The Washington herald., 1909-06-26
Carolinas, Maryland,
and Virginia News
Political and Otherwise.

Winchester, va--Thomas Byrd has re-
eeive8 the appointment as manager OF
the Bel telephone exchange. 10 take the
place Of Garland Hansbrough. who wiz
resign July l next NJ. Byrd Is another
son OF Speaker Richard z. Byrd. OF the
Virginia house OF delegates. who is com
ing 10 the front as 8 business man sfr
byrd eldest son. Harry = BYRD. is
douotlessly interested In more Virginia
enterprises and controls more capital than
any ocher young man OF MS age IN the
western section OF Virginia
Wheeling. ". va--The National Tele-
phone Corporation. controlling lines in
New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio. West Vir-
ginia. and Maryland last nigh, acoui-ss
control OF the West Virginia Company.
Of ParkerSburg. ". Va. operating 500
telephones IN West Virginia and Ohio
The consideration is said 10 be ss0.o00.
Roanoke. va-The fourteenth annual
convention OF the Young Peoples Society
or Christian Endesvor OF Virginia ad-
Journed at noon here after adopting reso-
luuons and electing the following officers
resident Rev. James L. Nichols. Lynch
burg: secretary. Miss Elizabeth Farley
Roanoke, recording secretary. Miss I,rli5
o. Phillips. Richmond.
Spencer. y. Ca revival which has
been in successful progress al the Spen-
Ger Baptist Church for the pas, ten
days closed last night The pastor. Rev.
J. II Dunaway, was assisted BY Rev. T
J. jenkins, OF Wilson. who delivered a
number Of able sermons A large num-
Der OF professions resulted from the
meeting and the membership OF the
church was considerably increased.
Spencer. y. C.-Airs. c. F. Haithcock.
aged about twenty-five years, died az
hospital IN Salisbury yesterday. following
an operation OF a very serious nature.
she is survived by a husband. who lives
IN Spencer. The interment was near
Lexington. the family home.
Salisbury. y. C.-Mrs. Alice West. aged
hfty-four years. a well known resident OF
salisbury, died at her home here after
brief Illness. She is survived by a hus-
band, John J. West, and five children.
among them being Mrs. Clyde Ennis, Of
Goldsboro.
ParkersburE. ". va--Gen. X. A. Mar
shall. chief OF United States engineers.
and Representative Harry C woodward, |
have arrived here from Washington. d. /
c., for the purpose Of inspecting the site
Of the proposed bridge across the Ohio
River between this city and Belpre. /
Ohio. The proposed site has met with |
opposition.
Blueheld. ". Va--News reached here
from Huger, thirty-five miles west OF /
Bluefeld, that seven miners were badly |
burned, one so seriously that he will 1
probably die, as the result OF an ex-
plosion OF gas In the Dixon Pocahontas |
Coal Company's mine.
The explosion was caused by a blow /
out shot in one OF the main workings /
Of the mine. The gas saturation prob 1
ably was very slight, otherwise the re- /
suit would have been more serious. Only i
fifteen men we're at work in the mine at
the time.
Houston Lynch, an American. was the
most seriously burned. He was taken /
to the Miners Hospital AT Welch. Prac- /
tically all Of the others burned were un- /
known Italians, All but Lynch viii re-
cover.
Point Pleasant. ". Va--Miss Polly De- 1
wees. accompanied by her nephew, J. D. /
Sayre, left this city TO visit Mrs. H. 0. I
Lyons. at Mud Sock Miss Devices q I0s i
years OF age. her nephew 50, and Mrs 4
Lyons Io7 Aunt Lyons. as she is /
,alled. IS the oldest living woman IN the /
State and Is stin able 70 care for her 1
self. Miss Devices IS said 70 be the next 4
Oidest woman n the State.
Logan. Y. va.-Fourteen human skele- 4
cns were unearthed here Wednesday /
While a new street was being excavated. /
The skeletons are those OF giants. and 4
were lying close together They are
hought TO be the remains OF Biackfoot
indians. who many years ago made West
virginia their hunting grounds. l