Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

Charles Thomas the Winchester color
ed youth who beaten into insenSibil-
ity one night last wee;s for insisting upon
asserting that he was as good as any
white man. attended a Colored meeting
a few days ago at Inwond Park. and was
arrested a charge of selling whisky
in the crowd without license. In de-
fault of bond he was held for the federal
grand jury.
Killed in Electrical Storm.
During a thunderstorm which passed
over the lower Shenandoah valley a few
evenings since much damage was done
to property by lightning. Many horses,
cattle and sheep were killed, several
buildings struck and demolished. and
Hampshire county. W. Va, who was sit
ting in a chair on his front porch with
his feet against post. had narrow
escape. The lightning shattered the post
and knocked him SenselesS
The officers of the Virginia Horticul-
tural Society announced this week that
fru1t-packlnS demonstrations will be held
In all sections of the fruit belt of the
state during the apple packing season,
and that the demonstrations will be prac-
teal and in charge of experts. 1t is ex-
pected that officials of the federal De-
partment of Agriculture at Washington
VIII attend some of the meetings in the
Shenandoah valley.
Arrangements were made yesterday to
make extensive improvements to the old
Friends Meeting House at Hopewell.
Frederick county, which is the oldest
meeting house of that sect in Vir-
ginia, it having been built of native
limestone nearly two hundred years ago.
The structure will be practically rebuilt
along the original architectural lines.
Several conferences have been held
during the past week by the Anti-Salo loon
League and plans laid for the campaign
which is to begin here in day or two
holm
The adherents of tee liquor element are
also well organized. The election is to
be held August o.
David Gosorn. a retired editor and
newspaper publisher, died at his home
here Thursday from infirmities of
advanced age. He was born in Franklin
county, Pa. eighty-three years ago. He
leaves his second wife and four sons and
four daughters by his first marriage
Several of his children live in and near
Washington.
Wanted to See World.
Allen Turner, son of prominent Balti-
more family, who had his foot amputated
In the Charles Town Hospital this week
after falling under a Baltimore and Ohio
railroad train at Harpers Ferry Sun
oay, remains In serious condition but
ne is expected to recover. Young Turner
was on his way to his fathers cottage
In the mountains at Bolivar when the
occiUeHl happened. Although possessing !
wealth and luxury at home thu Young
man is said TO have a rowing disposition |
and has frequently run away from home |
to see the world with the peeling off,
as he expressed ii.
While entertaining friends on the front !
porch al her home here the other night |
Mrs Sarah Z. Logan. widow of LLOYD |
Logan. for many years prominent VIM |
chester tobacco merchant, was stricken |
with hemorrhage of the brain, and died |
several bours later without regaining |
consciousness. She was sixty-nine wears |
old and member of the old and we'll |
Nd.
Arrangements have been completed for
the meeting OF the Winchester district |
conference of the Southern Methodist |
Chorch at Shenandoah Junction, Jeffer-
son county, W. Va, beginning the even
ing of July II. The sessions of the con-
ference will be presided over by Presid- |
Ing Elder George T. Tyler OF Winches-
ter, and ministerial and Law delegates will |
be present from all the churches
While riding horseback from a field TO |
a farmhouse In order TO avoid a Storm !
JACOB Boyers. twenty years old, and son |
OF George Boyers. we'll known farmer |
was killed by lightning and the horse
was also killed. He leaves his parents |
four brothers and four sisters.
Erected His Own Tombstone.
John W. Woomer. Winchester stone !
mason who was the subject of wide |
spread newspaper notoriety several wears
ago. when he erected his own tombstone
IN Mount Hebron cemetery and made
all other arrangements for his funeral
ceremonies. died this week from paraIy-
Sis, aged seventy-two years. He was a I
native Of that part of Virginia now |
known as West Virginia and served in |
the I'd West Virginia Cavalry of ire /
MON army during the civil war He /
frff
Iunera! services were conducted BY (
Shawnee Tribe. No. > Improved Order o. /
Red Men. of which he was one of the
Oldest members
During the. past week the homes OF
numoer of residents of Shepherdstown
nave been visited by night providers and
attempts made 10 enter the dwellings
one OF the intruders was unusually per-
slstent and had to be driven off Citizens
or the town have armed themselves when
they retired at night
Inc town OF Niiamsport has started
a movement looking 10 the establishment
o. system of water works
Arlington Halter. son Of Amos Halter
Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineman
met death in a peculiar manner while
hshlng IN dam near his home az Bruins
WICK lie" DAYS ago The fishing hook
caught in revolving mill wheel and the
boy was whlried around the wheel ana
crushed TO death. His mutiIated body
was found later in the canal
tHf HouS VI Oh uiiAno"H White man
was found the other day in a fshpot
in Opequon creek, near Martinsburg in
Cications were that the body had been In
the water several weeks. There was moth
ing whatever or about the BODY TO
Identify IL.
Joserh W Martin. who was terribly
burned by electricity while working for |
the Norfolk and Western railway at |
Shenandoah Junction about five weeks |
ago. died this week from his injuries His
body was sent to his old home in Page
county for burial.
Joseph Flanagan of Brunswick who re- |
Gently exhibited signs of having ia bies |
for the second time, has been taken to |
q Frederick hospital for treatment
Rev James 3 Stonesifer who recently |
came from Westminster. Md. has been |
formally installed as pastor of the Mount |
Crawford group of Reformed churches in |