Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
SCATTLEDEALERs FEELING
EFFECTS OF QUARANTINE.
They Are Advised Not to Start Ship
ments to New York Until
Further Notice.
STATE is FREE OF DISEASE
Forest Fires Are Doing Heavy DAM
age I'm Lower Shenandoah Valley.
ROmney Woman Dead OF Scarlet
Fever, and Eight Children Ill.

Fever, and Eight Children Ill.
siWINCHESTER, VA. November IL
Although no case OF the foot and
mouth disease. now affecting cattle in
q number of States. has bccn report
ed lin the Shenandoah Valley. the live
stock dealers are feeling the effects
of the quarantine regulations. Ernest
NJ. Hoover, a buyer for one of the
largest stock dealing firms In this
State, said to-day that his firm had
been advised not to start any ship
nent FOR the New York market until
further notice. The firm had also re-
ceiTed notice of n decline in prices in
markets in Baltimore and other cities.
The railroads of Virginia are coop
Grating with the State and county Of
fcials 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. All the live stock cars on
each railroad are being fumigated in
accordance with orders sent out this
week from headquarters. Grazing is
one of the chief industries in some of
the counties of the upper Virginia
Valley. and in Highland County in
particular many thousands of cattle
are bred and fattened for the mar
kets. That the disease would cause
enormous losses to many classes of
people, directly or Indirectly, should
it find its way into Virginia, is gen
, orally admitted. and nothing Is being
left undone or neglected to keep it
out of the State entirely.
FOREST FIRES DOING
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
Z Forest fires continue TO do consider
able damage in the lower Shenandoah
Valley and adjoining portions of West
Virginia, and tho volunteer fire bril-
gades organized last summer by the
government agents in charge OF the
forest reserves in the Blue Ridge,
Massanutten and Great North Noun
tains havo been kept busy lighting the
flames ever since the hunting season
opened on November 1. Many of the
fires have been causd by hunters drop
ping matches or smoking tobacco. and
traction engines are also responsible
for some OF the mountain con1agra-
lions. A large force of men worked
day and night for two days early In
the week before they got an angry
blaze under control along the base Of
North Mountain, In the western sec
tton OF Fredericksburg County. AT the
same time, another serious fire broke
out in the Rock Enon Springs portion
of the county. near the lumber estab-
finally was saved. Many of the cot
tages owned OF leased by Washington.
Baltimore and Philadelphia people ut
Skyland. Page County, narrowly es-
capped destruction n day or two ago,
when fires that had been raging for
some time In tho mountains found their
way to the SlSyland neighborhood.
Residents Of that section battled night
and day with the flames before the
fires were eXtinguished. Large boulders
have been loosened along the noun
tain slopes in tho Harper's Ferry To-
cality, and many have crashed down
upon the turnpikes and then into the
rivers without moments warning.
Numerous motorists and others travel
ing along the roads at the foot of the
mountains have had some decidedly
thrilling and exciting experiences.
few days ago rock larger than an
ordinary hogshead tumbled down on
the Virginia side of the river at Har-
per's Ferry just az man drove by In
wagon. The great stone struck the
back part of the vehicle, demollshing
It, while the driver leaped for his life
and escaped serious injury.
DR.. William L. Perry and Mrs. Harry
r. Rockcnbaugh, tho former OF Hall
town and the latter OF Harpers Ferry,
who were recently indicted by the JEFF
ferson County grand jury for murder
in the second degree, on the charge OF
causing the death Of Miss Alma
Mumme. aged eighteen years. OF
HagerStown, Md, were TO have been
tried at the present term of court at
Charlestown, but they have obtained
another postponement. 1t Is now eN-
pected the case will he tried at the
February term of court,
CUPID NEARLY BtI.kED,
nut FINALLY SUCCEEDS
Eugene Ernest Cisscl. 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 Win
chester, were married here n day or
two ago. but not with as much ease
as they had anticipated. it was the
intention 10 be married by the brides
pastor, but he was not at home when
they called, SO they went to another
parsonage, only to be told that the
pastor was out They had engaged
chairs in a Pullman car attached to q
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train leav-
ing here at noon. and Contractor Cissel
was confident they could find the third
minister at home. but he, like tho other
two. was also out. Finally. but al
most In despair. they made their way
to the parsonage OF the First Chris
tinn Church. and they were actually
surprised when told that Rev. VIII
liam T. Walters. the pastor. was ready
to serve them. 1t was then too late
TO catch the train for which they had
bought tickets, so the afternoon was
whiled away, and as the shades of
evening fell. the bride and groom left