Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

President Byrd showed the turnpike to
be In fine condition, both from physi-
cal and financial point of view. and a
great deal of work done during the year.
Insead of the brides age being the
bar. IT was the groom this time, when
Ward 8. Widmyer OF Martinsburg, W..
Va. and Miss Viola Sinner, daughter of
stewart Sinner Of winchester, went to
Hagerstown. Md, this week to be mar
ried. Being refused a license on ac-
count of the groom being under age, the
couple proceeded to Frederick. in the same
state. where they succeeded In obtain
ing the license late Wednesday night.
The groom is said to be In his twentieth
year. and the bride Is about eighteen
years old.
Plays With Broken Nose.
The Y. NJ. c. A. foot ball team of Mar
tinsburg was beaten on its own
grounds this week by the team OF the
Shenandoah Valley Military Academy Of
Winchester. II to o. Although Capt. Ora
watt Of S. v. A, had his nose broken
during the game, he continued to play I'M
til it was over.
The New York-to-Atlantic automobiles.
which left New York Monday, passed
through Wincheser Wednesday. A stop
for dinner was made in this city, and
while here the tourists were given the
pended all speed laws and had the route
cleared of traffic. The motorists made
the trip from Winchester to Staunton
over the Valley pike. which they regard
highway this side of New York. Fred
Weis of Brooklyn, N. Y. in attempting to
pass another car at Middletown, twelve
miles south of Winchester. had COLI
sion. wheel flew off and the car Weis
was driving was almost demolished and
Nil n commission No
injured.
George V. Oyler. a wealthy lime manu-
facturer, died suddenly at his home here
this week from congestion OF the lungs,
OF Adams county, Pa, and is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Ann J. Oyler, three
daughters one brother and one sister.
]. Oliver Brown. a member of the busi-
ness house of Joseph T; Brown & Son,
died here Wednesday night from tubercu-
losis, aged twenty-four years. He leaves
his father. widow. one child and a sister.
His funeral this Afternoon was in charge
of the order Of Elks, of which he was a
member.
Angus r. Spade of Hampshire county.
w. Va. lis at the home of Joseph Giffen,
near Gore. this county, in precarious
condition, as the result Of being caught
under a heavy wagonload of apples which
he was hauling to Winchester, when the
horses ran off, npsetting the wagon. Mr..
Spade was badly cut and bruised, and
it is feared he suffered internal in
juries.
Turner s. Hummer of Bluemont, Lou
doun county, and Miss Florence A. Bruis,
daughter of r. A. Bruis, were married
recently at the home of the brides par
ents at Milwood. Clarke county. by Rev.
J. NJ. Robson, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church of that place. The young couple
left for Washington. where they will
spend some time with friends before 60
ing to their future home at Bluemont.
"Jack" Boards Adventure.
Jack Beard. formerly Of Washington.
who shot himself with suicidal intent
while on the front porch of James E.
Roller, a prominent resident Of Harrison
burg, one night last week because Mr.
Rollers daughter. Miss Edna Roller, re-
fused to share Boards love, was taken
to his fathers home at Boonsboro, Md.
few days ago, and Is recovering from
the bullet wound in his left shoulder
Beard came to Winchester from WASH
ington, and later went to Harrisonburg
to manage a moving-picture show. He
fell desperately in love with Miss Roller
and his attentions were so persistent that
she asked the police to keep him away
from her. Since the shooting 1t has de-
veloped that Beard has a wife-a beauti-
full girl-and child living In or near
Hagerstown, Md.
After spending an evening with reIa-
tives preparatory to leaving the next
morning for Columbia. Pa, to spend the
winter, Mrs. Elizabeth c. Pratt. wife of
Pleasant w. Pratt of Washington, re-
turned to her apartments at the Taylor
of paralysis, which resulted in her death
Tuesday morning. Her remains were
taken to Baltimore and buried in the
Baltimore cemetery. Mrs. Pratt was a