The Washington herald., 1909-03-02

West Virginia postmasters were ap-
pointed yesterday as follows: Dugout,
Raleigh County. Charles s. Lewis; La
vette. Wayne County, John E Newman;
SandIick, Mercer County. James B. Poe.
Hagerstown. Md.-Cherry Run. which.
only a few years ago. was one OF the
most active railroad transfer points n
this section. g great volume OF freight
being delivered there by the Baltimore
and Ohio 70 the Western Maryland. has
been abandoned as a transfer station
Hagerstown. Md.-As the result OF a
joint traffic agreement entered into by
the Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany and the Philadelphia and Reading
Company. effective early in March. these
two companies viii handle large amount
Of the soft coal trade originating in the
West Virginia fields
TO DO this Western Maryland tracks
will be used from Hagerstown 20 Ship
pens0urg. and the Philadelphia, Harris
burg and fttsbUrg branch OF the Read
ing between Shippensburg and Ruther-
ford.
At the start It IS thought this traffic
viii amount to about so carloads week.
or an average Of about three trains a
day. After everything is IN working
order Il is believed the business VIII IN
crease 10 about 200 cars per week.
Oakland. Md-C. N. Bathun. OF Noun
tain Lake Park, senior partner n the
Mountain Lake Park planning mills. died
about O'Clock Monday morning, OF
heart failure.
Dr.. Bathun was well known through
out Garrett County and was business
man Of exceptional ability. He was about
sixty years Of age. and originally resided
in Athens. Ohio
Suffolk. va-No definite date has been
set for the argument on the motion for
a new trial for sam Hardy. convicted
OF numbering 7. G. Jones Hardy IS in
fail. and retains his health, and hopes
for q new trial Hardy vas found guilty
Of shooting Jones as the latter entered
his gate.
Manchester. Ya-The Bee, a RepubH-
can paper, says: The Republican party
has an excellent opportunity at the
forthcoming election TO place its man
in the chair. To such a party,
with such a record. Virginia can. with
out any Tnisgivings. intrlst the care OF
her Commonwealth by placing on the
ticket a capable, upright man and his
election 70 the gOvernOrShip OF this
state The Old Dominion viii then enter
into an era Of prosperity that viii finally
prove 10 her voters all that is claimed for
the Republican party. and the man 10
FL that position is the Hon. 4 P Gil
lespie. of Tazewen, and. with this issue.
the Bee iRdOrses him as the right man
10 lead the Republican party TO victory
al the next election
Petersburg. va--Defeudiug his posi-
ton that newspaper editors should not
put to Judge Mann and Mr. Tucker the
question as 10 what Is their attitude
toward prospective prohibition legisla-
ton Editor r. P. Barhsm. OF the Pc
tersburg Index-Appesi. says there IS no
good reason TO suspect that the league
will prove so faithless as to desert its
own policy Of local option on which a
governor viii be elected before his term
expires. thus putting him IN antag0nism
TO the league, or compelling him 20 be
traitor along with the league as a Ge-
serter. The league is not composed OF
people Ike that It is made up Of in
telligent. high-nninded, honorable and
lovaI men who VIII keep faith IN spirit
as well as In letter Had they been so
eager 10 fOut local option. they could
have adopted Statewide prohibition at
Norfolk
Charlestown, ". Va = News vas re-