Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
ARRESTED AFTER FUNERAL
Wilson Greenfield Accused of Steal
ing an Automobile.
CELEBRATE DOUBLE WEDDING
Sisters in Luray Are Married Same
Night by Same Preacher.
Teachers Hear Address.

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WINCHESTER, Va. December II. 1912
| The town council of Charles Town
Jefferson county, w. Va, held a meeting
this week and decided to grant retail
| liquor licenses to four applicants. while
one was turned down. The license fee
was fixed at $3.50 Those who were
granted licenses will, it is expected, be
required to close their saloons when the
statewide prohibition law goes into eff
feet next winter. There was considerable
opposition to the granting of licenses at
Charles Town. and the council was tied
on the vote. but Mayor yesterday de-
cded the matter by voting to grant IL
censes. The town council of Harper >
Ferry, in the same county, has a.so
voted in favor of licenses.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company will erect modern station at
Boyce. Clarke county. which in recent
years has become one of the most thirty
ing and Industrious towns along the She
nandoah division of that road.
Wilson Greenfield. VINO went from
Brunswick. Md, this Week to Martins
burg, w. Va. to attend the funeral OF
his father, John :. Greenfield was per-
mitted to do so. but as soon as the obse-
quies were over he was arrested and held
for court on charge of stealing an au-
tOmObile last summer from Charles Ship
per, running it several miles out of town
and then setting the machine afire. lie
escaped before the officers could serve a
warrant upon him at the time.
Sparks from log fire are believed to
have caused the complete destruction Il
few days ago OF the home of William
Lanham and his two sisters in Clarke
county, and. in addition to losing their
home and nearly all the contents, they
also lost about 500 in gold. paper and
silver money. Twenty dollars OF the
gold coin. however was found in the
ashes. There was no insurance on the
property.
At the annual meeting of the Shenan-
doah County Medical Association. this
week at Woodstock. Dr. :. J. Hoffman
of that place was elected president and
ton, who read and discussed Il paper.
was elected an honorary member. Other
visiting physicians read papers.
Plans for Creditors to Meet.
Charles A. Hammer of Harrisonburg.
referee in bankruptcy of the United
States court for the western district of
Virginia. has arranged for a meeting of
the creditors of Ashby and Frank
Sprint. brothers, trading as the Sprint
Produce Company, of Winchester. who
recently filed voluntary petition with
view of protecting all their creditors
without preference Their liabilities are
about $4,000. The failure was caused
by a slump in the apple market more
than year ago. when the young men
were unable to realize a safe profit on
apples for which they paid good prices.
They paid large part OF their indebted
ness this fall, but found it impossible
to pay all claims.
The leading fruit growers of Winches-
ter and Frederick county are arrang in Z
to give banquet here in honor OF Thorn
as w. Steck of Opequon, who recently
won northumberland dollar cup
at the National Land Congress in New
ork, when he was awarded the first
prize for an apple exhibit
Misses Annie and Kathleen Bradford.
daughters of the late Daniel Bradford.
newspaper publisher of Luray, We're
married a few evenings ago at the home
of their brother, III. G. Bradford. in that
the latter to Elmer f. Fox. Rev. p. l..
Snapp of the Lutheran Church officiated
at the double wedding.
Practically every teacher of Winches-
ter and Frederick county attended the
regular meeting of their association here
a few days ago, when an address on
| 1.-The Importance of Oral and Written
Expression" was made by Miss Elizabeth
| Cleveland, a member of the faculty of the
! HarrisOnburs State Normal School.
| Bishop Earl CranstOn of Washington
and Rev. Charles, d. Taylor of Winches-
| ter are to be the principal speakers to-
morrow at the formal dedication of the
| new building of the Methodist Epscopa
| Church at Bunker Hill, Berkeley county
| W. Va, of which Rev. J. w. Fleming i:
pastor. An all-day meeting will be held