The Washington herald., 1909-06-17
Carolinas, Maryland.
and Virginia News
Political and Otherwise.

Merchants Association, OF Virginia and
North Carolina. have launched a move
ment here for a national retail mer-
chants association. A temporary or
ganization was effected. and II is planned
10 organize permanently next fall at
convention TO which the executive COM
mittees Of all State associations viii be
invited TO send delegates. The tempo
rary officers are as follows: President,
Archibold Nichols, president OF the Retail
Merchants Association or North caro-
lima; vice president. N. Umstadter, pres
ident OF the Retail Merchants AssOcia-
tion Of Virginia; secretary, J. F. Morris,
of North Carolina; treasurer, J. n. Nc
COusland. OF North Carolina; general
counsel. Norman II. Johnson. editor Of
the Merchants Journal.
Frederick, Md.-Articles Of incorporation
OF the Auto Car Company have been filed
IN the Office Of the clerk OF the Circuit
Court for Frederick County. the incOr-
porators being James h Waters. Isaac
S. AMMAN. and Charles C. Waters. who.
together with John W. Feldman. John
g. Gelwicks. Eugene l. Rowe. and James
I. Walsche. are named as directors for
the first year. The charter empowers the
company 20 operate lines OF automobiles
or other vehicles for carrying passengers
and freight, upon any Of the public
roads OF Maryland. the United States.
and the District OF Columbia. The in
corpOrators have established an automO-
bile line between Thurmont. Nd. and
Gettysburg. Pa
Wheeling, w va--Ella and Alice Dom
ohue. Of Fairview, W. Va: Mrs. Anna
/ Lockyer. Of Steubenville. Ohio. Paul
Stewart and Campbell Pugh. Of Gas VAL
ley. W. Va. composing an automobile
/ party. had an almost miraculous escape
I from death near Chester, W. Va The
/ machine in which they were travelling
l got beyond control OF the man al the
wheel and plunged 100 feet down a steep
/ embankment. The auto did not over
\ turn IN making the descent and the Oc-
/ cupRnts retained their seats
/ After making the plunge. the auto col
/ lided with half a dozen farm buildings
and finally stopped in the bed OF a
stream. The occupants received only a
/ few scratches.
Wheeling. W. Ya.-Mrs. George Con-
/ rad. after suffering intensely for a week.
died here from an attack OF IOckjaw.
Mrs. Conrad had a tooth extracted about
a week ago and shortly afterward was
I taken III. A physician was summoned.
who pronounced the attack lockJaw. but
was unable 10 afford her any relief
Hagerstown. Md.-Chief OF Police John
NJ. Benner. OF this city. viii issue an an
nouncement that the Law against dis
]
IN the city on the Fourth OF July VIII
be rigidly enforced
! Cumberland. Md--JOhn L Wellington.
the only son OF ex-United States Sena-
! tor George L. Wellington. has entered
politics in AIlegany County. Mr. Vel
lington is a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination FOR county treasurer. and
j the probabilities are that he viii get the
nomination without opposition The nom
I nations on the Republican ticket in this
| county are made by direct vote. No one
has been announced 10 oppose MI Wei
Tngton. and no one has been mentioned
/ as a probable contestant for the honor.
| Mr.. Wellington. who is thirty-One years
old, and a Princeton graduate. assists
his father in the conduct OF the Affairs OF
the Citizens National Bank He is a
I diligent. pajnstaking young man. inher-
iting his fathers genius for finance. but
( rot his oratorical gifts he is married
! and is the father Of Two children
Frederick. Md-At the Democratic
| county convention, 10 be held on next
saturday. Chief Judge Glenn n. Worth
ington will be indorsed for renomina-
ton. having no opposition in either this
or in Montgomery County. which coun-
ties are embraced in the Sixth judicial
circuit
Grafton. ". Va.-L.aek OF interest and
the general backwardness OF business
conditions are assigned for the defeat
OF the S75.O00-bond issue at the election
here yesterday. Half Of a normal vote
was cast Only 555 votes were cast fol
the bond issue and 473 against. The
money realized from the bonds was u
pay OF, an old municipal Indebtedness and
70 go into improvements
Hot Springs. va.-The annual address
before the Virginia Bar Association
/ which meets this year at the Homestead
Hotel. Hot Springs, August 10 and y. 4.
10 be delivered by Hon. James NJ. Beck
Of New York, former Attorney Genera
of the United States BY special invita-
tion, Prof William NJ Thornton. OF th'
University Of Virginia, VIII speak OF
Thomas Jefferson The association vii
also hear papers by Judge Robert B
Prentis. chairman OF the state corpora
ton commission; George z. Caskie. o
lLynchburg. and W W. Old, Of Norfolk
Capt. Micajah Woods, Of Charlottesville
president Of the organization. viii ais,
deliver an address.
Charlottesville. Va-The directors OF IN
Virginia State Farmers Institute hav
selected Charlottesville as the place an,