The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-01
CERTAIN DIVIDENDS
MUST BE RET URNED
Decree of Importance to Certif-
cate Holders of Defunct Build
ing and Loan Association
Especial to The Times-Dispatcb !

Especial to The Times DISPATCH
Winchester. Va, August 3l.-Judro
T. w. Harrison. of this CITY has on.
tered decree OF a great deal of i'm
portancc In the Circuit Court OF Shen
| andoah County. in the case Of =. d.
Newman. receiver. against ]. /. Wis
man and others, in which the claims Of
largo number OF certificates holders
OF the dcfunct Valley Building and
Loan Association. of Woodstock, will
be protected. Wisman, the president OF
the association, which failed for over
100000, and other stockholders are
required to return the amount of Ger
tam dlvidends to the receiver This
VIII increase the assets of the com
pany, by which the certificate holders
Will receive larger percentage upon
| their claims. Many of the people hold
ing certificates invested all their saw
ings in the association, and when the
company went into the hands OF a re-
ceiver it was discovered that enter
prising real estate agents had sold to
the association large tracts of land in
Virginia, Maryland and the District Of
Columbia which had already been mort
gagged.
Farmers In the southern section Of
Jefferson County, w Va. have been
losing large numbers of hogs during
the past week from cholera, and also
from vaccination for the disease.
Charles z. Harris, who has been breed
ing mulefoot hogs guaranteed immune
from cholera, had a peculiar expe-
ricnce. He lost fifty-cight hogs, vary
ing in weight from forty to $50 pounds.
AT the outset of the cholera in his
neighborhood he had number Of hogs.
including a few of the mu]efoote ed
breed. inoculated with the anticholera
serum. An abscess formed where the
incubation was inserted. He opened
the abscess of some of them, and these
were saved, but Of the pure bred mule
footed hogs only the vaccinated ones
died. Those not vaccinated escaped the
disease entirely.
Benjamin A. Lcatherman, of Win
chester. and Miss Elizabeth G. Burns
of Washington, were married few
days ago in the latter city,
William W. Rouss. n brother of the
late Charles Broadway Rouss, of New
York. has been seriously i'll for several
weeks at his home, Shannon HILL"
near Charlestown, w. Va, but is now
improved. His nephew, Peter Win
chester Rouss. the young millionaire
IL
several days ago.
The annual meeting of the woman's
| home department of missions of Win
chester district. Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, is to be held in -he
church of that denomination at White
Post Clarke County, on September 4
and Is, and an attractive program has
been outlined for the meeting.
| 1t is stated that the grand jury OF
the September term OF the Circuit
Court of Warren County, which is to
! be convened tomorrow morning In
Front Royal by Judge T. w Harrison
Of Winchester, will have considerable
work to do. although the precise ma
turc of 1t has not been divulged 1t
is reported. however, that the grand
! jury Will make a thorough examination
! of the real estate and personal prop
erty returns made by citizens to the
revenue commissioners.
During severe hail storm in the
vicinity of Strasburg, hailstones as
| large as hen eggs fell in great quaint
! ties and drove people into houses
Many horses. becoming frightened
when pclted with the hail, ran off. One
animal rushed upon hotel porch
/ into & drug store. Portions of the
roofs of steam Touring mill anc
the Good Lumber Company's building.
were blown off by high winds. Much
damage was done to corn crops.
Announcement has been made OF the
engagement of Miss Ursula Daniels. OF
Elkins. W. Va, to j. Ira Ritter, of Win
chester travelling salesman for n large
wholesale concern, and after their mars
/ riage they will live in York, Pa.
! Those who early in the summer pre-
dicted peach famine in Frederick
County this year missed in their cal.
culations, for, in spite of the fact tina
frosts did much damage late in April
the largest crop of peaches in recent
years is being harvested in the lower
Shenandoah Valley. and they are OF
exceptional quality, being large, firm
and sweet Moreover. growers find
little or no trouble selling the fruit
at their own prices. The evening
trains haul immense consignments to
the Baltimore. Philadelphia and other
eastern markets. a day or two ago
Judge Frank S. Tavenner sold his peach
crop-about 1000 bushcls--at an aver
age price OF $3.50 per carrier. which
is seven-eights of a bushel, the sale
netting him over $4,000.