The Washington herald., 1909-02-26
NEWS OF THE CAROLTNAS.
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE


Dr.. $. A. Wallis. OF the Theological
Seminary. near Alexandra, VIII I'll the
pulpit al ST. Georges Church.
Hagerstown. Nd. -Nevin J. Brandt,
bOokkeeper OF the First National Bank.
sold his handsome dwelling house. alcng
the Wiiliamsport turnpike, two miles
southwest OK HagerstOwn. 20 Misses Mary
L StoufTer and Barbara E. stouTer.
for Ss,ooo.
Dsnvills. Va--Chief Of Police R E
Morris has been acquitted on the charge
OF assaulting Nero Shaw. a negro
chicken thief. whom he shot IN the les
several days ago. The negro got Chief
Morris hand in his mouth and would
not let go until the officer shot Shaw
got sixty days for chicken stealing.
Danville. Va--H. c. Patton. who for
tne past several years has been with
the First National Bank. has been elected
as cashier Of the Bank Of Danville. which
viii soon become a national bank he
succeeds ". E. Griggs. who VIII become
vice president.
Richmond, Va--The Times-Dispatch
commenting editoriaIly upon Harry St
George fuckers speech in Richmond
Wednesday night. says:
II the legislature should pass a State
wide prohibition bill within the next
four years. Harry St George Tucker as
governor OF Virginia would feel It his
duty 10 veto II. The opponents Of can
did question and answer. the advocates
Of silence or evasion on important mat
ters OF public policy. were confounded
when Mr.. Tucker. before q large au-
dience. made this statement with all the
emphasis and deliberateness OF which he
was capable
This important question as 10 the at
titude Of local option candidates toward
legislative prohibition, has been fairly
raised nov, and Il will not down Mr
Tucker is 70 be commended for seizing
the first opportunity 20 meet & frankly,
fearlessly, and explicitly.
The Times-Dispatch is supporting nc
candidate IN this campaign. Il Is here
discussing the issues OF frank statement
and full foreknowledge. not the relative
merits Of men. Doubtless il is now mani
fest that Judge Mann viii also have "a
answer this question sooner or later, and
We think his warmest friends will agree
that the sooner he answers It the better.
Grafton. ". Va-while engaged IT
burning rubbish In the yard at her home
near Cameron, ". Va, Mrs. Anna Pier
son, aged about sixty-five years, trippec
and fell into the FIRE. Her screams at
tracted the neighboTs, but she wa SC
badly burned that death ensued in a few
hours
Clarksburg. u. Va.-The Citizens
League party Of CIarksburg has made the
following nominations: Mayor. Dr.. E. y
Flowers: chief Of police. David Booth
superintendent Of streets. John Ward
city assessor. James H. Moore; city so
liCitOr and treasurer, John r. Steel; cts
clerk, Fred I. Shinn; water and sewer,
age board, J. Hornor Davis. A N T
I Cunningham. /. X Richards; school com.
missioner. DT. 7. II Hood: councilmen
First ward. Mike Crowley: Second, s Il
White: Third, L 5 Hornor; Fourth, J
D. McReynolds: Fifth. s. A Smith.
Fairmont, ". Va.-The Fairmont team
OF the Pennsylvania and West Virginia
League, has been practically completed
and viii be composed Of the following
players: Catchers. Walter Snodgras,
and Walter Jackley; pitchers. William
jenkins. Frostburg. Nd: Lewis, Hunt
Dan J. Ryan, J. r. Carlisle. and Jane:
Ralph; first base. James Carmony. thi-t
base, o. Maliery and Schlazie; shortstop
Z Chester King; second base. CLYDE Par
ker; outheld, Elmer Taught. William
/ O'Neill, Cecil Gray, Orlando KeIlar. and
A. /. Durham.
Hagestown. N1d--In reply 70 a Ie:ter
written him by Alexander NeiH. fr-. cit]
attorney Tor Hagerstown. Attorney Gen
eral Isaac Lobe Straus says that In hi,
opinion the corrupt practices act apple,
10 the coming municipal campaign ant
election in HagerstOwn, and that the cleo
ton should be governed by the provision:
Of the act
Hagerstown, Nd - Charles Edward
West a native Of Baltimore. died Thurs
day morning al the home Of his uncle
former Councilman J. c. Rraungsrd, n
this city, Of Bright's disease, aged thirty
years
Mr. West was son Of Mrs Sarah ]
West. He had spent some time IN Texa,
and at Blue Ridge for his health. He s,
survived by his mother. a sister. and tive
brothers. one OF whom, Il. J. West re
sides in Baltimore