Evening star., 1909-05-09
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Happenings of Interest in the
Winchester Section.
GREAT HIGHWAY IN SIGHT
Chicago Banker Buys Fine Place
in the Valley.
PASSENGER TRAIN IS WRECKED
Sunday Excursions to Washington
and Baltimore Begun-Big Fire
Loss in Town Of Stanley.
PASSENGER TRAIN IS WRECKED
peciaI Correspondence Of The Star.

/, Georgia Good Roads Club. A number of
routes have been suggested, but that
which includes the valley of Virginia Is
regarded as most desirable. This route
is to include turnpikes from Atlanta to
Salisbury and, diverging at the latter
point. north through Winston-Salem.
Martinsville. Rocky Mount. Roanoke,
Staunton, Winchester. Charles Town.
Harpers Ferry and Washington. The
supervisors of many counties have been
asked for a statement of road conditions
between Washington and Atlanta and
practically all have indicated a willing
ness to do all in their power to en-
courage the movement.
Already the good roads propaganda has
taken a firm hold upon the people, and
Frank Weldon, chairman of the press
committee of the Georgia club, has found
genuine interest and enthusiasm among
the officials. People who own farms
abutting on turnpikes are particularly
the Georgia metropolis to the National
Icapital Mr.. Weldon says there are many
strong points in favor of the route
through the Shenandoah, and that once
road is established through Virginia
North and South Carolina and Georgia
lit will be the strongest argument in the
good roads clubs favor when the gov
ernment appropriates funds for roads In
various sections of the country. which
lhe believes it will do in the near future.
Mrs. Mary j. Stayman. the wife Of NJ.
IT, Stayman, retired farmer of kerns-
town. this county, died here recently.
She was seventy-four years old and is
survived by her husband. two sons and
| three daughters.
Mrs. Octavia Owen Knight. widow of
BENJAMIN NJ. Knight, died at her home
in this city this week at the age OF
Iseventy-three She had been member
of Christ Episcopal Church for ever sixty
years, Four sons survive.
Creditors in this city have received
notices from Referee r. L. Varney OF
Alexandria. Va, to the effect that Walter
S. Nicklin, formerly Of this city, has been
adjudicated bankrupt and that meet
ing Of creditors will be held next Stature
day George B. Bushnell OF Winchester
is said to be the principal creditor.
Messrs. Bushnell and Nicklin were en-
Gagged in the drug business here until q
| few months ago.
George G. Wallace, wealthy Colorado
mining operator, who came to Middletcwn,
this county. several years ago. has SOLD
his country place, Waverly, containing
more than 300 acres. to Samuel b.
Shearer. Chicago banker and real es-
tate broker, who will move with his fam
/ lily to this section. The consideration
was about $50 per acre. Mr.. Wallace
expects to return to Colorado In order to
look after his mining interests In person.
]. II. Leech, a special representative OF
| the Virginia department of agriculture
| and immigration, has been in Winchester
| and Frederick county during the past
week gathering reports from autnenuc
| sources regarding the prospects for fruit
crops this summer and fall. 1t was stated
| authoritatively yesterday that late frosts
had destroyed the greater portion of the
peach crop, as well as cherries, piums ano
| berries, but that the apples had not been
1 injured There will be an enormous crop
of apples in the lower Shenandoah valley
| this fall.
| passenger train on the Romney
| branch of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
| road was wrecked Wednesday afternoon
/ when the engine struck a number OF cat
| tie The coaches rolled down an en-
bankment, injuring six people, but none
| seriously. The rear coach 1gnlted and
| was burned to ashes. }. lnskeep keller,
| a well known retired hotel man of Rom
fell dead from excitement. He was
| cripple, using two crutches. He was
ffty-seven years old and leaves wife
| and two children.
William H. Kenney. well known
| farmer, died at Clearbrook. this county.
few days ago, after an illness of con-
sumption. He was sixty-one years old.
d
daughters.
| Appropriate exercises were held this
week in the handsome courthouse at Lex
| inston, when portraits of judges, men,
| berS Of the Lexington bar, soldiers and
\ distinguished citizens were presented to
the county through the board OF super
visors, with which to adorn the walls Of
| the courthouse. thus forming hall OF
fame for Rockbridge county.
C. E. Gudebrod, who recently retired
from business in Neu York and came to-
| Frederick county to engage in fruit grow
ing, acquired this week 13O acres of land
from Joseph M. Barton for nearly $1,000,
upon which he will plant an apple or
chard. 1t adjons several hundred acres
of land already owned by Mr.. Gudebrod
in the heart of the apple belt
Grieving over her sons tragic death on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad three
| years ago, Mrs. Susan Pope, member of
a we'll known family Of Warren county,
| committed suicide a few days ago at the
| walt, in Front Royal, by shooting herself
in the abdomen with a doube-barreled
shotgun. She left the dinner table, and.
going up stairs she found the gun. which
had been secreted in a closet, and in some
unknown manner pulled the triggers. She
was sixty-seven years old and a native
of Middletown. this county. where her
funeral took place. She was the wife of
d.
band, one son and four daughters.
Bishop Coadjutor William L. Gravatt
of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
West Virginia has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address before Winchester
lCommandery, No. II knights Templar,
at Ascension day services to be held in
Christ Church May 23 He is prelate of
Potomac Commandery, No. 8, of Charles
Town, W. Va, which will attend the
celebration in full uniform. coming to
Winchester on a special train.
| The Sunday excursion season on the
Baltimore and Ohio roalroad between
Winchester and Washington and Balti-
more was resumed last Sunday and will
continue until late next fall. The first
excursion from this city was well pa
manifested by ministers. An excursion
train from Washington will be run to
this city tomorrow.
| Elijah Rose. an eXConfederate soldier,
walked ten miles to Christiansburg few
days ago to apply for pension. He is
in his Tooth year. When asked why he
had not applied long ago he explained
that he had not been in need of the
money while he was able to work, but
now that he was getting old he could
not put in full day. like he used to do
He will get $50 year for life.
As the result of a fire which swept
Through the business section of the town
of Stanley. Page county, early Wednes-
day morning sixteen stores and DWELLINGS
were burned to the ground. causing a loss
of about $40 600. with SoOCCO Insurance A