Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Baltimore Councilman Asks
Aid of Speaker Byrd
TO IMPROVE RAILROADS
Mrs. Kerns of Capon Bridge Ar
ranging Own Funeral.
BERKELEY HORSE SHOW OPENS
Kent, in First Speech in Guber-
material Campaign, Arouses
Ire Of Swanson.
TO IMPROVE RAILROADS
BERKELEY HORSE SHOW OPENS


material Campaign, Arouses
Ire of Swanson.
| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, September Is, 19O"
Timothy Heatwole, city councilman OF
| Baltimore, who recently made an ex-
| tended trip into the Shenandoah valley as
| far south as Roanoke and started an IN
vestigation of railroad conditions and ia
| cities as furnished by the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad and the Southern~ra1lway,
has written a letter to Speaker Richard
EVELYN Byrd of the Virginia house OF
delegates. asking him to make a similar
| trim through the valley and stir up a
sentiment among the people with the
view of compelling the railroads to fur
nish better accommodations for shippers
and the travelling public in general.
The city of Baltimore has 100000 in
vested in the Valley railroad of Virginia,
which is operated by the Baltimore and
Ohio, and has never received a dividend
II is claimed that the break in the line
between Strasburg Junction and Harrl-
sonburg, now operated by the Southern
railway, has been detrimental to the In
| terests of Baltimore wholesalers In that
IL prevents through service IL Is 10 Sc
cure this that Councilman Heatwole has
started an investigation and appealed to
Speaker Byrd for his influence and good
offices. >.
The old Henning and Denny home. sit
uated near White Post Clarke county,
which was built by John Meade more
than 40 years ago at about the
time Lord Fairfax built Greenway Court
nearby, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
afternoon, together with most of its con-
tents. including several hundred dollars
belonging to Edward Y. Henning. son of
Mrs. Lavinia Denny by another marriage.
Mrs Denny, who is about eighty-hve
years old. is very feeble and she was
rescued with difficulty and carried to
was given attention. The house was q
substantial wooden structure, OF colonial
architecture, and was one or the most
noted landmarks of Clarke county.
time furniture, clocks. silverware and CO.
lonial china The loss of $4,000 Is partly
covered by insurance.
Arrages Her Own Funeral.
Being of sound and disposing mind and
approaching the fact that life is uncer-
tain, Mrs Elizabeth Kerns, who was
born near Capon Bridge. Frederick coun-
ty, Va. (now Hampshire county, w. Val,
is preparing 1OT HcT al bOioAO ~ -
too late. Mrs kerns is now In her lOith
year, and although her mental faculties
are clear and unimpaired, she declared
yesterday that it was not wise to put
off important things until too late.
To that end she has commissioned IN
dertaker w. ]. Oates Of Capon Bridge to
cut down a large walnut tree under the
branches of which she romped and played
with others long since dead and to MAKE
from the lumber a substantial casket.
Ave hoc selected nVmnS
to be sung at her funeral, named the
pallbearers and has given directions con-
corning other details of the obsequies
She is the mother OF five or SIX sons ana
daughters. one Of whom Is just eighty
years old. At her home are many grand
children, great-grandchildren and great
Observation-Disclosures.
The death of Mrs. Massey A. Mason at
Concord, Hampshire county. w. Va,
few days ago, makes the fifth death to oc-
cur in the family circle since the go OF
last January, when her husband, Wlilam
Mason. a widely known farmer and fox
hunter, passed away at an advanced age.
Since that time a daughter. sister-in-laW
and a grandson's wife have expired. Mrs.
Mason, who was formerly Miss Dunlap.
was born Christmas day, 1883. Her
mother was born also on Christmas, as
was her husbands father. Mrs. Mason
leaves several sons. one daughter and
three brothers.
oOOU1 1T 34OAb wv NAs
1t is said that for the first time in many
years there are no vacant houses In the
town of Front Royal, the seat of War;
rem county, and that as fast as new
houses are built they are eagerly rented
by people who continue to move into that
hustling town. Prices of real estate nave
advanced during the past year or two,
and all the mechanics are busy. Some or
the houses are fine residences. The new
twenty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. high school
building Is to be completed by the first or
held by leading citizens and steps taken to
establish another school to succeed East
ern College, which has changed its loca-
ton to another part of the state Many
people responded readily when supscrlp-
ton papers for stock were circulated, ana
1t has been decided to open the new col
lege October 5, under the name OF the
Front Royal College. Randolph-Macon
Academy Is now beginning what prom
Uses to be one of the most successful ses-
sions in its history, and the school has
about all the students 1t can conveniently
accommodate. A committee OF citizens
has been appointed to investiate the mat
ter Of issuing bonds for sewer system.
The sixteenth annual exhibition OF the
Berkeley county fair and horse show open
ed the early part of this week at 1nwood
Park. on the Cumberland Valley railroad
between Winchester and Martinsburg, and
closed yesterday. Inc display VI HoFScSs
catLie, sheep and other farm stock Is
said to have been the best In many years.
while the poultry department was far
above the average. One man alone
Thomas H. Seabright of Winchester-won
ffty-one premiums in the poultry de-
partment. Many special attractions en-
gagged by the society were on the grounds,
| and several bands from Martinsburg and
| elsewhere furnished music.
Word has been received from Des
Moines Iowa. that Peter Niassos Greek
who conducted Busy Bee restaurant
in Harrisonburg for several months. and
| who suddenly disappeared after flashing
a number Of bogus checks drawn on the
Rockingham National Bank, was cap
| tured early this week in Des Moines.
after a long chase, by Washington de-
| tectives, who had been employed to To-
cate Masses by number of his coun-
trymen residing in that city who claim
to have been victimized by cashing some
of the bad checks. Niassos left his Har-
risonburg restaurant in charge Of Greek
walters. who, after waiting a week or
| two, sought to sell the outfit for wages.
| but the owner Of the building had a
prior claim. John Dillis proprietor Of a
Winchester restaurant, said today he
loaned Masses about 500 shortly before