Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

family is in a destitute condition. Mrs.
cannon climbed on the roof of the build
Ing in an effort to extinguish the flames,
and. falling off. broke her arm
Rev J. I. Mastn. secretary of the
| state board of charities. has made an ex-
ANIMATION of all tn almshouses and par.
ish farms in the Shenandoah valley and
| reports that he found all the institutions
| in good shape. The valley of Virginia.
| he says, has the best system of parish
| farms and almshouses he has seen in the
! state.
Cloud Trial Postponed
| The absence of one witness for the state
caused a postponement until the next
term OF the circuit court OF the case o.
the commonwealth against Andre W
cloud, well-known merchant of White
Hall. this county, who has been indicted
for shooting and killing North Shirley.
ms brother-in-law. recently. Over seventy
witnesses were present when court con-
Eened and We're ready to testify, when
II was announced that an important COM
monwealth witness could not be present
Clouds plea will be self-del ense. alleging
that his lie had been threatened by Shir-
ley.
1t is generally reported in railroad cir
cies that the train auditors, who have
been on many through and local passen-
ger trains of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for the past year. will have their
services dispensed with January 1. 1t is
said that there have been many clashes
between the auditors and conductors. and
also that the work generally of the au-
ultors has not measured up to eXpecta-
lions. Some of the auditors have already
been laid off FOR various reasons and
thelr positions have not been filled.
Editor Charles r. Hughes of the Clarke
courier. Berryvflle. Va. has declined to
aioW his name to be used as a candidate
for the legislature from Clarke and War
rem counties. He states that political Of
nee has no attra ctions for him.
While William Duckwall of Morgan
county. W. Va. was hunting with friend
one day this week he was accidentally
shot by his own gun. The gun slipped off
log. where it had been placed, and ex-
ploded. the load entering the young man
right shou' der. 1t is said there is no
hope OF his recovery.
w. ". Halling of Linden. Warren
county. has sold to an Alexandra meat
dealer a deer Weighing 100 pounds which
young nephew. William Halling lost his
life In the chase. The young man, it is
said feI down steep embankment and
sustained Injuries from which he died.
HIS uncle retained the horns and hide of
the animal.
DR.. Harry 8. Wall of this city. who is
connected with st. Vincent's Hospital in
Norfolk. has been made assistant sur
geon of the state militia medical corps
and will be assigned to Battery 3 (Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues following the is
suance of his commission.
Refutes Porter's Statement.
Rev. w. S. Hammond. pastor Of the
Southern Methodist Church at Lexington.
Va, is out in a statement to the effect
that Gen. Horace Porter utterly disregard
ed the truth when he delivered an ad-
dress at the unwilling In Washington re-
Gently Of a statue of Gen. Phil Sheridan.
After declaring that the victory at Cedar
Creek was won by subordinate officers
and that Sheridan rode only as far as
Middletown Rev. Mr.. Hammond says:
THE falsehood Of 'Sheridan's Ride by
a great stretch of charity, may be over
looked poetic license but when a
man of the standing of Gen. Porter re-
hearses this poetic fiction as sober his
tory 1t is time to call halt"
Scnator Gray Silver member of the
West Virginia legislature from Berkeley
county. and Miss Kate Bishop. daughter
were married a few days ago. the cere-
mony taking place at the home Of the
brides mother. Mrs. Emily Bishop. Rev.
w +. Locke, pastor of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church South. officiating. as
sisted by Rev r. Ashlin White of the
Presbyterian Church. There were no at
tendants After an extended wedding
trip Mr. and Mrs. Silver will live in
Martinsburg.
Israel Graham, a native of Loudoun
county, died the other hay at the Com
federa,e Soldiers Home at Pikesville.
Md, where he had been an inmate for a
number of years. He was seventy-five
years old. He enlisted in Winchester in
the It'll Virginia Cavalry, and was later
transferred to Company A, LIST May
land Cavalry. He was imprisoned at
Elmira, n. y. from June. 1864, until the
war ended For many years he was a
travelling salesman for a Baltimore firm
and had many friends throughout Vir-
ginia.