Evening star., 1917-01-07
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA..
wINcHEsTER. Va I,n,,,,.

WINCHESTER, Va, January e.
Hunter Winkiey. a former conductor
in the passenger service OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. is slowly re-
covering at his home in Harrisonburg
from the effects Of ehlorofofm poison-
ing. He took the poison early in the
week. 1t 10 said. In a moment OF mental
depression, He had been disifiiss re
Gently for failure to make an ofiicial
report OF an infractioh OF company
Judge J. NJ Woods, In the circuit
court At Berkeley Springs, w. va. YES
terday sustained demurrer flsd by
the Northern. Virginia Power Con1pa nv
Of Winchester to the statement Of the
age suit Of James N. Smith. admins
traitor and father OF walter Smith, who
was killed by coming in contact with
q high-tension electric wire OF the
power company on the mountain near
Be- Berkeley Spring. about q year ago.
ment found against the power com
pAny for not having ish ladders at a
certain point In Capon river, on the
ground that the state game commits
sioner had failed to furnish the com
pany with plans. a. required by law.
established throughout the state by
the Virginia board Of health, from
which antitoxins and vaccines here
after viii be distributed to physicians s
to send to Richmond and other large
cities for such supplies. II Ii pointe ed
out that many liYes could have been
saved in the past had the physical ms
OF rural communities been enabled to
procure vaceines and antitoxins with
out delay. The virginia valley viii be
~"nplied from Winchester and Staun-
ton.
.Residehts Of the western suburbs of
winchester have been more or less
terrified during the past week by the
appearance in that locality Of a person
MA soueiadihg as a woman in black"
q nd a number of people have been sud
denly alarmed by the mysterious one
jumping out from behind clumps of
bushes in the darkness and selling
his way home few nights ago was
slapped In thi face by the veiled form.
ana last night Maynard Clowser. a mail
carrier. was jostled by the woman In
HACK" wAils he IVES passing a lonely
place In the west end. Clowser pulled
away and took off his coat, ready to
nght the intruder, but the latter fed
and escaped.
As she stepped from a jitney bus on
Main street a few days ago TO get a
Nellie Grady Of giuemont Loudoun
county, Va. was struck by a heavy
motor truck ana dragged about forty
feet before the driver could stop the
machine shel was badly cut and
bruised and wis unconscious for some
tins after heinl* carried into the home
OF George n. Eagle. whose family she
had been visiting during the holidays.
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage Of Miss MaGibelle Horne OF
Chester, B. C., to Thomas Edgar Archer
of washington. d. c.. which took place
December 2s at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. r. Tolbert, at Middletown, Va,
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
I. II. Haley Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
y n. c. Gfasty, who has for ths past
two wears been q special agent in Vir-
ginia OF the Federal government in the
enforcement of the Harrison afiti-drug
act. will resign in d short time to bsGiY,
an active campaign for the democratic
nomination for secretary Of the COM
monwealth. q position now held. by
Gel. .. o. James Mr.. 0fAsty 10 8 resi-.
dent Of Staunton and 10 prominent
figure IN prohibition circles.