Evening star., 1912-11-24
Falls Through Railroad Trestle.

Robert Hite, well known resident of
Page county, was found unconscious un-
der a high trestle on the Norfolk and
Western railway near Shenandoah City
few days ago, and he is still in a seri-
GUS condition. 1t is thought he fell
through the trestle.
Harry Shiff1ett, who shot to kill game
bird in Rockingham county this week.
missed the bird altogether, and the entire
load of shot was scattered through the
face of his companion. Wilbur Crawford
and doctors have been picking shot out
of young Crawford's head ever since
The November horse market at Har-
risonburg this week was dull and the
number of buyers from "A distance made
only a few deals Of consequence. II. A.
Davis of Mint Spring, however, bought a
hunter for $500. and had the animal ship
ped to the Orange Hunt Clubs place at
Orange, Va One Washington firm left
with carload of good horses.
chester will be an applicant for the place
of chaplain of the United States Senate
after March next. He has been in
dorsed by Gov. Mann. Senator Martin.
Representative James Hay and Speaker
Byrd Of the Virginia house of delegates.
who managed the Wilson campaign in
Virginia. and has been promised the sup
port OF other influential democrats. DIR.
Hyde is a native Of Annapolis. Nd. and
for many years was president of the
Valley Female College here. He is a re-
tired member of the Baltimore confer
ence. Methodist Episcopal Church South.
and is chaplain general of the Grand
Camp of Confederate Veterans OF Vir-
ginia.
Plans are assuming definite shape for a
legal consolidation of the towns OF
Waynesboro and Basic City. Va. which
was decided upon recently by the people
M community The combined
ulation will. 1t is believed. be sufficient
to pace the new town in the list OF Vir-
ginia cities of the second class. The
name by which 1t is to be known has not
A chestnut sorrel horse. known as
Major and owned by the Sarah Zane
Fire Company OF Winchester, was fa-
tally. injured a few nights ago when a
cra shed into the fire horse. with the re-
suit that one Of the buggy shafts pene-
trated a lung. The horse, which cost
the firemen about $3.50 died within three
hours.
To Remodel Courthouse.
Washington architect has been COM
missioned by the board OF supervisors OF
Frederick county to draw plans for a gen.
eral remodeling Of the interior of the his
toric courthouse in Winchester. ut the
exterior, which has been pronounced by
eminent architects as perfect specimen
|of colonial architecture, Will not be
touched The walls of the building are
over two feet thick. The building was
erected about sixty-two years ago.
A movement has been started here to
organize a stock company for the pur-
pose of buying a desirable Office property
in the center of the town and using
portion Of 1t for an entrance to a new
theater, which is to be built on the site
of the Empire Theater which was de-
stroyed by flre early last summer. Henry
Brothers. owners of the burned theater.
are at the head of the new company,
which will compete with Fred H. liable
of Washington, lessee of the CITY Hall
Auditorium. -
Miss Emily Margaret Miller, eighty five
Iyears old, q member. of one of the .pio-
neer Families OF Winchesters died at her