Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
News Happenings of Interest
in Winchester Section.
BIG BOOM is ON AT BOYCE
Northern Capitalists Investing Heav.
lily in Clarke County.
SUMMER NORMAL SCHOOL OPEN
Arrested Charged With Numbering
Policeman-Two Railroad Damage
Suits Compromised.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. July ), 1909.
An era of unprecedented prosperity
has been recently developed at Boyce.
Clarke county, Va. by some of the
wealthy residents Of that section, and
the statement was made today that. un-
like the boom which struck the Shen-
andoah valley some years ago it is on
sound basis, and is attracting the at
tention of men of wealth in various Sec
lions Of the country. During the past
ten Years quite a number Of wealthy
men from the north and west have
bought many OF the historic old estates
IN the vicinity of Boyce, and have spent
thousands of dollars converting those
old homes into modern buildings. at the
same time preserving the architectural
beauty of the surroundings. That sec
ton of Clarke county now resembles a
great park. with broad driveways lead
ing from finely macadamized turnpikes
TO the country estates. Many new en-
terprises have sprung UP in and about
Boyce during the past few months. and
plans have been contaminated for the
erection of large hotel by company
lt Is also planned to develop the horse
u SuCN an extent that
IN a Shorl time Boyce will become
known as one of the great horse mar
kets of the south. Large stables and
other conveniences are now being erect
cd Tor this purpose and the enterprise
IS backed by men of great wealth, who
own the old country es .ateS.
The fourth annual session of the VIM
chester summer Normal School for
teachers opened Thursday morning in
the John Kerr Public School building,
20 linz $685.
charge, and with teachers in attendance
from all the counties of northern vir-
gina and other sections of the state.
me course of study has been broadened
and enlarged since the last session, and
large number of teachers have been
enrolled. 4 formal reception was ten
dered the members of the faculty and
teachers In the assembly hall of the
public schools Thursday evening.
James f. Woods has been arrested at
brunswick. Nd, charged with murder
Ing Policeman William E. Orrjson, jr.
while the latter WAS on his way to a
magistrates office with a youth named
Frank Cahfll. who had been arrested
Tor stealing rides on merry go-round
Tuesday night. A crowd OF young men
surrounded the officer and Woods ac-
knowledges that he grabbed the officers
club and hit him over the head with it
when he refused to let the boy go. Po-
hceman Orrison died within five min
years old, and was formerly a freight
conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. He leaves his widow and sew
eral children. Woods was an employee
of the railroad company.
The annual horse and colt show of the
Blue Ridge Hunt Club. one of the old
est and best organizations of the kind
in this sec ion Of the country, was held
today In the grove on the large Carter
Hall estate at Wildwood Clarke county,
~ nd u-nS n AL Inv yhe.0;
Of people from all sections of the val
ley of Virginia. There were eighteen
classes and over 40 entries.
Miss Lucy Carter White, daughter of
Mrs. Fannie l.. White Of Middieway, JEFF
ferson county, ". Va. was married to
Rev. Robert S. Van Cleve of Erie, Pa,
at the home of the brides mother We'd
nesday evening, by Rev. Andrew ]. VIII
lis. rector Of Grace Protestant Episcopal
Church of Middleway. Mrs. Stanley
Shirley of New York, sister of the bride,
was matrcn of honor, and J. s. Van
cleve OF Erie. Pa, was best man. DR..
and Mrs. Van Cleve sailed today from
New York for trip to Europe.
Railroad Suits Compromised.
The suit OF the administrator of French
Jones. the Southern railway fireman who
was killed in a wreck resulting from a
heaG-on collision on a bridge at Pughs
run, near Woodstock, last November
against the railroad company for $4,000
damages, has been compromised by the
company contessng judgment for $1,000.
u is said that I've widow of the engineer
who was killed at the same time, was
given $1,000. No suit was Instituted.
Anthony NJ. Stauhley, letter carrier of
Martinsburs. w. Va, and Miss Virgie
F'rintz of Winchester were married this
week in Washington and left for Old
Point Comfort, Va. TO spend their honey
moon.
William Locke. son of kemper Locke.
living at Briggs. Clarke county. Va, was
kicked by colt few days ago and died
the following day from the injuries Sus-
tanned.
A call has been extended 10 Rev.
Thomas X. Cromer. pastor of Centenary
Reformed Church Of Winchester, by the
church Of the same denomination at
Wolfsville, Frederick county, Nd. He
has taken the matter under advisement
Strong pressure is being brought to bear
10 have him decline the call.
John T.. Finders. Norfolk and Western
railway telegraph operator at Berryville
and Miss Frankie Nenable, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nenable OF Win
chester. who has been a hello girl at the
local central of the Bell Telephone Com
pdny. were quietly married at the Bap-
list parsonage In Berryville last Sunday
by the pastor, Rev. DIR. Julian Broaddus
it being the elimination of a romantic
courtship that began on the telephone
wires about a year ago. Five central
girls have been woood and won unde,
similar circumstances during the past
few years.
Baltimore North Carolina and Wes,
Virginia capitalists have obtained a char
ter for the West Virginia and Pittsbure
Sand Company OF Berkeley Springs &c
conduct sand and crushed stone bust
ness in Bath district OF Morgan county
The authorized capital stock is $4,000
Lodewic j. Milhurne, son of the lat.
Rev. l.. r. Milburne. former we'll known
Baptist minister of Charles Town w. Va
has qualified for an appointment as
midshipman in the United States Nava
Academy at Annapolis by passing tn,
examination recently held at the academy
Since work has been started on tn,
new Hampshire Southern railroad from
Ronlney TO Petersburg. W. Va. 4 com
pany has been organized TO build a mod
eru hotel at Romney. and II is expecte,
that the work will begin some time thi
month.
The three saloons in Shepherdstown, W
Va went out of business on Wednesda,
night, their licenses having expired an,
a vote OF the people being against a re
newal.
one OF the officials OF the natural ga!
company which expects TO run pipe line
from the West Virginia gas wells through
10 Baltimore and finally TO Washington
has been in the West Virginia mountain
section west OF Winchester during tn,
past week making arrangements for til,
work of delivering pipe. which will be
gin about July Il. IL Is expected tina
Tx carloads will he delivered at RoInnN,