The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-28
VALLEYCONVOCATION
MEETS AT YANCEY
Feature of 81 ssion Is Dedication Of New Schoo.
h.use for Use in Mountain Missionary
" ork-L. rge Shipments Of Cattle.

during q fox chase near Philadelphia
1recenIly. and IL was only few days
ago that Mrs. Jacobs was able TO De
| brought TO her home. near wildwood.
W hike taking jump at nearly SIX
| Ieet Mrs. Jacobs mount stumbled on
a pole that had been knocked down by
another horse. and she was hurled
| neadiOng to the ground and rendered
unconscious. The horse turned
| somersault in the air and fell upon
ner. Mrs. Jacobss nose was fractured
In two places. her arms and thumbs
were severely sprained. and she also
suffered numerous cuts and bruises.
The horse escaped serious injury.
Rev. Arthur L. Maiden. o: Shenan-
doah City. who for a number OF years
mas been a fireman on the Norfolk
! and Nestern Railway. has LETT the
engine cab to become pastor OF the
United Brethren Church at Western
port. Nd. having been assigned 10
that place recently at the annual meet
| ing OF the Virginia conference OF that
denomination. He WAS ordained some
years ago. but never accepted chufen
until tnis year iorn ns Of
but now pastor of the United brethren
Church at Toms Brook, va.
The first carload shipment Of baled
alfalfa ever made from Frederick
| County was sent this week from
| Clearbrook. whose crop netted MIN w
! a ton The growing Of alfalfa IN
| Frederick County was taken up by
few farmers several years ago on
! quite q small scale. but now that II
has been shown to be profitable crop
many OF the most progressive farmers
recently by Mr.. Hyde was the first
! TO be grown upon his farm. ana IL was
seeded last year.
Bureau. who obtained options last
spring on large tracts Of timber land
in various counties OF the Shenandoah
and Page Valleys for forest reserve
and watershed purposes. have neen
! surveying recently in Page County,
and have closed deals for several
thousand acres of mountain lands own
ed by Thomas l. Seekford and others.
Before any land Is bought the govern
ment employs q lawyer or some other
competent person to examine all tho
titles. and during some of the more
recent negotiations the men employed
, to do this work were required to trace
the records back to the time when
Thomas Lord Fairfax. a baron Of Cam
eron. owned what 10 known Q: al OF
the Northern Neck" OF Virginia
The work Of making the nnal sur
yey for the electric railway line which
, is to be built from Martinsburx. w.
Va. to Winchester. was completed
day or two ago. and II was learned
that the company WIN =. once nee. ta AK , up
construction work. Franchises have
already been obtained from the Coun-
ellis OF Winchester and Maftinsouie'
and bond has been given in each CITY
by the promoters. In addition to build.
ing a line between Winchester and
Martinsburg. 1t Is the intention to con.
struct one between Martinsburg and
Hagerstown, connecting at the latter
A. AhAx ~ a Aa
Company. The route through Win
chester has been SO planned that
convenient connection can be made on
the -3erryville Pike with q line Of tho
way Company. whose charter empow-
!ers 1t to build and operate An electric
| railway between Winchester and At or
near Bluemont. Loudoun County, va.
Thus far the latter company x ma. con- on.
cities and towns Of this section with
electricity for municipal and CONNER
cial purposes. but 1t 10 stated that
some Of the largest stockholders are
engage in the trolley business. Wheth-
err the Winchester and Washington
company acts or not In the matter, II
| 10 the announced intention OF tho Mar
! tinsburs- Winchester company to 60
ahead with the work The latter. 1t II
, stated, has been amply financed by
west Virginia. Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania capitalists.
Former Mayor Thomas @. Hayes: OF
Baltimore. IL to be one Of the principal
speakers here on the evening OF Oc-
! tober 81 at the annual banquet and
reunion OF the Golden Rule Bible
class of Braddock Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. South Other speak.
ers will be A d. Darby. Q banker OF
Martinsburg. W. Va, who teaches q
large class in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church OF that city. and DR..
iB n. Roszal, principal Of the Shenan-
/ who teaches a large Bible class in the
sunday school Of Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church.