Evening star., 1914-02-01
BEGIN IN SPRING ON
W|LL|AMSPORT LINE
Syndicate Not Yet Decided on
Route of Spur Road Into
Washington.
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Front Royal Has New Water Sys-
tem-Move to Macadamize Road.
Forthcoming Marriages.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, January 81, 1914.
Arrangements are being made. accord
ing to reports from Martinsburg. w. Va,
to begin active operations early in the
spring on the building Of the electric
railway line from Williamsport. Md,
through Martinsburg. Winchester. Stras-
burg, Woodstock and southwark as far
as Harrisonburg. and It Is stated that
the work will be rushed as speedily as
possible wealthy railroad contractor
who lives in one OF the towns to be
touched by the new road was In Wash
ington and Baltimore this week on busi-
ness in connection with the work, and
it is understood other contractors have
expressed a desire to bid for portions of
the construction.
The syndicate, which is known as the
Shenandoah Valley Railway Company.
and which has its main office IN Martins
burg, has as yet to definitely determine
which route to use In order 10 run q
spur into Washington. One route,
which was surveyed a year or more ago.
extends eastward from Winchester,
through Berryville. and thence to Blue
mont. the southern terminal OF the
Washington and Old Dominion Electric
Railway Company, and the other Is
blamed to 60 by way of Martinsburg
to shepherdstown and Harpers Ferry,
thence through portions of Frederick ana
Montgomery counties. Maryland, ana
entering the District of Columbia on the
north One of these routes Is to be
settled upon. it Is stated. at an early
meeting of the board of directors
A statewide campaign is to be inaugu-
rated next week by the officers of the
Virginia Sunday School Association, as
sisted by representatives Of the interna.
tional association, for the purpose OF
arousing great interest IN .ne sea,e ,eh;nh or
will be held in Lynchburg February IL,
announcement is made of the forthcom-
ing marriage Of Miss Rebecca Brent Barr,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. oscar
Barr of Winchester. and Frank Brooke
Neville of Millwood, Clarke county, "a.
February 10, at the home OF the former
sister, Mrs. A. z. Dabney. Staunton.
An enthusiastic meeting Of the new
Central Frederick County Farmers Club
this afternoon at Stephens CITY was at
tended by a large number OF farmers
from every section of this I'd adjoining
counties The club will try to induce
the board of supervisors to ask for more
state-aid funds with which to improve
roads already built and to construct new
highways.
More Deaths Than Births.
The first official report by DR.. P. w.
Boyd, Winchester health ofacer, uhder
the new state law requiring registration
of births and deaths, shows a slight IN
crease of deaths over births during 1915.
Mrs Mary Zirkle died from the in
f1rmities of old age at New Market this
week Her first husband. Col. Samuel
Walker of the Confederate army, was
killed during the battle of Chancellors-
Vile. and her second husband was the
late Lewis Zirkle. She was the mother
of Robert Walker of Mount Jackson.
James William Sibert, ST., one of the
Oldest and best known silversmiths in
the northern part of Virginia, died at his
home here this week of congestion of the
brain, aged seventy y-nine years. He was
a native Of Woodstock, Va. and was
married twice. He leaves his second
wife three sons and one daughter. He
was a partner of Robert A. Denny over
forty-fve years in one building.
After many conferences, resulting in
the matter being taken to court, the
people of Stephens City, Frederick county
| have finally raised funds with which to
erect a modern high school building
| The building is to cost about $4,000
Now that the new water system of
| Front Royal. the seat OF warren county
| the town has been given clean bill OF
health by the officers of the Virginia pub
| lie health department.
| At meeting OF tollpayers of the north
western grade, extending from Winches-
| ter westward to the West Virginia line,
about twenty miles. at Gore, reports We're
received that steps have been taken to
| have an act passed by the legislature
| whereby the entire surface of the road
| will be macadamized and put in condi-
| ton to comply with every requirement
of the law relating to toll roads.
Appointed Administrator.
| r. GRAY Williams of the Winchester
bar has been appointed administrator of
the estate of his father-in-law, the late
| Arthur T. King, for many years an Off
cial of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany. who died recently at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Williams in this city
| Russell C. Patton and Miss Frances
Carver, members of we'll known Freder-
| ick county families. we're married here
this week by Rev. W. H. Carter. They
will make their home here.
| Freight Brakeman William l.. Biggs
twenty-five years old, of Sleepy Creek.
w va, injured several days ago in the
baltimore and Ohio yards at Brunswick.
| hs. since died in a hospital. He leaves
a widow and two children.
Invitations have been issued by, Mr.
and Mrs. William F1tzhugh Randolph
riase Of their daughter, Miss Mary Car
ter randolph. and Cyrus Wiley Grandy,
jr., of Norfolk. Va. February 49, in
christ P. E. Church at Millwood, fol-
loved by a large reception at the home
! Of the brides parents. Miss Randolph is
a member of the old and distinguished
| Virginia family of that name. and young
| Mr.. Grandy is a member Of the Norfolk
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