Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26


Judge E. D. Newman President Of
Concern Capitalized at 81, 100000.
Roller Falls Into Ravine.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
Va, December %, 1909.
Attorneys in Winchester and Washing
ton representing the interests of Mrs.
Sarah E. Chrismore confidently expect
to win her case before the pension board
of the metropolitan police department,
which has taken under Amusement the
question of who is entitled to the pension
OF the late John +. Chrismore of the po-
lice force, who was known among his
fellow Officers as Honest john"
Chrismore was a native OF Clarke
Va, where his widow. Mrs. Sarah
Chrismore, and her two sons, Matthew
and Joseph Chrismore, live. She was for
merly Miss Shenk of Page county, and
was married to Chrismore in 1874. He
went to Washington some years ago and
became a policeman. making periodical
visits to his family in Clarke county.
1t appears that in 1908 he married Miss
Marian Branson of Westmoreland county.
Va. and one child, a boy of about SIX
years, is the result of that marriage.
Chrismore died last summer and his re-
mains were buried at Macedonia, near his
cd home. which he continued to visit up
until short time before his death.
His Washington widow was allowed
$50 a month and the boy $40 month by
the pension board, and just as the first
payment was about to be made the au-
thorities received communication from
Mrs. Sarah r.. Chrismore's attorneys
making application for the pension. not
knowing Mrs Marian Chrism9re had al
ready been allowed John Chrismores
pension. Mrs. Sarah Chrismore establish
ed her claim as being the first widow,
and an investigation was ordered.
Her attorneys obtained an injunction
preventing the payment Of any money to
the other Mrs. Chrismore and were also
awarded letters of administration on the
dead policeman's estate, which consisted
of the pension, life insurance and build
ing and loan association stock. Final ar
guments were heard by the members Of
the pension board this week in Washing
ton. and a decision of the case Is ex-
pected within the next few days.
Washington Capital Invested.
It is understood that a great deal of
Washington capital has been invested In
new company. which has just been
chartered by the Virginia corporation
commission to develop the water power
of the Roanoke river and its tributaries.
and that the enterprise Will be one of the
most gigantic of the kind in the state
The company, which has for it's president
former Judge E. d. Newman, a promi-
nent tinancier and lawyer Of Woodstock
Shenandoah county, Is capitalized at ST.
100000. The officers and a party OF
Washington fnanciers have been spend
ing some time during the past week in
specting the river and it's principal tribu-
,aries. and II ~ stated that the work OF
erecting the big electric station and con-
crete dam will begin IN the near future.
The plan just launched by j. D. Eggles-
ton. jr.. state superintendent of public
by having an acre of land set aside for
experimental purposes by the public
schools, has met with popular favor in
Frederick county and application will be
en- the list of nineteen others In which
the experimental work will be carried
on during the coming year. The United
States Department Of Agriculture Is CO.
operating with Supt. Eggleston. Regular
reports will be made to DR.. S. a. Knapp
chief Of the bureau OF plant industry in
Washington. of the progress Of the work
The growing of corn will be taken up
during the year 1910.
Roller Falls Into Ravine.
large traction engine and a twenty
ton roller used by the state highway
commissioner In making new roads west
Of Winchester became unmanageable.
day or two ago. while being operated on
A narrow road near Charlottesville and
plunged down deep ravine carrying
with it a mass of stone, dirt and small
trees Calvin Raney. who was on the
engine at the time. had narrow escape
from being crushed to death, but saved
himself by leapng across the ravine. The
two ponderous machines were wrecked
Miss Susan Brent. one of the oldest resi-,
dents of this section, died in Winchester
this week, aged ninety-fOur years. Her
father. the late Col. Charles Brent. was
an officer during the revolutionary war.
serving on the staff of Gen. Daniel Nor
gan, the hero Of the Cowpens, and acted
AS a pallbearer at Gen. Morgan's funeral
IN Winchester in July. 1902. Miss Brent
was the last member Of her family. She
The remains of Miss Mary Lupton
Woods, daughter OF Rev. DR.. w. H.
Woods pastor of Franklin Square Presby
terrain Church of Baltimore. who died at
the home Of her parents in that city
Wednesday. were brought to Winchester
today and inferred in Mount Hebron
cemetery. She was born near Winchester
twenty-four years ago. She leaves her
parents and two brothers. She was
granddaughter of former Mayor T. n.
Lupton of this city.
The work of reassessing all the real
estate in Virginia, which is done every
Ave years. will be begun shortly after the
first of the year A large number Of
assessors were appointed by the circuit
and corporation courts in the Shenandoah
valley this week. 1t Is stated there will
be an unusually large increase in Win
hester and Frederick counties Much of
the county land ie now regarded as being
worth twice as much as it was five years
ago, owing to the rapid strides made in
apple culture and horticulture In gen.
eral 1t is estimated that no less than
$4,000 fruit trees, have been planted in
Frederick county since the last assess
ment was made.
Horticultural Convention.
Final arrangements are being made
here for the annual convention of the
Virginia horticultural Society. which will
be held in Winchester on January and
e. In addition to regular and special
premiums offered by the society and in
d.yidual members, an attractive list of
,rizes has been offered by manufacture
ers and dealers in orchard supplies A
number of experts from the United States
Department of Agriculture in Washington
will be among the speakers. 1t is es-
timated that the attendance will be the
largest in the history of the society. the
membership of which includes some of the
WealthieSt and most progressive men OF
the state.
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