Evening star., 1914-11-15
Authorities Are VigiIant in
Keeping Out the Foot and
Mouth Scourge.
VOLUNTEERS KEPT BUSY
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES
U. S. Health Service Experts Com
plete Years Sanitary Work In
Berkeley County, W. Va.

Special Correspondence Of The star.
WINCHESTER, Va, November H.
Although no case of the foot ana
mouth disease now Affecting cattie /"
= number of states has been reported III
the Shenandoah valley the i've stoch
dealers are feeling the effects OF the
quarantine regulations. Ernest NJ
Hoover. Il buyer for c. Driver X co. OF
Tir,bcrvilIe which is one OF the lars
est stock dealing firms in this state
.a id TODAY that his firm had been ad-
yiscd not to start any shipment tor the
Now York market until further notice
The firm had also received notice OF
decline in prices in markets in Baltl-
more and other cities. The railroads OF
Virginia are cooperating Win the
state and county officials in doing
everything possible to keep the disease
out of this state. and all cattle brought
in. particularly shipments from the
west, are being examined.
Forest fires continue to do consider
able damage in the lower Shenandoah
valley and adjoining portions of West
Virginia. and the volunteer fire brig
AIDES organized last summer by the
government agents in charge or the
forest reserves in the Blue Ridge, Mas
have been kept busy fighting the flames
ever since the hunting season opened
November /. Many of the fires nave
been caused by hunters dropping
matches or smoking tobacco. and trac-
tiou engines are also responsible for
some OF the mountain confiagrations.
Huge Boulders Menace Safety.
Large boulders have been 1oosened by
III fIla nt.lin n
in the Harpers Ferry locality, and
many have crashed down upon the
turnpikes and then into the rivers
without u moments warning. Numer-
Gus motorists and others travelling
along the roads at the foot of the
mountains have had some decidedly
thrilling and exciting experiences. A
few days ago rock larger than an or
binary hogshead tumbled down on the
Virginia side of the river at Harpers
Ferry just as man drove by in a
wagon. The great stone struck the
back part of the vehicle, demolishing it.
while the driver leaped for his life and
escaped serious injury.
Eugene Ernest Cissel. formerly of
Clarke county, but now engaged in
contracting work in Washington, and
Miss Leila May Mason, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Mason of Winchester,
we're married here day or two ago.
MIS- Nancy IOSn Amlck, IOTIy years
old. wife of William II. Amick, died
this week at her home at Romney,
Hampshire county. W. Va, from scar
let fever. and eight of her ten surviv-
ing children are i'll of the same disease.
II is feared several of the little ones
will not recover.
J. Edward keating, who is not yet
thirty years old, and who earned his
first dollar by selling newspapers on
the streets of Winchester his native
oil ind of a
of the California courts at San Diego,
receiving a majority of 1000 votes over
four opponents.
Must Make Good p. O. Loss.
Because he left the key to the COM
bination of his iron safe where rob-
bers found it without difficulty, the
numbers being written on a shipping
tag and laid in a desk drawer, Post
master ]. A. Riddle of Bridgewater,
Rockingham county, Va, has been re-
quired by the government to reimburse
IL to the extent of about $1,000, that be-
ing the value of stamps and cash taken
by burglars a year ago. A similar case
occurred some years ago at Front Roy
al. Va. the postmaster having failed to
lock the inner compartment of his safe
and the burglars had no trouble after
blowing off the outer door
The federal grand jury at Philippi, w
Va, yesterday returned an Indictment
against a; L: Wilson of Berkeley
springs, who is charged with having
withheld certain taxable property from
the list of assets in his bankruntcy
case. and the trial will be held at the
next term of the district court in Mar
tinsburg.
The congregation of the Reformed
Church at Brunswick, which has been
without u pastor for some time. has ex
Tended call to Rev. J. n. Wilson of
Ioms BROOK, Va, and it is said he will
probably accept the call
Memorial to old-Time Mammies.
II is expected that quite a largo num-
Der of distinguished prelates of the
Protestant Episcopal Church from
various sections of the United States
ana particularly the south, will gather
" befrSVllie IN the near future for the
Gedication of st. Mary's Church. which
VIII De dedicated as a memorial to
those old-time colored women of the
south who remained true and faithful
10 the families of their masters while
the men of the southern households
were in the Confederate army TIL.
movement to erect such a church was
started rather quietly several wears
ago, and contributions were received
rom a great many men and women OF
prominence in the Episcopal Church
-. fMary'S Church is said to he the
only one of it's kind in the country
Mary Blakey, colored, aged thirty
eight years, who died several days n ec
IN Page county, is said to have been
the heaviest member of her race in
Virginia. She weighed $50 pounds. and
II was necessary to get a specially con.
structed coffin for her body. The cof.
fin was braced with wrought iron. and
the largest screws that could be found
we're used in order to hold it together
Hold Apples for Better Prices.
Rather than sell their fancy annie,
at prices offered by buyers from the
north, many of the largest growers O,
the Winchester fruit belt have stored
rheir best varieties. Reports received
by cable, and also by letter from Liver
pool. Manchester, Glasgow and othel
British markets, show that the frui
from the Winchester section is in prea
demand in England, and is bringins
good prices.
Drs. W. NJ. Bryan and L. L. Lumsde1
of the United States health service
who have been in charge of expert
mental work on a very extensive seal.
in Berkeley county. w. Va, for a yeal
or more, have completed their sanitar,
campaign and returned to Washington
1t is understood that the results ac
complished will form the basis of :
general report, which will be mad
applicable to any section of the coun
try.
A Gentle Hint.