Evening star., 1916-09-17
VALLEY Of VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER, Va. September ia
corps Of engineers is at work on a de-
tailed survey of the Winchester and
Western railway. which Is to be built
from this city to Wardensville. w. Va.
by the Lost City Lumber Company, Of
which W. B. Cornwell Of Romney. w.
Va. is president. The work has been
in progress for some time. and it was
stated today that the engineers will
probably have their survey completed
and ready for approval by the company
in time to begin actual construction
work on or about October 1. Capitalists
of Winchester and Frederick county sub
scribed literally to the stock, and finan-
| cial interests in Hampshire and Hardy
| counties, West Virginia, and also In
Washington and Maryland, bought large
| blocks. The railroad will penetrate one
Of the richest timber sections Of West
Virginia, which is at present without
railroad facilities. and the new line will
connect with the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Cumberland Valley railroads in
Winchester, where the principal once
will be located. The road is to be built
| mainly for the transportation of timber
and lumber. but it will also do a general
freight business and ultimately engage
in passenger traffic. e.
The forty-seventh annual exhibition
of the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
and night on the Winchester fair
grounds since Tuesday. closed last night
with an enormous crowd Of people in
attendance and with amusement at
fractions in progress until after mid
night. The attractions this year were
greatly in excess of those Of preceding
years, the demand for space being so
great that the inf1eld of the race course
had to be utilized for exhibition purposes
for the first time. The racing program
was in charge of Tom Cannon, the vet
eran Washington turfman.
A suit for $4,000 against the North
ern Virginia Power Company of Win
chester, brought by the father and ad-
ministrator of Walter u. Smith, four
teen-year-old boy of Berkeley Springs,
w. Va. who was killed a year ago by
an electric wire near his home, was
called in the circuit court at Berkeley
Springs this week, but after arguments
on a demurrer, Judge ]. NJ. Woods took
the matter under advisepent, continu-
ing the case until the January term.
The boy and several other children were
climbing up steep mountain side when
the Smith lad came in contact with a
Ihigh-tension wire that had become dis
connected from several poles, and was
instantly killed. The power company s
argument was to the effect that the
way, and that in this wild, steep and
mountainous section the company had
no reason to anticipate the presence OF
any one dangerously near it's wires.
The freight yards Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad at Brunswick, where
several hundred men are employed at
all hours of the day and night. were
suddenly demoralized and terrified a
few nights ago. when ferociOus red
bull went on rampage while train
men were watering several carloads of
livestock for the west The bull ran
up and down and across the tracks,
causing freight and passenger trains to
stop Employees of the railroad armed
themselves with shotguns, revolvers
and clubs, and finally cornered the bull
in the eastern end of the great yard,
where it was shot to death. number
Of men We're knocked down by the bull.
tracks and fell under a freight car.
while another had three ribs broken
by the animal
Henry Bait, a widely known merchant
and land owner of Reynolds Store.
Frederick county. and Mrs Mary De-
vers of Strasburg. Va, surprised their
marriage, which took place that day in
Washington.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of James A. McFadden and
Miss Jessie Snapp Hodgson, both mem
bers OF old and well known Winchester
families, which took place several days
ago in Baltimore. the ceremony being
performed by Father MCGUIRE, at the
parish house of St. Nincent's Catholic
Church They will make their home at
Parsons. w. Va.