Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
Railroad Complies With Law.

In accordance with the requirement of
a notice issued by the Treasury Depart
ment, effective March 1. prohibiting COM
mon carriers from providing drinking
cups and towels for common use, the
Cumberland Valley railroad this week
withdrew ali glasses, cups and towels
from its trains and stations. At the
same time II is arranging to install
spouting fountains or ''bubblers," In the
those who desire to quench their thirst
with water.
Mrs. Mary McK;nster Barr. the second
wife and widow Of Oscar Barr. a Win
brief illness Of Bright.s disease. She
was native OF Upperville. Loudoun
county. and leaves one daughter. Miss Re-
becca Barr. and q brother. Luther Nc
kinster. both of this CITY.
The Business Mems Association of Win
chester and Frederick county has sent
out an urgent appeal to all property
owners in the city and county implOring
them TO cut down at once and destroy all
cedars within two miles Of an apple
orchard. II being claimed by. DIR. NJ B.
Waite and other experts Of the federal
Department Of Agriculture that the cedars
are doing great damage to apples par
ticuiariy those Of the York Imperial va
rtety. which Is the best paying apple
grown in the lower Shenandoah valley.
1t IL estimated that the cedar rust cost
the Frederick county fruit growers over
10000 last fall. as thousands of large
York Imperials which would have brought
top prices had to. be disposed Of as No. 2
fruit.
e. l. Williams, Martinsburg business
man. spent several days this week in
Washington In what turned out to be an
unsuccessful effort to offer a sincere
apology to q suffragette. train bear
ing a large number Of the women to
Washington from Chicago stopped at
Martinsbnrg long enough to permit Of
several short suffrage speeches being
made from the rear car platform. and
while Miss Trout was speaking Mr.. Will
Hams picked up q handful of snow and
tossed It in her direction. the result being
that the SNOWFALL struck her squarely in
the mouth. As she ran screaming into
the car police officers grabbed Mr. Will
deposited collateral and left at once for
Washington, bent on apologizing to Miss
Trout. and explaining that ordinarily he
could not have hit barn, but his search
for her was fruitless.
Fall Results in Death.
Gervis Francis Mayors. seventy-two
years old. who fell and fractured his
shoulder at Stephens City, this county.
while suffering an attack of conclusion
of the brain. died. two nights later, and
his widow. formerly Miss Augusta e.
Mailman Of near Staunton, Va. will no,
likely know Of his death, as She is des-
perately i'll Of cancer. daughter. Mrs
Frankie Stating, is also In a precarious
condition.
Ruxton, the farm Of the late William
u. Clements. formerly general manager
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. stu,
ated near Summit Point. w. Va. and
containing go acres, has been sold t.
James NJ. Robinson for $102 an acre.
Charles w. Rudd, Q young unmarried
man employed by the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company as a line
man. fell twenty-five feet from the top Of
tree near Berryville. Clarke county.
rev days ago. and IL in a serious condi
ton. his back being severely injured.
In order to show the people that they
Intend to insist upon q rigid compliance
with the local sanitary laws this spring
the board of health this week had war
rant issued against n. W. Solenberger. 9
resident Of Winchester. charging him will
maintaining insanitary premises. particu
lar reference being made to his stabi,
yard. He was convicted, but was al