Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
DROUGHT AFFECTS
VIRGINIA VALLEY
Little Rain in Northern Section
of State Since First Week
of May.
GARDENS ARE PERISHlNG,
PASTURES NEED MOISTURE
Warren County Medical Society Or
ganized-State Tax Commission
Is Seeking Suggestions.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
/ WINCHESTER, Va, June 2O-Another
week has passed without good settled
rain in the lower Shenandoah valley and
| farmers and fruit growers are becoming
more concerned than ever for there is
little moisture in the ground. 1t is true
the apple trees can stand a great deal OF
| dry weather, according to experienced
I growers, because of the trees being deer
rooted, but the drought has reached a
stage where matters are becoming seri-
Gus. There has been but very little rain
in the northern part of Virginia and the
border counties Of West Virginia since
the first week of May and much damage
| has been done This is admitted by the
most optimistic Of the farmers. Wheat
| harvest began yesterday and today In
| some localities. The wheat is reported
to be of a good quality. except in uplands,
but the straw is very short. The hay
crop in many sections will be hardly
| worth while. Corn is at a standstill.
Small fruits generally are scarce. gardens
are perishing and pastures are burn
ing up.
| Town people feel the effects of the
drought financially as well as the farmers
do, for they are required to pay as much
for vegetables and fruits as Is charged
in the markets Of the large cities, and
prices are advancing all the time. Local
farmers bought great quantities Of west
| ern corn hay and other feed for their live
stock last fall and winter, and they will
have to do so again.
Death Of Mrs. Mcclure.
| Mrs. Ann Holmes Mcclure, sixty -four
years old, wife Of Dr. William P. Nc
CURE. and daughter of the late John
Randolph Tucker of Winchester. died
here this week. following a protracted Ill
| ness. She was one of the best liked
women of the community. Her father
| was distinguished Virginia lawyer and
member Of Congress. and was dean of
the law school Of Washington and Lee
University at Lexington at the time of
his death in 1897.
son. four daughters, her mother. one
brother, former Representative Henry
st. George Tucker. and three sisters, Mrs,
Gertrude T. Logan of Winchester and
Mrs; John Carmichael and Mrs. Morgan
was formerly Miss Laura Powell. a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Humphrey Powell of Middleburg,
Loudoun county. Va Mrs. Mcclure 8
funeral took place from Christ Church
The trustees of Washington and Lee
University of Lexington. Va, this week
conferred the degree Of doctor of divinity
| upon Rev. William Dickerson Smith,
rector OF historic old Christ P. E. Church
Of Winchester; Rev. ]. Mercer Blain Of
China, and Rev. Holmes Rolston Of Au-
gusta county, Va, and the degree Of
doctor OF laws upon DR.. Milton W.
Humphreys of the University Of Virginia
Anti-saloon Field Day.
Tomorrow will be Anti-Saloon League
field day in many parts of the state, and
large numbers Of visiting ministers and
other anti-saloon speakers will address
the mass meetings. Bright and early
Monday morning captains and Heuten-
| ants of the league will go forth into
| every nook and corner of Virginia with
petition papers soliciting the signatures
| OF those in favor Of calling a special
election in September to vote on state
| wide prohibition. The work. it is expect
ed. will be completed within six days. It
will be necessary to have 1900 qualified
voters names to the petitions. and the
leagues leaders are more than confident
Of getting that number Some of the
anti-saloon people predict the state will
go dry by upward Of 1900 majority
Joseph A. Denny and Miss Anna Jol-
line, members of prominent Clarke coun-
| ty families. were married Wednesday
! afternoon at the home Of the brides sis
ter, Mrs. Anders. at Wildwood Mr.. Den
ny is brother OF former Representative
James W. Denny of Baltimore Md.
Edmund Leigh. formerly OF the New
| YORK police force, who was in charge OF
the Investigation of the Becker case
this week became chief of detectives OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
The Warren County Medical Society
was organized few days since at 6
meeting of the physicians of that county
held in the Office Of Dr. D. NJ. Kipps. a,
Front Royal 1t will be aflliated with
the Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia
state and the American Medical associa
tons.
The first convicts from the West vir
glnia penitentiary at Moundsville evel
assigned to work in Berkeley county ar.
rived several days ago at MartinsburR
ana the gang. numbering about twenty
mas been put to work on a new road be
tween Inwood and Gerardstown.
J. Howard Larrick, superintendent OF
the schools Of Las Animas, Colo, and
Miss Gail Hamilton Parrish. daughter al
state Senator and Mrs. A. N Parrish OF
Lamar. Colo. were married at midnight
recently recently at the home of the brides
mined upon in order that the youn,
| couple might board a train leaving fo
the east at 1917 o'clock. They are nov
visiting the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Larrick. in winchester.
Arrangements are being made to have
a large meeting Of the Virginia tax com.
mission held in Winchester Iii the neal
future, VIXEN all taxpayers who hav,
ideas and suggestions will be invited t.
present the same to the commission
Meetings OF a similar character are bein,
held in practically every section of thu
state
Edward Hart, ffty-seven years old
member Of well known Clarke count,
family, broke a blood vessel while a
work in Berryville this week, becam,
unconscious and died the following day
He left a widow, three children an,
several brothers and sisters
Muzzle Order Rigidly Enforced.
More mad dogs have been put to dealt
in Winchester this week. and the mayor.
order requiring all dogs to be muzzled II
being rigidly enforced. The heads o
several dogs have been examined by Pas
teur experts in Washington and each
was found to have been rabid. The peo
pie who were bitten by the mad dog,
have not shown any very i'll effects thu.
far.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hardy. seventy
Hardy, prominent Winchester mer
chant. died unexpectedly at her hom,
here several days ago. She was mem.
Der of the old and well known Cargo.
family of Lexington, Va. She lef
her husband. two sons and four daugh
tiers, two of the latter being Miss Rose
Lees Hardy and Miss Margaret Hardy
who are teachers in the public schools
Of Washington