Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10
VALLEY Of VIRGINIA
Want New Receiver for De-
funct Building Association.
HORSES HELD UP A TRAIN
Drove Caught on Trestle and Could
Not Get Off.
HUNT H0G-KILLING BEAR
Farmers Take Trail, Armed With
Shotguns and Clubs-Power
to Be Increased.
HORSES HELD UP A TRAIN
BEAR
H0G-KILLING

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, December .. 1911.
Some of the certificate holders Of the
defunct Valley Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Woodstock have expressed
desire to present a petition to Circuit
Judge T. w. Harrison of Winchester.
asking that he appoint some one to take
the place Of W. W. Logan, we'll known
Woodstock attorney, as one of the receiv-
ers of the company. MT. Logan and
Judge E. D. Newman were recently ap-
pointed by the court to take charge of
the company's affairs. L. Trippett, IT.,
of Mount Jackson started the move
against Mr.. Logan. explaining that it
was not on account of any personal rea-
son, but because Mr.. Logan is already
secretary and treasurer of the company.
President j. L. Wisman who owns ma
jority Of the stock. claims that he is now
loser to the extent of about $4,000 unless
a greater percentage is paid than is at
present anticipated after the sale of the
Maryland and Washington real estate
owned by the company.
q. G. Splitter. d Harrisonburg real
estate agent, who has been engaged in
business in Washington for some time
past, was taken into the company by
MIR. W1sman only short time before
the failure, but it is not believed that
Mr.. Splitter has lost anything. A large
number OF farmers, merchants and wage
earners. however. have lost heavily. 1t
Is said some of the Maryland property
sold to the company was mortgaged at
the time the sale was made.
Horses Delay Train.
Passengers leaving Harrisonburg on the
Southern railway early the other morn
Ing, hoping to reach Washington in time
for noon lunch, Were delayed several
hours five miles from the starting point
when a large number Of horses were seen
on high bridge by the engineman just
In time to avert disaster. Chasing the
horses off the bridge was impossible, as
number Of the animals had gotten
their legs between the crossties, and
finally the bell rope was cut and pulled
through the coaches and tied around the
horses, one at time. with the result that
the animals We're finally gotten out OF
the way.
During a midnight fire, presumably of
incendiary origin. which destroyed the
large barn on the premises of j. Harvey
Ruleman, near Harrisonburg, this week,
horses and cattle on the ground floor
were rescued with great difficulty and 10
bushels of wheat, 600 bushels of barley,
800 barrels of corn, tons OIL hay, 1OGO
bundles of fodder, a new surrey and many
farming implements were destroyed.
large committee has been appointed
by the Charley Rouss fire company of
WINCHESTER to make arrangements for
the celebration of the birthday. February
II. of the late Charles Broadway Rouss
of New York. who contributed large sums
of money for public improvements In
Winchester. An elaborate banquet is to
be held, and 1t is expected that a number
OF members of Congress and other nota-
bles will respond to toasts
An unusually interesting and attractive
program of draghound meets has been ar
ranged by the Blue Ridge Hunt Club of
WILDWOOD Clarke county. of which many
of the wealthy people of that section of
the state are members. The first Decem-
Der meet was held at Wildwood Wednes-
day. and another was held this afternoon
from Long Branch gate. Two meets VIII
be held weekly during the month.
Hunt for Big Bear.
During the past week many Of the resi-
dents of the Rock Enon Springs region of
Frederick county. armed with shotguns
and clubs. have been endeavoring to To-
cate the whereabouts of what is known to
be a bear of enormous size, which has
been killing and eating hogs which were
being fattened for winter butchering
The bear which has been seen several
times at d distance. is declared to be an
unusually large one, but has thus far
eluded it's pursuers. Pieces of hogs have
been found in number of localities in
the mountains near Rock Enon Springs
Many members of Winchesters most
exclusive society circles appeared on the
stage this week at the City Hall Audito-
rum in spectacular charity show for the
benefit of the Latane Anti-Tuberculosis
League, which is carrying on a warfare
against the white plague in Winchester.
the plans for which were about to be put
into effect by the late DR.. S. p. Latane,
when he was killed In an automobile &C
cident while responding to sick call in
the country.
Big Increase in Power.
More definite information came to the
surface this week in connection with the
additional improvements to be made at
the MiIlville water and steam electrical
plant of the Winchester and Washington
City Railway Company. when it was
announced by director of the company
that the horsepower is about to be in
creased from 5000 to 1900. and that a
contract has been made to furnish cleo
and Frederick, Md, and also for street
lights In Frederick, as well as for num-
Der of large manufacturing enterprises III
those cities and the surrounding coun
try. The same company will also have
sufficient power for the cars of the Wash
ington and Old Dominion railway, which
has leased the Southern railways Wash
ington- Bluemont branch.
Get First Telephones.
Some of the West Virginia counties