The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-30

and from 81 to $3.50 for pippins. but
the dealers persisted in holding off,
with the result that tho growers. as a
rule. came to tho formers terms. Tho
buyers declared they had paid entirely
too much money for fruit last year and
the year before. and lost money. 1t
has also been pointed out that although
the crop was failure In some sections
OF the county. thousands OF trees came
into bearing this year for the first
time. and that apples are not as scarce
as many had been led to believe.
The special agents Of the United
States government have cleared up the
titles of upwards OF $500 acres OF the
land In the vicinity of Front Royal.
warren county. whefe the new army
remount station has been located by
act of Congress, and 1t Is expected
that within few days all the other
lands will have been bought, at a total
outlay of over 100000. In order to
get clear titles. the government en-
ployed lawyers to search the records
OF the old county clerks afhce in
Winchester and other towns as far
back as the time of Lord Fairfax.
Mrs. Edmonia Cherry, widow of Dr.
u. d. Cherry, native of South Caro-
INA who served as surgeon in the Con-
federate Army. died several days ago
at the home In which she was born
and reared and In which she had spent
practically all her life, at Marlboro.
near Winchester. She was seventy
eight years old and was daughter OF
elijah Shull. Two brothers and one
sister survive. Her funeral took place
to-day, Rev. w. II. Carter, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, Of winshes-
ter. officiating
a committee representing the He
brews of Martinsburg has closed
deal for the purchase of the old United
Brethren Church. in that city. and will
shortly remodel the Same and use II as
synagogue. This is the first time
In the history OF this section that a
protestant church has been sold for
Hebrew worship The Cnited Brethren
are now erecting a largS edifice In Mar
tinsburE. The synagogue will be the
only one In the eastern panhandle OF
West Virginia.
The work of building a new steel
bridge on the Valley Turnpike, near
Burketown. Will be started this weak
py large force of men. Steel toists
and a new floor will also be put on
place.
A typical Scotch wedding, Just as
the ceremony Is performed in Scotland,
VIII be solemnized in Winchester on
November 8, when Miss Katharine An
nan Steele becomes the bride of Luther
Kirby Dellinger, formerly of this city,
but now of Dodson. Md. The bride Is
daughter of the late Alexander Steele,
VINO belonged to an old Scotch family.
All the colored people of winchoster
have been warned by Rev. Walker Car
ter. Baptist church minister OF that
race, that tho presence of Brooks's
comet in the heavens at this time Ia n
signal from the Lord for people who
are not walking in the paths of right
eousness to get busy and find the right
road. The minister's dissertations on
the comet have caused many or the SUI
perstttious negroes to sit up ut nights
and watch for the celestial Handerer.
Morrison II. Miller, the farmer who
on the morning of October 90 shos and
killed Rural Mail Carrier George O.
Crisman, within sight OF the lntters
home. on the Front Royal Road, near
Winchester. waived preliminary hear
Ing here yesterday. and his case will
!
cember term of court. The men had a
quarrel over some chickens, and as
Crisman was leaving Miller's premises,
accompanied by Mrs. Crisman anu their
little son, Miller ran out OF the house
and fired a shotgun, killing CrIsmen In
his tracks
Rev. ]. P. Barrett. of Dayton. Ohio.
editor OF the Herald OF Gospel Liberty,
n IT "a Ire tha 1rl,,
edtcation of the new Christian Church
In Winchester on next Sunday. The
whole OF the Virginia Valley Central
conference is interested in the church
mere. and arrangements have been made
to run special excursion trains on
Sunday from Harrisonburg and other
sections OF the Virginia Valley to Win
chester.
The body of Romangus Farmer, TWEEN
ty-siS years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Farmer. of Shiloh Church, Hamp-
shire county, w. Va, who WIS drowned
on October Is while crossing the Capon
River with wagonload of apple bar
rels. near Capon Bridge, was found on
Saturday by Miss Martha Smith. who
happened to be passing along the river
near deep sink hole, in which several
charges OF dynamite had been set off
N''S 10y cctoie Ny men VINO nuu Deen
searching for the body ever since the
tragedy occurred. Young Farmer could
have crossed the river bridge by driv-
Ing several hundred yards farther
down the road with his four-mule team,
but no took the chances of fording the
stream. which had risen greatly during
the night. and when about midway one
OF the many treacherous under-cur-
rents swept him to instant death.
Rev B. A. Copenhaver was this morn
Ing formally Installed as pastor OF the
Lutheran Church of the Mount Jack
son charge. the ceremonies taking place
In Bethel Church. near Mount jackson.
The charge to tho pastor was delivered
by Rev. c. w. Cassell, of Stephens City.
and the charge to tho congregation by
Rev. s. w. Kuhns of Woodstock.
Rev. j. A. MoMurray. who recently
came from Lynchburg. was to-day in
stalled as pastor OF the Presbyterian
Church at Woodstock. succeeding Rev.
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