The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-24
ANTI-SALOONISTS
HO|L D FIELD DAY
Services in All Protestant
Churches of Winchester-News
Of the Valley.
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Especial to The Times Dispa tch.l
Winchester. Va. April .3.--Anti-
saloon League field day was observed
in the Protestant churches of Win
chester to-day, services being held
morning. afternoon and evening The
out-of-town speakers were Rev Dr..
J: H. Light. of Richmond: Rev j. ID.
McAlister and Rev. Ed. J. Richardson.
While Clarence and Edward Roberts
We're making excavations Oh the farm
OF II. G. Barrett just north of the
Winchester city limits. yesterday they
ulearthcd a human skull and num-
Der Of leg ana arm, bones. great
deal Of eMctimcnt followed the discov-
cry of tho bones. aud a search was
made for others IN the same vicinity.
but none could be found. 1t Is re
graveyard many years before the Clvil
DR. S. W. Fletcher, Of the Virginia
Experimental Station of Blacksburg.
vas here day or two ago and adj
county fruit growers on the matter OF
Graduating the cedar rust. which has
infected large number OF apple trees
in this section Of the Virginia Valley.
lie stated that the best method was
TO cut down and burn all cedurs. hut
that much good can he accomplished
by destroying, tho balls on the trees
G as soon; soon as they qnpear The Fruit
county adopted resolutions favorlng
such legislation regarding tho dcstruc-
,ion of cedars as can he enacted by
the General Assembly.
With view of giving more atten-
tion 10 minute details in various de-
partments, thereby saving money for
tho city. the Common Council of Win
chester has elected Franw H. krebs
keeper of the town. who Will take
charge of the clerical work of the de-
partmenis OF streets. water and sewer
age. An ordinance introduced TO ere
ate the office OF general manager along
the lines as adopted by the city or
stanton several years ago was de-
fcntcd
Consul G. B. Schumacher who is sta
has been figuring prominently in some
OF the news dispatches from that coun-
try during the past month, Is native
Of the Shenandoah VALLEY, his father
being George L. Schumacher, OF Stuun-
ton.
David f. Miller, OF Page, county was
living on farm along Naked Creek.
that county, she lost her wedding ring.
land has been plowcd up. aud only
day or two ago tho lonG-lost ring WAS
found bx'a farm hand and restored TO
Mrs Miller, who was overioycd when
She saw II again.
- large number OF Greeks living In
the Cumberland Valley gathered at
Easter festival was celebrated with n
lamb roast
engagement Of Miss Laurie Crawford.
daughter Of the Rev. and Mrs. Angus
Crawford. OF the Episcopal Theologi-
cal sal Seminary near Alexandrin, 10 Rev
recently assistant rector of Christ
Church, of Winchester but who is now
engaged In parish work at I4uray. Va
Flo is son. of Tsham Randolph, n ma
cago, who Is ono Of the foremost civil
engineers in the United States if
CAPTAIN James p, Reardon and lieu
tenants Robert Y. Conrad and Fred s.
anderson. OF Company I. Second Regi-
mcnt OF Virginia Volunteers. of Win
chester, were in Richmond several days
aHT,, mppesrlnE before beard q eS
eral w. ". sale and two other officers
of the state militia They passed good
g, GSa ann, on tactics and court
will probably he mustered into the ser
vice before May T.
The colored people Or Winchester
have organized Il branch OF the I.atane
ti-Tuberculosis League, which was
recently organized here to carry on
the work Of treating and preventing
the spread of consumption. as started
by the lat: DR.. S. r. Latane. The col
ored people are taking n great In
tcrest in the movement. and have sub
scribcd generously toward The support
OF the district nurse. Miss Ann Carson
who Us to begin her work in the near
future
The voters or Charlestown. w. Va,
which has been one Of the main sources
of supply for dry" territory In VIr-
&inia. for number of years, will voto
on the liquor question on May 4, and
hca tel campaign is now In progress.
The Charlestown saloon men have been
enjoying n large trade from nearby
Virginia points. and the evening trains
leaving that place on tho Baltimore
ana Ohio Railroad and the Norfolk
and Western Railway are known MS
the "ing specials" The linuor Intor-
ests arc making Il stin fight to prevent
dry" victory. W
Lectures al Richmond College.
william Il. Dodd. professor Of Amer
ican history in the University or Chi