Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-15
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Ravaging Forest Fires Revive
an Old Law.
HEAVY DAMAGE WROUGHT
B. & o. Road Supplanting Wood
Bridges With Steel.
MANY CARLOADS OF APPLES
Exhibits Invited to Winchester
Show January 5-6-Foot Ball
Games Cancelled.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va,

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WINCHESTER. Va, g.
| November 13. 1909.
The recent forest fires which destroyed
vast tracts of timber in the Blue Ridge,
| Great North mountain, the Massanutten
and other ranges i'm the valley of Vir-
I ginis have had the effect Of reviving a
| law which Furnishes those responsible for
| starting such fires.
| Although 1t Is not expected any prose-
| cution will follow the fires which are
| now dying out. there is a growing senti-
| ment to have the laws enforced here
| after.
| Commissioner of Agriculture George w.
| koiner states that the state board OF
| agriculture has undertaken forestry work,
and that w. W. Ash, an expert forester
| from the United States Department Of
| Agriculture at Washington, has been as
signed to duty for one year in this state
The government estimates that the for
est fire damage in Virginia in 1908 ex-
ceeded sJOO.O0O The fires which have brok-
| en- out in many mountain sections since
early lasts pring are thought to have caus-
| ed more than 100000 damage. The fires
which ragged with great fury in the
North mountain. ten miles west of Win
chester, were caused. IL is said. by hunt
| CHS uTUpplHS HGnteu cigars or matches.
Since the apple packing season began
In Frederick county some weeks ago
about 1,2OO carloads of barreled apples
have been shipped from Winchester over
the Cumberland Valley railroad. and al
| most as many more have been shipped
over that road from points between
Winchester and Martinsburg w. Va The
shipping Of apples will continue until
late in December. 1t is said about half of
the local crop will be sent to Europe
in q orin
at the home Of his mother. Mrs. Mary
Roe. at Whitacre. this county, as the
result Of having been shot in the mouth
with a rifle which he was endeavoring
to take away from his sister.
Native an Expert Rider.
Among the expert riders of the United
States Cavalry chosen to represent that
branch of the service at the horse show
in Madison Square Garden. New York,
this week. was Lieut.. /. S. Martin of
Fort Riley, Kan, a native of Clarke
county. Va. who was awarded the blue
ribbon over all the cavalrymen of the
United states, Canadian and English ar
mics.
- The remains of William c. Haymaker.
who died at his home in Washington this
week, after a months illness of typhoid
fever: aged 33 years, were brought to
Winchester yesterday and taken to Mace
donia Church. Clarke county, for inter
ment. He wac the son of Samuel Hay-
maker Of ,tAlD county.
Premium lists have been mailed to fruit
growers In every section of the United
states inviting them to make exhibits at
the annual convention of the virginia
Horticultural Society. which'is L, be held
in Winchester January and 6 next
In ADDITION to regular premiums, con-
fined to members of the society," Dr. l. r.
Emerson of Albemarle county has offered
special premium of $50 for the best
1ve boxes OF a number Of varieties. The
Virginia society has a membership OF
over oCo. and arrangements are now being
made here to entertain the delegates and
other visitors on an elaborate scale.
Alleged Post Office Robbers.
Post Office inspectors who were here
this week announced they had arrested
four men in a Pennsylvania town on the
charge Of robbing the post office and gen.
erai merchandise store at Clearbrook
this county, during the latter part OF
September. and that one Of the men had
made a confession and implicated the
others.
Mrs. Amos Johnson is suing the South
ern railway in the circuit court of Wood
stock for 5000 damages for the death of
her husband. who was killed in freight
train collision at Pugs Run bridge near
woodstock, November 8, 1905 Johnson
who was an engineer. was killed instant
ly. Several other suits growing out of
the same wreck are pending in the Shen-
andoah circuit court at Woodstock.
Victim Of Foot Ball.
AS result OF exceptionally rough play
ing, all foot ball games between the
Martinsburg Y. NJ. c. A. and the Charles
Town Athletic Club have been cancelled.
Charles Town defeated Martinsburg IA
to o Wednesday at Charles Town, and il
is said that during the game the Charles
Town men resorted to drastic tactics
resulting in number of Ma-tinsburg
players being injured. Some one jumped
on w. G. Bitner with both feet, cracking
his ribs, and Charles Towner was vic
iOusly kicked. injuring his hip.
Bud Powell of Shenandoah. Page
county, has been sent to Jail at Luray for
six months. and fined 500 for selling
liquor on election day. For more than
two years Shenandoah was dry and
only recently voted to reopen the saloons
Powelrs place had been in operation less
IMAM week when he was arrested and
convicted.
Joseph McCabe of Beaver Falls, Pa
Jack Riley of Erie. Archibald H. Row
and. mr., of Pittsburg, and Henry n.
Chrisman OF MiddAtown. this county
the only four surviving scouts who took
the advance of Sheridan's army when il
left Winchester in February, 1855, held
their first reunion since the war at the
hoihc vi MI. tTlSI1dn tnlS week and
visited many of the Shenandoah va ley
battlefields. At Harpers Ferry Mr. Riley
was recognized by William Butler of
ShepherdstOwn, w. Va, as the federal
| scout who had given him a sack OF rice
and some coffee as he lay-as he thought
-mOrtally wounded on a battlefield forty
| five years ago. 1t was their first meet
Ing since the war, and each thought the
| other was dead.
Marriage Just Announced.
Although they have been living under
the same roof at the home of the bride
| parents since October 10. the marriage
| has just been announced of Miss Leota
| Elliott, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S.
Elliott Of Gaineshoro. this county and AL
| bert c. Moore, village merchant. MIR.
| Moore has been boarding at the Elliott
| home for some time, and fell In love
| with the daughter of the house They
| were married at Whitacre by Rev. Mr.
/ Messick after attending church services
Mrs. Fannie Wright. widow Of Leander
| Wright of Lexington and a sister Of VIII
liam III. Laughlin of Washington, died