Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

! w. A Sanders. seemed an insurmount-
able obstacle to their marriage, as
neither the minister nor the couple was
willing to ford the stream. The young
woman, however, conceived plan,
which was carried out. The contract
ing parties assembled as close to the
shore as possible on one side of the
stream. while the minister from his
side spoke the words which made the
couple one.
Westminster. Md-Dr. James Howell
Billingslea, one of the most prominent
physicians of Maryland and lifelong
resident of Westminster, died at his
home from paralysis, after an illness of
only few days. aged seventy-four
years.
Richmond. Vain testimony of the
long strides Virginia has made along
agricultural lines within the last few
years. figures submitted by Commits
sioner of Agriculture George w. Koiner
to the state board of agriculture show
that the total value of farm crops and
live stock has nearly trebled since the
year 1900. Seventeen years ago their
, market value was s131. 900. 900 Crops
and live stock on Virginia farms last
year were worth s355,600,000. The po-
tato crop shows the longest jump in
value. In 1914 this crop was given
total acreage in Virginia of 112,010,
with market value of $5,6O1 900 Two
years later there We're $4,000 acres.
which produced an output worth
crop shows the greatest gain, jumping
| in value from 100000 in 1910 to
s10,000,000 in 1916. The value of poul-
| try and poultry products has risen
from s6,o0o,oo0 to s1s.0O0.o00 during the
| last sixteen years.
Keyser. w. Va-Philip Soil, a. Balti-
| more and Ohio track foreman, and two
! of his crew, all foreigners, were killed
here by backing engine. The men
We're at work on a frozen switch at
| the Main street crossing and an en-
! CINE backed down on them. A train
| had just passed and this prevented
| them from hearing the approach of the
! engine.
| Luray. Va.-One of the largest sales
f, of mountain land ever recorded in Page
| county is the purchase of the big Sur
yey" in the Blue Ridge, five miles eat Of
| Luray The tract contains about 5000
acres and was bought by a Montana syn
dictate from James Burrill of this county.
In the last dozen years timber to the
F., :u: from this tract in addition to the
bark which it has yielded. 1t is stated
| that the purchasers will convert the land
! INTO grazing ranch after clearing it
| the land.
| Williamsburg. WA A Harris
thirty-six years old. merchant of Har.
rfs Grove, died a few days ago after the
traction of several teeth. He suffered
/ great loss of blood before he was taken
to Newport News Hospital, where the
bleeding was checked, but he became
seriously i'll shortly after he returned
home.
| Richmond. a-Stockholders of the
| Virginia State Fair Association, at their
Iannual meeting here, went on record
to the effect that the organization is
not money making. profit sharing
| corporation, but rather an institution
which looks toward the betterment OF
| state conditions generally and agri-
culture specifically.
| Cumberland. Md.-The Welfare League
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
| appropriated $4,000 toward a club
house in this city for employees here.
The two-story brick residence fronting
on Williams street, long occupied by
the late superintendent. Lee Ferench's
father, will be remodeled for this pur-
pose.
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
| WINCHESTER, Va, February g.
The Northern Virginia Power Company