Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Valley Of Virginia.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, July s-Accord-
ing to letter from Camp Henry c.
Stuart, at Richmond. Company I, I'd
Virginia Regiment. the senior regi-
ment of the state, has been given the
highest general rating in the camp by
United Statese Army officers who in
spected the various companies. Every
officer and man of Company l. which
is commanded by Capt. Conrad of VIM
chester, stood the vaccination all right,
and the general health of the men
was found to be better when the av-
erase was made up than that of any
other company at the camp. The Win
chester company had fewer men dis
qualihed in the medical examination.
and a number of those who did fail
We're reinstated upon denomination.
Every officer and man also took the
new federal oath without asking a
question, although it is said some of
the men of other companies baked.
Quite large number of officers and
men of Company l are sons of Con-
federate veterans and several are
grandsons of veterans
Families of married men are being
well provided for by a committee of
Winchester women headed by Mrs r.
L. Barton, mother of Lieut.. r. T Bar
ton. jr., and relatives of other SOL
$500
Will be given financial and other as
sistance if needed
A great deal of damage was done by
lightning. rain and wind during a Sc
we're electrical storm and cloudburst
early in the week in Rockingham and
Augusta counties. In Rockingham
county alone no less than five large
barns were struck by lightning and the
buildings and much of their contents
destroyed Much hail fell at places,
,,-l;
were partly washed away by the water,
which was four feet deep on the
Shenandoah valley turnpike in many
places Between fifty and sixty motor
cars were marooned at Burketown. Au-
gusta county. Many farmers who had
completed thrashing their wheat. which
was in the shock. lost heavily when
the unthrashed grain. along with the
straw. was carried down the raging
streams: Much of the corn that had
survived other storms of the early
summer was washed completely out of
the ground
The will of the late Mrs. Fannie C..
Hull. who died last week. has been ad-
mitted to record. Her estate is valued
at about $4,000, consisting of realty,
personally, bank stock and jewels. Her
brother. Arthur Slagle of Chicago, was
lett 5000 and he has employed coun-
sci to contest the will. claiming he is
entitled to more of his sisters estate
hS ''tS VI I1dI1lSo1tDuTR, winch re-
Gently discarded town government and
became Virginia city of the second
class. is determined to he represented
in the state military organization by
a well equipped company of militia.
Capt. Bob Eastman. who recently sue
ceeded in enlisting over fifty old mem
bers, has opened recruiting office, and
expresses confidence of forming a new
company.
William E. Grim of Winchester and
Miss Olive May Haynes of Clifton
Forge, Va, were married here July 4
by Rev. T. K. Cromer, assisted by Rev
w. T. Walters. The bride was attend
ed by her sisters. little Miss Jessie H
Haynes, as flower girl. and Miss Anna
Haynes. as maid of honor
Federal revenue officers of Winches-
ter and detectives from Roanoke as
sisted the officers of Augusta county,
Va. several days ago in rounding up a
band of men, ten in number. who are
declared to have been operating Illicit
disti1leries in the mountain county
back OF Basic City for long time. and
who are alleged to have also violated
the liquor laws by dispensing beer,
either by direct sale of as agents of a
certain brewery. Their arrest has
created great deal of excitement In
the vicinity of Basic City.
Christopher Shade. sixty-four years old,
native of Morgan county, but who
had been making his home with his
son, Martin Shade. at Glengary, Berke-
ley county, w. Va, was so badly in
jured when dragged by runaway
horse that he died later.
William NJ. Hoax and Miss Maysell
Foster. both of the Rileyville section of
Page county. were married in HagerS-
town, Md, during the early hours of
the morning, after a long and tiresome
ride from Shenandoah City. Hoax fear
ed the girls father would object and
pursue, SO he took along a chain and
paddock. and fastened the ferryboat
after they had crossed the Shenandoah
river.
Winchester's new electric white way,
under construction for some time, was
completed this week with a rush in
time for service for Fourth of July.
when citizens and visitors from many
surrounding towns and adjoining coun-
ties were participating in the greatest
celebration of the Fourth the town has
known in many years.
After a series of thrilling and some
what exasperating experiences late at
night, starting with automobile tire
punctures and blow-outs. and then
being refused a marriage license at
Martinsburg, w Va, because neither
William Rosenberg and Miss Bertha
Fries. members of old and prominent
families of southeastern Frederick
county. were finally married at early
morn III I1dSeTSlo"n, Mo 1hey were
accompanied by the brides mother who
gave her consent at Martinsburg, but
the court clerk refused to issue the
permit. DR.. and Mrs. Rosenberg will
make their future home in Richmond,
Va.
Thomas Nall claiming to be from
Lebanon, Pa, was taken into custody
here and turned over to Lebanon of
fetal charged with the theft of a
valuable racing mare