The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-01
SUNDAY-SCHOOL.
WORKERS PARADE
More Than 1000 Men and Wom-
en- in Line-Other Win
chester News.
Special to The Tlmes-Disnnto


WORKERS ever seen in the lower Shen-
andonh Valley was held here this ar
tcrnoon, ana over l,2OO mon and wo
men we're I'm line, representing every
Protestant church in Winchester aud
Frederick County. They marched
thhr9gsh The he RTneiPal strHet* and
where they were addressed by Thomas
&, Diggs OF Richmond. secretary OF the
,xirgini? sunday school Association
The celebration was held under tie
auspices OF the adult division of the
state organization.
,o TIE annual gw,eetina, Of ,hg stock
ricultural Society. under the auspicSs
Of which the ANNUAL Winchester Fair
mas been held for the past forty-thrco
cute number OF the directors Will
resign. AS soon AS thc fair was over
last september President Logan T.
Fay and Secretary Robert Worselv re-.
signed. because they objected 10 tho
action OF tho directors in voting to
abolsh simple games at tho fair and
VII Icslth to-morrow foi tn" same
reason Mcssrs. FAY ana Woracly were
opposed to outright gambling games
but they thought games AT which the
player had fair chance to win should
be allnWed. The action OF tho direc-
tors followed "a threat made by e local
have tho society indicted by the grand
jury If 1t permitted any games or
chance on the grounds.
John Can't, who. several years ago
CORRECTION. and who was recently ar
10 .crininally attack Miss Bessie Carr
i!sic near her home in Frederick Coun-
". was adjudged to be OF unsound
mind. and yesterday was taken to the
asylum for the criminal insane at
Marion bY Sheriff Pannet, lie viii be
Kept there indefinitely.
Mrs. Mamie swartz. tho young wife
OF Frank Swartz, local merchant.
who swallowed over twcuty-one grains
Of hichloride OF mercury in three tab
let's last sunday afternoon. installing
mem, 1t ~ declared. for headache
r n6yed ,rD NH ,. rso0vsr She vas
home Yesterday. Prompt medical at.
tention saved her life.
\ black bear weighing about $50
pounds has been seen for several DAYS
In the mountains near Woodstock II
was chased Yesterday by number Of
bear suddenly became ferocious ana
spraug ut the men who had followed
The dogs. and ever" one took TO his
heels and beat IT. down the mountain
being formed with the intention OF
goins after the bear
= party Of hunters had a desperate
battle yesterday afternoon with several
Wildcats in the vicinity OF Strasburg.
and although the cats were finally
killed, some OF the men were com
Dietely exhausted by the experience.
The cats wcrc seen jumping from one
tree to another in u strip OF woods.
and they at once made an attack. The
hunters dogs were badly used up BY
the cats. Shotguns aud clubs were
used by the hunters
: fire that is thought 10 have been
started by = hunter carclcssly throw
ing cigar stump among some dry
blun Ridge. in the vicinity OF I.imeton.
Warren County, several days apo. has
burned over large area of valuab 9
timber Land owned BY Mrs Virginia \
Mussacus and Samuel Il Millar. ana
much fencing has also been destroyed
The IRE was thought TO have been cx-
iiuguishcd. but IL broke out nercelv
again yesterday. and Il large force or
men has been battling with the flames,
which now under control