Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23
News Briefs.

Mrs. Mary Prather librarian Of the Car
negie Library at Winston-Salem, N. c..
put a negro to rout last night when he
attempted to snatch her purse. The
fight occurred two blocks from the
courthouse. The negro was badly beaten
about the face with the handle OF her
purse and was forced to drop II and nee.
Mrs. Prather is more than fifty years Of
age.
W. Warren Jump Of Cordova. Md. has
been elected captain OF the Washington
College track team for the season Of 1910.
with all branches Of athletics Mt Wash
ington for three years. winning his honor
airy "W'' in three branches of sport-foot
ball, base ball and track athletics.
Mr.. Charles Wifbert Morgan and Miss
Gertrude Baker. both Of Cumberland.
Md, were married last night at the par
sonaRe of Centre Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church by the sign language. They
are mutes. Rev. Edward Hayes, pastor
of the church. who performed the cere-
mony. learned the language by coming
in contact with a minister of the Balti-
more Methodist Episcopal Conference
who is a mute.
AS Christmas gift TO the oldest pris-
oner in point of service recommended for
good behavior, Gov. Glasscock OF West
Virginia today granted q pardon to Solo
mon Maw. serving a life sentence In the
state penitentiary for the murder OF B.
B. Bennett in Upshur county in May.
1891. Efaw had served nearly nineteen
years of his sentence.
An order fixing the Christmas and New
Year holidays at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis was issued Tuesday. Christ
mas holidays will begin several hours
earlier than usual. a. studies will cease
at $3.50 the afternoon of Christmas eve,
and will not be resumed until the Begin
nj ~ fvsAS uf
There will also be holiday from $50 the
afternoon Of December 81 until study
period January l.
An effort will be made at the next
legislature to repeal the law granting the
right to vote on the liquor question every
option has been In operation in this
county for eight years. winning by only
l13 votes. Next fall the question will
come up again. unless the effort being
put forth Is successful.
Residents OF Hallway. q small COM
niunity three miles out from Hagerst0wn
along the electric line running from Ha-
gerstown to Wiliiamsport. are much
worked up over what they believe was a
deliberate plot to blow UP the Union
Are in the church preparatory. for Christ
mas music rehearsal. Grover Crilley
found stick OF dynamite Ia the coal
which he was putting into the stove.
The men who handled the coal insist
that the explosive was placed In the coal
after it was delivered at the church.
Some persons are inclined to connect
the dynamite episode with the recent
anti-sal0on fight in this county. the feel
ing being especially acute ut Halfway.
Ofacers are investigating.
According to q dispatch from Norfolk.
Henry Harrison Comstock. the milkman
who is said to be = disssminator Of ty-
phoid germs. although he has not the
disease himself, left for Baltimore to
have his blood examined BY SURGEONS At
the Johns Hopkins Hospital It was said
last night ct the hospital that he had
not put In an appearance yet.
w. L. Pierce, for two years assistant
superintendent Of the Warrington d.
vision OF the Southern RAILWAY. with
headquarters at 5trasburg. Va. has bsen
appointed superintendent Of the Rich
mond division to succeed A. r. Conc, who
was killed In the wreck at Greensboro
several days ago. 0upt. Pierce has been
employed by the Southern railway for
twenty-five years. He began ~ . tele-
graph operator.