The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15

,.A.Y llC GUST is, 1910.
Baker. She was seventy years old.
and her remains were buried on the
Dr. b. II. White, OF strasburg, who
has been Under treatment for8typhold
fever III the Winchester Memorial
Hospital, has practically recovered,
and has gore to New Market to rc-
cuperate at the home OF relatives.
Leslie Kidwell, of opeauon. was
brought into court hero on Saturday
afternoon, having been caught IN the
act Of shooting a large thoroughbred
Wyandotte rooster belonging to Hiram
a. Cooper. OF the same village, ana
when arraiEned he declared that y
was all u inistake--that no mistook
the rooster for Kicker. He wns fined
500. Cooper was somewhat dls-
gruntled when the court declared ',.s
rooster. was worth no more than o.
cents. He came into court armed Wilt
an alleged pedigree, and declared Tug 1i
rooster was a valuable bird.
The Prohibltionists Of Berkeley
county. w. Va, have nominated Key.
w. r. Gruvcr, formerly OF warren en-
county, Va, for the State senate N
opposition to Senator Gray silver, =. We =
Democratic nominee. Rev. Mr.. GruXer
is pastor OF the United Brethren Church
at Martinsburg. The district Is DEM
ocratic stronghold.
Leo j. Miller, of Winchester. took
his little daughter, Margaret Louise
Miller. to the home of her grandfather,
George w. Dellingcr, at Waterlick,
Warren county, for visit, q Few
days ago, and shortly after return
ing home he received q message an-
been taken III very suddenly Her re-
mains were brought here to-day for
burial In the Sacred Heart Church
Cemetery.
Some OF the former liquor men Of
Winchester are blaming part OF their
defeat in tho recent local option cleo
ton on their own people, CT those who
had until recently been counted upon
to do great deal Of missionary work
among the voters. In the petition
to the court asking for the election, it
was suggested that In event of n wet
victory, limits should be prescribed
for SALOONS Several men occupying
properties outside of the proposed
limits who hoped to engage IN the
traffic are said to have been angered
to such an extent that they worked
against the liquor interests and de-
livered many dry votes The Anti
Saloon League people. however, declare
that the people are satisfied with exist.
ing conditions and that the majority
desired no change.
To- re tha ct Ia IA
came very near making an end Of their
careers in Jefferson county few days
ago. when several former residents OF
that county partook OF meat that had
been outside of the icebox too long, and
which had been sold to them by a
butcher at bargain prices. The men
are doing work for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and they are said to
be endeavoring to confine their living
expenses to five cents day in order
to send money to relatives abroad.
The "bootlegging" Industry among
the negroes of Berkeley and Jefferson
counties, w. Va, Is said to have be-.
come SO large and fourishing that
Deputy Marshall Fl. A. Brown. of Mar
tinsburg, has given UP practically all
other official duties TO the exclusion OF
running down black men who sell
liquor in the quarries and railroad
camps without a license. Deputy
Brown is Usually on the go between
Martinsbure and Wheeling. with al
over to the grand jury Of the Federal
court at Wheeling.
J. r. clifford. cclored editor. law
yer and Republican politician. Of Mar
tinsburg, has been arrested by Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad detectives
charged with beating his way on
freight .raln and fishing at Cherry
Run on Sunday. Clifford declared that
It was an outrage to arrest him on
such a charge. but he was fined In
court. He noted an appeal.
Rev. ]. T. Williams, pastor of the
Southern Methodist Church at Berry
willie. who served under Colonel John
S. Mosby during the Civil War, off,
ciatad at a .colored wedding in Berry.
vile q few days ago, the contracting
parties being Benjamin Franklin
Slaughter and Emma Elizabeth Tracy.
Rey. Mr.. Williams stated that it was
the second lime in his long career as
minister that he had been called
upon to sole.nnize q wedding for color.
ed people, but he saw no reason to
object. as many colored couples seem
to get along better than some of the
white people.
Preparations are now being made at
Shepherdstown, w. Va. for the eigh.
tleth annual session of the Lutheran
Synod Of Virginia, which will convene
there onsAugust 23, and remain in ses-
sion all week. Rev. George S. Bowers,
ID. D.. pastor of Grace Church, Of Win
chester, IS president, and will preach