Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

members of the family left the house
just as the roof fell in with crash. A
sum of money was also burned up IN the
flames.
Death of DR.. J. w. c. Hall.
Intelligence has been received here Of
the death Of DR.. J. w. c. Hall, aged
sixty-five years, recently at his home In
Keyser, w. Va, after sickness OF long
duration. He was born near Winchester
and was q direct descendant OF Syman
Hall, one of the signers Of the Declare
ton of Independence He was medical
student at Roanoke College when the
civil war broke out and left college and
joined the Confederate army. serving In
Company D, SD Virginia Regiment. He
was on the firing line in many hard
fought battles ard was seriously wounded
at kernstown and again at Romney. He
leaves his widow, who was Miss Lizzie
Ewing, daughter Of DR.. J. W. Ewing of
Berkeley Springs, and several sons and
daughters.
Tramps, it is believed, set fire to a barn
on the Tabler farm near Tablers station.
Berkeley county, w. Va, few nights
81 800 insurance. The barn was destroyed,
together with nine horses, thirty-two
sheep, twenty-seven lambs. large guam
tity of hay, feed, farming implements,
one dozen sets Of harness and many We
hicles. The loss falls on N. H. Kilmer,
the tenant.
Henry 7. McArtor. native Of Upper
vile, Loudoun county, Va, but for the
past thirty-five years a druggist Of La
Monte, Mo-, died there recently from
catarrhal pneumonia, aged sixty-siX
years. He served under Capt. Bruce Glib
son in Company A, 9th Virginia Cavalry.
during the civil war. and while on a
furlough he was captured at his home
and taken to Fort Delaware. where he
contracted catarrh. which finally caused
his death. He is survived by his widow,
one son and one daughter.
Statue for Jackson.
An appeal has been issued by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy of Charles
ton. WA. asking for funds with which
to guarantee the erection Of statue of
Gen. Thomas J. C'Stenewall) Jackson In
that city. Sufficient funds have already
been contributed to justify the Daughters
of the Confederacy in making a contract
with Sir Moses Ezekiel of Rome, Italy.
for the statue but more money will be
required to complete the work Jackson
was; native of that part of Virginia now
known as West Virginia.
The anniversary of the death Of Miss
Frances E. Willard was observed here
Wednesday evening with union services
In the Loudoun Street Presbyterian
Church. under the auspices of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union. Ad-
dresses were made by local pastors, and
program of special and appropriate
music was rendered
Richard E. Byrd Of Winchester. speaker
of the Virginia house of delegates, who
recently underwent delicate surgical
operation in Richmond for an abscess in
his ear is recovering and 1t is expected
he will be able to attend TO his profess
sional duties in a short time.
Sewerage for Winchester.
Engineer n. Wilson Davis and a number
of assistants are here making working
plans and specifications for the new
Winchester sewerage system, the installa-
ton of which was recently authorized at
a special election. 1t is expected that the
work will begin in the early spring. and
the improvements will cost about $4,000.
Col. John Heating and James Clark, for
mer residents of Winchester but who are
now residents of Cumberland, Nd, have
disposed of 1900 shares of stock in the
twO-flfthS of the capital stock, for SO a
share. an advance of $40 a share above
par value, The sale carries with 1t the
controlling interest in the Belvedere Hotel.
1t is stated that the stock was bought by
fOrty-six Baltimore investors. Notwith-
standing the sale. MessrS. Heating and
Clark together with President George
Blackstone, it is announced, will continue
to control the company.
Kirby j. Bowman, who stabbed Robert
LantZ. his neighbor, during a fight on
court day at Woodstock week ago, has
been sent on to the grand jury and his
in a serious condition. The men live on
been bad blood between them for some
time mast