Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
VALLEY. OF VIRGINIA
Remount Station to Be Con-
tinued at Front Royal.
RED HAIR STOPS ROMANCE
Would.Be Bride, Aged Fourteen,
Falls Into Hands of
Constable.
RED HAIR STOPS ROMANCE
Special Correspondence of The Star.


partment, the War Department has de-
cided to continue the remount station It
established temporarily last summer at
Front Royal. Warren county. and Capt
Caspar II. Conrad. jr.. of the Sd Cavalry
now on duty at Fort Clark. Tex. will
proceed shortly to Front Royal and re-
sumo his work OF purchasing young
horses in the Shenandoah valley for cav
airy purposes. 1t is stated that the army
officers and cavalrymen have found the
Virginia horses admirably suited for the
army, and this has led local horsemen to
do all they possibly can to maintain the
presents standard.
The change of administration in the
Kings Daughters Hospital at Staunton
occurred day or two ago without fric-
ton. Mrs. j. Baldwin Ransom becoming
superintendent in place of Miss Daisy
cambridge Moore, who resigned, together
with all the pupil nurses, because the
board of managers allowed a patient
suffering from consumption to be admit
ted for treatment. A movement mas been
started and property purchased for an
other hospital, of which Miss Moore will
be superintendent.
The Eddy Press Corporation, one Of
the largest commercial printing estab-
intention this week of moving it's entire
plant from Winchester to Cumberland,
Md, where it will be operated In connec-
ton with another plant in which the own
ers are interested. The reason given for
the removal is that the company has been
unable to deliver its finished products in
New York as promptly as some of their
contracts require.
Colonial Home Burned.
A large dwelling house on the farm of
Mrs Ann C. ShultZ. on the Shenandoah
river. near Charles Town, was destroyed
by fire few days ago. The house was
built during the colonial period and was
one of the oldest in that section. The
loss is about $4,000. with no insurance.
A girls red hair and the telephone
prevented what was intended to be q ro-
mantle elopement from Bath county to
Washington a few days ago. when Con-
stable ]. w. Revercomb of Rockingham
county arrested Cal Bodkins and Miss
Oracle Smith at Harrisonburg. The girl s
father called up the constable on the tele-
phone and explained how Bodkins and
his daughter had eloped, and asked that
they be held. as he had information that
they intended to board a train at Harri-,
sonburg for Washington. He added that
his daughter had red hair. Constable
Revercomb found the young lovers pre-
pairing to board the train. They denied
their identity, but finally confessed. and
took her home. She is fourteen years old.
Bodkins was left behind, and borrowed
team from a relative in order to return
to his home. fifty miles across the noun
tain ranges.
George Donaldson. a youth of nineteen
wears, who was arrested a day or two
ago at Harrisonburg suspected of rob-
bling house. has made confession n
which he not only admits that crime but
MANY others In Rockingham county
which have mystified the authorities for
a long time The young man appeared
to be unconcerned regarding his fate.
Mrs. Maria Heysinger Oyler. member
of q prominent family, died at the home
in Martinsburg. this week. aged eighty
four years Her remains were taken to
Fayetteville. n. c., for burial.
Work was begun this week on the new
passenger and freight station of the
Norfolk and Western railway at Berry
Vile, Clarke county, which is to cost
so. 900.
Candidates Are Numerous.
Within the past few days quite a num-
Der Of politicians have been making fire.
quent trips to Washington in the inter-
ests Of the various candidates for the
Martinsburg, post Office to succeed Alex
ander H. Clohan a large number Of
republicans have entered the race and
the candidates are SO numerous that. il
is said, the party leaders will ask them
to get together and select one of their
number for the place In order to pre-
serve party harmony.
Notwithstanding a meeting of citizens
was held this week at Berkeley Springs
and resolutions passed declaring there Is
no epidemic of smallpox, as reported,
many places in Maryland have quaran-
tined against the town. The health au-
thorities say there are but three cases
in the town and that they have the sit
uation under control.
of The Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Virginia came from Alexandria this
week and confirmed large classes of can
didates in the various Episcopal churches
in the Shenandoah valley. He spent the
latter part of the week in Winchester
and vicinity
j. w. Powell of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad secret service. who ar
rested H. +. Yost. miner, in Clarks-
burg a few nights ago for being drunk
at the station. had a narrow escape from
being roughly handled before he landed
Yost in Jail. About twenty-five of the
miners friends attacked the detective
and some shouted for a rope. A squad
of policemen and deputy sheriffs, how
ever. rescued Powell from the mob.
warrant was sworn out against Powell.
charging him with assaulting the miner
and he gave bond in the penalty of
81 900 for hearing later
The reunion committee having In
charge the arrangements for the reunion
of the Reformed churches in MARYLAND
District of Columbia, PENNSYLVANIA and.
the Virginias has decided to hold the
next annual reunion at Pen Mar July n
1t will be the first of the large church
reunions at that resort this year.
Wheat Crop Has Suffered.
Reports from various sections of the
valley OF Virginia are to the effect that
the wheat sown last fall has been dam
aged. more or less, by the recent heavy
frosts. followed quickly by thawing
weather. In some localities. it is said,
the damage is as much as % per cent
The Southern Methodist Church at
Rest. Frederick county, was damaged by
flre lew nights ago, when large coal
oil lamp fell from the organ and ex-
ploded. setting fire to the instrument and
carpet. The services were concluded
abruptly. and members of the congrega-
ton fought the flames and extinguished
the fire before it had gained much head
way.
Announcement was made yesterday of
the marriage of Miss Bessie Baylin of
Page county to Robert N Menefee of the
same section. which took place on Febru-
airy : in Baltimore After spending a few
days with friends in Washington the
bride and groom left on an extended
southern trip.
Benjamin Munroe. the aged Confederate
veteran who became lost during a blind
ing snowstorm month ago, while going
from winchester to his home at Capon
Bridge. and who was found in a freezing
condition along the roadside. died this