Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09

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Several men are still under the care OF
physicians.
A party sf five hunters. headed by Rob
ert Long. killed mother bear ana wv"
cubs day or two ago III Briery brahtA
Gap, Rockingham county. near the Ches
apeake and Western railway. The am
mails were run to cover, smoked Out VI
their den and promptly shot. The oid
bear weighed over 2D pounds. and the
cubs weighed about loo pounds each-
Dies as He Predicted.
John Feaster the oldest resident OF
Grant county. W. Va who told his reia-
tives that he expected To die at q certain
hour, passed away within few moments
Of the exact time predicted a lew days
ago.
Ills daughter. Mrs. Ashford Groves.
who had been visiting him during the mol
iduys was about 10 leave for her home
when She was called back by her father,
who expressed a desire Tor her 70 rehldl'i
until he died Just as they We're about u
retire for the night the aged man dropped
dead.
He leaves eight children and a large
If grandchildren and great-grand-
children.
Dora Moreland. a Young married man
of Slanesville. W. Va. after winding up
all his business for the past year and
wear. went To his SaWmlll IT that place
!, few days ago and dropped dead just
he was about to start the machinery.
He was the only son Of William More
land and III addition to his parents ne
leaves widow and seven children.
While Luther Larrick was walking
along the road from Ilayiield to his
home nearby this week he WAS snot az
from ambush The bullet-whIch had
been fired from Winchester ritie-came
|, in of hole
head. 1t went through his hat.
Mr.. Larrick Is son of 5. /. Larrick
2 prominent farmer. and detectives nave
been assigned to the case.
Mrs. Lucy Trenary. widow Of Collins
Trenary died suddenly this week at her
home at Ashby station, Warren county
She was formerly Miss Corhell of Front
Royal and leaves seven children and a
large family connection.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Tidball
Barton. wife of DR. Samuel Barton Of
the faculty of the University OF the
South. Sewanee, Tenn. who died there
last Sunday. We're brought to Winchester
this week and inferred in Mount Hebron
cemetery She leaves her husband, two
young daughters and her mother, Mrs
Susan NJ. Tidball of Staunton. She was
a daughter of the late Edward Tidball
Of Winchester.
Corpses Of Babes Discovered.
The bodies of two dead babies were
found between the Notwithstanding and
plastering of an old house near Mount
Crawford. Rockingham county. few
days ago. The skull of one Of the in
fants was crushed in. indicating that
had been committed.
The discovery was made by Edgar
Monger who recently bought the house
and was tearing it down. At first he
thought he had unearthed a rats nest.
The retail liquor licenses in Harrison
burg. the only wet town in the valley
IF Virginia. were raised this week by the
town council from $500 to 81 900. wholesale
liquor licenses from $500 to $l,Wn. and
malt licenses from 500 to 500. The
town has six saloons.
Kirby S. Dinges. prominent resident
Of New Market, Shenandoah county. this
week filed "A suit for 5000 damages
against DR.. ]. f. Good of the same place,
who, he claims. did not give his broken
eg proper attention and that, instead Of
at the proper places, the bones
apped over, causing his leg to be about
our inches shorter than the uninjured leg.
Two highwaymen held up Thomas
} Brien, a Shenandoah county business
nan. as he was returning home few
nights ago, and at pistol points relieved
liln of his money and valuables. The
1oldup occurred near Woodstock. The
men were masked.
Shot His Foot Off.
While out hunting this week Charles
Doll of Shenandoah county shot one Of
his feet almost off and was found in d
helpless condition by his brother, who
went out to look for him. The young
man had placed the gun on his foot and
the weapon was accidentally discharged.
James Layman, who served in the Con-
federate army during the civil war, died
this week at his home in Rockingham
in which he was widely known.
He was eighty-one years old. and is sur
vived by his wife, four children and one
sister.
Claude Z. Baugher and Miss Lottie
Roberta Pulse, members of we'll known
county families, were mar
ried Sunday at Sunnysde, the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. #.
Pulse, by Rev. j. w. Hausenfiuck of the
Lutheran Church. They will make their
home in Harrisonburg. where Mr.. Bau-
CHER is engaged in business.
News was received in Winchester yes
terday of the marriage of Miss Daisy
Byron Sutton of Bowling Green. Va. to
Rev. Lewis S. G.. Miller December ~
engaged in missionary work in Japan for
a number of years. Mr.. Miller is a son
of DR.. Lewis G.. NJ. Miller of Winchester
now of the faculty of the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary in Charleston, S. c.
Charles r. Renner. the Clarke county
farmer who shot himself in the head
with a rifle a few days ago, is dead. He
Is said to have been on a protrac
spree and became respondent He was
years old and unmarried
Two brothers survive.
The remains of Jacob Watt Wood IT,,
resident agent of a Washington life in
surance association, who died in Win
chester Sunday after an illness of pneu-
monia lasting less than three days were
taken to his old home place at Profit
Albemarle county, this week and buried
He leaves his parents and several broth
ers and sisters. He was twenty-Six wears
old and popular among large circle of
friends.
Shenandoah Is High.
The recent snow, followed by rains the
latter part of this week, have resulted In
normal condition. There is now more
water in the river than at any time since
early last spring.
The various electrical power plants sit
uated along the river are now able to
supply every demand for electricity for
and commercial purposes
The plant Of the Winchester and Wash
ington City Railway Company at Mill
vile. w. Va. is running up to its full
capacity. and better service is being
given than for many months past.
At the local option election held in
the seat of Clarke county, the
forces son by 73 majority
two years ago. when the saloons were
a