Evening star., 1909-02-28
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
General News Relating to VIM
chester Section.
FARMERS HOLD INSTITUTE
Plans Being Made for Normal School
for Teachers.
CADET RESENTS AN INSULT
Freight Train in Collision-Many
Horses Sustain Injury-Conven-
tion of Firemen's Association.
CADET RESENTS AN INSULT
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va. February q. 1909.
Fruit growers, farmers and agricultur-
lists in general from all sections Of the
Shenandoah valley and points In West
Virginia and Maryland attended the an
nual institute of the Mutual Farmers
Club OF Frederick county. held Thursday
and yesterday in the City Hall audi
torium. Addresses were made by Prof
H. P. Gould and DR.. B. H. Rawl OF the
United States Agricultural Department.
and J. Burns Huyett, secretary of the
West Virginia Wool and Sheep Breeders
Association. Students Of Eastern Coll
lege, Front Royal, Va. rendered musical
programs. Miss Lydie Hushes Of Wash
ington sang a solo.
John F. Allen, a pioneer public school
teacher Of Pennsylvania, who was born in
Philadelphia eighty-eight years ago, died
this week at the home of his son, Slater
w. Allen, near Winchester, after brief
illness.
David H. Beatty OF Middletown, this
county. was attacked and bitten a few
days ago by one of his foxhounds, which
had been bitten by a mad bull terrier.
Beatty were also bitten. Some have been
killed, while others have been penned up
to await developments. Mr.. Beatty is
undergoing treatment.
Death Of Aged Resident.
George kallahan OF Bluemont, Loudoun
county, died at his home this week. aged
| nnety-six years. For many years he
| was connected with the Winchester and
Berryville Turnpike Company
Miss Mary Leona Steele, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steele, and Henry
Schneider, jr., were married last Wednes-
day morning at the residence of the
brides parents in National avenue. Rev.
| 1. n. Cromer, pastor of Centenary Re-
formed Church, officiating.
DIR. 1. N. Donaldson died this week at
| his home near WadeSvile, Clarke county,
His wife. Mrs Cora E. Donaldson: one
| son, Don Donaldson; one brother and two
| sisters survive him.
/ The congregation Of Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. this city,
| has passed resolutions asking the Baiti-
| more annual conference to return Rev. J.
| W. II. Beale to his pastorate here. They
| have also requested the reappointment of
ReV ~. =: b. R!ee as superintendent of
Frederick district.
Arrangements are being made for the
third annual session of the Normal
School for White Teachers of the seventh
congressional district of Virginia, which
city during the month of July. Prof. J. d.
Harris of Warrenton. Va, Is the con-
ductor. The city school board and the
| common council have appropriated funds
school.
A few minutes after he had finished
breakfast Harry b. Rudolph died this
week at his home here. He was son of
the late Jacob Rudolph.
Cadet Resents an Insult.
Col. v. NJ. Roszel and several officers
appeared In command Of a body OF cadets
who came here a few days ago to testify
in a case in which Cadet A. NJ Kloc-
zewski of Washington complained Of hav-
ing been assaulted while leaving the
Presbyterian Church. Ellsworth Henry.
a newsboy. it was alleged, yelled brass
buttons" at the cadets and then hit the
Washington cadet in the back with his
fist and ran. He was. however, over
| taken " Cadet Kloczewski, when Patrol
man ltassey stopped the fight. Henry
was fl. ed by Justice Wilson.
Thu Winchester and Washington city
Railway Company has commenced the
building of another new power line from
its plant along the Shenandoah river at
M1llv1lle, w. Va, to Shenandoah Junction,
where the power will be used by a num-
ber of factories and other enterprises. A
franchise has been granted to the COM
pany to extend its lines through por-
tions of Jefferson and Berkeley counties,
in order to supply other industries in the
vicinity of Martinsburg and Bakerton.
Speaker Richard E. Byrd of the Vir-
ginia house of delegates. who recently un-
derwent a surgical operation for an alb
scess in his ear, is, according to advices
received at his home in this city, recov-
erng his strength, and Is now i.ble to be
up.
Freight Trains in Collision.
AS result of a lead-on collision be-
tween two southern railway freight trains
on the s-Harrisonburg branch,
near Gainesville. Prince William county.
Va, few days ago. twenty horses,
owned by Frank CARRIER and c. L. Rogers
Of Harrisonburg, were badly injured In
another car were three horses en- route to
Front Royal, which also suffered injury
About dozen box cars were smashed
1t has been decided to hold the next
annual convention of the Cumberland
Valley Ffremen's Association at Carlisle,
Pa. on August "a and Is. The associa-
ton includes nearly all the fire companies
In cities and towns along the Cumberland
Valley railroad from Winchester to Har-
risburg, Pa
John w. Churchman of Augusta county
and for a number of years a member Of
fhe, nf doll