Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
LEADERS ARE At ODDS VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
friction Anonu the Maryland Democratic Politics Now
Democratic Bosses. Warming Up.
split OVER AMENDMENT TUCKER MEETS OPPOSITION
Sue Modern Bridges to Be Built Over
of Their Ticket Shenandoah
PARTY VERY MUCH DISTURBED ERNEST TANoUARY DROWNED
Putting
Ill Eighty
lures to Winchester.
Modern Bridges to Be Built Over
Shenandoah.
ERNEST TANoUARY DROWNED
Daughter of President Zachary
Taylor Ill at Age Of Eighty
in Winchester.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, July Il. 1909.
Democratic politics have been warm
ing up in the northern section of the
Shenandoah valley during the past
week. and the various candidates are
hard at work among the voters. solicit
ing their support in the state and local
primary to be held August B.
Judge w. II. Mann, who is opposing
Harry St George Tucker for the suber
Material nomination. has been in the
valley this week and made Il number
of speeches. Large crowds gathered 10
hear the candidate at HarrisonburS.
Timberville. Luray and other towns.
Some time ago il was thought Nj
Tucker would carry Frederick county.
in which many of his family connec-
lions live, but it is now believed tina,
Judge Mann has been gaining rapidly
Speaker Richard f. Byrd of the VIZ
ginia house of delegates is candidate
for reelection to the legislature from
Winchester and Frederick county, bit
will be opposed in the primary BY
| Thomas F. Spates, former grain
merchant.
Mr.. Byrd is an energetic and effective
campaigner and is regarded as good
mixer among the people. 1t is freei"
predicted that he will come into WIN
chester with very large majority.
The republicans have nominated Husn
S. Lupton for the legislature, but the
county and city are oNerwhelminSis
democratic.
The democratic state central committee
will have to decide whether Michael H.
Reardon or Ralph Grigsby will be the
party's nominee for the house OF dele
gates from the district composed OF
Clarke and Warren counties, az both men
claim the nomination According to the
plan of rotation in the office. II Is Clarke
county's year to select candidate, and
when the votes cast in last Saturdays
primary were counted they showed ma
iority for Reardon Of one vote.
Before the county executive committee
counted them officially Grigsby claimed
majority of six, and after spending sew
eral days on the case the committee De,
cided Thursday evening that Reardon had
won by one vote GrigsLs took an ap-
peal to the state committee and also the
Warren county committee. Both sides
have retained counsel to fight the case.
Confederate Reunion.
Enormous crowds of people from prac-
ticaIly every section of the valley of
Virginia attended the annual reunion of
/ the Rosser-Gibbons Confederate Veterans
camp at Luray Wednesday. Among those
who made addresses were Judge w. II.
| Mann Judge Sam Williams and Capt. r.
| s. Parks of Virginia and Capt. ID. {.
Grayson of Washington.
| An election will be held a Romney.
| the seat Of Hampshire county, W. Va.
Thursday. July 20. for the purpose or
taking the sense Of the community on
the proposition Of charging the corpora
ton limits. Twice as many people i've
In the suburbs as in the town. and do
not pay as much taxes. but it is thoueht
the proposition will carry by good
majority. A healthy boom has been de-
| veloped in Romney and vicinity since
work was started recently on the new
Hampshire Southern railroad from ROM
ney to Petersburg. which Is being
| financed by Washington and New York
capitalists.
Mill Is Burned.
Fire broke out in the large frame mill
OF the Farmers Exchange at Romney
few nights ago and destroyed the build
ing and all it's contents, including 1000
bushels of wheat. 100 bushels of corn and
40 bushels of rye, which had been stored
| there by farmers. There was no insur-
ance, and the loss is between $4,000 and
$1,000 A modern building will probably
be constructed to take it's place. either
by the same or another company.
It was announced yesterday that Rev.
| William H. Carter of Westville. n. j..
| who was recently extended unanimous
call by the congregation Of the First Bap-
| fist Church OF Winchester, has resigned
| at Westville to accept the call, and that
/ August o. He will succeed Rev. f. E.
Northen, who is now stationed at Hinton,
W. Va.
| New Shenandoah Bridges.
The board of supervisors of Page county
i Ind fn h1riId ty1,n
across the Shenandoah river in that
county, one to be sixteen miles south
of Luray and the other three miles west
of that town, which is the county seat.
| The new bridge across the Potomac
| river at Williamsport Is to be formally
opened with an elaborate celebration
August IA. The directors of the Wash
ington and Berkeley Bridge Company are
now making arrangements for the open
ing.
Mrs Rachel Snyder. wife of J. Harvey
| Snyder. and daughter of the late George
| Anderson, died a few days ago at her
home on the old Washington Hare,
| wood farm, near Charles Town, aged
| thirty-two years.
| While Thomas Payne, seventy-two
years old. of Hedgesville. Berkeley coun-
| ty, w. Va, was cutting down trees ana
shrubbery in the Episcopal Church grave
| yard at that place the other afternoon
| he fell dead of heart disease. His body
was found by some pedestrians under a
| tree near which he had been working.
He leaves his widow and three sons
Shaull-Ham Romance.
Miss Virginia Shaull of Middleway, JEFF
| ferson county. w. Va. was the central
| figure in a pretty romance which culmi-
mated in her marriage last week in New
York to DR.. ]. E. Ham. who rs connected
with the United States Marine Corps
hospital in Brooklyn. After the wedding
ceremony the bride and groom, left on a
| trip w. the Hudson river. The bride is
| very pretty, and 1t is said DIR. Ham fell
!, in love with her on sight.
! A large reception was given Thursday
evening by School Superint endent and
Mrs. Maurice NJ Lynch to the members
| Of the faculty Of the Winchester summer
| normal school. The faculty and teach
| ers. together with many friends. inspect
| ed the Masonic temple THURSDAY even
| ing and were entertained by members of
/ Winchester Hiram Lodge. No. u, A., +.
| and A. NJ. This is one of the Oldest ma
sonic lodges in Virginia. The late Pres-
! dent Mckinley was made a Mason b.
Hiram Lodge during the civil war, It's
lodgeroom is said to be one of the hand
| soonest in the United States.
Mrs. cambridge Ill.
Mrs. Bette cambridge. daughter of