Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
New Martinsburg Traction
Project Is Opposed.
MISS BERTHA MINES DEAD
Falls Victim Of Pneumonia, Which
She Survived Thirteen Times.
FRONT ROYALS HOMECOMING
First Week in July Designated for
Event-Fruit Growers to
Erect Warehouses.
FRONT ROYALS HOMECOMING
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, March 16, 1912
Some opposition has developed in Mar
tinsburg to the granting of franchise to
a new company, which desires to operate
electric cars the streets of that city
and through Berkeley and Frederick
counties 1t Is understood that the Cum
berland Valley railroad is opposed to the
granting of a charter because of the
proposed line being surveyed almost
parallel with that line through two
counties. The Martinsburg council and
the Winchester council, to which SINH
lar application has been made, have de-
ferred action until each side presents its
case.
Prof. B. Grasty Soule, the Rockingham
county school teacher, who, while de-
ranged. gashed his throat this week with
a kitchen knife. has been taken to the
insane asylum at Stanton.
Following q series Of sermons on
Enemies of the Home" by Rev. D. H.
Kern, pastor Of the Southern Methodist
Church. at Staunton, the pastor was
summoned before a special grand jury
along with sundry other witnesses, but
the minister refused to give the names
of the persons who had told him Of crime
ed that the police be more diligent in en-
forcing the laws.
Although only twenty-one years old,
Miss Bertha Mines, daughter of John
Mines. living In Augusta county, sur
vived pneumonia thirteen times before 1t
proved fatal.
Another futile attempt was made at the
last session of the circuit court of War
rem county to take up the case Of ].
Wilmer Welf1y. manager Of the defunct
Front Royal Milling Company, who was
indicted more than q year ago for en-
bezzlement and signing the name of .
railroad freight agent to bills of lading.
Numerous efforts have been made to hear
the case, and the jury list of the county
having been exhausted, the court in
structed the sheriff to order jury from
Rockingham county for the next term.
Philip III. Grim, jr., son of Mr.. and
is recovering in the Winchester Memorial
Hospital from an operation for appendi-
citis. it being the fifth time that he has
been under the surgeons knife.
Washington members Of the Sons of
.Jonadab. and representatives Of the SOW
ereign council, were among those pres
.ent tonight when the Harpers Ferry
branch of the order celebrated it's ami
,versary with a large banquet.
Homecoming for Front Royal.
Front Royal is the first town in the vir-
ginia valley to arrange for a home-com-
ing week this summer. the first week Of
July having been designated as the time,
during which many former residents Of
the town are expected to return for a
visit
The Virginia Fruit Growers Corpora
tion, cooperative society composed of
many of the largest orchard owners in
the Virginia valley, held a meeting at
Stanton recently and decided to erect
several large warehouses in various parts
of this section Of the state, in which ap-
pies will be stored next fall.
s Rev Thomas E. Waters, widely
known Catholic mission priest of the Vir-
ginia valley, was stricken with appended
tbs while attending the funeral of the late
Rev. James Collins in Roanoke this week.
and has since undergone an operation In
the Johnson Hospital
Steady rains during the past week have
rendered many Of the roads in the coun-
was frozen to a depth of eighteen inches,
and since thawing the mud in some places
is nearly the same depth. The turnpikes
in the vicinity of Winchester, however.
are in good condition.
Maj. A. s. Lanier, assistant solicitor of
the United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, is I'm Virginia for the purpose of
examining titles to lands which the gov
eminent wishes to acquire under the pro-
visions of the Weeks forestry bill. One
of the sections desired by the govern
ment is the Massanutten mountain area
in Rockingham, Shenandoah. Warren and
Page counties. situated between the north
and south forks of the Shenandoah river.
St. Stephens Protestant Episcopal
Church at Stephens City, Frederick
county. was formally consecrated this
week by Bishop Robert A. Gibson Of the
diocese Of Virginia. Rev. W. d. Smith of
Winchester preached the sermon. Rev.
p. NJ. Boyden of Clarke county is acting
rector of the church.
Mrs. M. c. Dyke Asks Divorce.
Mrs. Leila NJ Dyke has applied for a
divorce She claims her husband, Mel
willie c. Dyke, induced her to visit the
home of her father. Edward Haines, near
Winchester and then deserted her. The
couple was married about six weeks ago.
Ground was broken at Charles Town
this week for a new high school building,
which will cost about $4,000, and it is to
be ready for occupancy by the first of
next November.
In order to keep the political pot boil
ing. the democrats Of Jefferson county
held a monster mass meeting tonight In
the Odd Fellows Hall at Shenandoah
Junction. All the candidates for various
offices were on hand Speeches were
made by ]. NJ. Woods and c. E. Williams
OF Martinsburg. and George D. Moore.
William II. Wilson and John T. Porter
field of Charles Town.
Rev. Dallas Tucker, formerly rector of
the Episcopal churches at Charles Town
and Harrsonburg, but more recently of
Bristol. Va, has accepted a call to a
church at Greenville. N. c., and will take
charge about the middle Of April.
Thomas Longerbeam. seventy years old,
a Confederate veteran. died a few days
ago at his home at Harpers Ferry leav.
ing family some members Of which live
in Washington.