Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Veteran Believed to Have Left
a Buried Fortune.
CHANGED MONEY INTO GOLD
Successful as q Farmer, But Didn't
Believe in Banks.
MENINGITIS KILLING HORSES
Disease Believed to Result From
Dirty Hay, Due to overdowing
Of Shenandoah River.
KILLING HORSES
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

OF Shenandoah River.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. March 4, 1911.
John NJ. Beutell, a native Of Switzer-
land, who died in Winchester Memorial
Hospital this week from the inflrmities
OF advanced age. is said to have left
comfortable fortune buried somewhere
on his vineyard and truck garden, near
the valley pike. mile south Of Win
chester.
Mr.. Beutell. who was ninety -one years
old. did not believe in banks. and It is
knewn that he never had any Of his
money on deposit In years gone by
he made great deal Of money from his
vineyard and garden vegetables, and
also received pension from the United
States government as civil war
veteran. For a number of years he led
hermit's life. and only last week he
was found to be in serious condition
He often had paper and silver money
changed into gold, and 1t is said this Is
hidden under the little house in which
he lived alone or somewhere in the
vineyard.
While George Sirbaugh, a prominent
farmer of Capon Bridge, was caressing
his little grandchild a few DAYS aRo he
was attacked with heart disease and
Tell over dead He was seventy-two
years old, and Is survived by three sons
and four daughters.
Meningitis Kills Horses.
Six valuable horses belonging to
Joseph D. Burner OF Woodstock died
this week from spinal meningitis,
caused by the horses eating hay that
had been cut after a flood last summer,
when the Shenandoah river overlooked
ITS banks and swamped many of the
bottom lands. DR.. Buckley Of the de-
partment of animal industry Of Wash
lngton, who made an examination, stat
ed that the dirty hay caused the
disease to break out. A large number
and others are expected to die. A num-
Der of valuable mules died from the
same cause in the vicinity Of Front
Royal.
A carload Of Belgian and Percheron
stations from Europe for the Shenan-
doah Valley Importing Company Of
Winchester reached here yesterday,
making the third shipment during the
past year. Nearly all the stations have
been sold to companies in Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland.
When seized with an attack Of the
grip several days ago at her home. west
Cockayne, member of an old Mounds
vile CIV. Va.), family. and sister of
Mrs. Robinson keyser of Washington,
told her companion, Miss Crawford.
physician, although her condition was
serious. and she expired the same night
just after medical assistance had been
summoned. She was a member Of the
Episcopal Church, and her funeral took
place here yesterday.
Faculty Members Accused.
Now that the board of visitors of the
Virginia Military Institute has refused to
reinstate the seventy-seven cadets who
were expelled for mutiny It Is stated that
another investigation Is about to be made
to determine the truth of story that
some of the subprofessors at the insti-
tute were eognizant of the intentions of
the rebelllous cadets, and did not inform
the superintendent before the recent trou-
bleS occurred.
The Trackless Trolley Company. which
was recently organized at Harpers Ferry,
and which has applied for a charter in
Martinsburg, Is said to be making ar
rangements to extend its system into the
Shenandoah valley. The cars are equip
ped with wheels that have solid rubber
tires. and a large storage battery for
electricity Is provided. A number Of very
wealthy capitalists are engineering the
negotiations. A Lancaster (Pa.) concern
is seeking to obtain franchise for
similar line in Spotsylvania county be
tween Fredericksburg and SpOtSylvania
Courthouse.
C. B. Keferstein, a Washington archi-
tect. Sas been instructed by the common
council of Winchester to prepare a plan
for the enlargement and remodeling Of
the city hail. which was erected some
years ago at a cost of about $4,000,
mainly through donations from the late
Charles Broadway Rouss of New York.
1t has been pointed out that the theater
portion of the building is a firetrap, and
that in case Of a fire or panic many peo-
pie would likely be killed or injured.
A large freight car filled with window
glass that had been turned over by the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the South
ern railway at StraSburg Junction this
week started down a grade and crashed
into a freight engine. knocking the pilot
off and smashing every one Of the many
thousand panes of glass in the car.
Portrait for Courthouse.
An oil portrait Of the late John w.
Churchman. who for many years repre-
scented Augusta county In the Virginia
house of delegates. was this week pre-
scented by members OF his family to the
board of supervisors Of that county, to be
hung in the courthouse along with ,por-
that county.
Petitions are being circulated in Au-
gusta county by order Of the supervisors
to ascertain the sentiment of the people
on the question of calling an election to
issue bonds in the sum of 100000 for
the building Of new roads and the i'm
provement Of others already built. 1t is
confidently expected that the bond issue
will carry.
Formal application has been made to
the adjutant general at Richmond for the
organization Of a new military company
in Winchester to be known as Company
/. Cd Regiment of Virginia Volunteers.
Commonwealth Attorney James P. Rear,
don is captain, and seventy-five members
are enrolled.
Woman as a Financier.
1t is fact not generally known that a
woman-Mrs A. NJ Moore of Cleveland,
Ohio-is financing the organization Of a
oounanv which ia 70 build a railroad