Evening star., 1916-07-16

as disturb the slumbers of residents
and taxpayers generally, are questions
which have been put up to Mayor Ju-
liam F. Ward, who will probably make
it the subject Of a special message to
the common council. A night~or two
ago a beautiful lawn and some fine
hedging. in front of the residence of
Mrs Robert Y Conrad was chewed and
badly mutilated by some ones COW. The
police, who were summoned, could do
nothing. City Manager A. NJ. Field
came upon the scene during the early
hours of the morning. armed with a
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
other cities, here for rest and quiet.
also sailed forth with golf sticks. clubs
and canes. Finally Mayor Ward or
to Poundmaster A. G. Swanson, bu,
he refused to accept the animal on the
grounds that the city had not paid him
for services already rendered. The
turned into a large lot owned by the
trustees of the John Handley memorial
fund. The trustees now ask by what
right the mayor of Winchester MADE
the matter being referred to them. Mrs
Conrad and many other residents
threaten to get out injunctions against
persons who permit their livestock to
roam at large over lawns and hedges
at night
Acting on the authority claimed to be
vested by law. the Winchester board OF
health is having regular and special
policemen to watch all railroad trains
coming from the direction of New YORK,
for the purpose of seeing that no chill
dren or young persons leave such trains
here without first exhibiting their oas-
gage checks.
The Virginia Press Association, which
will hold it's annual convention IN
Staunton July 1921. will be addressed
by many prominent persons, 1nciudlns
the Secretary Of the Navy. Josepnus
Daniels; John Barrett, director OF tne
Henry Carter Stuart of Virginia, Lieut..
Gov. j. Taylor Ellyson of Virginia, Az.
torney General John Garland Pollard OF
Virginia. Westmoreland Davis of Lees
of Richmond, Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
of Alexandria, Va, and waiter H.
Savory of New York.
Charles w. Burner. a revenue col-
lector of Shenandoah county, slxtS-lour
years old, died a few days ago at the
home of his brother. William Burner.
after a long illness of cancer. his
death is the third in the family IN
eighteen months. He is survived py
foster.daughter. Mrs; ho"ara M NV NJ
Bushong, and one brother. william
Burner, both of Woodstock.
The Confederate monument commits
sion of Winchester announced yesteT-
to complete the monument fund, ana
it is expected that this amount will be
raised in a short time from voluntary
contributions.
An important real estate transaction
was made a day or two ago In WIN
chester, when the fremont Farm. In
corporated, transferred the old William
Byrd property to w. Alexander Baker
for s12,700 cash. The fremont Farm,
Incorporated, is owned principally by
IC. f. Gudebrod of New York. who has
maintained a home here for a number
of years. Young Mr.. Baker Is a son OF
the late William H. Baker, the mil
tionaire chocolate manufacturer, whose
death occurred last summer.
Lawyers. republican politicians and
friends generally in great numbers
gathered yesterday at Mount Jackson,
Va, for the funeral rites of the late
Robert ]. Walker. whose death oc-
Cured earlier in the week from peri
tonitis He was fifty-six years old. Mr..
Walker was several times a candidate
for Congress and took a leading part
in the councils of the republican party
in Virginia generally and particularly
in the seventh district. He was a
trustee of the Lutheran Church and was
a thirty-second degree Mason. He
leaves a widow and one son.
The wheat crop is turning out much
better than was expected by many of
the farmers.