Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Miss Coffman, Shot by Sweet
heart, Is Recovering.
WILL ERECT MONUMENTS
Confederate Veterans to Put UP
Shafts on Battlefelds.
REV. S. R. MEL IS MARRIED
Snow in Blue Ridge Mountains Has
Damaged Crops-Enforcing
the Speed Laws.
WILL ERECT MONUMENTS
REV. S. R. MEL IS MARRIED
Special Correspondence of Tue Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May II, 1910.
Attending physicians marvel at the
fortitude of Miss Naomi Coffnan. the
young woman who was recently shot by
her jealous sweetheart, Perry Hotel,
who saw her driving with another young
man near Mount Jackson, Shenandoah
county, and who, after shooting her six
times. committed suicide. For several
days Miss Coffmans life was despaired
OF and the physicians expected any one
OF the six wounds might prove fatal.
Miss Coffman has surprised and aston
ished her physicians by recovering. She
never has lost consciousness, and now
that all the bullets have been extracted
the wounds are healing rapidly.
The burning of a house belonging to
Judge Frank Beckwlth and three large
stables one night this week threatened
to result in a general confiagration in
tharfeStoWn. owing to the Tiremen be-
ing unable to get sufficient pressure to
fight the flames. The fire was finally
gotten under control. and ii was not
necessary 10 send for help from a dis
lance.
William y. Manuel who was injured
recently in runaway accident. died at
his home in jefferson county this week
He leaves wife and seven young chill
dren.
The Confederate veterans of jefferson
county. w. Va, have awarded contracts
for the erection of Il large number of
granite monuments at points throughout
that county where battles or skirmishes
tooh place during the civil war
Charles A. Seal Dead.
Charles Alfred Seal, son of the late
John Seal of Winchester. and brother
Of Mrs. Edward Giles of Washington,
died this week in hospital at Clifton
Forge. where he had been taken to I'M
dergo a surgical operation. He was as
sistant train dispatcher on the Chesa-
reake and Ohio railroad at Clifton Forge
He leaves wife. formerly Miss Fisher.
"f Augusta county: several children.
three brothers and two sisters. He was
buried at Springdale, Augusta county.
Robert Tutwiler. we'll known Con-
federate veteran of the Shenandoah val
ley. DIED this week at his home near
Mount Crawford. aged seventy years.
Rev. S. Register Neel pastor of the
Southern Methodist Church at Frank
ford. w. Va, was married this week to
Miss Blanche Smith OF Marlinton. The
ceremony was performed by the groom's
brother. Rev. 4. A. p. Neel.
Members of the Church of the Brethren
from many sections of Frederick. Clarke
ana adjoining Virginia counties attended
the feet-waShing ceremony this afternoon
a the Peach Grove Church, near Win
chester. where series of meetings have
been in progress for the past week, with
Rev. b. 3. Carver in charge.
TIE Cumberland Valley railroad
rOunced TODAY that beginning June ) it
will inaugurate regular Sunday train
service between Winchester and Harris
burg, Pa, two trains being run each way.
This will be the first regular passenger
service on Sunday in this section of the
Cumberland valley.
The quarterly meeting OF the Society of
Friends, held early this week at the his
toric Hopewell meeting house, in Fred
erick county. attracted large crowds from
many sections of Virginia. Maryland, the
District of Columbia. West Virginia and
Pennsylvania. Addresses We're made by
Isaac Wilson of Canada, Ohio; Edward
Janney and Seneca p. Bromell of Balti-
moro. Phineas Nichols of Loudoun county,
Va, and Bernard p. Janney of Baltimore
IL has been decided to make extensive
Improvements to the old meeting house
which was the first building of the kind
erected in the lower Shenandoah valley,
II having been built about 1I3 years ago
To Aid Foreign Missions.
Following the large mass meeting held
here this week in the interests of the
laymen's Missionary Movement, at which
addresses were made by prominent WASH
inetou laymen, the local churches held
congregational meetings and decided to
double their contributions 10 foreign mis-
sors during the present church year.
Al special meeting of the Winchester
PreSbyteTy, held this week at Romney,
W. Va. the pastoral relations of Rev. J.
F. l.efpcr with the Presbyterian Church
at Piedmont. W. Va. were dissolved he
having recently been elected to take
charge of the mission work within the
bounds or the presbytery.
Rev. William 7. Walters. pastor of the
Christian Church OF Winchester. and
Miss Sadie Louisa Richards. daughter
of y. b. richards. prominent farmer
We're married at the home OF the bride $
parents Tuesday by Rev. y w. Andes
of HarrtsonhurG. Va. They left for
Washington to attend the worlds sun
DAY = hocl convention, and next week
they will attend the commencement ex-
ercises at Elou College Burlington, y.
G., where Rev. Mr.. Walters will re-
ceive the degree of master of arts. He
l. president OF the Virginia Valley Cen
trail Conference of the Christian Church
Vow that DIR. Il. Clarke Hyde has
been convicted of numbering his wife's
uncle, Col. Thomas III. Swope, in Kansas
city, Elmer Swope of Martnsburg, w.
Va. states he will try to have the will
of Col. SWope broken. He claims that
he IS Col. Swope's son, and that the
late millionaire deserted his mother in
New Jersey about the time of the civil
war. Young Mr.. Swope who is a bust
ness man Of Martinsburg, has retained
counsel
Death of c. E. Sinner