Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Typhoid Fever at Lexington Is
Now Well in Hand.
PRESIDENT DENNY SILENT
Refuses to Discuss Report That He
Will Head Princeton.
FARMERS REJOICE IN SNOW
Melting It Down to Furnish Water
for Their Stock-Crushes
Roof of One Barn.
PRESIDENT DENNY SILENT
FARMERS REJOICE IN SNOW
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. December 1O,191O.
Word came today from Lexington to
the effect that the authorities of the
Virginia Military Institute and Washing
ton and Lee University. which were re-
Gently closed on account of an outbreak
of typhoid fever and pink eye, have the
situation we'll in hand, and that not
outstanding reports that have been cir
culated, there has been no death from
any disease whatever in the hospitals
OF the two institutions. The state health
department has aided the local authori-
ties In their work of preventing a spread
of the disease, and it is the belief of
those in charge that the young men. now
sick Will soon recover. They are re-
ceiving the best of attention. 1t is prac-
ticaliy certain both institutions will be
reopened the first week in January, as
originally intended.
Thus far President George H. Denny
or Washington and Lee University, at
Lexington, mas neither conurned nor de-
MED the published report that he has
peen offered the presidency of Princeton
University, TO succeed GOv.-elect Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey. 1t Is stated
that IL such has been done every in
ftuence possible will be brought to bear
to induce him to remain at Washington
and Lee.
Charles A. Heller, a prominent Win
chester business man, who came here
from Washington tnirty-four years ago,
has announced his intention of retiring
and moving to Baltimore, most of his
relatives living in that city and Wash
ington. He will, however, maintain a
summer residence here
City Council Violates Law.
The Winchester common council has
violated a state statute by giving a
Pittsburg concern the privilege of in
stalling sanitary drinking fountains, op-
Grated by a penny slot device, upon the
principal streets Of the town, which is
prohibited by the state laws Although
the council is endeavoring to rescind It's
action, 1t is reported the company will
test the matter in the courts.
d. II. Door, who had one of his legs
crushed off at Sandy Hook recently, MADE
dramatic attempt to commit suicide a
rev days ago In the shopping section OF
Martinsburg by shooting himself. A
brass buckle on his wooden leg caught
the bullet, but at police headquarters he
again attempted self-destruction by chok-
ing himself. He was placed in irons.
lie was given six months for carrying
d revolver, which is a violation of a
state law.
While the janitor of the Old National
Bank OF Martinsburg was out of the
building temporarily the other morning
thieves got IN through the cellar. but
succeeded i'll getting only 81 and the
cashiers pistol.
Snow fell thirty-sX hours without
ceasing in the valley of Virginia this
week; the farmers declare every flake
was worth money, as the drought had been
In progress ever since late in the sum
meI, and they had been compelled to
haul water for miles in some instances
i'll order to keep the live stock sup
piled. For several days they have been
melting the SHOW for the horses, cattle
and other farm stock. Streams that
went dry long ago have appeared again,
and the growing wheat has also been re-
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