j. Spauld-
ing of Martinsburg, by whom he was
employed. He was released on $1,000
bond for trial next week
Dies From His Injuries.
Lawrence Washington died at the home
of his father in Hampshire county, w
Va. this week as the result of his right
arm being torn off recently in a corn
shredder, which he was operating at the
time of the accident. Surgeons am
putated the remaining shreds OF the arm
but the young man failed to rally from
the operation and expired. He was about
twenty years DID,.
Mrs. Ada Baker Walton of Washington.
who died last week in the Winchester
Memorial Hospital. had her life insured
for $500 for the benefit of her six-year-
old daughter, who is now with her grand
parents, Col. and Mrs. James Carr Barker
at Stephens City, this county. and in the
circuit court this week Mrs. Baker was
appointed guardian of her grandchild. A
suit for divorce filed by Mrs. Walton
against her husband was pending when
with the pension Office in Washington
when she was taken sick recently. She
came to the home of her parents near
Winchester, and was later removed to
the hospital where she underwent a
surgical operation the day before she
died. Mrs. Walton was twenty nine years
old and was noted for her beauty.
Relatives at Front Royal have been noti-
fed that C. G. Carter, formerly of that
place. committed suicide the other night
In Birmingham. Ala. by drinking carbolic
mother, Mrs. Alice Ramey of Front Royal
and another to ]. D. Brown of Nashville.
Tenn. No cause was given for his rash
act.
Disappointed, it is said, because a pretty
girl Of seventeen years declined to marry
HIM because of her youth. Norman E.
Pine, son Of DR.. and Mrs. Frank T.
Pine, formerly of Frederick county, but
nov of Martinsburg. w. Va. drank
chloroform a few nights ago after re-
turning home and was found dead on q
&C UGH In the parlor the next morning by
his mother. He was twenty-one years
old and was very popular among his as
sociates. His remains were Inferred at
Green Spring this week.