Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16
News Briefs.

Inc work OF removing the interior OF the
city hall for the building Of new opera
house in Frederick. Md, was begun Tues
day. The improvement, which Is to cost
SIS, 900, will also take in the market house.
A Standardization War Veterans camp
will be organized in Hagerstown. Md About
100 men who enlisted In the Spanish-Ame
lean war are In the vicinity.
A lot OF Hagerstown bonds, issued to
build drains, were sold at public auction at
Hagerstown. Md, Tuesday. The bonds
city and county taxes. They sold at par
and a little over.
Gov. Warfeld has announced the appoint
ment of Albert E. Goodrich as a school COM
missioner for Somerset county. vice Loire c.
Quin, resigned. He also appointed c. Gwinn
county.
Shormer M. Mason of Newport. r. l., hav-
Ing passed all mental and physical examin-
atoms. was admitted to the Naval Acad-
envy as midshipman.
The output OF camphor and camphor oil
In Japan in 1905 Ia estimated at 5, $3.50, COS
pounds and 4.6OS. 100 pounds, respectively.
About 80 per cent of the crop is exported.
The Emory Run Coal Company has been
chartered; and the chief works will be at
and the incorporators are Lloyd Lowndes
and F. Stewart Dickens. Cumberland: Rich
ard Gerstel. Keyser. w. Va; g. c. Mac
farlane. Barnum. W. Va, and o. D. Har-
rfs, Elk Garden. w. Va.
Falmouth. Berea and Ramoth Baptist
churches Of Stafford county, Va, have
united one field or charge, and have
called r, :. l.. e. Spencer OF Accomac, as
pastor Of the circuit.
The annual meeting of the West Virginia
State Medical Association begins at Hunt
ington. W. Va. yesterday, and will continue
until Friday, inclusive. DR.. w. w. Golden
OF Elkins. 10 president OF the association.
The formal opening OF 81. Joseph's Or
a ~ Hun nN<n Uo
Tuesday. There are about forty-five or
phans in the home. Bishop p. ]. Donahue
OF Wheeling. conducted the dedicatory
service
Educational Association will be held at
Huntington. June q. 20 and q. Prof Rob
ert e. Armstrong Of the University Of
West Virginia. Morgantown. is president.
Reports from the interior Of West vir-
gtnia In the vicinity OF Richmond state that
five inches Of snow fell In that locality last
Sunday morning. The sun came out and
the snow melted rapidly.
A large barn and outbuildings on the farm
Of John M. Tucker. near Elkton, Md. ten
snted by Reese George. was destroyed by
fire Monday night. together with a guam
tity of hay. farming implements and phos-
phate. The loss. estimated at about $4,000
s = Covered BY Insurance to the amount of
DR.. c. r. scheller was reappointed health
ofdcer Of Washington county, Nd. Tues
day. by the county commissioners, N
Scheller has served as county health officer
for the last Ave years.
The school commissioners Of Cecil COUNTY
Nd. reorEanized Tuesday by re-electins
George A. Blake OF Elkton. president, and
George Biddle OF Elkton, secretary-treas-
urer and county superintendent.
The confederates Of Caroline county, Va.
win go to the reunion In Richmond in a
body. Judge e. C. Moncure and Capt c.
T. Smith were appointed as delegates. Miss
Estelle Collins was named sponsor for
the camp, with Miss Edith Chandler as
maid of honor.
Mrs. Augustus Knopke OF Great Falls,
Montgomery county. Md, has, through her