The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Carolinas, Maryland,
and Virginia News
Political and Otherwise.

Norfolk, Var. a. Dodson, former /
OF the old Atlantic Hotel. has !
leased the Lynnhaven Hotel, recently |
sold at auction. and win operate IL Mr.. |
Dodson is a brother OF l. Berry DodsOn. |
proprietor OF the Lorraine Hotel. For
a city Of its size Norfolk has more pa
latial hotels than any other city in the !
country. There are no less than nine |
hrst-class hostelries IN the city. Three !
were erected just prior to tho opening Of
the jamestown Exposition
Chester. W. Walt is understood that
the American Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany viii increase Its siK-miH plant 10
a sixteen-mul property The Martins
Mills Ferry plant Of ten mills viii be re-
moved here.
Lynchburg. Va-The Lynchburg Home
Guard. Company z. First Virginia Volun-
teers, on Monady night win observe the
ffueth anniversary OF its organization
The celebration will begin with a ban
quet at tho Hil City Assembly Hall, fol-
lowed by military ball at the armory
on Clay street. Capt Upton D. Jennings.
a member OF the original company, who
was with Il throughout the war between
the States and who was a member again
upon reorganization after the reconstruc-
ton days. when the white men OF the
South were permitted 20 bear arms. viii
act as POSTMASTER. Representative Car
ter Glass will make BRIEF talk.
Salisbury, y. C.-The Southern Railway
has placed on the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
run the first archaeological day coach
ever operated IN North Carolina The
cars are OF steel construction. The cur
rent for lighting is generated by the car
as It runs. and storage batteries viii
carry the lights for fifteen hours while
the car is not moving.
Salisbury, n C.-The Post says: The
winner in a corn-growing contest in
Wake County was announced by State
Commissioner OF Agriculture Graham as
J. +. Butts, who had grown 227 bushels
on one acre. Il is said this breaks Off
clal records in this country.
Frederick. Nd. - in a thunderstorm
lightning struck a locust tree in front OF
the house OF Milton Bowers. at Sulls
Ford. along the Monocacy River. tearing
the tree TO pieces and sending parts Of
It more than 125 feet in different direc-
tons The porch. windows, and interior
OF the house were considerably damaged
A glass Jar being filled with pickles n
the kitchen by Miss Marie Bowers was
broken to pieces and one Of her hands
was painfully cut.
Fairmont, W. Va.-Mayor Nicely. OF
this city. fined J. l. Booher and Harri-
son Smith so each. and gave them a jail
sentence OF thirty days for selling liquor
without a license. Both men gave bonds
for an appeal
Hagerstown, Md.-Edward L. william
son. an employee of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad in Baltimore. and former
chief clerk at Camden Station, died Sat
urday at the home Of his brother, Harry
Williamson, in WiIHamsport Of tubercu-
losis, aged thirty-seven years. Mr. Will
hanson was transferred from Baltimore
to Brunswick, where he was agent for
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. about
two years ago. owing to his health fail
ing.
Hagerstown, Md.-The annual conven-
ton OF the Washington County Sunday
School Association is being held in St
Marks Lutheran Church, in this city
About 100 delegates and ministers are at
tending the convention. Rev. G.. X Hart
man, president, read his annual address.
Hagerstown, Md.-Preparations are be-
ing made 10 seine the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal when the water is drawn
from the levels this fall for the purpose
OF saving thousands Of bass in the
waterway. by transferring them TO the
Potomac River.
Permission has been asked G l.. Nicol-
son. general manager Of the canal com
pany 10 seine the canal, and II his CON
sent is given, the work will be done IN
der the direction of the government.
Thousands of bass IN the canal were
reclaimed and placed IN the Potomac
River last year, but irresponsible persons
took advantage OF the opportunity 20
seine in the pools in the canal and
caught bushels OF fish.
Guards VIII be placed at the pools
when the work is undertaken this fall
to prevent repetition OF this.
Rocky Mount, n. C.--Another discovery
OF copper ore was made to-day. and again
there are evidences that elsewhere in
Nash County there are deposits OF copper
ore, while the recent discovery unearthed
an GRE that is rich In gold as we'll