Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Winchester. va.-The Winchester
Chamber Of Commerce has launched q
| campaign to secure sufficient labor for
the farmers and fruit growers of Fred
erick and Clarke counties to harvest
their corn and apple crops. Most OF
the young men who have been doing
this special work in recent years are
now In the government service and a
shortage OF local labor Is reported.
Harrisonbure, va-Misses Mollis and
Virginia Perry encountered a peculiar
looking snake recently in tho field near
their home at Lacey Spring. Rocking
ham county. The women gave battle
and when the smoke cleared away tho
snake and nfty-two baby snakes were
dead. The mother snake was four feet
i long.
Winchester. WV. D. Ray has been
acquitted in the Rockingham county
circuit court of the charge OF burning
| tho dining hall of tho hotel at Raw
| ley Springs two months ago. :.
Richmond. va-Rev. George w.
| Kemper has resigned as pastor OF the
Hanover Avenue Christian Church 1t is
| announced. Existence of two factions
in the church Is said to have been re-
sponsible. The resignation will be act
ed upon September l.
Lynchburg, va-Prof. Richard Henry
Sharp. jr.. one Of the oldest and best
known educators OF ne STATE ta,a died at
| illness of about ten. weeks duration,
| aged seyenty-four.
| Vance has sold one of his farms, known
as Chestnut Grove, on the aRappahan-
mock river, two miles from Fredericks-
burg, in Spottsylvania county. to r. A
1 SO To In rNvnyf.
corn grower of the world. having won
the prize of $1,000 for the best single
ear of corn. The property has $50 acres
and was sold at S110 per acre.
ScOttsville. va.-Robert Minnick and
Jack Bailey, son of George Bailey, were
recently killed by lightning, and Luther
Brown. his little son. and R. d. Brown.
the farm OF R. D. Brown, ST.. about
eight miles from Abingdon.
Frederick. Md-Milo Detloid.. about
nine years old. son of Edward Detloid,
fell from a tree on the farm of his
uncle. W. w. Gouker. near Myersville.
recently. and sustained a fractured
skull. .--
staunton. Vn.-When the bright dream
of first love crystalized into a bold at
tempt to enter marital relations. the
happiness of young Waynesboro
law. George Hibbard. seventeen and
Miss Winifred Coiner. thirteen. daugh-
| ter of wealthy parents. eloped In a
! motor car and intended to board a
night train at stanton for Washing.
ton. but they were orertaken and
| hustled off back home to be chastised.
Fredericksburg. ya-As result of a
ham county. three men were seriously
| wounded. Milton Hensley. bullet in left
side; Robert Monger. shot in left side
and arm, and Claude Hensiey. bullet
| in side. Monger and Milton Hensley
| had quarreled over a line fence. They
met in the field, renewed the quarrel
| and the shooting followed. Fifteen
| shots were fred. Sheriff Croushorn took
| Monger to Jail.
| Frederick. Md-Records for the de-
| struction of small bridges and the
| washing of highways were broken this
| summer during the periods OF dashing
| rains. Approximately twenty struc-
| lures have been washed away in floods
| or have been SO badly damaged that
they must be repaired or be replaced
Hamilton. va.-Rev. Edward Wall.
one of the best known Episcopal minis
| tiers of the diocese of Virginia, died at
Berryville recently. He was native
of England. but was a graduate of the
rector of the church at Berryville since
1894 He is survived by his wife. who
was Miss Mary Chamberlin. and one
married daughter.
| Orange. Va-Mrs Martha A. Bates
| died at the home of her son. w. H.
Bates. at Rochelle. recently, aged
seventy-six years, after an Illness of
about three weeks.
Lushins. va.-Prof. C. c. Riticor. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Riticor of Dat
lovo hae ofcCtn q
| first lieutenant in the Regular Army.
| Fredericksburg a.-Mrs.. Peter Rich
ardson had the unusual experience of
Matching an egg in her hand. She
discovered a nest. apparently abandon
ed by a partridge. with two unha tched
eggs in it. Picking them UP, she start
ed for home with the intention of
placing the. eggs under a setting hen.
but one Matched en- route in her hand.
The little partridge is now mothered
by hen.
BerryviIle. Va.-The board of direct
ors of the Berryville Horse Show AS
ISOLATION, acting on the suggestion of
the state board Of health that all public
gatherings be avoided. decided not to
have the horse show this year on ac-
count of the prevalence of infantile
paralysis in the adjoining counties.
Charlottesville. Va.-Fire of unknown
H. c. Kelsey, two miles west of Crozet,
this county. several days ago. The loss
is about $4,000, partially covered by in
Surance.
StanardsvilIe. va.-W. H. Locker of
this place has letter from his son.
Peyton Locker. a Greene county boy.
written from Paris. France. stating that
he cannot find words to. express the
atrocities committed by the Germans in
Belgium. Mr.. Locker has been connect
ed with the ambulance service since the
war began. He has been located in
Parts for some years He is a graduate
of the Virginia Military Institute.
Charlottesville. Va.-A company of
Virginia state volunteers has been or
ganized in this citv for the general
purpose of home defense. The organ-
zation roll. which has been mailed to
Gov. Henry C. Stuart for his approval,
contains the names of fifty-six men.
The following officers have been elect
ed: Eugene Bradbury. captain: Joel
NJ. Cochran. first lieutenant; William F.
Long, second lieutenant.
Hamilton. Va.-Miss Emily H. Eng
lish died of heart failure at the resi-
dence of Howard +. Cole in Leesburg
recently, aged seventy-nine years.
Hamilton. Va-The large barn on the
farm of John Grub, just east of this
including the seasons wheat crop. a
Iarc iaI onn4 Of