Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-09
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Preparations have been completed at
Charlottesville for the annual meeting
OF the Presbyterian Synod of Virginia.
which begins there tomorrow norning.
delegates alone will be tn attendance.
The synod takes in Virginia, Vest vir-
sinia: the District of Columbia and
Maryland :,
Chesapeake and Western railway de-
tectives are endeavoring to run down q
crowd OF young men who are suspected
of having robbed freight carsi of mer-
chandise few nights ago at Garrison
ourg. The station was also rssnsacked,
but only 10 cents was found in 1.-THE cash
drawer
Eluding members Of their families,
Miss Sadie Whitlock and Brelson Sir
baugh. members of well know, families
miles during the night to Winchester
this week and boarded an early morning
tram 1 Tor Hagerstown, wheref they were
Efforts are being made bs prominent
fnanciers of Berkeley county w. Va. to
hnance deal for a new electric railway
line from Hagerstown to Maytnsburg and
Winchester and intermediate points, and
to this end meetings have been held
during the past week for the purpose of
discussing the plans of the new com
pany. Many farmers have indicated their
willingness to give right of way
through their lands. and pt is expected
the project will take definite shape in the
immediate future.
Meters for Municipal Plant.
Because the residents cf Harrisonburg
have acquired the practice of using cleo
tricity from the municipal plant extrava-
gantly. the town council. has decided to
abolish the fiat rate ard install meters
at once. Many consum;r RS have been al
lowing the current to r. main on all day,
and, as a result. the plant is unable to
meet the demand
The Winchester branch of the WON.
ans Christian Temperance Union won
the prize banner for the union having
the largest increase in active member
ship at the recent convention in Ports
mouth. It's membership is now 100.
Thomas Cover Barton, member of a
prominent Winchester family, had his
leg badly fractured, between the knee
and ankle while playing foot ball a few
days ago with the team of the Woodbury.
Forrest Academy In Orange county. and
y now in the academy hospital
Rev. DR.. =. ID. Stephenson who has
been pastor OF tho Woodstock Presby-
terrain Church nearly twenty years, has
resigned on account of Ill health and will
take complete rest
Land assessors gre being asked some
pertinent questions by DR. d. s. Free
man, the specialist employed by the state
tax commission. in order that he may get
an insight into THE method of assessing
property. The as lessons are asked to tell
whether they solt tied their places. and
if not. TO state WY they were appointed
lie also wants tts know the character of
thelr regular occupations and who is on
their bond. as wSll az many other oues-
tons, which soms of the assessors do NOT
altogether understand
A denial has gone forth from Rroadway
Rockingham COUNTY that the peopIe uho
"white-capped' AIRS Kate Eaton and ber
son. john EatoF a few nights AGO and
then demolishe;. the furniture i'm tho
mouse. are not outlaws. but members of
leading families OF the town. and that the
cause OF the rad is that the Eatons are
not desirable residents. The woman and
her son have seen told 10 get out, and
they nave appalled, to the commonwealth
attorney FOR protection. Young Eaton
camps in fron5 of the wrecked house day
and night Wits a Winchester r;6e 90
says lie will Kill any man who moIests
him