The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-25

summer months. preached this morn.
ing in the Presbyterian Church OF
winchester. He and his family. who
have been passing the summer here
with Mrs. McAllister's parents, MIR.
and Mrs. l. w. Russell, leave on We'd
nesday for Louisville.
Fort Loudoun Seminary for girls ard
the Shenandoah Valley Military Acad.
envy for boys have reopenad In Win
chester for the fall and winter terms
with the largest enrolments in their
history. The enrolment at the pubic
schools also exceeds ALI other years.
Many dissruntled property owpors
In Winchester got no balm from Judge
T. w. Harrison in tho Corporation
Court several days ago. when they
sought to have their taxes reduced
on the plea that the last assessments
were much in excess of those Of former
years. Tho court held that the real
estate had steadily increased in value.
and that former assessments had in
many instances been regarded as too
low. To change one OF the pxesent
assessments, unless better evidence
was produced than that offered by
the property owners. would subject the
entire list to revision.
me Duck ball farm, one of the old
est estates in Jefferson county. was
sold a few days since by l. NJ Long
TO Daniel Heftiebower 1t is situated
near Summit Point, contains ia acres
and the consideration was $4,000.
The coroner's jury at Strasburg,
which was summoned to inquire into
the manner In which Mrs. George w.
scothern. the bride of three weeks,
came to her death recently, has finally
determined that she died OF natural
causes or took fatal dose of medicine
BY mistake during the temporary alb
sence OF her husband The jury found
no traces of suicide, according to the
verdict.
The annual meeting OF tho Kings
Daughters OF Virginia Is to be held
In Berryville, Clarke county on Oc-
tober "a. % and &c. and already prep
arattons are being made by the Berry
vile circle to entertain a large num-
Der OF delegates from many sections
of the State.
Although ninety seven years OF age.
Harrison Johnson, of Columbus Miss.
has made another trip to Winchester.
where he was born. and has h.en
visiting his nephew. B. c. Shull He
mas been making the long trip every
few years for long time. and says
he expects to celebrate his e-hun-
dredth birthday in Winchester He is
a veteran of the Seminole War
Mrs. Mary Fries STREET., wife OF
George L. STREET., and member of one
of the oldest families of Frederick
county. died following surgical
operation in the Winchester Memorial
Hospital, aged fifty-fve years. She
leaves her husband, one son. daugh-
ter and a sister.
Thomas Wood Steck. wealthy Fred
erick county fruit grower, and Miss
Jennie Ophelia Ensminger, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vein A. EnsminSer,
of Mannheim. Pa, were married in St.
Paul's Reformed Church at Mannheim
on the evening of September 49, A
large reception followed at the home
of the brides parents. The bride is
a graduate of the Conservatory OF
Music. of Frederick, Md. and for two
years was at the head of the depart
ment of voice and pipe organ at Fort
Loudoun Seminary. in Winchester.
They will be at home after December
l at Greenwood farm. the handsome
country place OF Mr.. Steck. at Opeouon.
near Winchester