Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
Promoters of the Trolley Line
From WiIiiamsport to Blue
mont Inspect Work Done.
GIRLS TOMATO CLUBS
IN FRIENDLY RIVALRY
Party Goes to Kongo Country for
Mission Work-Body of Light
Horse Harry Lee Rendered.
Special Correspondence or The Star.

Shepherdstown. Charles Town. Berryville
and eastward to Bluemont. Va, received
q decided impetus few days since. when
n party OF capitalists, headed by former
Senator Clarence w. Watson OF West
Virginia visited Winchester. Martinsburs
and several other towns, and. In fact.
IRA ctically all the right of way. making
thorough inspection of the work alreao!
done by the engineers.
Speaking for the party. Senator Watson
stated that they were much pleased with
the route. and he pointed out that II
traversed several OF the richest agricui-
tural and horticultural sections of the
two Vireinias. He let II be Known tnat
the Shenandoah Valley Railway Conn
pany by which the electric road has been
chartered means business. and that II
will not he long before the work Is
started.
III is the intention to begin at or near
Martinsburg and work both ways me
electric power Is to be obtained from the
large water and steam power plants Oh
the Northern Virginia Power Company
formerly the Winchester and Washing
Jefferson county. W. Va. That company
is already building a high-poWer me
through Martinsburg and Berkeley county
on 10 Berkeley Springs. and the current
hold purposes and also at the large sand
mines Several new mines are about to De
opened, now that the promoters are en-
abled TO obtain al the electric power they
desire.
a great deal of friendly rivalry is going
on this summer in Clarke county among
Young women who are members of d1ner-
ent girls tomato clubs. all because OF a
desire to break the record of Miss Bessie
Starkey of near Berryville. who stands at
the head of 5000 southern girls who
have become interested in the tomato
canning contests Last year Miss star
KEY raised no less than 5.93S pounds or
tomatoes on one-tenth of an acre Miss
Ella g. Agnew of Burkeville. who is at
the head OF the club work in Virginia,
heard of Miss Starkey's record recently.
and. in order to be twice convinced OF
the correctness OF the figures. went to
Washington and applied to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture for information. 1t
bore out the statements made by Miss
Starkev's friends in Clarke county.
Reminder of Thinning Ranks.
A sure and certain sign that civil war
veterans are passing away rapidly or be-
coming too feeble to engage in Memorial
day obServances has been manifested In
number of localities during the past
week two. when it was difficult to get
q sufficient number of Confederate vete-
rams together To make showing IN the
Memorial day parades.
II has been found necessary in Win
chester 10 depend largely upon the militia
~ companies and firemen's organizations
OF this and neishboring towns in order TO
hold parade Confederate Memorial day,
June q The principal address will be
made by Robert Young Conrad. son OF
Mej Holmes Conrad. At the exercises
held Yesterday afternoon III the National
cemetery here only about dozen G.. A.
II members could be assembled.
The tenth anniversary of the Founding
Of Winchester Lodge. No, SCI. b. p. o.
Elks was held Wednesday night, when
. musical and literary program was rem
dercd hy members of the order. Promi-
rent Flks also made fraternal speeches.
\ check for 500 was sent by IA. r.
Byrd. representing local committees. to
Rov DR. James p. Smith Of Richmond.
president of the StOnewall Jackson Monu-
ment Association. the net result of an
entertainment held recently. The money
will be applied To the fund now being
raised among many Confederate socie-
ties for the purpose of erecting monu-
mcut in memory OF Jackson in Richmond
5erryville Residents Jollify.
There was much jollification this week
nj Berryyile. Clarke county, when the
democrats received word that the name
of Benjamin Franklin Foley had been
selected by President Wilson to be the
towns postmaster. succeeding John
Robin Elder, the personal friend of VIII
liam Loeb. jr., whose commission ex-
pired in April, 1912. II will be recalled
That Mr. Roosevelt appointed Mr.. Elder,
d resident OF Washington, just to favor
MIR. Loeb, who was then secretary to the
President, although Mr.. Elder was not
known In Berryville. President Taft, short
=, into nffi h.4I he PaYr
vile postmastership put up to him for
consideration quite frequently, until
finally he appointed L. A. Lindsey, chair
man of the county committee, but the
Senate never confirmed the Lindsey nomt-
nation. As the case now turns out, the
name OF Mr. Lindsey does not appear,
Mr.. Foley having been named TO succeed
Mr.. Elder.
Associate Justice Adam {. Carson of
the supreme court of the Philippine
Islands, who was doomed at intervals re-
Gently for the position of governor gen.
eral OF thsse possessions until he an
not candidate for the position. left
yesterday for Manila Mrs. Carson and
their two children. who have been stay
ing with her mother Mrs. u. u. Conrad,
IN Winchester, accompanied Judge Car
son. They will sail from San Francisco
late next week.
No Terror in ia
dispatch from Sussex, y j.. pup
lished by The Star several days since,
stating that many parents OF the Jersey
town have objected to the high school
finals being held Friday. June H. was
clipped from the paper and read during
recess yesterday by one OF the students
of the Winchester High School to all his
fellow students, and although the date
of the finals here are To occur on the
same day those of the Jersey school
there will be no change of date ordered
oy the school board.
The Winchester graduates will have
more thirteens to ponder over Friday
ter of fact, there will be thirteen grad
yates here June Is, 1913, and the ma
tority Of the students who will receive
their diplomas are from room No. L.:
while II IS also recalled that Principal
y. ID. Cool is just about To complete the
thirteenth year of his connection with
the Winchester public schools. and he has
thirteen teachers under him at this time
The body of Gen. Light Horse Harry
Lee. which has been buried for many
Years on Cumberland Island. Ga, near
which place he died, while coming home
from Cuba. where he had been for his
health. were reinterred yesterday in the
Lee mausoleum beside the tomb of his
noted son, Gen. r. II. Lee, at Washington
and Lee University at Lexington. Plain
and simple services marked the rein
conmander-in-chief of the Confederate
armies.
Spending.