Evening star., 1916-12-24
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER, Va, December "a
residents of the Shenandoah valley
were greatly disappointed this week
when it became known that the I'd
virginia Regiment. which has been at
, bro"nsville. Tex. since early in the
summer, had not been ordered home
"hen orders were issued for the return
Of the lst Virginia Regiment 1t had
been reported that the I'd, along with
the 1st, would be home during the
CHRISTMAS holidays and in number
OF towns plans had been discussed for
homecoming welcomes and receptions.
Inc "a regiment is made up or COM
panies from the Shenandoah valley and
southwest Virginia. Representative
T. w. Harrison of the Winchester dis
trlct has been appealed to by many of
the relatives and friends of the soldiers
of the I'd Regiment, and he has promised
10 do whatever he can to induce the
War Department to order the regiment
back to Virginia
Funeral services We're held yesterday
for the late Mrs Elizabeth Cover.
seventy-stx years old, wife of Thomas
| Cover, sr., retired leather merchant,
who died several days ago at her home
here. Mrs. Cover was formerly Miss
Aepp of Uniontown. Md. and had been
| in delicate health several years. She
was the mother-in-law of Representa-
| tive T. w. Harrison Of the seventh
! Virginia district.
+, The Southern railway will. it is ex-
! pected, be asked to pay damages on
| account of the tragic death of Jacob
Campbell, an employe who was struck
| by freight engine and fatally injured
several nights ago while sweeping snow
| away from switch at the New Market
station. Campbell had his cap pulled
down over his ears to protect himself
from the cold and it is said. did not
hear the train approaching. He died
the engine He was twenty-three years
old, and is survived by young widow
one child. his. parents, three brothers
and four sisters.
Charles c stonesifer of Alberton. Md,
and Miss Fannie Chapman. daughter of
George Chapman of Wickliffe, Va. were
married here Thursday. They went to
the parsonage of Market Street Meth
odist Episcopal Church only to find that
,he pastor, Rev. Fl. G. Spencer, was
confined to his bed, having been kicked
in the chest by a horse the night be-
fore. but the ceremony was performed
there by Rev. DIR. j. II. Lacy of the
Presbyterian Church, who happened to
be in the neiShborhood at the time.
The Winchester fire department was
called out twice on Wednesday night
to eXtinguish a fire in the large whoLe-
sale establishment of Cooper Brothers,
near the heart of the business section,
which resulted in loss of about
$4,000. The first fire was caused by
Il gasoline explosion, which occurred
while a workman was repairing a tank.
The main building and the firms big
stock of goods We're badly damaged
Seven hours later the fire broke out
again, but was eXtinguished without
much additional damage.
The board of supervisors of Frederick
county, at a meeting yesterday, again
went on record as indorsing the move
rnent to have the federal and state gov
ernments take charge of the proposed
hi hyI fro % h n Ot n nIh haS G.
ter by way of Fairfax, Alexandria, Lou
doun, Fauquier, Clarke and Frederick
counties. and State Senator II. +. Byrd.
a member of the Virginia roed commits
sion, was requested To use his efforts to
have this road designated Us a federal
highway. The state corporation commit
tee was also requested to cooperate in
having the northwestern grade from
Winchester to the West Virginia line
designated as federal highway ana
placed under the control of the national
and state governments.
Mrs. Martha Smith, seventy-one years
old widow of John Smith of Frederick
county. died Thursday i'll the Western
State Hospital at Staunton. where she
had been undergoing treatment for the
past eighteen months, She leaves one
son and one daughter. Her remains
were Inferred in Thornrose cemetery in
Stanton.
Henry Harrison. sixty-seven years old.
who died the early part of the week at
l-eeSburg, Va. from the eTectS or
stroke of paraIvSiS was one of the
Youngest Confederate veterans of that
section of the state. When a lad Of four
teen years he left home and Joined the
army. serving with conspicuouS bravery
in the Richmond HowitZers. He was a
near relative of REPRESENTATIVE T. w.
Harrison Of the Winchester district
DIR. Russell J. Shuil son of Brfscoe c.
Shull of Winchester. has been appointed
as a surgeon in the new army reserve
corps, with the rank of first lieutenant
He will go to Fort Sill to take the eX-
amina tions and fill the other require
mentS.
The Standard Tie and Timber Com
pany, controlled by Washington and
Philadelnhia capitalists. has acquired
the holdings of the Shannonda'e Tim
Der Company, consisting of 2944 acres
in the eastern section Of Jefferson coun-
ty, w. Va. The consideration was not
announced. 1t Is stated that the new
owners viii at once deve'on the property
and will get ont railroad ties. pulp tim
Der and other lumber products.