Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Three Juries Unable to Convict
J. Wilbur WeIfIey.
MARK CIVIL WAR BATTLES
Counties in Shenandoah Valley May
Adopt the Plan.
HORSE SHOW AT BERRYVILLE
Event to Be Held in August, and
Washington Horses May
Participate.
MARK CIVIL WAR BATTLES
HORSE SHOW AT BERRYvILLE
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


WINCHESTER. Va, May II, 1912.
Three juries have been unable to con-
vict or acquit ]. Wilbur welfiey. manager
OF the defunct Front Royal Milling Com
pany, charged with misappropriating
funds and obtaining bank loans on
fraudulent bills of lading and an order Of
nolle prosequi has been entered by Judge
L. w. Harrison of Winchester, who pre-
sided over the third trial, which was held
in Front Royal this week, with a Rock
ingham jury sitting in the case All other
indictments against Welfiey were
quashed
While the candidates nominated for the
council In Martinsburg are either demo-
Gratis or republicans, they have been
classified as wet or dry" and a bitter
hight is now in progress. Party politics
has been wholly disregarded, and the
fight is between the liquor interests and
the Antf-Saloon League. The city has
been In the dry" column for the past
De held. 1t is claimed that Il wet"
councilmen are elected the saloons will
be reopened. Prayer meetings are being
held daily by the women of the city
The republican executive committee of
Winchester met a few nights ago. hoping
to induce loyal party men to become
candidates for mayor and common coun-
Gil, but all declined, and it was decided
TO put no ticket in the field. 1t Is stated,
however. that citizens ticket will be
nominated to oppose the democratic
nominees.
Representative H. D. Flood of the tenth
Virginia district will be the principal
speaker in Winchester on Confederate
memorial day, June 8. which is always
the occasion OF a general reunion of the
people of the lower Shenandoah valley
regardless of weather conditions
Senator Thornton to Speak.
Senator John Randolph Thornton OF
Louisiana has accepted the invitation ex.
| tended by the Confederate Veteran or.
CARNATIONS Of Jefferson county to make
the Grafton at Charles Town on Confed-
| crate memorial day. May %
Albert r Coe, formerly of Lexington
Va, and later connected with the BaIti.
| more and Ohio railroad in Winchester and
Miss Mabel Marshall. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Beverley Marshall of this city
| were married this week in a hotel a,
Parkersburg, w. Va, by Rev. Robert B
Smith of the First Baptist Church of that
city. They will live at Logan, Ohio
where Mr.. Coe is engaged in business.
| The regular spring meeting of the East
ern Panhandle Medical Society was held
Wednesday at Charles Town, and was at.
| tended by large numbers of physicians
and surgeons from many parts of that
section. Papers were read by members
and visiting doctors
| Now that Jefferson county, W. Va. has
| erected appropriate markers at all points
where battles were fought during the civil
war In that county, other counties of the
Shenandoah valley are being requested tc
adopt the same method. and 1t is expected
that the matter will be taken Up by the
Confederate Veteran camps in the various
towns.
| The Berryville Mills, which was con.
trolled by practically the same people who
owned the defunct Riverton Mills Com.
pany, has made an assignment, and Ar
| thur l.. Warthen of Front Royal has
been appointed receiver. He is also re-
ceiver for the Riverton concern.