The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-19
OPTIONS OBTAINED
ON MOUNTAIN LAND
Government Agents Negotiate for
Purchase of Vast Tracts in
Shenandoah Valley.
TRIAL OF FISHER TO-DAY
Negro Charged With Killing
Clyde ]. Carpenter-Other
Winchester News.
TRIAL OF FISHER TO-DAY
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Winchester. Va, May l8.-It was
learned here to-day that agents Of the
Forestry Bureau OF tho United States
government have obtained more on
tions on mountain lands in the Shen-
nndoah Valley. and that the owners
are willing to sell at the prices offered
by the governments representatives.
These vast tracts, lying wholly or
partly In Virginia and West Virginia.
arc to bo added to approximately IL
600 acres which were sold last week
In this part of Virginia and in tho
West virginia counties of Hardy and
Hampshire. Part OF tho area is known
as the Potomac watershed and come
is known as a part of tho forest re-
serve. The 1900 acres bought re-
centiy are to be made portion of the
~atershed tracts purchases by the
government about a year ago. The
most recent transaction called for tho
expenditure OF about 100000 by the
government. Arrang ements are being
made to have the mountain land thus
acquired we'll protected. Wardcns will
be stationed in the mountains. tele
phone communication will be establish
ed and fro alarm service will also
ne Installed. AS result OF surveys
made last summer by a crew of the
forestry service. n deal IS now pend
Ing for the purchase OF several thou
and additional acres in North River
Gap, owned by the Pocnhontas Coal
Company and the Chesapeake and
western Railway. of which W. E. D.
Stokes OF New York. is the owner.
Tho first murder case to come be-
1ore tho Corporation Court of Win
chester within nearly two decades will
be that OF Charles Fisher. colored, who
Will be placed on trial Tuesday.
charged with firing the shot which
caused the death OF Clyde j. Car
penter. local agent OF an Alexandria
insurance society. while Carpenter was
Leaving the home OF william Evans,
father OF Minnie Evans. mulatto
Carpenter was shot on the night of
April TO- and died about thirty six
hours later in Memorial Hospital. His
body was inferred at Pontiac. Mich.
where his father lives. Four other
negroes are under Indictment as ac-
completes OF Fisher.
Invitations have been issued for the
commencement exercises of Fort Lou
doun Seminary, the standard of which
has been more than doubled since its
incorporation about two years ago
by Miss Katharine r. Glass. the pre3i-
dent OF the institution. which occupies
a block where George Washington
built Fort Loudoun TO protect the peo-
pic OF Winchester and vicinity from
the Indians some years before the Rev
olut!onary War y large section OF
the old fort is still preserved in the
seminary grounds. The finals begin
with the baccalaurente sermon on MAY
p In tho Loudoun street Presbyterian
Church by Rev. Robert L. Leo Stridcr
The following Monday will be field day
on the campus. on Tuesday evening
the orations and delivery of diplomas
Will take place in the Presbyterian
4 ~ n n Tha
slumnae banquet will be held Wednes-
DAY afternoon at the Wayside Inn. at
Middletown. The school OF art will
exhibit specimens OF work and hold
exception az Fort Loudoun on We'd
nesday evening The intermediate re-
cital Will be held In the City Hall
auditorium on Thursday evening. The
junior recital Will be held Friday
morning. and the final recital will take
place that evening in the auditorium.
An infant daughter OF John David
son, living near Strasburg. Shenan-
doah County, tot JUS: able to walk,
was found yesterday by her hvc-year-
old brother in the embrace OF a six
foot olacksnakc, which appeared to be
squeezing the child to death. The lit
tie boy beat at the snake with a club
until his father arrived. and then the
squirmirg reptile was chopped into
bits with an AK. The child still feels
the effects OF the squeezing.
Milton b. Orndorff and c. F. Grim.
who werc doing their best TO catch
up with farm work that had been de-
layed by the recent severe drought,
made very little progress Yesterday
by the reason of the fact that nearly
all their time was taken up by night
Ing snakes which attacked them at
frequent intervals a number of
blacksnakes varying in length from
four to six and half feet were killed.
each after n desperate battle. while
the men were in the barn early in the
evening recounting their experiences
OF the day each man was called upon
to give battle to spread head mecca
sins. very poisonous specie. When
dead. the snakes measured from three
and half to four feet