Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

on the Shenandoah specials. and cleo
trio lighted cars on several other
trains. Heavier engines will also be
| used.
| George Somehow. jr.. a we'll known
young Winchester merchant. has made
an assignment for the benefit of his
tcreditors. and trustees are now in
| charge of the store on North Main
street. His principal creditor is Peter
Winchester Rouss of New York, trad
ling as Charles Broadway Rouss. whose
claim is about S5.O14 The liabilities
iare placed at $4,000. with assets not
over $4,000 A representative of the
Rouss establishment is also here to
| protect Mr.. Rouss' interests.
| Mrs. Mary E. Doran, seventy-six
years of age. widow of John Doran and
mother of Chief of Police NJ. A. Doran.
| died at her home in Winchester. follow
ing an illness Of paralysis and pneu-
monia. She was formerly Miss West
| camp. member of well known Ger
man family. and lived in Baltimore
many years after her marriage. She
leaves two sons. two daughters. two
brothers and one sister. Her funeral
took place today from the Church of
the Sacred Heart, Rev. John McNerry
officiating. and burial was in the Cath
Iolic cemetery.
! Robert E. Lee Grant of Winchester.
who many years ago started in the no.
Ite1 business bell boy in the old
Ebbitt House in Washington. and who
has since been manager of some of the
most noted hotels in the larger cities
| of the ast and middle west. was here
this week on his way from Atlanta,
where he has been in charge of a well
| known hotel for some years, and has
| since gone to New York. where he Will
| take charge of a new hotel. said to be
one of the largest in the United States.
He was accompanied by his wife and
also his brother and sister-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. William Grant of Baltimore.
| Frank Paule. seventy-five years old.
tailor of ST. Louis, Mo-. of which city
he was a native. died at his home near
| Winchester a few days ago of pro-
gressive paralysis. He retired ten
years ago on account of falling health
and had since lived on his farm near
town. His widow. formerly Miss Boden
of Frederick county, survives. He was
a member Of the various branches of
the Masonic fraternity, including the
Knights Templar.
! The report of the Baltimore and ONO
\ railroad for the month of March will.
| it is said, be of the best in recent
| years in regard to traffic movements
| The traffic handled during the month
shows gratifying increase as COM
pared with the same period a year ago,
| according to Vice President A w
Thompson, who also states that busl-
| ness would have been even better had
! it not been for congested conditions ex-
| listing at many points resulting from
| the embargoes placed against traf11c
at seaboard and other points. Mr.
| Thompson said the company is in a
and that at the present time it has
| engines In the roundhouses ready to
| be called out at any time.
| A large number of contributions have
been made in the form of cash and hos
pital supplies by the Winchester
| branch of the War Relief Association
Of Virginia, which was recently estab-
| lished here. All the donations are ship
| ped in cases to Richmond and thence
| to the army hospitals I'm Europe. Many
of the local donations were formerly
| sent through a Baltimore committee.
Mrs. Hattie Smith. wife of Manar
| Smith, a prominent Frederick county
| farmer and fruit grower, was taken
| i'll very suddenly a few nights ago
and expired before a physician could
| be summoned. She was seventy-nine
years old and was formerly Miss Law
| renee of Winchester Her funeral took
| formed Church. this city. She leaves
| her husband and one adopted daughter.
Mrs. Robert Jones of Winchester.
| Henry Jones, colored. who was ar
rested last week by Deputy Marshal
Athey of Martinsburg, charged with
| burning the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road station, post Office and express
building at Cunningham, near Moore
| day or two ago before United States
Springs and was held for the action
Of the federal grand jury in Wheeling.
! John J. Cornwell, the well known
West Virginia democratic politician
| and journalist. has returned to his
home at Romney, after undergoing spe-
| cia1 medical treatment in Baltimore
| hospital. his condition being much i'm
| proved. Mr.. Cornwell, who is editor
of the Hampshire Review. recently an
/ nounced himself candidate for the
/ governorship of that state.
Announcement has been made here of
the marriage of Elven r Bready, a
well known business man of Adams
town. Md, and Miss Marea Louise
| GRADER. daughter of Mrs. Kate GRADER
Nash and the late John B. GRADER of
| Winchester, which took place several
| son. Rev. Guy p. Bready. at Adams
| town. who, in addition to officiating at
| the marriage of his father. celebrated
the fifth anniversary of his own
wedding.
| Well Informed democrats of the sew
enth congressional district declare
there will be practically no opposition
to Representative James Hay of Madi-
son county for reelection next fall
Some of the other members of the Vir-
ginia delegation in Congress will. it is
reported. be opposed by other demo-
Gratis. but Mr.. Hay will in all proba-
bility he renominated to succeed him
self. 1t is generally admitted. even by
TepuDHCdnS, tnat MI. hay is one OF the
ablest and most energetic representa-
tives this district has had in Congress
! in many years. and he has been con-
stantly growing in favor ever since he
was first elected more than twenty
years ago. 1t is expected the republi-
cans will nominate former State Sena-
tor John Paul of Harrisonburg, who
ran against Mr.. Hay several years ago.
but the district is democratic
stronghold.
city Sergt. Adam Forney returned
here last night, having in custody
Robert +. Lincoln, a young automobile
dealer of Winchester. who was appre-
hended recently in Detroit Mich, and
held for the Virginia authorities on a
charge of embezZlement. Lincoln left
here oyer a month ago and had since
been hunted by secret service men and
automobile agents. A number of new
and secondhand automobiles belong
ing to him were recently attached by
creditors, and in addition to civil suits,
criminal charges are pending.
Basil \. Henry of Winchester who is
now engaged in newspaper work in
Nermilion. Ohio, has been given a di-
vorce In the court at Sandusky from
his wife. Myrtle V. Henry, who is now
with her parents at Newell Pa They
were married in Charleroi. Pa, in 1911
The wife retains custody of their
three-year-old daughter, Virginia
Valley Henry.
A large new motor car belonging to
| andoah Valley Academy of Winchester,
was hacked and slashed a few nights
ago by two miscreants, who were seen
leaving the academy grounds. but who