Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
NOW Up TO VOTERS VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Maryland Primary Campaign Search Being Made for Girl
Closed Last Night. Who Escaped Asylum
TAFT CONSIDERED WINNER EXPECT GOOD FRUIT CROP
Declare He Peaches Will Pen
Will Garry the State. full in Virginia
SPEAKER CLARK IS STRONG RELEASE H0MMG PIGEONS
Believed
for Voting Tomorrow-Preson washingtonians-voe
forSe
Search Being Made for Girl
Who Escaped Asylum.
EXPECT GOOD FRUIT. CROP
Peaches and Apples Will Be Plenti-
full in Virginia.
HoM1NG PIGEONS
Crates Sent to Winchester BIZ
Washingtonians-Vote Down
Road Loan.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence o. The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, May 4, 1912
Relatives in Frederick and Clarke coun-
ties have been searching in vain for the
past week to locate Miss Virginia Kitchen.
daughter of the late John Newton
Kitchen of this county, who made her
escape from Bayyiew Asylum, near Bal
timore. q week ago by lowering herself
forty feet with a blanket rope and then
scaling a fifteen-foot fence. Miss Kitchen
was found last week in Baltimore by her
brother, Ernest B. Kitchen Of White
Post. and he had her arrested as a va
grant. She was sent to Bayview for OBJ
I servation, and during the second night OF
her stay she managed to escape Miss
Kitchen was left the bulk of her fathers
estate, but other members Of the family
contested the will on the ground that
Mr. Kitchen was not of sound and dis
posing mind. The court ordered a sale
of the estate. but Miss Kitchens rights
were amply protected. a committee being
appointed to manage her affairs At one
time she was an inmate OF the Staunton
asylum, and was at home on a furIough
when her father died. Since then she
has been going from place to place At
one time deputy sheriHs chased her for
miles over the western and eastern slopes
OF the Blue Ridge mountains in Clarke
and Loudoun counties, but she managed
to elude them. ..-........--..
Another attempt will be made Monday
in the Warren county circuit court at
Front Royal to try the case Of the COM
monweaith against Wilmer Welney.
former manager Of the old Front Royal
Mllilng company. who is charged In in
dictments with the Misrepresentation of
funds and the securing Of loans from
banks on fraudulent bills Of fading. For
nearly a year and a half the case has
been called. and has been tried on several
occasions, only, to result in hung juries.
Judge Harrison recently ordered a venire
OF twenty-five men from Rockinaham
county. and they have been recognized to
appear in court at Front Royal Monday
morning.
In spite of many forecasts made during
the late winter and early spring that the
severe weather of January had killed IN
the peaches and injured thousands Of ap-
PIE trees. there Is every indication of a
large crop OF fruit Of various kinds being
gathered In the Virginia valley this sum
mer and fall. 1t is estimated that Fred
erick county will produce in the neigh
pornood OF 10000 barrels of apples this
put late peaches promise to be plentiful
cherries, plums, pears and similar fruits
VIII be above the average
= Militia Goes to Camp.
The officers and men of Company I.
I'd Virginia Regiment. left Winchester
this afternoon for weekend encamn-
ment at Rose Hill farm. the hone of
NJ. H. Reardon. near White Post, Clarke
county. Va. Mr.. Reardon,. who is the
father Of Capt. James p. Reardon of
Company ]. killed severed lambs, a calf
and a large number OF young chickens
ana mas provided many other delicacies
Tor the soldiers while they are his
guests. The encampment will last over
Sunday and drills and field maneuvers
will be hold.
Joseph Eberly. Lightweight years old,
who was thought to have died in Har-
r1sonburg during the civil war from a
bullet wound. and who was about to
De placed in a coffin when he raised up
upon hearing a church bell toll and
asked who had passed away. lived until
a rev days ago. when he actually died
at his home at Strasburg. He was a
firing of the job of scraping streets
with a hoe and with a ball and chain
locked to his ankle, David Shiff1ett a
member of the Harrisonburg chain gang.
TOOK leave this week. and made for the
mountains before the foreman knew
what had happened. In some unknown
manner Shifflett wrenched the ball and
chain from his ankle.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Rebecca Carskadon,
ud hteT VI MI. anu MIS- isaac +.
Carskadons Of Headsville, w. Va, to
Rev. A. a. p. Neel. pastor of the
Southern Methodist Church at SPRING
field. Hampshire county. that state
which is to take place at the home Of
the bride May 10.
Warrants authorizing the organiza-
ton of another military company, to
be attached to the I'd Virginia Regi-
ment. have been issued for Strasburg.
Shenandoah county. The new company.
which will be known as Company L.
has already enlisted more than sixty
men. Capt. T. NJ. Borum hes been the
moving spirit in the organization of
the command.
Cottages Wrecked by Storm.
number Of Washington people who