The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
MANY AUTO|sTs HURT \.
ON SHENANDOAH Pike.
Speeding Continues, Despite Repeated
Warnings, md Spills Are Be-
ss5s coming Numerous.
SEVERAL SERIOUSLY INJURED
Woods Are Full of Hunters, Some of
Whom Have Been Shot Instead
Of Coveted Game-AppIe Growers
Playing in Good Luck.


Playing in Good Luck. /;
WINCHESTER, VA November L.
An Unusually large number OF per-
Sons were Injured this week in auto
mobile accidents on or near tho Shen-
andoah Valley Pike between Win
chester and stanton, In spite Of: the
repeated warnings given by pike Of
flcials. and also by the police authori-
tics. One OF the most serious hap
pened nenr Edinburg. when an auto
mobile occupied by. Payton Hulyey. and
hls sisters, Misses Saliie, and Nina
Hulyey. and Miss, Pauline Lauck. oil OF
IIaTrlsopburg; Ty Haun, chauffeur. of
tho same place., and Professor Robert
Bowers. OF. Lacey Springs, left the. pike
near the Narrow. Passage Bridge.
turned turtle twice and then rolled
down an fem bnnkment. taking all the
occppaptsj with It. The young men
and women were severely cut. and
bruised, and have since, been under
the care of doctors. u Several arc
thought TO have been informally In
jured. in addition to having some OF ;
their bones fractured. Haun's leg was
severely crushed.
While Harry Butler. Of Harrisonburs.
was motoring In his own car near Fort
Defiance the same day he collided with
n Baltimore mana machine. Both men
were very painfully hurt, and the cars
badly damaged.
walter Rhodes. OF Lacey Springs.
motored down hill at lively clip
and crashed Into fence. smnerlns
numerous cuts and bruises ana ohnaBe
to his machine
: A somewhat similar mishap occurred
to David T. Conger. OF Waynesboro,
and his car was put out OF commission.
The authorities OF MIddletowB, Fred
crick County, are having much trouble
with local and visiting motorists. many
OF whom insist upon running their
cars drought the town so fast that II
is extremely dangerous for people. 10
cross the main street. Half o dozen
Or more were arrested In one Day: ana
stiff fines were imposed. The MAJOR
told the visitors they were always well
come, but they should respect the law.
Two New Workers. who arrived here
nj day or two ago from Wlliamsport'
Nd, on motorcycle were hurled from
their machine about twenty-five feet
upon striking O huge chunk OF con-
crete that had been thrown into the
street by q Winchester citizen. and
manages amounting to SIS were col
HUNTING SEASON nRINGs
MANY SHOOTING ACCIDENTS
Since the hunting season pened the
first OF the week, the woods have been
full OF hunters In quest OF game, and
it is reported TO be more plentiful than
for several years. Tho law governing
the killing OF game birds and animals,
however. Is very stringent. and only
small quantities are being exhibited by
pportsmen. With the opening OF the
game season, the accidental wounding
of hunters is also reported from many
sections. Joseph 81. Fisher, OF Stras-
burg, got between Omar Fitzsinmons
and a rabbit while they were hunting
In field. and The shot from Fitzs!m-
monss gun took effect In Fishers face.
Just below his left eye. His condition
is reported to be quite serious. TIL
man Shumate. OF Wildwood. Clarke
County. Is in Winchester Memorial
Hospital with an ngly looking wound
In his forearm. caused by gun OK
ploding unexpectedly. Maurice Lake,
of Winchester, was peppered with shot
n few days ago. and doctors have been
picking them out OF him ever since.
Forest fees are also reported from
numerous localities, all caused By
hunters dropping matches or cigarettes
or cigars.
FINE BUSINESS IN SIGHT
FOR APPLE GROWERS
| H.
has been picked and packed. and II Is
conservatively estimated that the pro-
duction OF the orchardS OF this county
was In the neighborhool of 800. 600 bar
rels this year. The movement has been
Unprecedented. and 9 train of from for
ty to Atty cars IL no uncommon sight.
"A great many apples In barrels and
boxes. however, have been placed In
cold storage here and In neighboring
towns for shipment later. Many of~the
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rather than run the IRISH of hold
i ing their fruit. while those who placed
their apples in cold storage were much
elnted to-day, whom message came
from New York giving assurances of
higher prices. The message stated that
the great crop OF Western New York
State, the strongest competitor the
Virginia grower has. Is melting away
rapidly and the cold tsorages there VIII
- not be full. Vast quantities have been
- shipped in bulk, and trainloads OF bar
relied apples have been sent out to the
Middle West at $1.50 per barrel. The
situation, It Is declared. Is now a great
. deal better than at any other time this
fall on barreled apples
Mrs. j. p. sampseIl. Of Stephens City:
her mother. Mrs. Rebecca StutZman, of
Highspire, Pa. and che latters sister.
Mrs. Sadie Mcdonald. of CornsilsviIie.
Pa, were hurled headiong from a run
away team near Stephens City this
week and were severely injured. Sus-
tanning great many cuts and bruises,
while Mrs. Stutzman also suffered a
compound fracture Of the hip Joint
- rhe horse they were driving became
= frightened and ran rnadly down long
I'LL, dashing the women out in q fence
corner.
The people OF Winchester have re-
,ponded very generously with cash.
- clothing knit goods and articles for
Christmas gifts for the Belgian suf-
ercrs. The movement here was start
I'd by Miss Mary Spottswood Buch-
man who was surprised at the mag
iitude of the local response. A large
n,inrnl,nr Of hnxaa nnn crnfaa Containing