Evening star., 1912-11-03

Front Royal, Harr.sonburg. Roano xe
Staunton, Richmond and Bristol. and en-
listed men will be detailed fror the co
to look after the various stations, which
will be inspected at intervals by Capt
Yates
Rev. DR.. william Gerhardt, a retired
minister of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. and the oldest resident of Va
tinsburg celebrated his n nety-fif h birth
day this week The day found him hale
and hearty and giving ap. aren't evidence
that he may yet round out full century
Of life. He is the Oldest member of the
knights of Pythias n West irg.n.a The
Pyth.an Sisters held a rece1t.on the even
ing of his birthday at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. VIII am Burkhart.
Sixty Of the best horses which have
been n pasture and training for some
time past at the new remount station of
the War Department at Front Roy al
have been shipped In four cars to the
school of equation at For. Riley. Ks l..
In charge of Sergt. r A. Saffel' and sew
era' assistants. Although capt. c. n
Conrad, jr.. who is in charge CT the "a
tion at Front Royal, has experienced
petent labor steady progress is b+ng
made on the new buildings, the erection
of which was begun recently. These in
clude a veterinary hospital, a veterinary
lures, in the build ng of which thousands
of barrels of cement are being used.
Charges Husband With Assault.
Mrs Otto McCauley of Winches er. who
recently took steps to obtain a divorce
from her husband. has made MOI trouble
eor him in Mart nsburg by having two
warrants sworn out, one charging HIM
ohar' ing tin with hav.nc threatened to
Ut hnr "a rIo ha taI l,1~
the street recently and proceeded to choke
her. and that she was rescued by male
pedestrian. In his defense McCauley de-
clares that while he was endeavor.ng to
earn a living in Winchester. Mart nsbury
and Hagerstown his wife went motoring
In Mart:nsburg The Mar insbure police
have been unable to serve the warrants
on account of McCauley not being in the
state.
Large numbers of members of the So
c!ety Of Fr ends in tn $ sect on of the
Shenandoah valley and the adjo niug per-
ions of West Virgins have been In Bal
timore dur'n the pas week attending
the yearly meeting of the society. One
of the pr nc pal addresses of the week
was made by Mrs. Lewis P.dgeon or
v adesville, arke county.
Frederick F. Parker and Miss Lena
irene Fallon. both of Stephens City.
Frederick county, were married there at
tue LutFeTan parsonage CnlS week by
Rev. c. W. Casseil and left he following
day for Berryviile where they W II live.
Mrs. Virgin Faulkner McSherrF for
Ter president gea eral of the Tn ted
Daughters of the Ccnfederacy, who has
been III for more than six months at her
home In Martinsburg was able to drive
into the country day or two ago for
the first time. and re at'ves are now ore
full Of her recovery If her recuperation
continues Mrs McSherry may be able to
attend the annual meeting of the organ
izat on in Washington tn s month.
j. H. Lupton, who ten years ago bought
a feur-stery brick building from ing about
lOO feet on the main street Of Harr SON.
burg for $4,000, has sold the building,
known as the Srottswood block for $50
OaO to the Virginia Amusement Company,
which VIII shortly begin the erection of a
modern ground-foor theater.
For Large Stone Quarry.
Preliminary work Is now being done
in the northern section OF Berkeley coun-
ty upon land which will within a year
contain what is predicted to be the Iarg-
est s.one quarry in the world. 1t will be
operated by the Pittsburgh Quarry Com
pany. and the plant is being la out in
the vic.nity of Sun and Moon spring,
where the Western Maryland raj road
will provide amp faci.it,es for ham
ding the enormou. shipments. 1t is stat
ed that the company will concentrate
iwenty-one of Its quarries at that place,
closing all the others 1t now owns or
new Episcopal church has been re-
Gently dedicated in the Blue Ridge noun
ta.ns about six miles from Stannards-
vii e. and at the time of the dedic tion
the bishop confirmed a c.ass, one Of the
andidates for confirmation being a man
more than eighty years Old. The church |
was built entirely from subscriptions
made by woman whose identity has not