Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

ana q DTOtnef OF the agent Ak I0Ok4a3,
where his remains were taken.
The United States Coal and Coke COM
pany OF Pittsburg has awarded . contract
for the construction Of go coke ovens along
Tug river in Mcdowell. county. w. Va. at
cost of about 100000. Tho company is
part of the United States Steel Corpora
ton. The contract was awarded to Weak
land Bros. of Gary. w. Va. and Meyers
dale. Pa. The ovens are to be completed
The New River Fuel Company. a new
corporation. capitalized at $9.oOO.Oo0 VIII
operate extensively in the New River field
in the vicinity of Macdonald. w. Va The
capital Is from New England
The Georges Creek Coal and Iron Com
pany, one of the leading operators of the
Georges Creek field. which has an exteii-
sive plant in the F'airmont region. are
Installing some very strong machinery at
their Chatham shaft mine. near Farming
ton w. Va. The business of the COM
pany has so increased since 1t purchased
400 steel gondolas for its own use tha'
the improvements were altogether neces-
sary. The improvements include new
hosting engines and new air compressor.
Robert L. Someryille of Iona Md,
is superintendent.
Burglars blew open the safe at the post
office at West Union. w. Va, early last
Wednesday morning and secured $50 IN
money, $500 In stamps and seven registered
springied the floor with cayenne pepper
to avoid being tracked by bloodhounds-
This they did also when they robbed the
post office at Craigmore. w. Va. last week.
Four of the registered letters stolen a.
West Union contained postage ssaF5,s III
transit to offices in the interior. So.fe
blacksmith tools were left behind. IGs IS
the second time this safe has been blown
open.
The Elk River Railway and Electric
Power Company OF Sutton. w. Va, has
been Incorporated to build an electric rail-
way about five miles long from Casa
w. Va, tc Sutton. W. Va. Tne i;eof,ora-
tors are George IL. Bo:iean OF Pittsbars.
w. H Cochran of Dawson, Pa; ]. I: Berry
of Heaters, W. Va: l.. W. Martin anu
John 3. Morrison CT Sutton. W. Va
The total pay to TIE Eien emp,oseu W
the Fairmont Coal Company last Satur,
day was 100000. an Increase or $2iooV
over the pay of last month.
Judge Ieayton sentenced John Cline, con-
victed by jury CT rohoing the posi- ounce zee
at Hiram, W Va" TO the penitentiary for
three years, and to pay 800 fine. rms Is
the second conviction OF Cline for roboins
post Offices.
W. Va. have found a seven-foot vein OF
coal at depth of 207 feet. Yesterday over
one hundred men were put to work sink
Ing shaft. and active mining operations
will be begun as early as possible.
Carpenter. Frazier. Boxley. Haley & Co.
of Clifton Forge, Va, have been awarded
the contract to build an extension twenty
two miles long on the Little Coal and the
Western railroad in West Virginia. The
road now runs from st. Adams up Coal
river, eighteen miles.
The Consolidated Coal and Lumber Conn
pany OF Logan. W. Va. incorporated at
$500, 600, viii begin extensive development
of coal and lumber fields.
A. l.. Stewart, ". c. Stewart, John Nc
Donald OF Moundsville and w. L. Stewart,
c. NJ. Stewart and A. B. Stewart of Pitts
burg have incorporated the Stewart Chemi-
cal Company, to manufacture chemicals
used in the pottery, enamelware and glass
industries.
The West Virginia Coal Company has be-
gun the erection at Bretz, w. Va, of
ninety coke ovens, and will shortly begin
work on one hundred additional ovens.
The town of Piedmont W. Va, has en-
gagged as engineer to make surveys for a
gravity system of waterworks to be in
stalled.
The Humphrey Manufacturing Company
OF IoWanda, Pa. c. j. Cuddy, general man
ager will invest about coo in the estab-
lishment OF machine shop and foundry
at Elkins, w. Va.
John M. Powell has purchased the Arling-
ton Hotel of Bedford, Pa.
Residents in the central part of Soner-
set were awakened yesterday morning by
an explosion in the cellar of the Schell
Hardware Company's store. Daniel Pyle,
one Of the company's employees, was filling
five-gallon can with graphite paint when
the paint exploded. He was carried UP an
elevator shaft to the first floor. The build
Ai5 was Get oii III duC iOT Clme mucH
property was in danger, as the fire could
not be reached at first. The loss Is several
thousand dollars.
While prospecting for sand a hot water
spring was discovered at Ohio Pyle, sum-
mer excursion resort, sixty miles north of
Cumberland. The spring Is on the grounds
81 the Ferncliffe Hotel. and will be utilized.
The grounds at that place have long been
noted for their mineral springs. iron and
sulphur predominating, but no one knew
OF these hot springs before and their dis
covery was purely accidental
Bishop Conrad G. Lint last Sunday cele-
Drated the hfieth anniversary of his cleo
tlon to the ministry. He is one of the
leading spirits in the Dunkard Church.
BISHOP Limits entire fifty years as a minis
ter have been spent as pastor of the con
blacksmith. s a.