Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-03
ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF FRUIT
Show to Be Under Auspices Of
Virginia Horticultural Society.
BLIZZARD NO BAR TO CUPID
Ardent Couples Brave Storm and
Forge Matrimonial Bonds-In-
vestments of Capital.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
! WINCHESTER, Va. January ,, 1910.
| After being at liberty for three years
and pursued by Baldwin detectives from
one city and town to another, only to he
| lost sight Of, Thomas w. Preston, alias
| Robert Baker, was arrested recently in
! Richmond for the murder of Michael T.
! Custy, member Of an old family Of Win
| chester. The negro, who is known as
| desperate character and quick on the
trigger, was apprehended by several de-
| tectives just as he was about to leave
a street car in front of railroad station.
1t was evidently his intention to leave
the city. When arrested he drew re-
volver and attempted to shoot, but one
| of the detectives was too quick and COW
cred him with gun. Preston was taken
| to Bedford City, the scene of the crime,
| and will be tried for murder in the first
degree. He was indicted several years
| ago.
Fruit Exhibit in Prospect.
| Over 800 entries have been made for
| the fruit exhibit to be held here January
) and in connection with the annual
! meeting of the Virginia Horticultural So
| ciety. which will hold its sessions in the
! city hall auditorium. 1t is expected that
many delegates and visitors will be pres
| ent from all parts of the state and ad-
! joining sections, including number of
| experts from the United States Depart
| ment Of Agriculture. Among those who
| are to deliver addresses will be DR.. NJ. B.
Waite and DR.. w. NJ. Scott of the Asri-
cultural Department. who have been con-
Quoting experiments in spraying in Fred
ri ~ nrnh ardS fnr "a re
| past.
That the examinations prescribed by the
Virginia board of pharmacy is one of the
most exacting in the United States was
| borne out this week, when the members
| of the board reported that only IL of the
| 139 persons who were examined during
the past year for certificates to practice
pharmacy in Virginia were able to pass
the requirements; 80 of the 132 made a
sufficiently high grade to entitle them to
assistants certificates.
New Railway Bridge Opened.
Despite the intensely cold weather, work
| has been continued during the past week
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany's new steel bridge which spans the
historic Cedar creek. and tomorrow. it is
expected the old structure will be pushed
out of place. The new bridge is one of
! the longest and highest In this section OF
the state.
Members Of the family of Capt. W. S.
Aliens worth, formerly Southern rail-
way conductor between Washington and
Harrisonburg, but now proprietor of the
Hotel Victor, at Manassas, narrowly es-
capped death by asphyxiaton = few morn
ings since from the fumes Of coal gas.
The barking of faithful house dog
aroused members of the family at an
early hour, and when discovered the
Allenworths were in an unconscious con-
dition.
the thermometers were registering zero
weather, Thomas j. Stricken of Shenan
doah and Miss Mabel d. Davis of Elkton
arrived In Hagerstown at go am, and
after procuring license from Clerk Os-
valid. who left his bed to go to the
courthouse, they were married at the
home of Rev T.. K. Thomas. who was
| also aroused from his slumbers to tie the
knot.
A party of nine sportsmen braved the
blizzard near New Market, Shenandoah
county. recently to hunt for a large
black bear that had been seen in the
mountains. and after spending most OF
the day searching for the beast they
came upon him on the mountainside. Sew
| eral shots fired by NJ. A. Price killed the
animal, which weighed about 1Io pounds.
| The entire populace turned out to see the
bear. it being the first one seen in that
section in many years.
Court Grants Writ Of Error.
| The Virginia supreme court Of appeals
| has granted writ of error and appeal
| from the decision of the Clarke county
! circuit court in the case Of ]. M. Meade
| ana others against Hubert Snowden of
| Alexandria and others. The suit was
| brought to contest the will Of the late
| Capt. David Meade Of Clarke county and
| has attracted more attention among law
| yers than any other civil case in that
county in recent years.
| The remains of Mrs. Caroline Hech
Wulfert, who was born in Berlin. Ger
many, Serenty-One years ago, and who
| died at her home in New York recently.
| were brought to Winchester and inferred
| in Mount Hebron cemetery. She was the
wife of Henry Wulfert, for many years
prop. ietor of the historic old Taylor Ho-
tel of Winchester and later Of the Ma
| tionaI Hotel of Baltimore.
Clarence \. Hyde, the former society
| favorite of Harrisonburs, who was re-
Gently sentenced to three years I'm the
penitentiary after having confessed to
| forging check for $50 on a bank at
Dayton, Va, was taken to the state
prison Friday by a guard. Hyde was
! arrested in HarriSOnburg recently as he
| alIghted from a train from Washington,
where he had been making purchases pre-
| paratory to his marriage to the daughter
| of prominent family of Harrisonburg.
Conditional Pardon Granted.
InomaS r. SdSef, LOT many years
prominent distiller of Frederick county,
| who was given three years On the public
roads with the convict gangs for violat-
| ing she state liquor laws, has been par
doned by Gov. Swanson. after serving
| fourteen months, on the condition that he
| leave the state forever. Sager's pardon
reached him few days ago. and he lost
l.o time in crossing the state line.
Prominent financiers of jefferson coun-
| ty have obtained charter from the West
| Virginia authorities to organize the JEFF
| ferson Construction Company at Shenan-
dc ah Junction to mine and deal in clay
| iron ard stcl,e, to operate a pottery and
| to drill for oil and gas.
Petitions are being circulated in this
| section of the state and obtaining a large
| number of signatures, which will be pre-
| scented to the Virginia Anti-Saloon League
at it's annual meeting in Richmond this
| month. requesting that its legislative
| committee ask the general assembly to
pass a resolution submitting the question
| of statewide prohibition to the people
| for a vote
| j. F. Glenn, agent of the Baltimore
| and Ohio and the Southern railroads at
i I To- urcA p6,,r hos