Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

ferred by the latter's daughter. 1vys
Shanholtzer. who told the county at
torney a revolving story of unnatural
treatment. naming her father as an ac-
complete of Holt. 1t is stated that a
sister OF Holt is also implicated. War
rants were issued for the arrest of tho
two men, but they fed, only to hew
caught by West Virginia officers whiless
brother near Dayton, Va.
| John +. kremer, a Winchester mer-
chant, who died recently. left no will.
so far as known. and his brother.
Thomas f. Kremer. has qualified as
administrator and also guardian of
Miss Sarah kremer, only child of the
deceased. She Will inherit his entire
estate.
A committee representing the Har-
risonburg board of trade conferred in
Washington a day or two ago with.
Representative James Hay of this dis
trict regarding plans for securing a
new federal building for that town. it
being claimed that the present struc-
| ture is entirely too small for court !.
ana post office purposes Mr.. Hay was :
asked to introduce a bill carrying an |,
may pass the House but ii is expected .
| II viii meet with some opposition in the .
Senate. Attention was recently called |,
to the fact that the town OF Big Stone !,
| Gap. with a population of about 2.50o
people, has federal building that cost
over 100000
A large barn the farm of Z. A. !.
Stands, in Rockingham county. was
! destroyed day or two ago by fire Ola
| unknown origin. together with all its
contents The loss was in excess of"
| $4,000. with only $3.50 insurance. .
| a. J. Rutherford. aged seventeen
years. has been held for the grand jury
OF Jefferson county. W Va. CHARGED Re-
| Trump to a check for S22 a Shep-'
herdstown bank and also for stealing,
| a horse owned by Mrs Cox, a neighbor.
! Rutherford. III is said has Ted
| both charges.
DR.. H. {. Willis. a well known veteri- !.
| ME Dettor Jefferies of Gordonsville' 9
were married last week in Washing
ton; They have been spending part OF .
their honeymoon with friends in Win
chester. DIR. and Mrs Willis will make =
| their home at Gordonsville.
Key. Dr. Charles Ghselin. pastor OF
/ the Presbyterian Church at Shepherds
town: w. Va. who was taken seriously
| III while conducting a special meeting
| ported to be unimproved. He has been
! hospital.
Theodore NJ. Conner. prominent"
democratic politician and hotel pro-
prietor of Harpers Ferry. w. Va. has
s Psen ree CO me by
district for appointment postmaster Il
AT that place. 1t is expected the apt
| polntment Will be made soon after the
president returns from his WESTERN
| trip. -
| David r. Kaufman. telegraph oper-
ator connected with the 1lth United :
States Cavalry, and Miss Gladys Cath
crime Golightly of Winchester WERE
married here several days since by
Rev. T. X. Cromer of Centenary Re-
formed Church. They will live at Fort :
oglethorpe Ga. The marriage was the
elimination of a romance that started
three years ago when three regiments
| OF cavalry held a school of instruction
| near this city.
Oficers are making an investigation o
with a view of apprehending persons
who set off charge of dynamite in"
Church at Berkeley Springs several /.
| nights ago. shattering the large STAIN
ed glass windows and otherwise dam :
aging the building. Windows were =,
also broken in the home of George y
Cunningham 1t is generally believed
the dynamite was used in an effort to
blow up the church.
Traffic on the Norfolk and Western =
Railway between Hagerstown and
night on account Of a disastrous :
freight train wreck near White Post "
Clarke county. Va, when a train G
drawn by three monster engines e
buckled and threw many cars off the =
track A large amount of merchan- n
disc and lumber was damaged. but {
none OF the trainmen was injured.
j. Harlan Griffith, a prominent :
young banker of Martinsburg. and /.
an Mrs. L. c. Weidman of Gerards- :.
| town. Berkeley county. were married !.
a day or two ago in Hagerstown. Nd
by Rev. e. X. Thomas. The announce. .
ment of their marriage came as a"
complete surprise to all their friends. s