Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
SEEN IN WINCHESTER
Observations in and About the
Lively Virginia Town.
NOTED NAMES OF REGION
Busy Times in Many Trades and In
dustrieS.
GREAT COUNTRY FOR APPLES
But Freight and Passenger Service
Are Almost as Bad as They Are
in Washington.
GREAT COUNTRY FOR APPLES

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va. October Is. 1906.
The birth and burial place OF scores of
Nirginias most illustrious sons and noble
solf-sacrificing women; generously favored
by nature and noted philanthropists: the
theater of carnage times without number
during several wars; occupied by federal
and confederate armies and taken and re-
taken on more than eighty different occa-
sions; famed for her culture. refinement
and hospitality, the battle-scarred old city
OF Winchester occupies very important
position on the map of the state of Viz
ginia. and to undertake to tell the world
OF the Old Dominlon's history--past and
prcsent-her resources and abilities. with
out including at least a passing glance at
the busy little hive of industry here at
the gateway of the Shenandoah valley
would be like the loaf with no leavcn.
Ii was in the vicinity of Winchester
"Grecnway Court'-that Thomas Lord
Fairfax. baron of Cameron, chose for his
home while directing the affairs of his
great landed interests of the northern
neck Of Virginia" which extended to the
Ohio !iVer. Joist Hite. the first white man
known TO have settled in the valley of Nir-
ginia. located in Winchester. 1t was for d
dong time the home of the immortal Wash
ington. 1t gave to Virginia and the coun-
try John Randolph Tucker. the eminent
constitutional lawyer and statesman. The
late DR.. Hunter Holmes Mcclure. who was
at the head of the medical profession in
the south when he died in Richmond a few
years ago, was son of this ariStocra tic
old town. The late Ex-Governor F. w. NJ
Holiday. a typical Virginia gentleman of
the days that are no more. was another
The great Protestant Episcopal bishop of
the south. Right Rev. William Meade, be-
gan his iabors in and around Winchester.
The home of Major General Daniel Morgan,
that noted, blunt, but courageous "tLun-
derbolt of war" who knew no fear, is still
occupied. while his grave in Mount Hebron
cemetery is covered by broken slab de-
faced by relic hunters and ignored by the
United States Congress
Distinguished Names.
Charles Broadway Rouss came to VIM
chester from Frederick, Nd. with lbs par
ents when he was a footed boy, and
sold matches and soap in the public square
After the civil war. in which he fought as
confederate private, ne went to New
York. where, in spite of failures. he
amassed prinCely fortune, a handsome
portion of which he gave from time to
time 70 the Virginia city OF his first bus
mess career. The commodous homes of
several volunteer fire companies were made
possible through the generosity OF Rouss
the firemens friend and benefactor He
gave of his wealth in all directions and
nobody knows the extent of his charity
W hen Winchester was in need OF Il munich
pal building il was RpusS who suggested
the erection of a city hall, ACCOMMODATING o,
his suggestion with between $50 900 and
$4,000. The magnificent structure now
known as the Rouss city hall would do
credit to a city OF 100000 population The
Mount Hebron Cemetery Association re-
ceived from him a costly iron fence around
both the citizens and confederate ceme-
teries. which are two in one: and not long
before the death of Mr.. Rouss who fnci
dentally. had lost his eyesight. he had
built of granite and marble $50, 900 maui
soleum in the cemetery. which is said to be
OF the finest private burial places of
the kind IN the country.
The late Judge John Handley. a distin-
guished jurist of Scranton, Pa. was presi-
dent OF the Equity Improvement Company
OF Winchester, which. like many others.