Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

come public charges. A large amount
of money has already been contributed,
and various plans are being worked out
whereby the entire population of Win
chester and Frederick county can con-
tribute small amounts weekly toward
the general fund
George F. Gearing. sixty-four years
old, for number of years a resident
of Front Royal. died several days ago
of a complication of diseases at Wood
stock. where he had been engaged in
business a long time. He leaves a
widow, who was formerly Miss Eliza
beth Hisey; one sister and two brothers.
In spite of the fact that three severe
hailstorms occurred recently in the
northern, western and southern sec
tons of Frederick county, and much
damage was reported by farmers, the
wheat harvest. which began day or
two ago. shows the grain is fully up to
the average of former years. Many
farmers who were in town today stated
that the wheat is well filled and of a
healthy appearance, and they seem to
be satisfied with the results of their
la bors of last fall Most of the wheat
that was beaten down by hail and
heavy rains rose again during hot
weather. and only in few instances
has it been necessary to cut isolated
damaged crops by hand. The cutting
of barley and rye has been practically
completed, and good yields from those
crops also reported by farmers
Petitions have been in circulation in
Winchester for the past few days with
view of recruiting a home guard
company. with the intention of Offering
the services of the organization to the
government in case more troops are
needed along the Mexican border. A
number of signatures were obtained,
but most of those who were asked to
ioin preferred to wait until the Presl-
dent issues a call for volunteers, when.
they declared, they would readily en-
list.
contract or agreement to extend
over period CT 100 years is being
drawn up by the city authorities of
Harrisonburg and the Valley Turnpike
Company, which will provide that the
city of Harrisonburg shall receive a
specified sum annually for maintaining
the main street of the city in a manner
t be agreed upon. The main street is
a part of the Shenandoah Valley pike,
and it is expected the city of Harrison
burg will have certain thoroughfares,
inclu ding that street. paved or resur
faced with asphalt in the near future.
The sounding of the military call in
Martinsburg, w. Va, few days ago
occasioned a great deal of excitement,
particularly in the numerous mills. fac
tories and other industries in which
large forces of men ware employed, and
those who are members of Company +,
LIST West Virginia Regiment. immedi-
ately quit work and hurried to the
armory, where Capt. George W. Viewer
explained that he had just received a
telegram ordering the men to assem-
BILE and hold themselves in readiness to
concentrate at Camp kanawha. 1t is
said that most of the members of the
company are young married men. and
that should they be sent to the border
their families would be In need of
financial assistance. A number of men
of Frederick county. Va, who have
been employed in Martinsburg are also
members of the company
Mrs. Fleda Dodson Affieck, wife of
Dorman Affieck and daughter of Mrs.
Simeon Dodson, who swallowed two
ter. thinking they were asperin. Hnger-
ed several days and finally expired in
Memorial Hospital. Members of the
family declare she took the tablets
purely by mistake, as she was suffer
ing from severe nervous headache 1t
the time. having grieved deeply over
the death of her sister, Mrs. Ernest
Powers, about two weeks ago. She
was twenty-five years old, and in addi-
ton to her husband and mother she
leaves two children. one four years old
and the other a babe of four months
and one sister, Miss Ivy Dodson of
Winchester.
A combination mail and baggage car
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
caught fire from an engine spark sew
eral days ago and ran about six miles
before the fire was discovered, the
blaze gaining rapidly all the time and
the men working in the car unconscious
of the danger until the train reached
Winchester, when 1t was run down
into the freight yards and the flames ex-
tinguished. None of the contents was
damaged but the car had to be sent to
the shops for repairs.
polite vaudeville entertainment |
given in the Empire Theater in Win
chester by Miss Elsie Oldham of the |
William Faversham Company, support
ed by local dramatic stars. a few nights |
since was attended by fashionable So |
ciety and others, the audience packing |
the theater. More than $500 was real |
lied for a free ward in Memorial Hos |
pital. the plan having been worked out |
by Miss Mary Spottiswoode Buchannon |