The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-18
celve bids for their orchards.

J Guy Miller, aged twelve years. son
/, of Thomas j. Miller. OF Fishers Hill,
Shenandoah county, was rushed In an
!, automobile to the Winchester Memori.
! al Hospital few days ago suffering
| from a severely fractured skull as the
result of being kicked In the head by
a colt while he was in the act OF re-
pairing harness. Two operations have
been performed, and the lad Is believ-
ed to be in q dying condition
BY the latter part Of this week the
work Of shipping the enormous crop
of peaches from Hampshire county, w.
Va. will be in progress. Owners OF
large commercial orchards say they
have so many peaches they do not
know where to begin first. Skilled Ia.
Dor is not as plentiful as desired. ano
as 1t is necessary to handle the fruit
quickly. it Is feared much OF 1t VIII
| be wasted. One company alone mas
| sold over 100000 baskets. and local
| basket makers are unable to supply
! the demaijd. The prices will not be as
high as was expected some time ago,
but all the larger growers Will make
fortunes.
H.. P. Tabb, of opequon. this county,
j received intelligence yesterday OF the
death of his brother. r. 2. Tabb. which
occurred few days ago at higgins
Vile, Mo-, aged seventy-two years. he
was a native of Berkeley county. and
leaves his widow, Mrs. Mollie Vandiver
Tabb, two sons and three daughters
During the Civil War he served in the
McNeilrs Rangers Command, and was
one of those who participated In the
Cook and Kelly capture at Cunlber-
land, which was one of the most oar
Ing exploits of the war. His brother,
4 II. p. Tabb. was in the same command
study in practical history was
given the members of the faculty and
the teachers now attending the WIN
chester Summer School on Saturday.
when the entire school spent the day
at Star Fort. in the northwestern SUI
burbs OF winchester. and heard lee
lures by historical authorities. Pro-
fessor w. H. Cook, of Richmond, acted
as guide The Star Fort was built ano
occupied by General Milroy's men UNI
til they were routed by the Conted'
crates Fort Loudoun, built by George
Washington, was also visited. together
with other points of historical interest,".
| During the past week severe electrl'
cal storms have visited the counties
OF the lower Shenandoah Valley, ano
a great deal OF damage has been done,
| In Frederick county. a NUMBER OF
/ horses. cattle and sheep have been Kill.
ed by the lightning, several houses
| struck and damaged, and trees which
have stood for centuries have been
shattered or torn down by high winds.
some of the country roads have been
badly damaged, and large sum OF
money will have to be spent on re.
pairs.
a large combination traction engine
and steam roller owned by the Valley
Turnpike Company. weighing about ten
tons, was badly damaged near Stras-
burg a few days ago. and w. L. SAINT
myers, WHO was operating the massive
u machinery. mad narrow escape from
being crushed to death. He was back
Ing the outfit toward his shop, where
repairs were to be made when he lost
control. and the ponderous machine
toppled over an embankment carrying
earth, rocks and trees with II down
the precipice. Santmyers leaped for
his life just as the steam roller went
crashing down the hill.
Announcement was made yesterday
that the large mill Of the Old Domin-
ion Paper Company. situated milo
south of Winchester along the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. will resume
, operations on August 1, after being
closed for several years A large force
or expert workmen has been employed,
and the mill is being renovated pre-
paratory to the opening. For several
years the company has been in the
hands of a receiver, and was recently
D discharged from bankruptcy.
The body of white man who was
3 found In a state of putrifaction in a
fshpot in Opequon Creek, Berkeley
county, w, Va, week ago and inter-
red by the county after Identification
had been thought impossible. turns OUT
to be Tice c. Roberts. OF Brucetown.
this county, who was employed in d
Martinsburg bakery. and had been
missing since July A. His brother-in-
law. Charles L. Lalse. had the remains
exhumed, and he was able to identity
the corpse by his teeth The man was
OF a rowing disposition, and was a
member of the Knights of Pythias. He
was flfty-one years old. unmarried, and
leaves three sisters.
} John S. Scott, who died at Toma
Creek, Shenandoah county, a few days
ago, aged eishty-two years.. is said to
have passed away without leaving all
enemy on earth. He was known as
Uncle John" and no matter how low
or obscure person was he always
spoke we'll OF them. He leaves his
widow and several sons and daughter
He had been member of the Lutheran
Church for over sixty years.
While Postmaster G. l.. Largeant, OF
Reynolds Store, was resting in chair
the other day with his feet against the
porch post. bolt of lightning struck
and demolished the porch and threw
him to the ground.
State Senator Robert M. Ward. who
has been at Atlantic City recuperatins
from an illness OF typhoid fever which
!. began soon after the adjournment of
the Legislature last winter, has re-
| turned to Winchester and resumed his
| law PRACTICE last week
GIRL CLlNGS TO MINISTER