Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Search for Youth Who Shot
His Stepfather.
WINCHESTER'S NEW LODGE
Widow of John Forney Dies Near
Stephenson.
DISTRICT MEN BEHIND ROAD
Interest in Insurance Case Against
State Commissioner-Presby-
terrain Synod Meets.
new LODGE
DISTRICT MEN BEHIND ROAD
Special Correspondence of The Star.

SPcSioA correspondence OIL Inc SldE
WINCHESTER, Va, October 16. 1909.
The authorities of Clarke county. Va,
are looking for Carl Burkett. a youth of
eighteen years. who shot and desperately
wounded his stepfather. James Johnson,
few days ago, after the latter Is alleged
to have cursed and beaten his wife, who
is Burkett's mother. The couple, it is
said, had had frequent MISUNDERSTANDING.
during which Johnson is charged with
having struck and beaten the woman,
which angered. her son. Borrowing a
shotgun from a neighbor, Burkett re-
turned to the house the other morning
after a quarrel and shot his stepfather.
tearing away portion of his right breast.
Burkett made his escape and has not
been found. Johnson is still in a serious
condition.
Lodge, held it's first communication here
Thursday evening under dispensatlon
granted by the grand master of A. F. &
A. NJ. in Virginia. The lodge has a mem
bership of about forty; who are also also
q. A. F. & A. NJ: The officers of the
new lodge are: w. s. Love, worshipful
master: Harry NJ. Baker, senior warden;
A. r. Breckenridge. Junior warden: John
Hoover, secretary; c. l.. Robinson, treas
urer; G.. r. Mccain, senior deacon; John
H. Snyder, junior deacon, and H. IL.
Wingfield. tiler.
Some relief from the long drouth was
obtained by the rain, which fell the early
part of the week throughout the Shenan-
doah valley, and late crops. which were
badly in need of rain have been revived.
| The water rose several feet In the Snen-
| andOah river, thus afrording more power
| for the electric light plants which are
situated along that stream from the up
per end of the river to Millville, near
| Harpers Ferry, where it empties into the
| Potomac.
Road-Making Car.
| The road-making car of the New York
| to Atlanta run-a sixty-horsepower Alec
| yesterday completed the work of erecting
markers at every half mile between New
York and Roanoke. and at the latter
place the work was taken up by the man
ayers of the Atlanta end of the race.
Signs were also placed at every cross
road and turn. and it is not thought the
participants in the race will encounter
| any trouble in finding the way, winch is
| now so completely laid out
Mrs Harriet Richards Forney widow
of John Forney, died this week at her
home near Stephenson, this county. where
she had lived nearly all her life, aged
| one son, eleven daughters. one of whom
| is Mrs. Joseph Stewart of Washington;
| forty-one grandchildren and twenty-one
| great grandchildren. She was member
| of the Reformed Church.
Although it has been known for some
| time past that Washington capital was
| used largely in financing the Hampshire
| Southern railroad, which is being built
| from Romney to Petersburg, W. Va, a
distance of forty-five miles, it became
known only day or two ago that Frank
| Vanderlip, the president of the National
City Bank OF New York, is also large
consisting of Mr.. Vanderlip. J. II. Nc
| Downey, assistant cashier of the National
City Bank. and Milton e. Allies of the
Riggs National Bank of Washington.
made a tour of inspection a few days
ago. Mr.. Vanderlip, who directed the
financing of the road. expressed himself
| as being satisfied with the progress be-
| ing made with the work and also as be-
| ing favorably impressed with the country
1t will develop, especially the Mooretield
valley.
| Charles E. K1pps. a well known young
! business man Of Timberville, and Miss
Mary Shono Of the New Market vicinity
went to Washington this week and were
pie Baptist Church in the st. James
| Hotel parlor and spent their honeymoon
at the Hagerstown fair.
! A great deal of interest is being mani
tested in the case of the fire insurance
| companies against the state insurance
| commissioner, which came up this week
| on arguments, and which will finally go
| to the supreme court of appeals for de-
| cision. The legislature Of 1908 enacted a
| law providing for a pension fund for dis
| abled firemen and their dependent fami-
| lies, the fund to be raised by taxing the
| companies l per cent of the amount of
their premiums on business transacted in
the state. They attacked the law on
| the ground of unconstitutionality and en-
joined Commissioner Joseph Button from
putting the law into operation. Speaker
Richard E. Byrd of the Virginia house
| of delegates appeared for the commits
sioner and the firemen. and Messrs. King
| of Atlanta and Randolph Harrison of
| Lynchburg for the insurance companies.
| The Presbyterian Synod of Virginia.
| which embraces all the Presbyterian
| churches Of southern affiliation in Vir-
| ginia, West Virginia, Maryland and the
/ District of Columbia, met in annual ses-
| sion at Elkins. w. Va, Thursday even
! ing for session lasting about one week.
| Each church Is represented by an elder In
| addition to its pastor, and majority of
ports from each Of the presbyteries are
being submitted, and consideration of
home missions in the mountains Of Vir-
gfnia and West Virginia are also taxi
ing up much Of the time Of the meet
| ing. Rev. DR.. James P. Smith of Rich
mond, who was "Stonewall" Jackson's
staff chaplain, has been stated clerk of
the synod for more than twenty-five
years.
House Burns When She Leaves Home
When Mrs Daniel Rodgers, living in
the western section of Frederick county,
went to administer to the wants of
sick neigh'bor. few days ag, she hap
pened to look around and saw her house
in flames. the fire having originated in
some mysterious manner shortly after
she left home. The fire gained Roadway
SO quickly that it was impossible to save
one article of furniture There was no