Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
Granted Partial Divorce.

I, A decree was entered I'm the circuit court
this week granting a partial divorce to
Mrs Octavia l.. Jack from her husband
Charles P. Jack. on the grounds of de-
serton. Mrs Jack Is proprietress Of Ho-
| tel Evans in Winchester. She is permit
| ted to resume her maiden name of Slime
Mr.. Jack formerly owned the Berkeley
springs summer resort with the late Sem
ator A. r. Unger of West Virginia, and
some years ago. while proprietor of a
| motel at Anderson, Ind, he was the CEN
ter of bitter controversy in the north
and south because he refused to allow
Booker Washington to register at his ho-
| tel.
| Members of the Mystic Shrine from all
sections of the CUMBERLAND valley, Balti-
more and Washington attended a cere-
| nonial session of Boumi Temple of Bal
/ timore, held tonight at Hagerstown. A
large class of candidates made the ira
ditional pilgrimage over the sands of the
desert. An elaborate banquet was held
In connection with the ceremonies.
| Earl Morrison known as the bad man
of Charles Town. has been sentenced to
seven years in the West Virginia peni-
Tertiary for robbing the saloon of j. w.
Fritts in that place last month.
| Acting on petition filed by creditors
the Jefferson circuit court has appointed
/. r. Moore as receiver for the Charles
Town Light and Power Company, and his
bond has been fixed at $4,000 A number
!
ments against the company
! large fair and bazaar held by the
Sarah Zane fire company Of Winches-
ter for the past two weeks, closed to-
night. A special train brought three fire
| companies and Comrey's Concert Band
from Martinsburg, W. Va.
| While trimming logs several miles
from his home a few days ago Emory
Bushons of Shenandoah county accident
ally severed a large artery in his foot
IN ypprl1 y, nI
carried him in a gallop to his home,
where physician tied the artery. Mr..
Bushong lost a large quantity of blood
and is still in an exhausted condition.
Damages for Bridge Builder.
John l.. Mace, who was injured by the
collapse of the new bridge across the
Potomac river at Wiliamsport a year
ago. has been awarded verdict Of s. SOC
by jury. His legs were broken and
his back was injured. This is the first
of a number of suits instituted against
the Pennsylvania Steel Company, the
contractors.
+. ID. Kibler, who lives near Luray,
Page county, believes his farm is on top
OF a hitherto undiscovered portion Of the
| famous Luray caverns, or that a new
cavern is about to make it's appearance
=
pond dropped out, and as his farm is
near the caverns which have made Luray
| famous, many believe Investigations will
lead 10 further discoveries.
NJ. &. MaSterson, special agent of the
Department of Justice. has been at Mar
tinsburg for several days investigating
charges preferred against United States
Commissioner T. T. Lemen and Deputy
United States Marshal d. w. Brown by
j. X. Clifford, a colored lawyer and editor
who was recently sent to jail by Commits
sioner Lemen for contempt of court while
he was acting as counsel for colored
youth charged with selling whisky with
out Il license. The two officials were at
tackled through CliffOrd's paper, which
charged that the deputy marshal and
commissioner were in collision with wit
nesses introduced, and that the witnesses
manufactured evidence. They were also
charged with "railroading' alleged boot
leSgers'' TO grand juries in distant parts
of the state in order to obtain greater
mileage. Mr.. Masterson gathered a great
deal of evidence, but has declined to say
anything for publication.
Col. Robert K. Lee of Fairfax county
nephew OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, has &C
cepted the invitation extended by Stone
wall Chapter, Daughters of the Confed
eracy. of Berryvile, to deliver crosses OF
honor to Confederate veterans entitled ts
them at Berryville, March l.
1t is reported that s. Brown Allen, who
has been United States marshal for the
western district of Virginia for a number
of years past. will not be reappointec
again. 1t is said that SO far Mr.. Aller
has failed TO get the Endorsement of Rep
resentative Slemp. and that such will bt
necessary before he can get the Office
: again. Mr.. Slemp is supposed to be IL
control of the federal pie counter in Vir
! ginia.