Evening star., 1922-07-09
MOTHER WITH BAbE:
BATTLES BIG SNAKE
CIasping Child in Arm, Wom-
an Kills Seven-Foot
Reptile.
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WINCHESTER, Va, July 8.-Holding
her baby under her arm with one hand
and a hoe in the other. Mrs. j. F. Allen
of Green Spring. this county. battled
desperately early Wednesday evening
with ferocious seven-foot blacksnake
until she hacked it in two with the hoe.
Mrs. Allen was sitting at one end of
the porch rocking her baby, with other
children playing around her chair. One
of them saw the snake poke its head
above the other end of the porch floor
and then crawl and coil itself around
corner post, at the same time lashlng
the balustrade with its tail as II an
gered.
As the children ran into the house
and shut the door. Mrs. Allen jumped
from the porch. with her baby under
one arm. and. seizing the garden hoe
nearby. battled with the serpent. The
first blow missed and the snake sprang
toward her As il did SO Mrs. Allen
dealt it a blow that cut the snake in
two.
The Winchester Country Club, re.
Gently promoted by number OF local
membership of 200. it has been an
nounced by the membership committee
The club has leased seventy seven acres
of land owned by Hunter Stine. being
part of tho Fort Collier farm so named
because Of the fort built there during
the civil war by a Union army officer
of that name. Erection OF large club
house will be begun next week, and
golf course will be laid out by an ex-
pert. There with be also tennis courts.
bowlings alleys and a swimming pool
The clubs grounds are a short distance
northeast Of the city limits.
A large number OF fruit growers OF
the Shenandoah valley expect to attend
a conference in Washington on July IL.
called by the federal bureau OF markets
and crop estimates to get specific in
formation as to real crop conditions
after the June drop" is over.
Henry F. Seal and f. c. Scott; the
latter Of Washink.on .nn .1o we're when naaIS any
turning from Strasburg. Va. skidded
in soft mud near stephens city ana
upset Both men were caught unoer
the car
The Rev. Harry Grim Of Frederick
COUNT who wsrs nas in neen Afriea for
number OF years for the United
Rrethren Church, is visiting relatives
here and is lecturing on his expert
ences among barbarous tribes.
Horse. automobile and motor cScle
races, races. pc pGs1pIneV rpin were held this after
noon at the local fair grounds for the
heneat Of the Sarah Zane fire company.
number of showers" and other
have been given our
ing the week for Miss Virginia
Atbev whose marriage to William B.
sinnott Of Washington takes place here
local weather observer states that
during the hot spell early IN tne
week standard thermome.er res stsr
tered 124 degrees in the sun. alter
ho,ne thus exposed a few minutes;
weasel Weighing five pounds. said
tn he one of the largest seen mere In
recent years. was killed q Gay VI t~o
aeo at the home of Walter Stlne near
town by the family dog atter ~ nao
given members of the household a
sasf scare. The dog chased the
weasel into a chimney corner. grabbed
~ Nv the back OF the neck and shook
it to death.
The case Of Bob Brown. negro 5itney
driver. indicted along with ROBERT
0Flaherty and Jesse Dove for high
way robbery in connection with the
alleged theft Of money from Jonn
Bowies. colored. has been nolle
nrossed. A jury already had found
O'Flaherty and Dove not guilty.
Winchester tied with Norfolk Tor
second place in team records at the
Trapshooters Association. in Hich,
mond this week. The next annual
meeting will be held in Norfolk:
All the county locals Of the Farm
ers. Union met here by delegated
representation and formed central
county organization, with E. NJ Funk
of Middletown as president. A pur-
chasing agent is to be appointed at
a general meeting July Is.
A large delegation of the Winches-
ter branch of the Klu klux klan
staged a silent parade in Strasburg
several nights ago. They rode in
open automobiles through business
and residential sections, and, although
there was no demonstration, num-
ber of superstitious negroes are said
to have become thoroughly frightened
and alarmed and ran home, boiling
doors and windows.
Catholic churches in and near Bowie:
Md, will benefit under the will of
Miss Anne Moore johnson of Win
chester, who died recently. Her mother.
Mrs, Kate Moore johnson. receives
the interest from a trust fund. and
after her death the interest will be
given to Catholic churches Of Prince
Georges county. Miss Johnson was
a granddaughter of the late Reverdy
johnson and former Gov. Bowie of
Maryland.