The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27


serve his eighty-sixth birthday In De-
cember Both enjoy excellent health,
and It is nothing unusual for Mr.. Baker
to walk to the Shenandoah River. a
distance OF fifteen miles. spend a few
days fishing, and walk back. They
have been married over sixty years.
and the family ties have never been
broken.
1t Is reported here to-day that there
is probability of local interests
building an electric railway line from
Winchester eastward to Bluemont
Loudoun county, to connect with the
Bluemont by the Virginia
was issued by the State Corporation
Commission on Friday. The Winches-
ter and Washington City RAILWAY
Company, which was organized here
Washington fnanciers. is empowered
by It's charter to construct such a line
In fact. such was contemplated, and
the directors have all along declared
their intention OF building the road
after the company was in a financial
company owns large waterpower
plant along the Shenandoah River ut
Melville. w. Va. and is now about to
J complete an auxiliary steam plant,
which will give combined capacity
of about 5000 horsepower. AT present
1t Is furnishing power for CONNER
cial and illuminating purposes In Win
chester. Berryville. Charlestown and
Martinsburg and a number of largo
quarries.
A large black bear, which is sup
posed to have been driven from the
mountain by freight during the terrific
electrical storm this week, was seen
| on the farm of c. c. Brannon. at Whit
acre, Frederick county. near cherry
tree, and an investiga ton showed that
! the bear had climbed the tree and
torn off several branches containing
4 large red cherries A number of men
and boys, armed with guns and clubs
went after the bear. but the animal
managed to escape into the mountain
country.
A day or two ago, while Joseph M
Phillips, A. N. Long, B. F. Long and
others were In the woods, near Dr.
Fork, they discovered a bear in 8
tree, and Immediately set to work tc
bear alive. When the tree fell the
bear started to run off. but after be-
| ing pursued some distance he was
overpowered and Gagged The animal
| is now at the home of A. N. Long.
When the little daughter of Jacob
| A. Rudolph. living at Hillman's toll
gate, two miles south OF Winchester
on the Valley Pike. went into the
yard on Saturday morning. while the
other members of the family were al
| the house a mass of flames. the fire
| having originated from defective
chimney a bucket brigade, composed
| saving the building.
The warm weather Of the past weel
has revived the wheat and corn. ant
| much OF the wheat that was heater
down by the recent heavy rains an,
will be saved. Some OF the farmer
| of the lower Nhenandoah Valley bega1
harvesting the latter part of the week
and the work will begin In general Ito to
are that the crop Will be much bette
than expected.
Announcement was made yesterda
of the. marriage of Oscar 3; AndeTso,
ilton. widow of Edward Hamilton. an
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Neville
OF Winchester. which was solemnize
in Philadelphia on last Monday by Rev
fist Church.
Royce Forbush and Terry Elmendorf
members OF prominent and wealth,
New York families, who left that cit;
on May 90 with the intention of spend
ing the next two years tramping owe
the United States and visiting tn
capital of every State in the Unior
are spending q few days In Winches
ter Each man carries twenty-fy
pounds of baggage in a sack over HI
back They work to earn small chang
hut pay nothing for meals or lodgin
depending upon the hospitality of II
people. Thus far they have not bee
turned down. They have letters of IL
PRODUCTION from Mayor Gaynor an
other prominent officials of New Yor
When they complete their long tram
1t is their intention to use their diar
in writing book.
Colonel r. E. stickley,, a prominer