Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
MARY HARRISON FREED
Set at Liberty After Telling How
Employer Met Death.
NEW EXPERIMENT ORCHARD
Bureau of Plant Industry to Estab-
Conference With Fruit Dealers.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Rotting cross-ties or broken rail
| caused a disastrous freight wreck on the
valley division of the Baltimore and Ohio
roalroad near Cave station, between Har-
risonburg and Stanton, Wednesday night.
| Eleven cars, loaded with flour and gen.
eral merchandise from Washington. Bal
timore and Winchester. were hurled into
an indescriminate mass of wreckage,
causing a loss OF between $4,000 and
$4,000. The trainmen escaped injury. A
tramp was dug out of the wreck without
scar. Brakeman William Henry was
hurled through a caboose window unin-
jured.
| When Mary Harrison was arraigned in
court at Martinsburg, w. Va. few days
| ago to tell what she knew about the
shooting of Wilson Laraway. an aged
farmer, living near Gerardstown. for
whom she had been housekeeper num-
| Der of years, she exhibited several tufts
of hair which, she said, had been pulled
from her head by Laraway when he came
home intoxicated and threatened to kill
her. Laraway, she said, pulled g. re-
| volver from his pocket. Mrs. Harrison
grappled with him. During the scufhe.
she declares, the revolver went off, the
bullet entering Laraway's breast and
causing death. The evidence Of the woman
impressed the court. and she was dis
| charged.
| Mrs Anna Rebecca Blankner, widow OF
| Frederick Blankner. former prominent
| Winchester business man, died this week
at her home In Baltimore Of pneumonia.
aged f1fty-eight years. She was daugh-
ter Of the late James Jones. Her re-
mains were buried in Mount Hebron GENE
| terry, this city, Wednesday.
| Branson G. McIlwee and Miss Mamie
| II melright, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Y. Himelright. were married wed
nesday at the home of the brides par
ents at Star Tannery, this county, by
| Rev. w. .. Smith of the Lutheran Church.
| The new reservoir on top of the Blue
Ridge mountains. which is to supply
Berryville, Clarke county, with water. was
Glaize & Bro. of Winchester, and has
been formally accepted by the Berry
| willie town council.
| Since William NJ. Sumption and his fam
| lily moved from Winchester to st. Adams.
| w. Va, a series of misfortunes has be-
| fallen them. He is in the laundry bust
| ness and was compelled to shut down on
| account Of smallpox in the neighborhood.
| Two of his small daughters are dan
| gerously i'll. A few days ago while his
| son, Cordell Sumption, was playing In the
laundry both his arms were caught In an
| ironing machine. 1t was necessary TO
tear the machine to pieces before the boy
| could be eXtricated.
Miss Cary Gravatt, daughter of Bishop
| Coadjutor W. l.. Gravatt Of the EPISCOPAL
diocese Of West Virginia, was success
| fully operated upon for appendicitis at
| Charles Town q few days since.
| John Allen Link. jr. and Miss Lula
\ Clagett Moore. daughter of Mrs. Fannie
| Moore Of Clermont Hall. near .HailtoWn
| W. Va. were married Tuesday at the
| home Of the brides mother After we'd
ding trip to Washington and other east
| ern and northern cities they will live In
| Jefferson county, where the groom Is en-
gagged In farming.
Sidney Chivers, formerly Of this county.
i dfod this u-epk the home OF his 0On.ln-
law. E. c. Heiskell. at Keyser. w. Va.
| aged eighty-one years. He was native
| OF Pennsylvania.
| The mineral springs at Berkeley Springs.
| WA. owned by the state and the cause Of
| much litigation in recent years. are to be
made the subject Of Injunction proceed
| ings by creditors Of the late ex-senator
| A. r. finger Of that place and Charles P.
Jack Of Winchester who were the lessees.
Some time before his death Senator
Unger made an assignment for the bene-
At of his creditors Mr.. Jack assigned
the greater portion Of his lease.
Counsel has been employed by the cred
| itors to arply for an injunction restrain
ing the state from canceling the lease.
as has been proposed. The matter will be
presented to Judge E. Boyd Faulkner In
the circuit court at Martinsburg.
| Capt Philip E. M. Walker. E4SsA., who
has been spending the winter In Havana,
Cuba, and Tampa. Fla. returned to his
home here this week and spent few
days with his mother. Mrs. John G.
| Walker at the Winchester Inn.
Sarah Ann McClough, q typical colored
nanny. who died few days ago at
Paw Paw. w. Va. where she owned a
farm and peach orchard of 300 acres, was
| 1O4 years old and native of Middle
| town. this county. She had a good MEN,
| DRY and could recall seeing the stars
fall November 49, 1888. She could read.
write. sew and knit without the aid OF
1 spectacles.
Miss Mamie Singhass was married to
| Robert Lee. prosperous young farmer
| of Clarke county, at the home of the
bride. near Briggs. that county. a few
/ DAYS ago, by Rev. DR.. Julian Broaddus
| of the Berryville Baptist Church.
The Winchester Public School Auxiliary
has been organized, with Henry.S. Baker
as president. The object of the society
| is to stimulate interest among parents In
the public school system. The society
| already has large membership. which
| is constantly increasing.
While walking from one room to an.
other at the home of his sister. Mrs. Lucy
Orndorff, at Capon Springs, w. Va,
where he had gone to spend day. Rush
Himelright. prominent n,aa farmer a,,us OF
with heart disease and fell over. dead.
He was forty-six years old.
| The bureau of plant industry OF the
United States Agricultural Department
| will probably establish an experimental
| orchard few miles from Winchester.
| Representative James Hay states that B.
T. Galloway, chief OF the bureau. will
send a representative. Mr.. Waite. here
next week to have a conference with
leading fruit men In reference to the
matter.
L. r. Dettra of Frederick county has
been appointed superintendent OF the
Valley turnpike between Winchester and
Staunton succeeding G. H. HeltZel OF
Harrisonburg, resigned
Mrs. Lucy Gwynn Carter died at her
home in this city few days ago. follow
ing a brief illness. aged eighty-sever
years. She was the widow OF Addison
Carter. and was the last surviving mem
Der of the old and well known Burwel
family Of Clarke county, Va.
She leaves one daughter. Mrs. George
Barksdale Anderson. and two sons. Mann
Page Carter and Shirley Carter. all OF
Winchester Her funeral took place from
Old Christ Church and interment was ir
Mount Hebron cemetery. this city.
Rev. Beverley cambridge Tucker. jr.
son Of the bishop coajutor of the diocese
of southern Virginia. was ordained to the
Church at Boydton a few days since. the
ordination service being under the direc-
ton OF Bishop A. M. Randolph OF that
diocese. The ordination sermon was
preacher by the young minister's brother
Rev st. George Tucker Of st. Paul's
Church. Toxic. Japan.
Robert Likens. formerly OF Brucetown.
this county. died recently at Waynesboro
Pa. where he had been engaged In the
Charles e. Cievenger has been reelected
president Of the Frederick County Fruit
Growers Association.
The grand jury of the circuit court OF
J Shenandoah county has returned an in
dictment against Kirby J. Bowman for