Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER. Va. May 1.-THE
authorities of the city of Winchester
and the county OF Frederick have ap-
propriated $4,000 as their portion of the
expense OF constructing q new highway
from this city to Clarke county in the
link which will form the Washington
Winchester highway. The total cost
OF this strip will be about $40, 900, most
OF which will be borne by the federal
and state governments. The road will
doah valley pike.
afternoon for Miss Marguerite S.
Hoover. who died Tuesday in Sibley
Hospital. Washington. following an
Garfield and had been engaged in
professional nursing a number Of years.
She was reared from Infancy by an
aunt, Mrs N. A. Sampsell. who died
mere recently: Her father. Dr. John H.
hoover, Haddam, Kan, survives.
,serst. Harry c. Bruce. son Of R. A..
Bruce Of Elkton, Va, a member Of
Company E. 18th Infantry, who was
killed In action In France April ~. was
ca ntrouble was brewing. and ran off
and enlisted in tho Regular Army. He
went to Europe with Gen. Persting's
first division.
Two deaths within twenty-four hours
was the sad and unusual experience of
Mrs. c. Kemper Moulden Of Brucetown
Her husband died of typhoid fever in
memorial Hospital here. and while ar
rangements were being made for his
1uneral the widow received news Of
the death OF her sister. Mrs. Garfield
| Racey, in the City Hospital, Martins
burg, w. Va.
Letters received here from members
OF the Washington and Lee University
n q mr.
ians are having actual war experiences
just behind the lines in Picardy
Ihomas Richards, twenty-five years
old. employed by the Norfolk and West
ern railway as freight brakeman,
was run over and killed by his own
train few nights ago at Shenandoah
City. Va. His foot is said to have be-
come wedged in a switch frog. His
head was mashed and his body ter
| Bibly mutilated.
death Of Charles H. Gather, a wealthy
Frederick county farmer and land
owner. who was found near his home
shortly before dayb-eak with the top
his side.
According to letters received from
Admission, Ala, the 116th Infantry,
| composed Of the former Virginia Ma
tional Guard regiments, is being reor-
ganized and whipped into shape for
overseas service. Letters were also re-
ceived from local men at Camp Lee.
Va, notifying relatives not to write
again until the soldiers sent their new
addresses.
Charles L. Worthinston OF " inches
ter. stretcher bearer alta ched to a Ca
madam regiment, who has been a pris-
oner in Germany since the stormtng of
Vtmy riJS. year ago, is to receive a
portion Of the estate of his uncle the
late E. Taylor Hancock. Mr.. Hancock
died intestate. ami young Worthington
| is one of three heirs who are next of
kin.
Private John H. Norris colored, an
artillerist. who received his training at
Camp Lee. Va. returned here a day or
two ago detected and broken in spirit
because just as his hopes of getting
into real battle were brightest he was
discharged by medical examiners. who
found he had heart trouble.
George Bowly is in receipt of letters
from his son, Devereux Bowly. who en-
listed in Battery E, 149th Field Artil-
lery, at Chicago, indicating that his
regiment has been transferred from
the Toul sector in France to the Picardy
front. He went over with the rainbow
division.
State Fuel Administrator H. F. Byrd
has issued an urgent appeal to the
domestic consumers of Virginia to pur-
chase their next winters supply of coal
at the earliest possible moment