Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, February s.
The city of Winchester has abandoned
the idea of erecting a municipal electric
light plant, but the project. which was
recently recommended by the light
committee of the common council, has
had the desired effect of causing the
Nortehrn Virginia Power Company Of
this city to submit new set of bids
for electric lighting. which are con-
siderably lower than those proposed re-
Gently. The effect will be that the
power company will be given another
five-year contract, but at a reduced
rate. Plans are also well under way
for the erection of a white way" in
the business and several residential
sections of the city, and 1t is expected
it will be completed by early in the
spring
Preparations are to be made in the
near future for more extensive opera
lions at the copper mines of the Gooney
Manor Copper Company of Front Royal
Va. as result of the uncov ering
of another large vein of copper re-
Gently along the western foothills
of the Blue Ridge mountains. The
that has been worked for several
years. was discovered while workmen
were excavating for the installation
of new machinery. According to ex-
pert engineers, the veins are at least
200 feet thick.
Mrs. Susan Shipe, eighty-seven years
old. who died here this week of paraly-
sis. was the widow of Levi Shipe
veteran. who was wounded seven times
during the civil war and no less than
four times by one bullet. On this latter
occasion he was in the charge up Cups
hill at Gettysburg July 3. 1863. when
bullet went through his neck, to enter
his shoulder and then pIow through
and come out under his arm. Five or
six comrades fell dead at his feet dur
ing that memorable charge. He was
a member of Company X. 5th Nir-
ginia Infantry, commanded by Capt.
George w. kurtz of Winchester.
Roy Alexander Campbell and Miss
Lola Belle Dorsey, members of promi-
nent Frederick county families. were
Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church
by Rev. w. II. Sampsell. in the presence
of large gathering of relatives and
friends. reception was held at the
Mrs. William Dorsey. at White Hall,
after which the bride and groom left
on a wedding trip to Washington and
New York. They will live at Gaines
boro, Va.
Cards have been received from Arch
deacon Frederick W. Neve of the Prot
estant Episcopal diocese of Virginia
and Mrs. Neve announcing the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Pauline
Neve. to Allen n. White of Ivy Depot.
several days ago in the Episcopal
church at that place. Mr.. White is a
son of the late John Meriwether White.
Great danger is threatened to many
II; LII
state as result of the warm and
damp weather that prevailed during
the latter part of January, according
to Prof. W. B. Atwood, an authority
on fruit, who is manager of a large
orchard at Staunton. He made trip
company in Augusta and Albemarle
counties day or two ago and found
that a great many peaches had been
destroyed by cold weather that fol-
Thousands of buds had dropped off the
trees. Prof. Atwood gave it as his
opinion, however. that apples had not
been injured and thinks they will es-
cape unless there is below-zero wealth
er during February
The board of trustees of the Handley
fund of Winchester has noted an ap-
peal to the supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania from decision handed down re-
Gently by Judge NJ. F. Sando in Scran-
loH, ny WHICH the executors OF the eS-
tate of the late Judge John Handley,
who died in Scranton in 1895, are d.
rected to sell all Of his real estate and
turn the proceeds over to the city of
Winchester for educational purposes.
The property. situated principally in
the heart of the business section of
Scranton, is valued at more than ST.
100000. The will directed that the
proper y be sold at the end of twenty
years. and as the time has expired the
Scranton court directed that the terms
of the will be carried out The trus-
tees. it is stated, do not object to
sale of the property, but contend that
it would have a tendency to lower its
value if the executors are permitted
to throw the entire estate upon the
asked to direct the executors to turn
over the estate in kind to the city of
Winchester, to the end that the trus-
tees may proceed with the erection of
the Handley industrial schools
Dr. Cornelius Baldwin, seyenty-efeht
years old. retired physician, who died
several days since in Winchester Mem
orial Hospital, was one of three broth
ers who served side by side as sur
geons in the Confederate army. the
other two being the late DR.. John Bald
win and the late DR.. Robert Baldwin.
DR.. Baldwin's wife, who was Miss Anna
Jones of New Orleans. died many years
ago. She was daughter of Charles
of Judah P. Benjamin. secretary of
state of the Confederate states and, after
the war. queens counsel in London. One
son, c. NJ. Baldwin, survives
The basket ball team of the Shenandoah
Valley Academy has returned to Win
chester from winning and losing trim.
They defeated Beall High School at
Frostburg, Md, by 20 to Is and lost by 40
to 20 to the Cumberland Y NJ. C. A.
quint.
The Winchester police this week round
ed up gang of hen roost raiders ranging
all the way from nine to sixteen years
and it is expected that criminal proceed
ings will be brought against several mer-
chants who not only bought chickens
from the boys. but who are said to have
placed orders for more fowls. Some of
the boys Will be sent to the reform
school. The police also found a number
used as dressing room by golf PLAYERS
near town and there milking the COWS
and making hot chocolate and fudge
Joseph V. Grove. fifty-n nine years old.
native of the Winchester section but for
several years a resident of Martinsbure.
w. Va. died this week from tuberculo-
sis which developed from a severe illness
a widow. formerly Miss Virginia Catlett
of Berkeley county, and several sons and
daughters.
The Virginia legislature has passed a
bill, introduced by Delegate Giipin. au-
thorizing a special election in Clarke
county for the purpose of voting on the
question af abolishing tollgates at the
Castlemans ferry and Berrys ferry bridges
over the Shenandoah river in that county.
1t is the general impression that the
tolls will be abolished. The majority of
the people of the county are said to have