Evening star., 1909-03-14

of Summit Point, w Va. were married
a few days ago by Rev. w. NJ. Beery.
Mrs. Sarah Abshire died suddenly from
a stroke of paralysis at her home in
Frederick county this week. aged sixty
eight years.
While asleep in his room in a Mar
tinsburg boarding house one night this
week. ]. II. Hardy of White Hall. this
county. had his pockets picked and $12
stolen. Robert Harden. colGred por-
ter suspected, has fed.
Farmers and agriculturists in general
at Berryville. Clarke county, the other
day heard an address by c. O. Town
send of the United States Department of
Agriculture Addresses were made by eX-
perts connected with the land and agr-
cultural department of the Norfolk and
Western railway.
Winchester Aerie, No. S24, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, entertained at a Dutch
supper Thursday evening at the club
rooms. Members of the order were pres
ent from Hagerstown, Martinsburg,
Charles Town, Berryville and other sec
tions.
The special board of state hospital
directors will accept land known as the
Morris-Willis property, near Lynchburg.
on which to locate the state epileptic col
ony.
c. Hunter Hyde. telegraph operator for
| the Cumberland Valley railroad at Berke-
ley station. and Miss Winnie d. LiSkey,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Lis
key of Martinsburg, w. Va, We're mar
ried this week at the Southern Methodist
Church parsonage. in that city by Rev.
William F. Locke. They are spending
| their honeymoon with friends in Rocking
| ham county, Va.
| Cecil Robert Grabill and Miss Evelyn
| B. Phillips eldest daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. William c. Phillips of this city,
were married in Washington recently by
| Rev. W. II. Ballenger. They will live
on the grooms farm near Newmarket.
| Mrs. Ann Peasants Hopkins, wife OF
Rev. DR.. Abner c. Hopkins, pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church at Charles
Town w. Va, suffered a severe attack
of rheumatism of the heart few days
iago, and is now in serious condition
Mrs. Hopkins is daughter of the late
Rev. William Mayo Atkinson of Win
chester
| William Laraway. an aged resident o1
Gerardstown. Berkeley county. w. Va.
was shot and killed a few nights ago al
| his home during scuff1e with his house
keeper, a colored woman named Plot
ner
Roland L. Buncutter and Miss Lena
Barrett. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
John Barrett of northern Frederick
| county, were married over a month ago
| The fact has just leaked out.
| At the local option election held a
Shepherdstown, Jefferson county. w. Va.
| the drys won by a majority Of 80. thu
| total vote being lU5 Tor saloons and IA!
against At the election held last yeal
the vets won by a majority of IS.
| Confederate veterans of Jefferson
county w Va. have decided to erec
markers at about 100 points Throughout
the county where engagements ant
| skirmishes occurred during the civi
war. Committees will secure donations
1t is proposed to erect monuments a
Harpers Ferry. Charles Town and Shep
herds town. Joseph B. Van Meter O!
Shepherdstown is chairman of the com
| mittee to decide upon designs.
| Declaring they had not eloped. Johr
Clifford Meyer. salesman of Philadel
phia, and Miss May Estelle Shock o.
Freeburg. Snyder county, Pa, wer,
married here this week by Rev. T. X
Cromer at the parsonage Of Gentleman,
Reformed Church, but not until Judg,
| William NJ. Atkinson of the corporation
court had placed liberal and broat
construction upon the state law regard
ing marriage licenses.
At first City Clerk Gray declined t.
issue the license on the grounds tina
the bride was not resident of Win
chester. Judge Atkinson held it wa!
not compulsory for the bride to be ;
bona fide resident.
Stephens City, this county. this week
after an illness Of pneumonia contracted
while nursing her twin sister. Mrs. Fan
ME Beatty. who died of the same dis
ease just one week ago:
! Rev DIR. Samuel Keener Cox Of th
Baltimore conference, Methodist Epis
copal Church South, and who has beer
contributing editor of the Richmond
Christian Advocate for a number o