Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
CONCRETE DAM ACROSS sHENAN-
DoAH RIVER COMPLETED.
pecial corresponaence of The star.

way Company across the Shenandoah river
| near Miliville. W. Va. was finished today,
when fifty-foot space in 1t was closed
and the course of the river at that point d.
verted into a raceway.
In connection with the effort to compel
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
to operate Its trains into the town of
| Stroudsburg. Shenandoah county. instead of
stopping at Strasburg Junction, the state
| corporation commission Thursday held
hearing of the case at Woodstock, when tes-
| timony was submitted by attorneys for the
| railroad company and the town of Stras-
burg.
With cash in his leg. Elmer Stimmel.
| young carpenter of this county. almost bled
| to death yesterday after having cut himself
with Ratchet while building platform for
| Children's day exercises at a country Sun
| day school. He was found in a precarious
condition along the roadside by two men.
who bound up the injury and drove him to
| the nearest doctors office. His condition is
| said to be critical.
| Standing on the platform of a freight ele-
vator on the ground floor of a Winchester
| store last night j. d. Hartman, farmer
| of Frederick county, was struck on the head
| by a roll of wrapping paper that fell from,
| the third floor. and escaped with small
about sixty pounds.
Mutilating Mail Boxes.
| Although there is much opposition in this
| section to the ruling of the Post Office De-
| partment that rural free delivery mail
| boxes must be of certain type and bought
| from none but recognized" manufacturers
| or dealers. the federal authorities de-
| termned to prevent. if possible, any viola
| ton of the law regarding mutilation of such
| boxes, which has been going on In a way
| that looks like spite work. young man
named Walter d. Holler about twenty-five
| ia L,
county. has been held to await action by the
| federal grand jury on charge of mutilating
| a free delivery mail box and is out on 500
| bail for appearance in court next Tuesday.
A message today from Boyce, Clarke
| county, states that thieves broke into the
cash on top of his head. The roll weighed
store of ]. T. Sprint at that place last
nigh and carried off a large quantity of
| goods.
Telephone messages received here last
evening from the mountain districts of West
Virginia are to the effect that disastrous fires
have been raging for the past week, and it
is conservatively estimated that at least
100000 has been lost by lumber camps,
sawed lumber and standing timber being
consumed in the vicinity of Parsons and Da-
Wis. Many men have been thrown out OF
work by the conflagration, which is now
burning itself out since rain has been fall
| ing at intervals for the past few days.
While Alden Catlett was working at Paw
| Paw, w. Va. his new house in the west
ern section of this county was completely
destroyed by fire early this week ard his
wife and little children. who were alone at
| the time. narrowly escaped burning to
death.
School for Railroad Employees.
In order to school the employees doing
train duty and thoroughly familiarize them
with their work the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad has fitted up with everything
| pertaining to an engine and all other roll
| I,r.o
| detail of train opera ton, in charge of which
| is William Shriver of Pittsburg. The car is
| being taken to all points along the entire
system and trainmen occupy seats along the
! wall and learn their lessons after the fash
| ion of children at school. They are ques-
| toned and permitted to ask questions
| of their teacher.
! The BertiIlon system of criminal ident-
| fcation has been adopted by the Virginia
penitentiary.
| Because OF many complaints the Iocomo-
| tive firemen of the Cumberland Valley rail-
| road have been ordered by headquarters not
| to stir UP their fires while passing through
| or stopping at a city or town along that
! line
! To be elected mayor on the democratic
| ticket in what is regarded as republican ter
| ritory was the honor won this week by Pey-
| ton r. Harrison al Martinsburg Berkeley
| county, w. Va, by 112 majority over his
republican opponent, w. r. Kline himself q
| very popular man.
| Dogs belonging to unknown parties at
| tackled flock of prize winning sheep on the
| farm of r. A. Larrick of Middletown this
| county recently and killed crippled about
| fifty.
! Rev. Lewis r. Lampe. a clergyman of the
| Reformed Church, formerly of Lovettsville
| Loudoun county, Va, and a member of
| Winchester Commandery, No. II, Knights
| Templar, has gone to Phoenix AriZ be-
| cause of falling health.
Spoilation Claim Payment.
| After waiting many years for a settle
| ment Mrs c. E. Haymaker of Armel this
| county, few days ago received 500. which
| represents the first payment OF a French
| spoliation claim. she being one of eight
| heirs of James Clark. a wealthy Maryo-
| lander who had vessels seized and their
cargoes destroyed by order of Napoleon In
| 1897.
| Richard Robinson aged twenty-six years,
son of w. d. Robinson of Allegany county
| Maryland. and Miss Hattie Royce daugh-
| ter of Frederick Royce Of Paw Paw w Va
| who had relatives here. were run over and
| killed by passing train a few evenings ago
! while near Paw Paw.
| Miss Louise Fuller, daughter of Mr. and
| Mrs. Scott Fuller of this city, was married
last Tuesday evening to Mr. Charles c. Cha
ney of Langdon. ID. c.
| CITY councilman George Edward Jenkins
| of Winchester died suddenly of heart from
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