Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
NEWS OF THE VALLEY
MATTERS OF PERSONAL AND GEN.
ERAL INTEREST.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, November IL. 1905.
One of the most novel suits ever de-
cided in Virginia court, according to en-
inent lawyers, was a decision handed down
Thursday by Judge Morris in the United
States circuit court of appeals at Rich
mond. 1t is concerning Ralph Savage,
who, after the death of his first wife, mar
rled Miss NJ Adah Seabright, daughter of
i. prominent Winchester contractor. At
ter few years they were divorced. re-
married in time, and now another divorce
suit, filed by Mrs Savage, is pending in the
circuit court of frederick county. Savage
was joint owner of the Kernstown distil-
lery with his brother, Joseph II. Savage,
and also president of the Cuba-Rica To-
bacco Company of Winchester, which at
tempted, without success, to fight the to-
bacco trust. He failed, and in granting
that Savage must pay her $400 year all
mony for life. To secure its payment she
was given a deed of trust on some of his
property. Later they were remarked, and
his creditors endeavored to get the prop
erty which was In trust Mrs. Savage
found herself creditor of her husband,
with her claim secured by a deed of trust.
Joseph II. Savage was indorser on notes
for his brother and he instituted suit for
a review to the federal court at Harrison
burg. The opinion of the court at Rich
mond holds that Ralph Savages property
in trust cannot be taken by the creditors,
and that the alfmony must be paid. Judge
Pritchard dissented.
The present suit of Mrs. Savage for the
second divorce is now pending in the cir
cult court of Frederick county. She names
Baltimore woman as correspondent. and
asserts that while she and her husband
were on board steamer from Baltimore
bound for Savannah, Ga, this woman was
seen emerging from the stateroom occupied
hyr ha Mrc Go vncrO and uJ-nr
to induce the ships captain to let her OFF
at the nearest landing, but he could not,
and she had to continue the trip to Sa-
vannah. Arriving there. she returned to
Baltimore as soon as possible, and then
came on to her old home in Winchester and
instituted suit for a second divorce Ralph
Savage has been residing in Georgia for
some months, and his wife now lives in
Baltimore.
Scandal at v. M. I.
The charges that unwholesome food is
being served to the cadets of the Virginia
Military Institute, at Lexington. recently
brought by DIR. Darlington of Lynchburg.
are now being thoroughly investigated by
the board of visitors, which met for the
first time on Wednesday. The fnvestiSa-
ton. 1t is announced, will be thorough. and
the board of visitors will go to the bottom
of the entire affair. The cadets recently
refused to eat what had been prepared Tor
their supper, and marched into Lexington
and bought eatables from .confectioners and
grocerymen. General Scott Shlpp the SUI
perintendent, ordered them to apologize
but so far they have refused. A great
many of the cadets are members or the
oldest and most prominent families of Viz
ginia and other states, and their parents
are greatly exercised over the alleged I'M
wholesome food scandal.
Letters were received here yesterday from
Denver Col, stating that authorized at
torneys of the heirs of Baron Adam FISH
ers estate are now engaged IN alstriputlng
proportionate amounts of the estate among
heirs entitled to 1t, and that the FISHERS
living in this section of the valley OF var
sinia are of the same kin and likely to get
some of the baron's vast wealth. baron
Fisher and two brothers. whose names are
not known here, owned extensive canai
systems in Holland when they came 10 TINS
country about 200 years ago ana af.er
their deaths vain searches were MADE lot
their wills in Philadelphia, where they had
settled About twenty years ago. now
ever, it is stated the will of Baron flsher
the wealthieSt of the brothers, was louhu
in an old trunk IN Washington. How 1t
got there is not known, but the VIII was
recognized as genuine by the Holland au-
thorities and now after lapse f.mahy
years the baron's estate, CONSISTING OF
Sl6O coo 600 is being settled, he having LETT
il to his two hundred heirs in America
The largest portion. S4O00.oo0, has peel
paid to Mrs. A. G.. Curtis of canyon tlly,
Col who is the nearest direct descendant
of tho baron In the advices from Denver
quite a number of others are mentioned as
having received from the attorneys suIhs
ranging from 100000 to Sl,OOoooo. Inc
Fishers of the Virginia valley, where one
of the brothers lived for many years, are
now endeayoring to establish their kinship
to the rich Hollanders.
The picturesqueness of the famous SHAW.
nee Hollow in the southern suburbs or
Winchester where once dwelt the Shawnee
Indians and which has long been pointed
ont to strangers as hallowed and historic
ground is being destroyed, to more OF less
extent hy the Baltimore and ONO rail-
road which passes through that region. a
long bridge that spans the old abode or the
Indians is being filled in with art, ciloerS
and crushed stone, 5000 carloads or Which
will be required to complete the UNDER
taking over 1000 carloads were used for
filling In a smaller bridge at the north END.
Watching Nursery Stock.
A message was received here yesterday
from State Entomologist j. l.. Phillips or
Blacksburg, Va. warning owners of apple
orchards to carefully inspect all nursery
stock shipped to them before receiving it..
Complaints, 1t is said, have reached the Of
fcials that some diseased stock has been
shipped to this section recently, and En-
tomoIogist Phillips is said to have ordered
all the local inspectors to prosecute any
dealer suspected of offending.
While waiting for a train on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at Harper's Ferry,
W. Va for New Castle. Pa, where she in
tended to spend her remaining days with
her son. Mrs. Matte M. Bly,. an aged
widow was run over and killed. The acct
dent occurred late at night in the presence
of a number of persons. Mrs. Bly, leaves
one son, John Slayton of New Castle, with
whom she expected to make her home, and
two daughters, Mrs. Annie Miller of New
Castle. and Miss Doshia Slayton of AleXan-
dria, Va, all by her first husband. She
was seventy-fve years old and a native Of
Albemarle county. Va.
Standing on the main track while an
engine WAS shifting q freight car Brakeman