Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
News Briefs.

Stephen Parrish. plumber of Elkins, w.
Va, was robbed of $1S5 while he slept al the
starr Hotel. Elkins, and James Nallen has
been held for the grand jury. charged with
the crime. Parrish declares that Nallen
entered his room, using knife to unlock
the door.
Brethren Church at Keyser w. Va. and
so far there have been about seventy-five
conversions.
The Export Coal Company Incorporated
February last, is developing about 800
acres of coal land near Quinnimont The
present output is 100 tons. and IL will be
| increased to about 500 tons daily. The
plant at present represents an expenditure
of $4,000. ]. E. Beury is president of the
company and Carel Robinson general man
ager.
Rev. NJ. Fallen, the pastor, has concluded
a revival at the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Tunneiton, w. Va, which re-
suited in 100 conversions and 125 acces-
sions to the church.
Miss Abbie Grace Mcclellan. daughter of
the millionaire founder of McCielIanvile.
S. c., who went to Pittsburg to meet her
fance. Frank Gary Easton, formerly of
Charleston, s. c., but now of Pittsburg,
and who was intercepted by order of her
father, was finally married at Wellsburg,
w. Va. after having failed at several other
places.
Va. one OF the candidates for the demo-
cratic nomination for Congress in the
eighth district. is in Stafford and King
George counties comforting with his
friends. He will speak at King George
Court House today.
George c. Washington, who has. been
manager at Snowden, the handsome Fred
ericksburg Va. estate of Frank B. Quest
of New York. has resigned his position and
gone to California.
The formal opening of the new 500 600
Y. M. c. A. building at Lynchburg, Va,
took place Monday night. with reception
to the subscribers to the building fund.
The contract for the erection of the new
Y. NJ. c. A. building at Fairmont, W. Va,
has been awarded to the Brady Construc-
ton Company of Parkersburg. The build
ing will cost complete, about 10000 It
will be completed by February 1, 1908.
Inside of a day three new oil wells have
been brought into the new Brenneman
field, just south of ,Kenilworth w. Va,
the wells making a total of about 400 bar
rels a day. The wells are located on the
Freshwater. Marlin and Freudenberger
leases. There are now seventeen producing
wells In that district, which is a new one
Judge Hobbs. at Weodsfield. Ohio, ap-
pointed L. E. Matz. an attorney, as per-
manent guardian for Louise Butcher, sister
of Adolphus Armstrong. a lawyer who
died at Grafton, w. Va, leaving an estate
of a half million, but no will. Miss Butcher.
who is aged and decrepit, is the only sister
of the deceased. and. 1t is claimed, the near
est heir.
Mr. E. H. Russell Of FarmviIle, school
examiner, Will De the conductor OF the
Summer Normal School to be held at Fred
ericksburg this summer. beginning July /.
About $1,000 horses were eaten. in Paris
during 1915. the number of those sold on the
public markets being 29,937. This wonld
bring I'D the total amount of equine flesh
consumed in Paris to twenty-five million
pounds. or eight pounds for each inhabitant
of that city.
Lord Curzon. who only took Reigate
Priory. Lady Henry Somersets Surrey
Inn fpr a SI< W fnrr E.r
cured the lease of Lakewood Park Ba-
singstoke. Lord Bottoms seat, where he will
spend the spring and summer with his chill
dren.
The teiegraphers in the employ of the
Norfolk and Western have been granted a
10 per cent increase in salary. The COM
mittee also secured for the operators fewer
hours, with extra pay for overtime
The annual report of the Imperial Bank
ct Germany. published al Berlin recently.
disclosed shortage of &1RS.GDa. due 10 the
discovery of further unauthorized govern
ment notes stolen from the. government