The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-27
MANICURE CAMP
NEAR WINCHESTER
Several Large Tracts of Land
Will Be Recommended to
War Department.
Especial 10 The Times-Di,pntchl

Special 10 The Times Dispatch
Winchester, Va, October 26-Major
James A. Logan. Jr. or the quarter
master corps and = member ot the gen
eral staff OF the United States Army
returned to-day from Washington.
where he has been spending the week
comforting with officials Of the War
Department and other members OF tho
general stan In reference To next sum
mer's encampmcnt of soldiers In tho
vicinity of Winchester. Colonel Foltz
also OF the general stan. and Major
Logan were recently directed by the
War Department to inspect number
OF sites near this city for army pur-
poses. and J, Is understood they have
decided 10 recommend several large
tracts OF land less than two miles
northeas; and east Of town. The land
is owned by number OF persons but
II is the intention 10 throw all OF IL
into one great manoeuvre camp. The
lana ls not only suited for cavalry,
but for artillery and infantry az we'll
An army officer here few days ago
stated that IL was the Intention Of the
government 10 send about two hrigadcs
OF cavalry here next summer, instead
or one. AZ was the case during the re-
cent cncanpmcnt and that some ar
tlilerS and infantry Will also likely be
ordered here for manocuvrc In adj
diuon to the United States soldiers il
IL planned To bring troops from "A mum
Der OF the states FOR tcn-tiay encamp-
ments. t"h various state regiments al
ternatins. II is expected there viii DO
during the entire summer. and thar
altogether there viii be 10 geo or 20 !
,t troops from The various States from
camp VIII become permanent there is
NY. doubt; In fact, II Is expected that
OH: VIII be introduced In Congress
buildings as Will be needed FOR a large
army post ana general inanoeuvrc carnp
com oined. This VIII be in Keeping with
the proposed policy Of the War D.parI
Inent In eliminating quite a large nun
Der or small posts in remote sections
court ns Il SrSWn,d nc Jury Of the Corporation
william Green and benjamin TURNER
charged with feloniously breaking intn
ana robbing house tenanted BY Henry
Lowe. ana their trials were set for
here. - '"'i
During the cold weather the carly
ing snow storm on the Blue Ridrc
mountains. twenty miles east OF til .
CITY. Old residents OF that section sav
they never saw snow so early in the
mountains. - ~
The regular fan meeting OF The Val
icy congregation OF the Protestant Epis-
at Rerryville. CLARKE County. on mo" Nol
Hemoer H. and continue for several
ter. is dean OF the convocation. REV
j. r. ELLIS, Of Yancey, is secretary. and
ikev. John l.. Jackson. Of Harrisonburs
II Is expected that Mrs. Randolph
t1tzhugh." or Katherine Fennell, the
woman OF mystery, who was freed
IN New York this week under n sus-
pended sentence, after she had pleaded
guilty TO the charge of larceny. viii
be returned to the Western State Hos
pital FOR the Insane. at Staunton. of
which institution she was formerly an
Inmate She was discharged by he
New York court on condition that she
be taken back to Virginia at once and
a Dr
Jarnette. superintendent OF the Staun-
ton ASYLUM. stated that he had not