The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12


to Animals has served notice on all
local commission merchants and others
engaged in the poultry business that
1t will prosecute any one found pick
ing fowls before they arc dead. The
society has discovered that gone mer-
chants have practice of making q
slit in the threats OF chickens and tur-
KEEPS and picking them while they
struggle and scream in pain.
Gertha Walker, young girl from
Mount Williams, Frederick county. at
tempted to commit suicide Il few days
ago at the home j. w. Andrews, In
Winchester, by swallowing carbolic
acid. She was reared from infancy
by Mrs. Andrews, and recently became
.unruly. She heard that efforts were
being made to turn her over to the
Virginia Children's Home Society, and
in her desperation she took poison. Her
life was saved by prompt medical at
tention.
A message from St Louis, Mo-, an
nounces the death at hospital in that
city of Mrs. Loulou LaBarge. aged
forty-seven years. the wife Of Henry s..
LaBarge. She leaves her husband. four
sons and two sisters. Mrs. LaBarge
was a daughter of the late Lewis Nj.
Lauck. prominent resident of Win
chester and belonged to one OF the
Oldest families of this section. She
was one Of tho most beautiful young
women OF this city years ago.
The marriage OF Miss Edith Foley.
daughter of Moses Foley, CT Clarke
- ~
same section, was solemEized few
father, the ceremony being perforated
by Rev DR.. Julian Broaddus, pastor
OF the Berryville Baptist Church. a
large reception followed ut The An
chorage," the groom's home, near Cay
lord. They will live at Farmyille.
Norman E. Cooper, Of Winchester,
who graduated from Roanoke College
several years ago. left few days
since for Ottoman. Lancaster county,
to become principal of the public
schools at that place.
At a special meeting on Friday
night, the Common Council reelected
all the present city officers. with the
exception OF Chief of Police s. A. Sea-
bright, who was not a candidate. and
in his place, NJ. A. Doran. former
member of the force, was elected. The
election of superintendent OF water.
streets and sewers. now held by c. T.
Hoover. was postponed with view OF
dividing the work of the office and
elcctirg an additional superintendent.
10 be known as City Engineer. VIII
liam II. Baker, the wealthy chocolate
manufacturer, was reelected prcsi-
dent OF the Council for the fifth con-
secutive term. The Council remains
Democratic.
The leading fruit growers of Fred
crick and Clarke counties. Va. and
Berkeley. Jefferson and Morgan coun-
ties, W. Va. held meeting in Mar
tinsburg on Saturday afternoon and
decided 10 make formal complaint
10 the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, charging that railroads are dis
eliminating in the matter OF freight
rates. 1t was pointed out that
cheaper rate is given in New York
State as far south as Memphis, Tenn.
that can be obtained from this sec
ton, and that local fruit growers are
unable to market their products with
satisfactory results. The commission
is asked 10 nave an investigation made
at once.
At a meeting held at the Winchester
Memorial Hospital the other night,
local physicians gave their hearty in
dorsement to the plan OF es-
tablishing an anti-tuberculosis camp
in the vicinity of Winchester for the
treatment of INDECENT tubercular pa
tients. and the employment OF nurses
to look after those in town The fund
will be known as the Samuel Peach
80 mo
rial to the late DR.. S. P. latane, Of
Winchester, secretary OF the State
Board OF Health, who had such plans
mapped OUT when he was killed re-
Gently in an automobile accident.
Rev John Mcverry. formerly Of
Richmond, but who has been pastor
of the Church of the Sacred Heart in
Winchester for a number Of years.
returned yesterday from Ireland, where
he has been spending the past two
months with relatives and former as
sociates. I. was his first visit to his
At the annual reunion OF the sur
vivors of the rhirty-fourth Massachu-
sets Regiment, held in Springfield,
that State, last week, q bronze bust
of their late commander, Colonel Geo.
Duncan Wells, was presented, and the
image will shortly be sent TO Winches-
ter for erection in the National Gene
terry. The Thirty-fourth Regiment par
t.cipated in all the engagements Of
the Valley campaign during the Civil
War, and suffered many losses. Most
of those who fell in this section were
buried in the local National Gene
terry.
While Cecil Lynch was wandering