Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30
Suddenly Expires.

0AAASAAy SAPAASo.
While writing a letter Thursday morn
ing James y. Burgess, ST., one of the best
known hotel men of Virginia, was at
tackled by apoplexy. He was in the lobby
of the ST. Charles Hotel, at Mount Jack
son. of which he was proprietor. and ex-
pired before a physician could be sum-
moned Mr.. Burgess was formerly pro-
prietor of the Hotel Evans in this city
and had conducted other hotels in the
state. He was born in Albemarle coun-
ty about siXty-fve years ago, and his
funeral took place in Charlottesville to-
day. Two daughters and three sons, one
of the latter being S. h. Burgess, an Of
fetal of the Southern railway, in Wash
ington, survive him.
Intelligence has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Frank Willis Orr,
which occurred recently at her home in
Houston, Tex, after a brief illness. She
was formerly Miss Lola Hough, men,
Der of an old Loudoun county family, and
had many relatives in this section of the
state.
BY the will of Mrs. Mary J. Glaize, adj
mtted to record here yesterday. the
First Baptist Church of Winchester is
to receive large portion of her estate.
William M. Sigafoose, a former we'll
known resident of Winchester, died this
week at Chambersburg. Pa, where he
had been living number of years,
dStu ScNcitS &c SSdls.
Railway Improvement Projected.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company announced this week that in
addition to erecting large freight sheds
a mile south of Winchester for the bene-
fit Of the apple growers, it will erect
additional sheds in the freight yards
in this city and enlarge all other facili-
ties here for the proper handling of the
apple shipments.
j. T.. Hawkins, a prosperous farmer
Of Boyce, Clarke county. and Mrs. Julia
A. Baylis were married Thursday eve
ming at the home of the brides daughter.
Mrs. w. P. Anderson, in Winchester.
by Rev. H. E. Richardson Of the United
Bretheren Church.
Rev. DR.. John s. Douglas, rector Of
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church of
Martinsburg, ". Va, has declined a
call recently extended by the yestry of
All Saints Church of Frederick Nd,
and also a call extended by the vestry
of st. Johns Church of Roanoke, Va.
Several months ago DR.. Douglas declined
call from Cheyenne, Wyo.
Elaborate preparations have been
made by the Charley Rouss Fire Com
pany of Winchester for the celebration
of the birthday anniversary of the late
Charles Broadway ROuss. the night of
February II. A banquet will be given
and speeches are to be made by
United States Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roy f. Cabel of Washington,
Francis B. Lee Of the editorial staff of
the Trenton IN. j. American, Attorney
John Paul of Harrisonburg, Va.
James Aston Cabell of Richmond and
DR.. Edwin Alderman, president of the
University of Virginia Judge Thomas
w. Harrison of Winchester will serve as
POSTMASTER,
John Acker, the republican leader of
Rockingham county and personal and
political friend of former President
Roosevelt, was seriously injured a few
days ago by falling from his buggy while
asleep. Mr.. Acher was returning from a
business trip to West Virginia, and after
driving many miles across the noun
tians he fell asleep. His horse ran
upon embankment. upsetting the
buggy and throwing Mr.. Acker out. He
| sustained a severe scalp wound. He
has been removed to his own home, and
Will recover,
While many other railroads are having
more or less trouble with employees
| over wage-scale grievances, the officials
and enginemen of the Norfolk and
Western railway have just concluded q
conference which resembled in many
respects an old-time love-feast. The
| representatives of the company and the
engineers experienced no trouble what
ever in arranging their agreements,
which included. among other things, in
creased wages for the men on new pat
tern locomotives. Employees and officials
shook hands and adjourned with the
best of feeling.
DR.. Hunter Fl. MCGUIRE OF Winchester
has been elected a member of the board
of trustees of the Shenandoah Valley
Military Academy to succeed the late +.
Holmes Boyd and Alexander NJ. Baker
has been elected to succeed Mr.. Boyd as
chairman of the board. Extensive i'm
provements were recently made at the
academy.
Mystery Cleared Away.