Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Winchester to Issue Bonds for
Sewerage Extension.
VOTERS ACT ON MATTER
Committees of Citizens Will Urge
Better Railroad Service.
BASE BALL TEAM MAKES PLANS
Stranger, Posing as Inspector, Re-
lieves Postmaster of Cash, Watch
and His Overcoat.
BASE BALL TEAM MAKES PLANS
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Cores pOndence OF The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, January Q. 1909
At special election last Thursday the
voters O. Winchester, by a majority of
2O5, decided to issue bonds to the eX-
tent of sJO,OW, with which to provide
better sewerage facilities. 1t is pro-
posed to construct about eight miles of
small sanitary sewers and prohibit the
digging of cesspools in any part of the
city.
While riding from Harpers Ferry to his
home at Middletown, this county. on top
of a box car on the Baltimore and ONO
railroad early Thursday morning. Charles
Sherman was knocked down by an over
head bridge near Stephenson station, five
mics north of Winchester. and sus-
tanned fractured skull. from which he
died late the same afternoon.
What promises to be the last chap
ter in the romantic marriage of Richard
McHenry of Hagerstown and Miss May
| +. Bowers. daughter OF Henry Bowers,
formerly of Hagerstown. but now OF
Washington, was commenced this week
when McHenry filed a suit for an alb
solute divorce from his wife. who re-
sides with her parents in Washington
The suit was filed in Hagerstown. The
wedding followed an elopement. The cou-
pie lived together until last June. Nc
Henry then made charges against Earl
koontz formerly of Harrisonburs. Va. A
few nights later McHenry and several
friends caught kOOntZ on the streets or
Hagerstown and beat him severely. They
were indicted by the last grand jury
and each was fined $50 and costs.
Want Improved Railroad Service.
Mayor II. Fl. Baker of this city has
appointed committee of leading citi-
all towns between Charles Town. w. Va.
| and Lexington, Va. with view to taking
action in the courts regarding the rail-
road situation. 1t is claimed that the
travelling public is subjected to a serv
ice which should not be tolerated. Speak
er Byrd of the Virginia house of dele
gates has proposed that a meeting be
held at Harrsonburg to consider the
matter. Arrangements are being made
| to hold meetings in all the railroad
towns throughout the Shenandoah valley
| A coal oil stove exploded and set fire
to the home of Deputy Sheriff j. Atwell
Parker, near Stephens City. this county
few nights ago, and the members of
| the family had narrow escapes from
being burned to death in the building,
which was reduced to ashes.
Richard f.. Byrd of this city counsel
| for the Anti-Saloon League of Fredericks
| burg in the contested election case. has
| filed a petition in the Virginia court OF
appeals TO advance the case on the docket.
the reason given being that there is an
| immediate necessity for the determine
! ton one way or the other of the validity
of what is known as the Ward law,
under which the local option election in
| Fredericksburg was held, as we'll as all
other local option Elections since the last
| legislature adjourned.
| r<1 C,14P
At the week-of-prayer services in Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church Thursday
night a general offering was received
for the Italian earthquake sufferers. A
number of offerings have been made by
local churches since the first call for
contributions, and many contributions
| have also been made through the press
| and banks.
| While working at the -four mill of the
Berryville Milling Company this week
| George Chapman had his right arm
crushed and mangled in the machinery.
Clarence Williams, aged ten years, son
| of Robert Williams, was fatally shot
| by his elder brother while hunting game
| this week near Berryville. His brother
stumbled and fell. The gun went Off
| the load entering Clarence Williams leg
Blood poison developed and ne died soon
| after the limb was amputated.
| Mrs. Ida Virginia Shea died at her
home here this week. She was the daugh-
ter of John Madgan of Clarke county,
Va
| Mrs. Elizabeth Hodgson. widow of Rev.
| William Hodgson Of the Southern Meth
| odiSt Church. died this week al the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Fling. near Round
| Hill. this county. aged ninety-three years.
Miss Frances Brown died here this week
of tonsilitis, which affected her brain. She
| was eighteen years old.
Planning for Base Ball Season.
Manager W. A. Baker of the Wincheste err
base ball team which won an enviable
record last season by defeating some
of the best professional teams of the
southern leagues, is preparing for the
coming season. and it is stated that the
team will be such as to maintain, if not
exec! the record made last year Count
Cantwell. who was the star pitcher, has
signed with the Cincinnati Reds, but a
strong pitching staff is being signed by
| Manager Baker.
| A stranger who called on Postmaster
Robert Shade at Siler, this county, this
week, introduced himself a new post
office Inspector and asked to be shown
the accounts of the village post Office
which Mr.. Shade proceeded to do. The
man took all the money, giving the post
| master what purporteG to be a receipt
| and. explaining that as the weather was
| cold and he had a number of other
offices to visit in the county. borrowed
| Mr.. Shades new Overcoat. promising to
return it the following day. He also
managed to get the postmasters gold
| watch which was hanging on a nail in
the post office. When the man failed to
| return Mr.. Shade notified the Post Office
| Department, and a secret service man is
| now in this section at work on the ca Sc.
LINE OFFICER TO BE CHOSEN.
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