The Washington herald., 1909-08-26


beryine. closed its first years business
Monday with 500. 1885 on deposit. At
the stockholders meeting the cashiers
report showed a net profit OF N.us.e3.
which represents an earning to the stock
holders OF 171663 per cent for the year.
Fifteen hundred dollars was credited to
the surplus fund and s2lsS TO undivided
profits.
staunton. Va-The finest lot Of Irish
potatoes seen on the market this season
were those raised by r. H. Mizer. OF the
Swoope neighborhood. Twelve or them
weighed fifteen pounds and averaged
one and quarter pounds each.
From two bushels OF seed planted Mr.
Nizer has raised hfty-four bushels OF
potatoes. This is most unusual yield.
Parkersburg, W va-The nftieth an
nivsrsary OF the original johnson family
reunion was held at the old homestead OF
d. d. Johnsons father at Long Beach.
Tyler County, yesterday. On the occa-
sion OF the elder Mr.. Johnsons seven
tieth birthday fifty years ago the first
Johnson family reunion was held. Fol-
lowing that time for many years an an
nual reunion was held. and following his
( death an occasional reunion. About 125
! members OF the family were present.
Huntington. w. va.-The test OF the
Guyandot Valley road by the haulage
OF nfty-two loaded gondolas. by far the
heaviest drawn over the road. having
been successful. tho road will now be
used for the heaviest kind Of traffic. The
/ rnV n
making heavy traffic possible marks an
era in coal transportation. For two years
the work OF reballasting and strengthen
/ ing the road has been In progress and
/ has only recently been completed
Fairmont W. Va-Edgar NJ. Hall. OF
this city. has accepted position as gem
erel secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. at New
port News. Va. During the past year
/ MIR. Hall has been taking a special
course at the Y NJ c. A. training school
at Springfield. Mass. He takes up his
new duties in September.
Clarksburg. w. Va-Dr. L. A. David
son. OF West Milford. has published in
pamphlet form a biography OF ex-Gov.
Joseph E. Johnson. OF Virginia. dedi-
Gated to the readers OF history at Rich
mond. Va. Charleston, w. Va. and
! Washington. At Washington Gov John
son served as member OF the House OF
Representatives for ten years In the days
Of Henry Clay AT Richmond he pre-
sided as governor over all the territory
now under tho government Of the States
OF Virginia and West Virginia He was
the only man west OF the Allegheny
I Mountains who achieved the honor OF
being elected to that high Office IN the
history OF Virginia. The author declared
Gov. Johnson was TO Virginia what Ben
jgmin Franklin was 10 Pennsylvania
MarIinton. W VA-The blackberry crop
in this county this year will be enormous.
Every morning hundreds Of berry pickers
go 20 Black Mountain and Cranberry on
the Campbell Lumber Company's log
train. Thousands OF gallons are rotting
on tho bushes. The prevailing price is
25 cents per gallon.
wytheville. Va-Montgomery Crockett
a Confederate veteran. seventy-six years
Of age. committed suicide by hang.
ing himself in the loft OF the stable al
his son-in-law. Joseph B. Shafrer. Mr.
Crockett served during the war in the
Fifty-frst Virginia Infantry. His wife
died about three years ago, since which
time he has been in a detected and
melancholy state
Tazewell. va-The New River, Holstor
and Western Railroad. which has beer
under construction from Narrows. ir
Giles County. to Rocky Gap. in Bland
County, has been stopped from further
building by an injunction granted here
by Judge Kegley. upon the plea Of DR.
J. II. Boyle. through whose land the road
will pass. DR.. Boyle claiming that tn,
; company has not complied with condt
tions OF the deed executed several year,
ago. The Injunction viii run ten days
and will give counsel for both the com
pany and Dr. Boyle ample time in which
10 make answer.
Hagerstown. Md.-James c. Gipe. aget
twenty-five years. OF Upper strasburg
Pa, and Miss Elma c. Reifsnider, age,
hfty-three years, OF Chambersburg, wer,
married in Hagerstown late last night, b.
Rev. G. A. Thomas. pastor OF the Firs
Baptist Church. When the youth ant
his prospective bride. nearly two nn'
a ualf times his senior. reached Hagers
town they found the courthouse closed.
The pair finally located Court Clerl
Baker. who went to his Office and issueC
b the desired document The wedding fol
lowed.
Wheeling. W. Va.-Camp H. c. Kilmer
named after Gen. H. c. Kilmer. Of Balt
more. and composed OF the West Virgins
division. Boys Brigade. and companies o
the Boys Brigade Of Pennsylvania. brok
camp yesterday at Glendale w. Va, af
ter two-weeks' outing.
The boys we're disappointed because o
the nonarrlval Of Gen. Kilmer, who wa
expected to inspect the camp.
An army of Browns attacked the tow
OF Moundsville and was driven back b,
the Blues. Lieut.. Killen, OF the fightinl
Tenth Pennsylvania National Guard Regl
ment, had charge Of the maneuvers.
Annapolis, Md.-After the closest kim
Of bidding. the firm of George w. KIM
& Co. was awarded the contract 70
the State printing for the next genera
assembly. The bids were opened by III
board of public works at Annapolis
, noon yesterday. The successful bid wa
S21,975.
The call for bids stated that no bi
should exceed $4,000 and all Of the fig
ures were dangerously close to thi
amount ". ]. Dulany Company an
. King Bros, both Baltimore firms. BIZ
so, ,g95 each. Lewenthal-Wolf Co. bi
r S21, ,Sss and w. B. Usilton, OF the Ken
! News at Chestertown, the only bidde
outside Of Baltimore city, offered to d
the work for S2l.9S7.SS.
Richmond. Va. - Yesterday mornin
three white inmates OF the hospital a
the penitentiary farm attacked Guar