Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Girl Goes to Chicago to Wed
Man She Had Never Seen.
FRIEND OF HER BROTHER
Romance Began When Fleet Was
Cruising Around the World.
JURY IS TAKEN TO CHURCH
Preferred Revival Meeting to Being
Locked UP Overnight-Fruit
Growers Assemble.
FRIEND OF HER BROTHER
JURY IS TAKEN TO CHURCH
Special Correspondence OF The star.


WINCHESTER. VA. January 81. 1911.
romance which started on the high
seas while Uncle Sans battle fleet
was on its journey around the world
several years ago eliminated in the
marriage few days ago at Chicago
of Miss Agatha Minghini. member of
an old and prominent family of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, and Charles Skinner OF
Kansas City, Mo. vino recently quit the
navy, after a service OF four years.
Skinner and Joseph Minghini, brother
of the girl, were chums on board ship
during the cruise, and when the lat
ter wrote letters to his sister Skinner
was permitted to drop brief notes into
the envelopes. which resulted IN MISS
Minghini writing TO him. Skinner lost
his heart entirely before the cruise was
over, and a week or two ago he wrote
Miss Minghini that he had quit the
navy and wanted to meet her for the
first time in Chicago. Without telling
her relatives she left at once, and they
were married two days later. IheS
will live in Kansas City.
Seven blasts were set off a few days
ago in the Standard Lime ana stone
t'ompany's quarrieS, near MartlnsDurS'
in rapid succession. and Umberto PERU,
8 Young Italian. in charge of the work.
was confident that all had gone OH. ne
was cautioned to remain away untii
the seventh dynamite cap had eNplou
ed bur he went ahead. and as he near
ed the quarries the explosion occurred
blowing him to atoms
United Against the Devil.
I'VE have decided to stop fighting each
other. and will now give battle to the
devil" declared prominent minister VI
E.lkton, Rockingham county, TINS "eeh
in announcing that all the pastors VI
The town had decided to hold large
union meeting.
Directing to being penned up III room
from the time court adjourned uhtii lle
next days session. jury at mar isoi
burg this week was permitted " a,'oa
revival services conducted III the 1hiis-
tian Church by Evangelist Lutz, con-
verted infidel. The jurymen were II,
charge of the sheriff and had reservoir
seats during the meeting
4 largely attended meeting of the 1rult
growers of Clarke county was held TO-DAY
at Berryyille, the county scat, ana among
the principal speakers was Dr. w >. noo
erts of the United States department. VI
Agriculture who spoke on spraying ,i.e
Orchard Since 1t has been aeiioH .,o,an.
ed that apples of unusually me navor
are being produced in adjoining countles
the farmers of Clarke county are Settih6
out hundreds of acres in apple trees
An attempt was made seNerai hsnla
since to burn the Southern Methooist
CHURCH at stanton by setting fire to a
frame building adjoining the structure.
The sexton, who CHANGED TO De paSslls
at the time, found that coal OIL hao peeII
poured all over the floor ana slues " .,.e
bbuiIdinp and ignited The fire was ex-
tinguished before it had gained Hucii
Roadway.
Candidate for Senate.
r. S. Blackburn Smith, prominent
member Of the Berryville bar, has an
nounced himself a candidate for the Vlr-
ginia senate from the district composed
of the counties of Clarke, Warren and
Page. Mr.. Smith was a member OF the
house of delegates some years ago, and
i'm Richmond he was known as 1.-The Ma
poleon of the house" because OF strik-
ing resemblance between the famous
soldier of Europe and himself.
4 piece of skin six inches wide and
seven inches long was stripped from the
neck of Julian w. Baker. jr., at the
Winchester Memorial Hospital this week,
when an operation was performed Tor
the removal Of a goiter which had caus-
ed him much suffering. The young man
IS now recovering from the effects OF
the operation.
The proprietors of a number of hotels
IN this section are wondering what has
become of a man representing himself
10 be a travelling salesman for a New
York electrical supply house. who work
ed off a number of bad checks. each for
$4s The checks had every appearance
of being genuine. He gave the name
Of f. J. Proctor. but the New York firm
states that he is not in it's employ.
No Water for Fish.
The game warden Of Jefferson county.
W. Va. has had warrants issued against
the officials OF the Winchester and
Washington City Railway Company,
charging that the fish ladders in the COM
pany's dam across the Shenandoah
river. near Millville. while constructed
according to the specifications furnished
by the state game warden, have no water
get above it. and that the company uses
all the water in operating the large tur-
bines at the power plant.
Andrew Carnegie has notified the con-
gregation of the Southern Methodist
Church at Charles Town that he will
give it $40 toward the new pipe organ
1t proposes to install in its new house OF
worship. The organ is To cost abou,
5000.
Rewards have been offered by the Con
federate Veteran camps of Jefferson
county for the arrest and conviction OF
the miscreants who have been overturn
ing and defacing the battlefield marker.
placed in many sections of that county
recently BY them. After a long ant
thorough examination and comparison o.
oh. "a of AfA.ro me w