The Washington herald., 1909-04-07
NEWS OF THE CAROLTNAS,
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

! Homecoming. Md.-John Christian Doug
/ las. a native Of Ireland. and member Of
the city council. is dead aged sixty-four
years
Cumberland. Md.-Dr. John Kilgore
White. aged forty-nine years, while
seated in a chair, suddenly expired at
/ the home Of William Manners. at Wood
land. He spent the greater part OF his
/ life in Loudoun County. Va
Frostburg, Md.-Thomas Ralph smouse,
OF Cumberland, and Miss Ruth Frances
Stanton. daughter Of William Stanton.
Of GTantsville, surprised their friends
by the announcement Of their marriage.
/ which took place here Monday.
Buena Vista. va.-Fire Will be started
in the large blast furnace here to-mor-
row. The furnace has been closed down
for a year, and it employs 80 men.
BIartinsburg. w. Va-The Berkeley
County Horticultural Society will give a
fruit exhibition here IN October. This
city Is located IN a center Of the great
fruit belt OF Virginia and West Virginia
MoundsviHe, va--The West Virginia
Fraternal Association viii hold its con-
vention at Fairmont June l and 2 Nearly
every fraternal organization in the State
viii be represented.
Fairmont. ". va.-ChIef Of the Depart
ment Of Mines LANG has made an ar
rangement with the officials Of the exper-
iment station Of the United States geo
logical survey. at Pittsburg. whereby
coal dust OF the West Virginia mines viii
be tested 10 determine how easily il ex-
plodes The test will be made Saturday.
Dust explosions have caused many mine
disasters in this State
Alta Vista, va.-The new town Of Al
Ia Vista, on the Staunton River at the
junction OF the Southern Railway and
the new Virg.nian Railway, is now BOOM
ing. and az the present time many new
buildings are In the course Of consruc-
ton Already several sites for manufac-
turing enterprises have been selected.
and indications are that Alta Vista
viii be a town Of some Importance in a
few years.
Roanoke, Va.-The law firm OF McCor-
mick. Henson & Broun. Of Roanoke.
which was recently formed. has been re-
tanned as general counsel for the Vir-
ginian Railroad. Mr.. Mccormick, the
senior member. and Mr.. Broun, the jun
Tor member, are from Clarke County,
and Judge Henson is from Giles County.
Roanoke. Walt is now planned to es-
tablish a passenger train service be-
tween Roanoke and Charleston, w. Va,
on the Virginian Railroad. The train
viii operate over the Vlrginian line to
Deepwater, Va. where it would switch
to the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks. on
which II will make the run TO Charles
ton. about twenty-five miles distant This
line viii shorten the travelling distance
about two-thirds between the two cities.
The passenger coaches on the Virginian
are painted orange. the same color as is
used by the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Norfolk. va.-Rev. E. E Dudley, Of
Norfolk, recently engaged IN evangelical
work. has accepted a call to the First
Baptist Church at Jonesboro. Ark.
Suffolk, Va-The trial OF BERLIN Holt,
charged with killing Reuben DeIk, his
father-in-law, has been set Tor next
Thursday at the Isle OF Wight Court
House.
Hancock, Md-There was but one ticket
in the field at the municipal election
held at Hancock. this county. This