Evening star., 1909-08-29

frightened horse driven by Felix Moore,
near Harpers Ferry, few days ago, and
Moore and Miss Mary Cady of WASH
ington county, Nd, who was driving with
hurled down a steep embankment to the
bank of the river. They escaped serious
injury.
F. D. Pelote and H. w. Bowers, travel
ing statesmen of Richmond, were injured
in a runaway accident near Strasburg
w Wednesday, when, in attempting to pass
an automobile along narrow road at
the side of which is a railroad crossing,
rear wheel of the buggy broke, caus-
ing the horse to run off. Both men were
dragged some distance and were badly
cut and bruised. They were brought to
W4cheSter for treatment
y surprise was sprung at MiddletOwn,
this county, Thursday, by the announce
ment of the marriage that morning of
Miss Alice Lee Humston. daughter of
Edward L. Humston, wealthy farmer,
to William E. Coffman, cashier of the
Middletown State Bank, the ceremony
having been quietly performed at the
brides home by Rev. James P. Stump
the bride and groom were on their way
to Washington and Atlantic City before
the people of the town knew what had
happened. Mr.. Coffman is member of
a prominent family at Edinburg, Va.
and his bride has been one of the bellies
They will live in their own house at
MiddIetown after the first week in Sep
tember.
Harry E. Dean, a Strasburg business
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs b. F. Jones
of Covington, Va. who were married
in Washington last week by Rev. Mr..
Mclaughlin. have arrived at Strasburg,
where they will make their future home.
Mr.: Dean is a baker and confectioner,
nd ha he IA a Sllfflclent
amount of bread, cakes and pies to last
d week, but, upon returning, he found
the supply completely exhausted, and
bread famine imminent i'm Strasburg. He
got busy at once in the bakeshop and
was too busy to acknowledge the greet
ings of his friends
Frank Vaughn, brakeman on the
Southern railway, and Miss Oiive Marie
Snyder of Harrisonburs, Va. were mar
ried this week at Dayton, Va. by Rev.
HIS. Hammack of the United Brethren
Church, and left for Washington and
Atlantic City. They will live in Harrison
burg.
Want Local Option.
A petition will be presented to Judge
r. w. Harrison at the next term of the
Shenandoah circuit court at Woodstock
asking for local option election at Wood
stock, the county seat The last election
w
went dry by one majority. The case was
carried to court by the vets, but they
We're overruled.
Lack of rain and good pasturage are
the causes of what threatens TO be a BUT
ter famine through the Cumberland and
Shenandoah valleys. Dealers say the
product was never known to be so scarce.
The best grades of country butter were
bought by wholesalers today at - cents
per pound and the receipts were un-
usually small
The annual meeting of the Shenandoah
Baptist Association was held this week
at Shenandoah Junction. w. Va, and
delegates were in attendance from nearly
all the churches connected with the asso-
citation.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Line. widow of
Thomas r. Line and daughter of the late
week at her home in Shepherdstown, w.
Va, aged seventy-eight years. Two sons
and two daughters survive.
The Confederate veterans of Jefferson
county held reunion today In &. F.
Wallis grove, near Charles Town. Col.
r. p Chew, who commanded the noted
Rockbridge Artillery during the civil war.
presided. The principal address was de-
lvered by DR.. George r. Vending of
Charles Town.
Preparations are being made at Charles
Town for the fall session of the supreme
court of appeals of West Virginia. which
will convene in that place September 1.
John HI. Leathers, who left Martins
burg. w. Va, some years ago TO make
his own living. has been elected President
of the Louisville tKy) National Banking
Company
James R. Rickard, prominent resident