Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
State Would Control Springs.

The state of West Virginia is making
an effort to get control of the mineral
springs at Berkeley Springs, and deposit
tons were taken this week at Martins
burg in the case. The present lessees, c.
P. Jack of Winchester and Forrest w
Brown of Charles Town, leased the springs
from the state some years ago at an
annual rental of $500 and they claim
they have spent over $4,000 on improve
ments. The lease was made for fifty
years, and for several years past their
proffer of the lease money has been re-
fused by the state officials.
The Waynesboro Presbyterian Church
has been cited by the Lexington Presby-
terry to show cause why Rev. Charles r
Stribling shall not be dismissed to the
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church at
Stribling accepted call to Petersburg,
after two previous efforts on the part OF
that congregation had been unsuccessful.
Graham Orndorff, son of Morgan Orn-
dorff. lies in precarious condition at
his home near Winchester with a frac-
tured skull, the result of being kicked
by mule while in the harvest field. He
has been unconscious for several days
and it is feared he will not recover.
Application has been made for a char
ter for large concern here to manufac-
ture apple products, such cider Vine
gar, dried apples and apple butter, and
some of the wealthest men Of Winchester
and Frederick county have invested
money. A large plant will be built at
once near the new Cumberland Valley
railroad freight yards. One of the most
extensive barrel factories in this section
Of the country is also being built in the
same vicinity to supply the demand for
apple barrels in Frederick county.
Would Abolish Tollgates.
The Martinsburg Automobile Club has
taken steps to have tollgates abolished in
Berkeley county, the only county in West
Virginia in which tollgates exist, and a
man who owns a large block of stock in
the Winchester and Martinsburg Turn
pike Company has promised to donate his
stock to the county if the county acquires
the balance.
With an arm and a leg broken, Samuel
Lofiand of Levels, supervisor of telegraph
lines between Shockeysville, this county,
and Myersdale. Pa. was found few
days ago by searching party in the
West Virginia mountains, almost starved
to death. He had been sent out to locate
broken wire. and while on a pole fell,
breaking his leg and arm. He lay in the
mountains two days suffering intense pain
and hunger before found.
John Southland. who lives with his
parents west of Winchester, saw black
bear making for the mountains a few
Gays ago, ana although the animal Olu
not disturb him, the lad was badly
frightened that he tainted in field Two
young women, who were near, carried the
youth to his home. where he was re-
vived. Large parties of men and boys
have been hunting the bear for several
weeks, but as yet have been unaOie to
catch the animal
A cable from plymouth, England, states
that Midshipman Richard Evelyn Byrd.
tr., Of Winchester, who contracted typhoid
fever while crossing the Atlantic with the
midshipmen's squadron. is improved. He
is in the Royal Naval Hospital at Ply
mouth. His mother, Mrs. r. E. Byrd,
sailed today from New York to be with
her son.
Entries for Horse Show.
A large number of entries have been
made in the annual horse show of the
Blue Ridge Hunt Club. which is to be
held Monday in the Carter Hall Grove at
Wildwood and a number Of well known
riders from Washington. Baltimore and
the Leesburg and Warrenton sections are
expected to be in attendance.
DR.. M. b. Waite of the United States
Department of Agriculture was here the
past week and inspected a number OF
the largest commercial apple orchards
in which cedar rust has been found. He
then delivered a practical lecture to the
assembled fruit growers, and prompt
steps were taken to eradicate the disease.
Several OF the children Of Arthur Whit
acre, living at billions Run. poured coal
Oil on the kitchen no DOR during the tenn
piled q match to see II 1t would burn.
One child. two years old. was 30 terribly
burned that 1t died the same day In great
agony.