The Washington herald., 1909-06-28

CUlpeper. Va.-The Culpeper Exponent
one OF the leading weekly newspapers Of
the State. issued last week a splendid
INDUSTRIAL section, which points cut what
a richly endowed county Culpeper is. The
section carries illustrations Of CulpePe-'s
noted homes and her prominent business
men. The Exponent Is edited By Raleigh
T. Green. who succeeded his father. the
late Mcdonald Green, ID The management
% the parv-. The paper has for years
been regarded as one OF the ablest edited
weekiles in Virginia. and il was q power
fUl factor in placing John ". Daniel IN
the United States Senate. Mr.. Green. its
present editor, IS prominent IN Virginia
politics, being member OF the Demo
cratic state central committee.
Eikton. Md-whne searching for his
grandchild. who had wandered away from
home. Hugh Thompson. 3 well-to-do
farmer. OF Elk Neck. was killed in a
runaway accident and another grand
child received a broken arm.
Mr. ThOmpsOn's horse became fright
ened and started on a dead run. The
wagon struck a post, upsetting the We
hicle and throwing the occupants out
Holmes. The lost lad was found four
miles from home by neighbors. Mr..
Thompson was about seventy years OF
age.
Boyds. Md.-Jesse c. stoddard. soa Of
Maj. and Mrs. J. C. Stoddard. OF Garrett
Park. who graduated last week from Ie-
high University. receiving the degree OF
mining engineer. has received an appoint
meut in the service Of the Juragua Coal
Company. at Santiago de Cuba He re
Gently sailed from New York for his new
post OF duty.
Cumberland. NId-Fish are diving by the
thousands in New Creek. in Mineral
County. W Va. a tributary branch OF
the Potomac. and also IN the North
Branch Of the Potomac. The game war
dens OF Maryland and West Virginia are
investigating. They become torpid, float
on the surface. and gradually die. The
fish measure from one 10 ten inches IN
length.
Wheeling. W Va.-JOhn Moore. super
intendent OF the machine shops OF the
Carnegie Steel Company at Bellaire. Ohio.
had his head amputated and ground 70
pulp IN a machine. He was a member
Of The city council and a candidate FOR
mayor.
Boyds. lid - Miss Estelle Moore OF
Sandy Spring. wiz Join a party Of
Richmond friends and sail for Europe
the first Of July They VIII tour Ger
many. Switzerland, and France, thence
TO London, where Miss Moore win be the
guest Of her aunt. Mrs. Alexander Sim
monds. q former resident Of Baltimore
She VIII be absent until December.
Cumberland. Nd. -,Joho Kennedy La
cock. OF Harvard University. and party
Vln start on a second expedition over
the old Braddock trail from Cumberland
10 BrEddock, Pa. to-day. Mr. Lacock
who IS a student Of history and political
science al Harvard. led the first expedi-
;ion last year. which resulted in tracing
the greater portion Of the road and the
location OF all the encampmeuts, with one
possible exception. The second expedition
is with the view Of gathering additional
material and data regarding the roads
location.
Boyds. Nd. - Mrs Walter Whipp.
Of James T. Howard. narrowly
escaped being shot by a negro. Henson
Carroll Carroll, an old man with bad
eyesight, was shooting at some chickens
in his yard. Mrs. Whip was in her gar
den some distance away. but in direct
range of the gun. Some OF the shot
struck her in the face. She fel TO the
ground. and II was thought al frst she
was seriously injured.
Spencer, \. C-Rev. R A. Goodman. OF
Rowan County. has accepted the pastor
ate Of the Lutheran Church in Spencer.
and VIII enter upon his duties az an early
date The Spencer church has been with
out pastor for more than a year
Spencer. n. C.-Rev. J. P. Lannsng. for
the past year pastor Of East Spencer
Methodist Church. has resigned the pas
torate OF the church here on account OF
III health. He has arranged 10 take up
work IN Washington, 10 which place he
expects 70 move at an early date. Mr..
LanninS is we'll known in the Western
North Carolina conference. OF which he
has beea = member fo- hfteeR yeaz&