Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Baltimore May Sell Railroad
Il Stock to the Southern.
CONTROL OF VALLEY LINE
Would Give Through Route From
Washington to Lexington.
THREW LAMP AT HUSBAND
Family Fight Followed by Attempt
of Wife to Commit Suicide.
Big Fruit Crop.
CONTROL OF VALLEY LINE
THREW LAMP AT HUSBAND
Special Correspondence of The Star.


Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May IS, 1910.
Ii became known a day two ago
that negotiations are in progress for the
sale Of the interest OF the city OF Baltimore
in the Valley railroad of Virginia to the
Southern railway. and it is known that con-
ferences are being held by the officials
of both roads and those of Baltimore.
The road runs from Harrisonburg to
Lexington. and for a number of years
mas been managed by the Baltimore and
Ohio.
The city of Baltimore has s1,000,0O0
invested in the road and has never re-
ceived dividend. and the wholesale ner-
chants OF that city claim they have lost
trade since the Virginia corporation COM
mission required the Baltimore and Ohio
To run through coach from Lexington
to Alexandria over the Southern tracks
from Harrisonburg, thus diverting traffic
to Washington. II is said the Baltimore
officials are in frame of mind to sell
the city's stock to the Southern, which
would give that system control OF the
road and a through line from Washington
TO Staunton and Lexington. During the
past year the Southern has practically
reconstructed its Virginia valley division.
The city of Stanton is being visited
frequently by representatives of other
municipal governments. who come to
study and investigate the general man
aver plan. which has been pronounced
q success. after trial of two years. The
business of the corporation Is conducted
by one man. and the people say they have
not only made many public improvements.
but have abolished high taxes and low
politicians.
Roads Have Been Improved.
Occupants of the Herald-Johnson path
finder car. which passed through the
Shenandoah valley this week en- route
to New York from Atlanta, reported
they had noted many improvements to
the roads along the national highway
between the two cities since the endur-
ance run was made last fall.
With his skull fractured. William Hen
rtetfa, aged siXty-twO years. living in Ber-
kelley county. w. Va.,was found near Mar
tinsburS a few nights ago, and IT Is be-
lieyed an attempt was made to murder
him for robbery. He is in a precarious
condition in the Martinsburg hospital.
The annual convention of the Woman
Home Missionary Society of Frederick
district, Methodist Episcopal Church.
began today in Martinsburg with large
number of delegates in attendance from
all sections of the district.
An absolute divorce was granted this
-
to Fannie B.. Howard from Edward
Arthur Howard the grounds of I'M
faithfuineSs, and she is permitted to re-
sumo her maiden name OF Briggs Both
are members of we'll known Clarke
county families.
Following a desperate fight with her
husband. during which she threw q
lighted lamp at him. setting fire to the
dishes generally, Mrs Daniel Miller, liv-
ing in Martinsburg. attempted to com
NIT suicide d few nights ago by swal-
lowing large quantity snSc OF ro ip sa On
ing her life. Miller was arrested for
profanity.
windewald. the home of John J. Het-
gel, a prominent Martinsburs business
man. has been bought at private sale.
by a local syndicate for $4,000 the
estate contains nearly twelve acres ana
a large mansion.
Eiijai, Bayliss Mcdonald OF Washing
ton and Miss Florence May Royston.
daughter of John +. Royston. a
were married wednesday afternoon at
Wayside, the home of the bride. near
Berryville, by Rev. DIR. Julian Broaddus
of the baptist Church They Will iye
In Washington. where MI. MCDONALD Is
engaged in business
Educating Station Agents.
The Cumberland Valley railroad has
decided that its local agents. in addition
to their many present duties. must have
a certain knowledge of farming, dairy
Ing ard horticulture, and to that end
q meeting was held this week, at which
lectures were delivered by experts.
C.aer meetings will he held from time
to time Agricultural products form a
large part Of the freight handled by
the railroad
Former Senator c. J. Faulkner and
Judge e. Boyd Faulkner of Martinsburg
have sold their jefferson county farm
OF 2a3 acres TO the Keller Lime Com
kany fer S13.o
vania. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan
and Wisconsin have bought 5000 acres
of, farm lands along the Chesa aSs
the past six months, at an aggregate
expenditure OF s1,e50.000.
Gov William Hodges Mann has accept
clI an invitation to make the principal ad-
freSs to the graduates of the State Nor
nal Echool at Harrisonburs next week.
An automobile driven by Joseph II. Saw
age ran against a curbstone at high speed
in srle business section of Winchester
Thsrfsday night, and Christopher CARR
SON a colored porter, was hurled through
the air and fell on his head on brick
xideN ak, but escaped injury.
the Grand Lodge of knights OF Pythtas
of TNirginia, in session this week in
Lynehburg. elected Harry NJ. Lewis Of
Staunton as grand chancellor and decided
10 meet in Harrisonburg next year.
Lectures to Dairymen.
DIR. Whitaker of the bureau of animal
industry of Washington delivered a lee
ture in Stauntpn yesterday on Dairy
Sanitation and Its Importance to the Milk
Producer" before the local dairymen
The question OF supplying the city with
pure milk has been under investigation
there for some time past.
William \. Anderson, jr., of Wood
stock has been elected principal OF the
public schools Of Bristol, Tenn. succeed
ing s. G. Anspach. who will go to Lynch
burg.
Burley Spencer, young Unmarried
man Of North Carolina who had been
employed at the large plant or the Ford
wick Cement Company at CraiGsyille,
Augusta county, for some time past, fell
from the top OF building this week and
suffered injuries which caused his death
few hours later.
Mrs Elizabeth y. Lowman. ased ninety
Years. and Mrs. Frances Conley, aged
lightweight years, who lived for many
years near each other in Rockingham
county, died this week.
bishop ". T. Weekly of the United
Brethren Church of st. Louis is making
a trip through the Shenandoah valley
after attending the Sunday school con-
vention I'm Washington. and is preaching
to large congregations in the various