The Washington herald., 1909-03-03
NEWS OF THE CAROLTNAS.
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE

Marriage licenses for the following VIZ
gina couples were issued IN Washington
yesterday:
William Il. Gsrnett. Of Hinton. ". Va.
and Ruth ". Baird. OF this city
Walter Scott ana Mary Boggs.
Archie c. Shugars and Alice L. Smith.
both Of Leesburg. Va
Baltimore. Md.-John B. Longnecker.
editor and proprietor Of the Baltimore
County Union, died Tuesday at his home
Il TowsOn.
His wife survives She was Miss
Elizabeth Yeager, OF Pittsburg- Mr.
Longnecker was a member OF the Tow
son Lodge Of EIks-
Baltimore. Md.-Rev. Dr.. Wilbur F.
Sheridan. for five years pastor Of fash
ionabie Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church, Of this city has ac-
cepted call 10 Kansas City, No. where
he viii take charge Of the pastorate Of
Howard Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Norfolk, va--"FIeet Week" It is de-
ciared. was the greatest in the history
Of the city from q business standpoint,
even putting in the shade the big weeks
OF the jamestown Exposition. Il is esti-
mated that 5000 strangers visited Nor
folk.
Richmond. va--The state Of Virginia
has received from the thirteen munich
pal dispensaries the sum Of SlS222S. or
81 500 per dispensary. its share OF taxes
The dispensaTy al Abingdon led the list
This institution clears s5o.0e0 annually for
Abingdon alone.
Emporia, Va.-A good roads bond cleo
ton will be held in GreensviIle County at
an early date Three hundred and fifty
citizens, IN a mass meeting, instructed
Commemorative Attorney William L
Powell TO prepare a petition 70 Judge
West, Of the Circuit Court, asking him
to order an election. The amount Of the
proposed bond issue is $4,000.
Charlottesville. va-Dr. Edwin A. Al
derman. president Of the University OF
Virginia. is paid a glowing tribute IN 8
set Of resolutions ADOPTED by the faculty
Of that institution in reference TO the
Thomas Jefferson memorial endowment
fund Of s1.000.000 The resolutions recite
that DR.. Alderman. at the risk OF health
and at the cost Of many an ache Of nerve
and depression Of heart. has steadfastly
pursued the good Of the university" The
resolutions assure Dr. Alderman Of the
faculty's ''uEstinted appreciation of his
laboTs and its thrilling JOY in his tri-
umph.'
Especial gratitude Is expressed to An
drew Carnegie, whose munihcent gift
was al once the inspiration and the chsl-
lenge 10 success in procuring this entire
sum" Congratulations are extended to
those OF the University Of Virginia
whose hearts first entertained the dream
Of this significant possibility and all 9TH
ers with them who yearned and labored
for its realization"
Richmond, ya.-By a representative Of
the HawIey syndicate. which recently
bought the controlling interest in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, IT was
stated tha. semi-annuaI dividend OF 2
per cent viii be declared in June. This
would put the stock on a per cent
basis Heretofore. the annual dividend
declared by the C & o. has been l per
cent
Richmend, ya-The CRY, Build good
roads. improve your highways is now
being shouted from the hustings in vir-
ginia- Senator Charles Lasiter, one of
the patrons OF the good roads bill in the
Virginia legislature. is stumping the state
and telling the farmer the BENEFITS OF
good highways Speeches have been
made al Sutheriands, Dinwiddie County.
Powhatan Court House. and Roanoke.
Other speeches viii be made al Emporia.
Sussex Court House, and Nottoway Court
House. Letters are being mailed by the
Good Roads Association TO 500 teachers
and z.090 doctors asking their co-opera-
ton In the good roads n1ovsmsat