Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
News Briefs.

A large number OF women of the Pres
byterian churches of Lynchburg, Va. met
at First Church and organised an aux
tliary to the Presbyterian Orphans. Home.
the object being to work systematically
for the institution's finances.
The handsome residence of F.. 7. Bur-
nett, purchasing agent for the Norfolk
and Western, was burned at Roanoke.
Va. Mrs. Burnett was at Hot Springs
and no one was at home. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. with no insurance.
Two months ago J.. f. Johnson. presi-
dent of the Norfolk and Western. pur-
chased a vacant lot In the business section
of Roanoke. Va. for $1,000. and he has
Just sold II to l.. r. ellis of Bedford City
and others for $4,000.
There have been cases OF pellagra at
the Western State Hospital for the In
sane at Stanton. Va. and to inform him
self on the subject. the supe fntendent,
DR.. J. s. De Jarnette, attended the con-
ference on pellagra at Columbia, s. G..
The bridge over Nottoway river near
Mckinney, Dinwfddie county, Va, on the
Seaboard Air Line railway. was turned:
The fire Is supposed to have originated
from sparks from the locomotive of a
passing train
Miss Clara Gather Norris, daughter OF
Harry Norris Of Unionville. and Charles
!. Fitzsimmons of Gaithersburg. Mont
Romery county, were married at Locust
Grove. Md. the home OF the brides par
ents.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Anna White 20 kiisha Mckinney of Theo-
dore Nd.
John w. Weston and Miss Mary r. Bull
len. both of stevensville. Kent Island. Nd.
were ma ried at the parsonage or Grace
NJ. p. Church, Cepterville.
Architects have been going over the
grounds of the Fredericksburg Va) State
Normal School for Women. preparatory
to drawing plans for the buildings which
will be submitted at meeting of the
board of visitors next week.
AZ King George (Va) Court House
public meeting of citizens was held pro
testing against building new courthouse
TIE people think the structure cannot
be built without increasing taxes. 10
which they are opposed.
The Augusta County Va) Medical So
ciety has ihaUgurated q movement to es-
tablish in Augusta county sanatoriun,
for TIE treatment Of tubercular patients
from the county and Staunton.
George B. Fosque OF Accomac county
died at his home, at Onancock. Va, of
Bright's disease aged sixty-six years. lie
served as q Confederate soldier. existing
In the Richmond Blues. He was captured
at Roanoke ISLANDS: .e AFTER %r. geins Rssi.
ment and remained with that command
until Appomattox.
Miss orpha X. Smith and Grover c
Russman, both of Chewsville, Nd. were
married in Haserstown at st. Paurs
United Brethren parsonage.
The last matinee OF the season OF thu
Cecil County Driving Association will be
held at Jackson's Park. Rising Sun. Md.
Saturday.
The potato house Of i. III. Dickerson a
Sons. at Sharptown, Nd. was burned
There were about 5000 baskets Of sweet
potatoes stored In the building.
Three plum trees in the orchard of j. p.
Brown, at Colora. Nd, are In blossom for
the second time this year, from which
hundreds Of bees are slipping honey.
Rev. DR.. JUSTIN c. Wade pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Warfordsburg.
four miles north of Hancock, Nd. has
resigned to accept the presidency OF
college in Kentucky.
A lively boom Is in progress at Pa;ter-
sons Greek. eight miles east Of Cumber-
land, Nd, where Caspari Bros. Of Colunn-
bus, Ohio quarrymen. have 800 or mere
foreign laborers at work opening O large
quarry. preparatory to the crushing o.
ballast.
+. Newman EubanlS. for many years
a prominent resident of Lynchburg, Va.
but for fifteen years q resident OF New
port News. died In Amherst county. lie
was eighty-four years old. He went 10
California i'm 1S49. but came back i'm time
to enter the Confederate army.
Miss Mary Leigh West, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William c. West. became the
bride of Percy Ashton Seaton at Rich
mond, Va.
Deputy Constable T. b. Stultz died n
his home in Roanoke. Va. a fter an Illness
Of twenty hours. He was forty-sevs
years Old