Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
VALLEY Of VIRGINIA.
Six Indictments Found Against
J. Wilmer WeIfIey.
MRS. IRWIN MAY RECOVER
Wife of Naval Officer Badly Injured
in Runaway Accident.
NIGHT MAIL CAR TAKEN OFF
Large Vein Of Coal Discovered on
Farm Near Sangerville in
Rockingham County.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


Special Correspondence Of The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, March II, 1911.
Six separate indictments We're found |
this week by the grand jury Of the cir
cult court of Warren county at Front
Royal against J.. Wilmer Welfiey, SEN
eral manager and principal owner of
the defunct Front Royal Milling Com
pany, and had it not been for relatives
and friends who came forward with s4,-
600 bail, he would have been required to
spend several months in Jail awaiting
trial. The milling company recently
went into the hands of receivers upon
the application of farmers who thought
they had large cOnsignments of wheat
stored in the mill. Welfey was arrested
at the instance of the Southern Railway
Company, it being alleged that he signed
the name of the railroad agent at Front
Royai to bills of lading, per Welfey,"
and secured money from the banks on
such. at the same time having no wheat
In the mill to correspond with the fig
ures on the bills of lading. The sheriff
found Welfley on a farm near Manassas
several days ago. and took him TO Front
Royal. where friends consented to go on
his bond.
Mrs. Irwin May Recover.
notwithstanding the fact that she suf-
fered a severe fracture of the skull, has
broken collarbone, her left arm broken
in two places. and two ribs fractured,
physicians who have been attending Mrs
NJ. Edward Irwin, wife of Commander
irwin of the Dlttleship Kansas. at the
Winchester Memorial Hospital. where |
she has been under treatment for the |
past two weeks, declare she will recover |
Mrs. Irwin came to Frederick county to |
see several horses she thought of buy
ing, and while riding one near Stephens |
City passing automobile caused the
animal to run off. Mrs. Irwin was |
thrown headlong against telephone pole |
and dangerously injured. Her condition
today was reported to be much improved |
and her physician, DIR. E. c. Stuart, eX- t
poets her to recover entirely. Her moth
er. Mrs. Norris, Of Washington, has been
here for some time, and Commander r.
win Is Fastening from Panama to be |
with his injured wife.
The Virginia corporation commission
has ordered two of its expert construct
ing engineers to make a rigid inspection
of the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad in the Shenandoah valley, COM
plant having been made by q. number
of people that the tracks are believed
to be unsafe.
The authorities Of Rockingham county
have thus far been unable to ascertain
the identity of the incendiaries who have +
been operating in that section during the
past week or two. Recently several
barns have burned down, and there is
every indication that the fires were of
incendiary origin.
A negro who attempted to rob the
house of William Chittum. in Rockbridge
county, one night this week was actually
scared to death when Chittum fired a
load of buckshot. None of the shot
touched the negro. who was found dead
the following morning.
Night Mail Car Dropped.
1t is expected that protests will 30 to
the Post Office Department from people
living along the Southern railway be-
tween Strasburg Junction and Harri-
sonburg on account of the mail car being
taken off the last Of the night trains I
;outhbound from Washington. After
leaving Strasburg the train puts on no
mail but it Is carried through to dar-
-isorburg and delivered the following
morning.
A sensation was sprung at Martinsburs
when, by order OF Mayor cas-
1ey. list of nineteen persons, alleged 10
saloons, and bartenders were notified not
10 furnish intoxicants to any person
whose name appears on the list under
pain of being criminaliy prosecuted ana
having the license revoked. Il
In order that the new Atlantic type OF
pa ssenger engines may be able to pass
through some of the tunnels on tho Cum
,erland division OF the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad It has been necessary 10
place some of the equipments, such as
he whistle and bell, on the side OF the
These giant engines are to
De used over the heavy mountain graoes
between Cumberland and Petersburg.
Candidates for numerous county Sfnces.
nj of which are to be filled this year,
,warmed into Winchester today to see
he voters, WHO always come to town 4
I'm large numbers. The demo-
ratio executive committee held meet
M and decided to hold the nominating
next month.
Sale Of Tobacco Sundays.
Pastors OF Winchester churches appear
ID at the city council meeting this week
and urged no change in the present law
prohibiting the sale Of tobacco Sunday
n drug stores and cafes when other deal
srs are required to close.
Israel Mongo!d Of Brooks Gap. Rocking
ham county. who Is serving the last year
d a flve-year term In the penitentiary TOT
shooting ana kllunS MS SUI WuiAo tn1
latter was running from him, has ap-
pI;ed to Gov. Mann for a pardon. The
BID man has tuberculosis.
Coal Struck Near Saugerville.
A large vein OF coal has been discov-
cred on the farm OF isaac Cook. near
in the southwestern section
Of Rockingham county. and experts who
were sen. for are OF the opinion that an
other and much larger vein runs parallel
with the one found recently.
1t is expected that no less than 1900
ducks will be Matched next week at the
Morgan duck farm near Riverton, War
rem county, the largest ranch of the kind
In the world. Manager Morgan Is now
setting between 500 and COO duck eggs
day
Rev. Oscar De ". Randolph, who has
been assistant rector OF Christ Episcopal
Church of Winchester. has accepted a
call to do mission work in Page county,
and will hold his first service in Luray
tomorrow.
Work was begun this week at Front
Royal on a large addition TO The already
big cold storage plant OF the shenandoah
Produce Company. the new annex to
have capacity Of 5000 additional bar
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