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had been proposed by State Chairman
c. 3. Slemp, who threw all his innu-
ence in that direction. The Slemp eie-
ment was defeated. and some say this
! was a slap at the chairman OF the eA-
ecutive committee.
A club recently organized in Win
chester by representatives OF a lurna-
ture concern having warerooms In
Washington and Baltimore, has gone
to pieces as result of the members-
| principally, ousewivesIrece1ving IL
formation to the effect that the COM
panys offices have been closed. and
that the managers cannot be found. II
| was rule that each member shouio
pay 25 cents per week, and that some
worth $3.50, or some other article OF
equal value, each week. One OF tne
collectors came here from Washington
the same day news was received ,,3I OF
| the offices being closed, and when ms
attention was drawn to the matter he
left town on the next train.
, Miles Sanger, aged about sixteen !
years, has been held for the city gran9a
jury on charge of having aided ana
abetted in the escape from the VIM
chester Jail of his elder brother, IRA |
D. Sanger, 1t was alleged that the p6s 96s
latter used in cutting away portion
Of his cell window, thus enabling MN
: to remove an iron bar and escape.
present term of the circuit court OF
J Frederick county for selling morse
+ that had been attached by the shsrln,
/ and then fleeing to Urbana, Onio' "hete
he was captured
! A large and complete map showing
! the principal automobile routes anu
places of historical and general interest,"
/ in various cities and towns mas peen
issued by the Capitol Tour Association,
| and is being distributed by the MEM
bers of that organization Inc Iaar'
which was prepared by the the. ameracdn haeal
| quarters in Washington, shows sectlo.s
of New York, Pennsylvania: New 1er
sew. Delaware, Maryland. Virginia ana
West virginia IN routes aaara It also shows
side tours, all of which We're Vlslteo
by roadmen before being placed on INC
official map. r,ono.
pany 1, Cd Virginia Regiment. OF WIN
chester, who went to Hagersto~n. Mu.'
recently wearing his military UNIFORM
was arrested there on a cnarge .,at ol Ia. had
irving off government property that nad
been issued to him by an officer OF MS ms
company. When the matter was
brought to the attention of Capt. ROD
ert Y. Conrad the latter made an paana- IN
maker being released. The young M n =
claimed he did not intend to run OH
and thought he had right to wear
the uniform, even when not on duty. A
charge that he had taken a revolver
from the Hagerstown armory was not
sustained.
William Hutchinson, who came here
, recently from Finton. W. Va. to work
! in a garage. few night ago undertook
to rekindle fire in coal stove with
kerosene, which caused an explosion
resulting in Hutchinson being severeiy
burned about the face. arms and chest:
He was rushed to Memorial Hospital
and is reported to be improved, with a
| good chance of recovering.
Announcement was made here rev
days ago of the marriage nf John Ford
Carper member of well known Fred
erick county family, and Miss May V.
Capper, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Capper of Winchester. which took
place In Washington. the ceremony be-
ing performed by Rev. ]. NJ. OBrien.
The bride has been organist Of Market
Street Methodist Episcopal Church for
several years. She had been visiting
relatives in Washington during the
John F. Kremer. forty-nine years old.
a prominent Winchester merchant. died
paralysis of one week. He leaves one
daughter, his mother, five brothers and
three sisters. His wife. formerly Miss
May Breckenridge. died about ten years
ago.
Joseph Henry Potts. twenty-eight
years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
w Potts of Shepherdstown. W. Va.
was fatally injured this week near Du-
bois. Wyo.. when his automobile turned
over. infiicting injuries that caused
his death in a short time. He was
general manager and secretary of the
Wyoming Tie and Timber Company,
with headquarters at Riverton. Wyo.
He had especially fitted himself for
that work, having studied forestry both
at Yale University and on the Biltmore
estate in North Carolina. He resigned
from the United States forestry serv-
ice about a year ago to take up his
duties with the Wyoming company, in
which he had a financial interest. Mr..
Potts is survived by his parents, one
brother Llewellyn Potts. and two sis
ters, Misses Eleanor and Margaret
Potts.
Albert Lake, young son of John F.
Lake of Strasburg, Va, is In a serious
condition at the home Of his parents as
a result of being run over by an auto
mobile belonging to A. B. Wyndham Of
Boyce, Va. The lad stepped backward
off the sidewalk in front of the stras-
burg post Office just as the car came
along at slow speed. Another boy was
knocked down, but escaped injury.
Young Lake Is in state of coma, and
is injured internally.
Rev. S. w. Kuhns. pastor of the Lu-
theran Church, at Woodstock, Va, has
I been notified of the death of his broth
and unmarried. which occurred yester-
day in a Pittsburgh hospital from in
juries caused by street car accident.
in which forty-four persons were more
or less severely hurt.
Mrs. Emily Carper Grim, eighty-two
years old, widow of Morgan Grim. is
dead at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Pope, near town. She was also
the mother of William E. Stewart and
| Wesley Grim of Winchester: Henry
and John Grim of Alexandra, Va, and
Philip Grim of Boyce, Va.
This section of the state will be well
represented at the twentieth annual
convention of the Virginia Horticul-
tural Society, in Charlottesville, Janu-
airy IL and 13. T. N. Thompson of Har-
risonburg is president and William P.
Massie of Winchester is secretary. The
| society has about $50 active and hon.
| orary members. During the past seven
or eight years the growers of this
county have won no less than 80 per
cent of all the regular and special
prizes offered in connection with the
apple show, and they will have large
| exhibits at. the Charlottesville meet
ing. In addition to reports by officers
and regular and special committees,
there will be addresses by expert horti-
| culturists of this and other states, and
also from the United States Department
Of Agriculture at Washington.
| William E. Branson, Frederick
county farmer, yesterday assigned all
his real estate and personal property
for the benefit of his creditors without
preference. His mother. Mrs. Ann B.
| Branson, also conveyed her home farm
| of I25 acres The trustee, w. Roy
Stephenson. stated that all creditors
will be paid in full. Mr.. Bransons
financial troubles are largely due to
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