Evening star., 1909-08-22


one of the best long stretches of road he
has ever walked over in any country.
The seren-week drought. which caused
lrreparable damage to some OF the grow
! ing crops in the Shenandoah valley. was
broken the early part Of the week. and
rain has fallen nearly every day. with the
result that much of the corn in particular
has been revived. and there are indica-
tions now for fairly good crop. 1t is
predicted, however. that the price of corn
will be higher than at any time since the
civil war.
When Rev w NJ Green of the South
ern Methodist Church drove up to Whit
acre, this county, last Sunday to hold
regular services h found an audience
consisting of one small boy. Not dis
mayed. the pastor conducted the service
Just as if the church had been filled.
Toward the close OF the service a number
OF people strolled in, and the pastor then
took up the collection and dismissed the
congregation.
Mrs. Jos aphine C. Crawford, wife of ].
". Crawford, died at her home in Mill
wood, Clarke county, this week, OF con-
sumption. aged twenty-one years She
was formerly Miss Mckay Of Warren
county. and was married two years ago.
Winchester Fair.
The Winchester fair will be held three
days-Septennber = s and 9-instead OF.
four days this year. but the management
announces that many moro attractions
will be crowded into that time. Logan
z. Fay formerly of New York, has been
elected president. and new life has been
injected into the board of directors. with
the result that there is every indication
of a large and successful exhibition this
year. The racing card is particularly at
tractive. and already it is stated that a
number of Washington horses will be
seen on the local track.
AT the annual meeting of the Tri-State
League of Odd Fellows. held this week
in Charles Town, ". Va. it was decided
to hold the next reunion in Winchester
the first Tuesday in August, 1910 Here
tofore the annual reunions have been h Id
at Island Park. Harpers Ferry, and they
are usually attended by from 5000 to
900 people. Officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
Henry Clay Henson. a native Of Charles
Town, Jefferson county, w. Va. died this
week at his home in Caledonia, Ohio. of
paralysis, aged siXty-ave years. He
leaves his widow, two sons, two brothers
and two sisters. During the civil war he
served in the Federal army under Gen
Sherman.
Harrsonburg the seat of Rockingham
county, and the only wet town between
Charles Town, w. Va, and Roanoke
Va, is in the midst of bitter local OPP
ton campaign. which will end with the
election on August ~. Rev. Ed J. Rich
ardson of the Virginia Anti-Saloon
League has been In charge of the fight
for the prohibitionists, and Seaborn
Wright. the noted Georgia anti-saloon
advocate, arrived today and made the
principal address at the annual temper
ance rally of the Anti-Saloon League of
the county at Assembly Park. An enor-
nous crowd of people gathered to hear
him speak. Many predict that the town
will go dry, while others assert that the
saloon men are conducting quiet gum
shoe" campaign and expect to win the
fight.
The League OF Virginia Municipalities
iS IN ~ n
ton October Z, and it Is expected that
Mayor Brand Viii lock of Toledo. Ohio.
and Horace Mcfarland of Pittsburg,
president of the National Civic Associ-
alton, will be among the speakers.
Armentrout-Fry Wedding.
Price 4. Armentrout and Miss Annie
Virginia Fry, members of prominent fam
lilies of Rockingham county. Va, were
married Wednesday afternoon in the
Christian Church at New Hope by Rev.
w. T. Walters. After a reception the
bride and groom left for Washington and
other points of interest before going to
their farm in Rockingham county.
George Anderson. who was a member of
the famous Chew's artillery in the Con-
federate army during the civil war, died
this week at his home on South Market
street. after lingering illness, at an
advanced age. He was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church and OF
Gen. Turner Ashby Camp, Confederate
Veterans.
farmer and for many years president Of
the Berkeley county CIV. Va.) court died
near Martinsburg, this week. aged seven
ty-five years. He was stricken with
blindness several weeks ago His widow
who was his second wife, and one child
survive.
The Treasury Department has awarded
George Leigh & Bro. of Louisa. Va. the
contract to erect the new post office
building in this city. and the contractors
representatives are now arranging to be-
gin the work. The building will cost
about $4,000, and will be erected at the
northeast corner Of Piccaditiy and Brad
dock streets. directly opposite the new
two hundred and fifty-thousand-dollar
Handley Memorial Library, which
is said to be the finest building of the
kind in the south.
Morgan Van Metre, native and life
long resident of Berkeley county, died
this week near Martinsburg. aged seven
ty-four years. He belonged to one OF
the pioneer families of that section, and
was a Confederate veteran. His widow
and one sister survives.
Extensive Improvements have been made
to st. Peters Roman aCtholic Church at
Harpers Ferry. one of the Oldest congre-
cations OF that denomination In this sec
ton OF the country. The building has
been frescoed and handsome memorial
windows have been erected.
Miss Matilda Powers Dead.
Miss Matilda Jane Powers, aged twenty
five years, died this week at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Powers. at White Post, Clarke county.
after an illness OF typhoid fever. Her
sister. Miss Mary Powers is critically Ill
of the same disease.
John II. Zirkie. aged eighty-six years,
one of the wealthiest farmers of the Viz
ginia valley section died recently at his
home, near Luray. He was managing
three farms at the time of his death. His
wife died two months ago.
Speaker Richard Evelyn Byrd of the
Virginia house of delegates. who will
doubtless be reelected as the representa-
tive from Winchester and Frederick coun-
ty in November, already has a sufficient
number of pledges from men who Will be
members of the democratic caucus to as
sure him OF reelection as speaker of tie
| house.
| The Churchville pike. ten miles from
| Staunton TO Churchyille. has just been
completed and opened for traffic. 1t was
| started in November, 1906. and has been
constructed entirely by convict labor. II
| is said to be one OF the best pieces of
road in the state.
SUES DE FORREST wireless.
Receiver Of International Company
Seeks to Recover $7,5OO,OOO. !
| TRENTON. y. j., August ol-Fioyd