Evening star., 1909-06-13
News of Interest in the Win
chester Section.
POLITICIANS IN FIST FIGHT
Assistant Postmaster and Attorney
Engage in Street ARRAY.
CAVALRY STATION AUTHORIZED
Government to Lease Large Tract
Of Land for Purpose-Work on
New Railroad.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. June 12. 1909.
Friction among leaders OF the organiZa
ton and. insurgent factions of the re
publican party in Rockingham county
this week eliminated in a fist fight or
Main street in Harrisonburg Wednesday
between Assistant Postmaster ]. Pau
Dutrow. an organization man. and At
torney Charles A. Hammer, the insurgen'
leader. The trouble grew out OF differ
ences which arose at the county conven.
ton last week In which Hammer led q
bolt. He is alleged to have attacked
Dutrow and accused him Of polftica
thievery. whereupon blows were exchans
ed. The men were finally separated BY
friends.
The dirt began to fly yesterday on the
new Hampshire Southern railroad. which
Is to run from Romney to petersburg
w. Va. when Contractor Queen put q
large force OF men to work at the Rom
ney end. The railroad will go through
Hampshire. Hardy and Grand counties
and win open UP section OF West VIZ
einia which is said to be rich in minerals
and metals. The work Of financing the
new road was completed with remarkable
rapidity, rights Of way were obtained
with little II any trouble. The company
as finally organized, Is as follows: w. b
Cornwell, president: Eugene E. Allies
secretary and treasurer; William Trap
nell. chief engineer. and John J. Cornweli
general counsel. Mr.. Allies was for ten
years vice president Of the Alaska Bank
ing and Trust Company at Nome. Alaska.
and was later connected with the Ma
tional City Bank OF New ork. He has
taken up his residence at Romney. His
brother. Milton E. Allies Of the Riggs
National Bank OF Washington, is direc-
tor OF the new company.
Rev. DR.. Tucker Graham, son of Rev.
DR.. James r. Graham OF Winchester,
was on Thursday formally inaugurated
president Hampsden Sidney College.
near Farmville, Va. He has been pas
tor Of the Farmville Presbyterian
Church a number of years. and was re-
Gently elected president OF the college.
cieties OF the college was delivered We'd
nesday by Richard E. Byrd Of Winches-
ter. speaker Of the Virginia house of
delegates.
The forty-third annual session of the
Sunday school convention Of the Balti-
Church South. was held this week at
Front Royal, Va. with about $50 dele
gates in attendance from all sections Of
the conference. The opening sermon was
noke, Va. w. W. MILAN of Washington,
who has been secretary for number of
years, was unanimously reelected. among
those from Washington who delivered ad-
dresses were Mrs. G. H. Gray and p. H.
BristOw.
Honeymoon on Muleback.
A trip Of 40 miles on mules over peril.
Gus mountain roads and ravines will be
one Of the novel features of the honey
moon Of Stanley B. Weld, a mining en-
gineer, formerly Of Boston. and his bride
who was formerly Miss Charlotte B. La.
them, daughter Of the late Arthur La
than Of Winchester, whose marriage took
place June 5. following romantic court
mar, Col, where the bride had been
spending some time with her brother,
Robert Latham. After the ceremony an
Informal reception was held and the bride
and groom left by rail for chihuahua.
Mexico. and from that point they will go
to the interior. distance Of 120 miles. on
mules, the trip occupying seven days
through the widest section of country In
Mexico where they will make their future
home. A retinue of servants accompanies
the young couple on their honeymoon. Mr..
weld has been engaged in mining engi-
neerinR in Mexico several years. he is a
graduate of Harvard.
The post office at Strasburg. Shenandoah
county. was entered by burglars one night
this week and large quantity OF stamps
and some money carried of. The discov-
ery was made the following morning by
yD. Redfern, assistant postmaster, and
a son of Postmaster A. Redfern. A post
office inspector has been sent to Stras-
burg to investigate.
Ayler Willingham. son of George Will
bingham Of Summit Point. JEFFERSON
county. W. Va, was struck by a heavy
piece of lumber while at work few days
ago and was SO badly injured that he Is
not expected to recover.
Charged with stealing q horse worth
$3.50 from Mrs. D. P. Gochenour and SELL
ing 1t to A. NJ. Minnick for $50. George
Reedy, living near Saumsville. Shenan-
doah county. was arrested this week by
sheriff Daniel Spiker and held for the
grand jury.
It is stated that 1t was through the ef-
forts Of Representative James Hay OF
the seventh congressional district Of Nir-
Rinia that the War Department decioed
to lease large tract of land In the i'm
mediate vicinity OF Front Royal. Warren
county, to be used as purchasing farm
for cavalry horses for the United States
army. 1t is expected that the govern
ment will buy between 400 and 500 horses
annually at Front Royal. There are but
two other stations OF the kind in the
country, one at Fort keogh and the
other at Fort Reno. Mr.. Hay states that
Ii will help the farmers and horse breed
ers in practically every COZ lty of his
district. Three-year-old horses will be
bought.
Eloped In Automobile.
In spite of many trials and trbulations.
an elopement in which Frank l.. Dunn.
member Of a prominent family at Mar
tinsburR W Va and Miss Marjorie