The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-04
FAULKNER HEIRS
WILL NOT CONTEST
Agreement Reached as to Divi-
sion Of Estate-Other Win
chester News.

bers OF the family of tho late Isaac 81.
Faulkner, who died recently, leaving
largo estate. consisting of business
and residential property In winchee-
ter and n largo farm in Frederick
county. decided yesterday to withdraw
the suit which had boon instituted in
the Corporation Court for the purpose
OF breaking his will They have rench-
/ cd an amicable agreement In his
VIII, Mr.. Faulkner divided his estate
| equally among all his children, two by
his first marriage and four by the sec
| ond marriage. and made no provision
Whatever for his widow, Mrs Belle
Faulkner. She and her children and
one stepson fled a suit to contest the
Will. claiming that he was not OF sound
mind at the time the will Yves being
made and that he had also been un-
duly influenced by his son-in-law, Dr.
Frank Shupp. Of Hagerstown, Md,
who had been named as one of the
executors. Yesterday James P. Rear
don qualified as executor.
| 1t Is reported on good authority that
wealthy resident Of Winchester,
whose name has not as yet been d.
vnlged, intends to stand for a num-
Der OF important end extensive I'M
! provements to the present building OF
the Winchester Memorial Hospital A
large annex IL to BIO built on the north
Side OF tho building, harmonizing with
one On the south side, and q new sys-
tom or silent telephones will be In
stalled in all parts OF the institution.
The telephones Will be operated by a
| signal system.
Mrs. Alyira Mcdonnell, of lebanon
Church. Shenandoah county. has not
altogether given up hope of having
some eminent surgeon remove two ex-
ira arms and logs from her yeareold
| girl The child. who was born with
| four legs and four arms, each perfect
| ly formed. was taken to a Baltimore
hospital last week. and a number OF
| medical men, who examined tho tot
declared that operations would endan-
ger the life of the child. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonnell, however. have decided to
wait awhile uutil the child becomes
stronger. and 1t Is the expectation
that one arm and one leg viii be re.
moved at intervals until all the ex.
ira arms and legs are removed The
| little girl appears to be healthy.
Alfred Ferguson. a former Winches-
ter postmaster. who while superin-
tendentinE tho work Of loading apples
at tho old Cumberland Valyey Railroad
elevator. fell down the shaft, fractur-
ing his Skull. from which his death
resulted TWO hours later several DAYS
ago. is credited with having saved the
lie OF Colonel (afterward Goyarnor)
Charles T, OFerrali. of tho Twelfth
virginia Cavalry. at Uppervillc during
the civil War. Mr.. Ferguson. who was
native OF Paris, Fauquier county,
was oferralrs chief scout, and as
sueh performed many hazardous
duties He was standing near his
commander when the latter was shot
ana desperately wounded at Upperville.
Catching O'Ferrall as he fell, Ferru-
son rushed of the battlefield with him.
/ had prompt medical attention given
and nursed his commander back to
health. MI Ferguson. who was
| seventy years old, leaves his widow,
who was formerly Miss Matilda S
Settle, OF Fauquier; two sons. Scott
| or Richmond. and Abner Ferguson. OF
washington. and one daughter, Miss
Belle Ferguson. OF Winchester A
brother Abner Ferguson, lives at
Biuemont and another brother, Rev.
Sidney Ferguson, died several years
ago. The latter was John s. Mosby's
chaplain.
During Thanksgiving time. many of
the ministers of Frederick county
churches were we'll ''poudedr bv their
parishioners. In some cases, IL was
| necessary for the church people to
press wagons Into service in order to
maui to the village parsonages all the
good things which had been donated
for the various pastors
The Fairfax Club. Of Winchester.
one OF the most exclusive organizations
of the kind In the State, has decided 10
oner Tor sale Its present building on
w. Waters st. and buy the old Episco
pal Female Institute property, an on
tion having been obtained from A. b.
Ruchards, tho present owner. The
ihstitute property was the headquar-
| ters OF General Phil. Sheridan
when he was in Winchester during the
"ar Between the States. and is OPP
! posite the new post office building and
the Handley Memorial Library.
Winchester Lodge, No. s67. q. p q
b.. held It's annual memorial services
| this afternoon in the City Hall audi
torlum. and the local theatre was
| crowded to the doors The principal
ADDRESS was made by Senator elect
Blackburn Smith. of Berryville, Clarke
county, who spoke on the principles of
inc order. Two solos were sung by
MISS Virginia Faulkner Fuller, of this
city The prayer was mado by Rev. w,
y. Smith. rector of Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church.
Men are working day and night on
the Dig improvements now being made
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railr,
at brunswick in order to provide ad-
ditional facilities for the classification
tof westbound freight traffic Twenty
hVe new tracks are being laid as fast
as the men can place the rails and
drive the spikes. and these will accom-
modate go additional cars, thereby
! increasing the capacity of the wards
from $3.50 to 7,3Oa cars When the
present enlargement is completed, 1t
Is claimed brunswick Will have the
largest freight yards in the United
States. il not in the world.
Rev }. w. Duffy, D. D., pastor of
Braddock Street Methodist Eptscopal
church, South. of Winchester. has re-
turned from Moorefleld. Hardy county,
w. Va, his home place. where he made
tho principal address on Thursday as
the unwilling and dcdicntinn ~ :.