Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
WILLARD IS WANTED
Railroad President Will Be In
vited to Valley.
MIGHT IMPROVE SERVICE
Shenandoah Towns Plan to Extend
Official Welcome.
CLOSE OF A BIG REVIVAL
Successful Meeting in Methodist
Church of Winchester-other
News of the Valley.
MIGHT IMPROVE SERVICE
CLOSE OF A BIG REVIVAL
Sneclal Correspondence of The Star.


WINCHESTER. Va, February }, 1910.
Steps are being taken it is stated In
various towns of the Shenandoah valley.
through the councils, boards of trade and
similar organizations. to induce President
Willard, who recently succeeded Oscar G.
Murray as president of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, to make official visit
to this section. that he may see the pres
ent condition of the Toadbed and rolling
stock, with view to improvements. 1t
las been pointed out that the Shenan-
doah valley division is one of the best
paying branch lines of the Baltimore
and Ohio. and, while repairs are kept
up, there has been no extensive improve
ment either 10 the roadbed or the rolling
stock.
The big evangelstic meeting which
has been in progress for the past ten
days and nights in Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. under the
auspices OF all the Protestant churches
III Winchester, closed last night The
services We're largely attended that
it was necessary 10 hold overflow meet
ings in neighboring churches.
Charles III. Murray, veteran news
paper correspondent and novelist of
Washington. who has been spending most
of his time for the past six years at
Wardensville, W. Va, fell recently while
on the porch steps at his boarding house
and sustained a serious injury to one of
his knees Although he Is now able to
walk, his knee is stiff and will probably
remain for the rest of his life.
Rising from his breakfast remarkins
that he felt better than usual, Evan En-
NETT, a prominent resident of Capon
Bridge, w Va, suddenly fell over dead
from stroke of apopleXy. He was
seventy-fuur years old and leaves a fam
lily.
Aged Physician Dead.
DIR. William Beall. eighty-nine years
old, died a few days ago at his home
near Berkeley Springs. w. Va. After
being graduated from several noted uni
versities before the civil war. he prac-
ticed his profession in Washington for
many years and later in Baltimore He
was also licensed minister of the
United Brethren Church. His first wife
was u daughter of Commodore Catesby
Jones of the United States Navy, and
some years after her death he married
Miss Rebecca Poffinberger of West Vir-
glnia.
Rev. S. a. Shaver, one of the most
widely known elders of the Church of
the Brethren in Virginia, is i'll at his
home In Maurertown, his sickness being
due to the intirmities of advanced age.
1t is feared he will not recover.
Alfred G. koser, widely known cattle
dealer, who bought extensively in the
Shenandoah valley. where he had many
friends. died this week at his home in
Mechanicsburg, Pa, aged sixty-three
years He leaves widow and one
married daughter. Many of his Virginia
friends went to Mechanicsburg today to
attend his funeral
At meeting of the fruit growers of
Clarke county, held at Berryville today,
the County Fruit Association. which was
organized some years ago. was revived
and MANY new members were elected. 1t
is the purpose of the organization TO CO.
operate and develop the fruit industry
of that county, with particular attention
10 apple growing.
A large frame dwelling owned by the
trustees Of the Edinburg Lutheran Church
and occupied bv ]. G. Heishman, was
destroyed by fire this week. together
with most of the contents. The build
ing was partially insured.
Benefit Fruit Growers.
Engineers of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad are here making preliminary ar
rangements for the construction OF new
sidings and large freight sheds mile
south of Winchester, for the purpose or
providing additional facilities for the ap-
pie growers and shippers. Additional
shipping sheds will be erected in the
Winchester freight yards.
II.
president of the Winchester city school
board, succeeding the late E. Holmes
Boyd, who held the position for more
than twenty-five years, and H. r. Kern
has been appointed general receiver of
the Frederick county circuit court, a po-
Sition held by the late Mr.. Boyd for
many years.
Miss Estelle St. Pierre Aldridge men,
her of an old Virginia family, died few
days ago at her home in jefferson county
W. Va. after lingering illness. She
was daughter of the late Andrew AL
bridge.
Mrs Martha NJ. F'lagg. seventy eight
Years old, died this week at her home in
Martinsburg. ". Va. just ten days after
the death of her husband, the late
valid seven years. Mrs. F1agg who was
OF distinguished family of that section,
leaves one son and two daughters
Edward Walter Tabb, a wealthy resi-
dent of Martinsburg. who fell last week
and sustained fatal injuries, died a few
days since, aged seventy-two years He
passed his birthday the day before he
died
Theodore Haines. a young son Of
Charles n. Haines, was scalded to death
ny hot coffee few days ago at the home
of his parents, when another child Of the
family collided with it's mother while she
was carrying a coffee pot from the kitchen
stove 10 the dining room. The contents
Of the coffee pot ran over the child's face
and body, infiicting burns from which
he died the following day
Judge T. W. Harrison OF the circuit
court has ordered a distribution of the