Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
NEWS OF TWO STATES
WEST VIRGINIA HAS NEW CUB
ERNAToRIAL CANDIDATE.
Distinguished Guests Expected at
Cumberland Board Of Trade
Banquet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, January 4-Phil-
ip p. Combs, who died at Piedmont, w.
Va, as the result Of a fall on the Ice,
had many remarkable escapes from death.
Just at the close Of the civil war he came
near being killed by the explosion Of
bombshell which his two brothers were
opening to extract the powder. Both
brothers were killed instantly. The head
Of oRe was blown completely off, Mr..
Combs escaped with bad injuries. His head
and face were filled with powder. During
his career on the West Virginia Central
railroad, while firing an engine at Ridgely,
near Cumberland, he started out with his
engine after big hailstorm. The hall was
the track and go over high embankment.
Mr.. Combs was badly injured, while the
engineer, Edward Lippincott was only
slightly hurt.
Mr.. Combs was a son of the late John J.
Combs, who at the time Of his death was
the oldest printer in West Virginia. His
brother, James r. Combs, who is success
fully conducting the Piedmont Independ-
ent Of which he is editor, lost both legs
and one arm in a railroad accident.
Lamar c. Powell is the latest aspirant
of West Virginia to announce his candi
dacy. He was formerly editor Of the Fair
mont West Virginian and was member
of the last house of delegates. He is a
state penitentiary. The other candidates
announced are Arnold c. Scherr, state au-
ditor. and Charles w. Swisher, secretary
of state.
The northwestern convocation of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, diocese of
West Virginia, will be held in Fairmont
this week, beginning Tuesday and ending
Thursday Bishop Peterkin will preside.
There will be an all-day session Wednes-
day of interest to Sunday schools.
The remains Of the late Frank Kennedy,
burg. were brought to Cumberland yester-
day and inferred in ST. Patrick's ceme-
terry.
The Westernport Election.
The municipal election at Westernport,
this county. occurs this evening, and hot
contest Is looked for. The citizens ticket
favors franchise tax of $10O q year for
the use of the streets for the laying Of the
natural gas mains. The gas company re-
fuses to pay this tax, and 1t is understood
that during today another ticket will be
chise. Horace P. Whitworth, the present
mayor. Is candidate for reelection on
the citizens ticket.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
Piedmont, w. Va, long idle, and will put
in new machinery.
Milford E. Weimer, who will soon be in
augurated as mayor Of Davis. w. Va, is
a son of Justice Perry Weimer of Frost
burg, Md. Mayor-elect Wemer assisted
many years ago in. pulling the first stump
on the site of the present city Of Davis. Its
! growth has been rapid. 1t is one of the
wealthiest of the smaller cities Of West
Virginia
The annual banquet Of the board of
trade, formerly the associated merchants
of Cumberland, will be held at the Queen
City Hotel on the evening OF January "a.
A number Of distinguished out-of-town
guests will be entertained Among the
guests last year were General Manager
Thomas Fitzgerald Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and Vice President Fairfax
8. Landstreet of the Western Maryland
railroad.
Mr.. Philip Cavanaugh is dead at his
home in Paradise, a suburb of Midland,
extensive family connections in this coun-
ty He Is survived by his wife and seven
children.
The court on Saturday took from the
Jury the IS, 900 damage suit instituted by
Mrs. Dena Himmler, pretzel manufac-
turer here, against Patrick w. Cava-
naugh for the death Of her husband,
Henry Himnller. who fell down stairway
in q building owned by Mr.. Cavanaugh.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has re-
duced it's working force in the construction
department in this section. About 500 men
have been laid of on the Pittsburg diyi-
sion and still greater reductions are to
be made It is said that the men will be
idle but comparatively short time and
construction work will be resumed as soon
as the weather will permit.
Mrs. Catherine Jane Cornell died Satur.
day at her home near Clearvilie, north of
Flintstone, this county, aged ffty-eight
years. She 10 survived by her husband.