The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-25
HAS ANYBODY HERE
SEEN ARTIST TUJRNER?.
Members of st. John s Church, Who Were Stuck
to Their Pews by His Varnish, Anxiously
Await an Answer.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

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one seen Turner, the painter?" is the
question being asked by ali the mem
bers OF st, Johns Lutheran Church,
near Mountain Falls, Frederick county.
Turner, who Is said to be rowing
brush artist. was engaged to paint the
interior of st. Johns Church. which
Is one of the Oldest and most his
toric edifices OF the kind in the lower
Shenandoah Valley. and he was to
decorate the ceiling and walls. too.
The work of vanishing the pews and
pulpit was completed recently, and on
sunday the congregation, which was
unusually large on account OF many
heard stirring discourse by the Rev.
w. j. Smith When the worshipers
were asked to stand while the bene-
diction was being pronounced. how
found It impossible to do so. as Tur-
ners varnish had failed to dry. and
the churchgoers were stuck fast to
the seats. Scores OF Sunday go-to-
Stained and torn. and the Rev. Mr..
Smith discovered that while he was
Exhorting behind the pulpit desk near
~ all the paint had come off on his
clothing Turner left the neighborhood
the same day without collecting any
money for work that he had done
nnd other Jobs he had started.
Tho annual reunion of the Confed-
crate veterans OF the Shenandoah VAL
ley at Fishers Hill is to be held on
Saturday. August @. this year. and the
indications are that a record breaking
crowd Will be In attendance. Hereto
Tore, the crowds have usually ranged
from 5000 to 10000 and $4,000 people.
Although many reunions are held
throughout the Valley bf the veterans
during the summer season. IT always
remains for Slower Camp. of Stras-
burg, TO draw the largest crowd to
Fishers HIN, and for many years
bmong the principal speakers, thou
SANDS being attracted by his magic
eloquence and personality alone. The
railroads are already preparing to han
Ole enormous crowd, and the quarter
masters department OF Slower Camp
has undertaken the stupendous task OF
providing for the comfort of those
who Will come from all sections of
virginia and adjoining States.
Relatives at Saumsville. Shenandoah
county, have received Intelligence OF
the tragic death OF William Plaugher.
OF that section, who was killed few
days ago near Paw Paw, w. Va, by a
westbound limited train on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad He was
employed in a tannery. and had been
TO the post-oftice. He was returning.
reading letter, and as a freight train
approached he stepped out OF the way
only TO walk directly in front of the
limited. which crushed him TO death.
He was about thirty-fiye years old
David crabill is i'll at his home near
Toms Brook as the result of having
been bitten by spread-head mocca-
Sin snake. which attacked him after
dark few days ago AT first 1t was
thought he would die from the poison.
but its effects have since been coun-
teracted
Philip Mitchell. a weiI-known resi-
dent OF Middletown. this county. ate
canned salmon few days ago, and in
n short time he was seized with violent
convuIsions. from which he died the
following day.
The Democrats of the Second West
Virginia District have determined TO
make a herculean effort To wrest .be
distrIc; from the Republicans ' and ' as
their convention in MooreieId a few
Gays ago they nominated William G.
Brown, the wealthy farmer, coal man
and banker, of Kingwood. as their
largest and most enthusiastic since the
DAYS OF William l. Wilson. A number
OF prominent Democrats allowed their
names to go before the convention. but
ballot, followed by cheers which made
me glass rattle in the windows 1t
is generally admitted that Congress-
man sturgiss now has the fight OF his
NE on his hands. The convention
made the tariff the paramount issua
criticized Sturgiss for his affiliatton
with Cannon and "the interests, and
pledges the nominee to vote for a re-
vision OF the tariff downward
old -tirna cpal1f,,
large crowd OF visitors to the Win
chester Summer Normal School on Fri
DAY evening. when twenty-five young
men and women contested for the va
rlous prizes offered. After about an
hour had been spent spelling, the con-
test narrowed down to five. and the
hrst prize went to Miss Claire Car
penter OF Washington. Other prize
winners We're G. Z. Miller. of Mount
Jackson; Norman Cooper, OF winchas.
ter; Miss Annie NJ. Elkins. of ITpner-
vile. and ]. NJ. Mcfarland of Freder-
lex county. Professor w H Cooke
OF Richmond. was in charge of the
contest
a reunion OF the family of Rev. and
Mrs. John Poysall Hyde was held in
winchester yesterday. all their chill
f nren, being present, as follows: Will
and j. Newton Hyde. of Boston. Mass.
Harry v Hyde, Of New York. and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles NJ. Hart and children,
native of Annapolis, Nd and is one
OF the Oldest living alumnae of ST.
Johns College He has been in the
southern Methodist ministry over fifty
years. and some years ago retired
after making large success of the
Valley Female College. in Winchester.
which has since been absorbed by Fort
I;oudoun Seminary. He Is chaplain Of
the Grand Camp. Confederate Veterans
OF Virginia; chaplain and prelate of
the various Masonic societies of Win
chester, and now owns and occupies
the house where General "Stonewall"
jackson had his headquarters regularly
while In Winchester