Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

tiff. who had sued for $4,000 for as
sault and battery. I.antz was cut with
knife by Bowman curing a quarrel
over a horse trade in Woodstock last
winter and Bowman is now serving "a
term in jail, and has fine of 500 stand
ing against him. The suit brought by
Lantz was a civil action for the same
offense.
The legislature has been asked to pass
bill authorizing the city of Winchester
to increase its bonded Indebtedness S12o.-
600 for the purpose of installing an addi-
tional water supply.
John Maleady Dies.
John Maleady. the father of Miss Mary
Maleady. who was burned to death few
years ago in Washington. died this
week at his home here, aged about eighty
years. He was a native of County West
meath. Ireland, but spent most of his life
in the United States. He leaves his sec
ond wife and one daughter. Miss Lizzie
Maleady of Winchester, by his first mar
riage.
Luke CLANCY Strider. who has been ap-
pointed by President Taft as one Of the
judges of the District Municipal Court, is
a son of the late John H. Strider of
Jefferson county, w. Va, and was edu-
Gated at the Charles Town Academy and
Washington and Lee University Of Lex
ington, Va.
Miss Nina Shiff1ett. daughter of ". T.
Shifiett of Luray. Va. died a few days
ago at Shenandoah JUNCTION. W. Va, as
the result of having been badly burned
by an exploding oil lamp in the home of
Mrs. j. c. Matthews. with whom she had
been stopping for some time. She at
tempted to blow out the light and the
lamp exploded In her face.
dock Street NJ. f. Church South of
Winchester, was seized with a severe Ill
ness very suddenly this week. and
for some time his condition was critical.
His life was saved only by the most
heroic efforts. DIR. Duffey is one Of the
more conference, and was formerly pas
tor of Mount Vernon Place Church Of
Washington, and also presiding elder OF
the Washington district.
John Magruder, son of the late Capt.
]. w. Magruder of Woodstock, who has
been commissioned a second lieutenant
in the United States Army by President
Taft, was graduated at the head of his
class from the Virginia Military Insti-
tute at Lexington last year. His father.
who was a Confederate veteran. COM
manded Company A, I'd Virginia Regi-
ment, during the Spanisn-American war.
Crosses for Confederates.
Crosses of honor were presented to a
number of Confederate veterans at the
Lee birthday celebration in Harrison
burg Wednesday evening by the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy
Inspired by the excellent reports made
at the recent annual meeting Of the Vir-
ginia Horticultural Society In Winches-
ter os the growth of the apple industry
in the lower Shenandoah valley, the
farmers of Clarke county are preparing
to revive their county fruit association.
and devote more of their time and ener-
gies toward apple growing. 1t is expect
ed that a general meeting will be held at
an early date and new officers elected.
Government experts have declared that
the soil and climate of Clarke county
are admirably adapted to apple growing,
and already many large orchards have
been set out.
The contention which has existed fol-
some time past to who would be
principal of the Deaf. Dumb and Blind
School at Romney. w. Va, was settled
a day or two ago when Gov. GlasscocE
commissioned Prof. G. III. Montague I'd
succeed Prof. Rucker. who is said to
have been objectionable to some of the
people on account of politics having been
permitted to enter into the management
of the school. DR.. Montague is a SON.
in-law of the late DR.. Hunter II. MCGUIRE
the noted Richmond surgeon.
The Kirk Orchard Company and the
ebert Land Orchard Company, both OF
Hampshire county, w. Va, have obtained
charters. The former has a capital stock
of $4,000. and the latter $4,000.