Evening star., 1909-09-03
News Briefs.

Post Office Inspector Calvert. who has
served at Richmond. Va, for the last
few years. will leave in the next few
days for Martinsburg, w. Va, where he
tween Harpers Ferry and Grafton.
The case Of John Armstrong Chaloner.
who Is fighting in the courts at Char
lotteSville, Va, to recover the estate he
declares was illegally taken from him,
will not come up this week, as antici-
pated. An agreement has been reached
to postpone the trial until October 25
Mrs. Lucy Carter. wife of Wallace Car
ter of Spottsylvania county. fell dead In
the yard of her home, near Post Oak,
va. She was sixty years old. She Is
survived by her husband. FIVE sons and
four daughters
CRANKY street, Norfolk. Va, for q dis
tance OF five blocks, from Main street to
FreemasOn. has been converted into a
great white way when the thousands Of
high-powered incandescent lights arching
that thoroughfare blazed forth their light
for the first time. Merchants along the
street had the lights installed.
Miss Ethel Wheeler. daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. William Wheeler OF Luray, Va.
and for the last four years confidential
secretary In the Office OF the Berkeley
Limestone Company, in Martinsburg, w.
Va, was married at her home I'm Luray
to J. Wishard Anderson, prominent lew
eler Of Martinsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Arnold OF Dido
Va, have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Mamie Alexander
to Roland Stuart Maxwell of Woodstock.
Md. The marriage will take place this
fan.
Miss Rosa s. Grace Of Shepherdstown,
w. Va, and Charles B. Huyett of Sharps-
burg. were married by Rev. A. A. Ker-
I'm at the Lutheran parsonage, Sharps-
burg.
Mrs. Isaac Pusey. sixty-four years of
age, of Nassawango. Md, is dead She
was Miss Mary Jane Truitt of Laurel,
Del
Preston Pierce of Colora, Md. a con-
ductor on the Central branch of the
Pennsylvania railroad, who several weeks
ago became i'll at a funeral in Oxford.
Pa. died in a Philadelphia hospital
Willim l.. Cobb, tifty-nine years old,
one of the most prominent citizens OF
Caroline county. Va. died at his home,
near Ruther Glen, after lingering ill
ness.
George W. Sprecher, seventy-six years
old. well-known carpenter and wagon
maker, died at his home. at Huyett, Md.
He was a son of Jacob Sprecher, who
came to America from Germany.
Prof Leonard A. Prouty of Locust
Dale, Va. and Miss Helen Elizabeth Her.
sey, daughter of DR.. G. ID. Hersey OF
Providence, r. L., were married q few
days ago at the home of the bride by
Rev. A. II. wheeler.
The Caroline county prohibition con-
vention will be held in Denton. Nd, Sep
tember o. and 1t is likely that complete
county ticket will be nominated. 1ne
convention will be followed by a mass
meeting. at which Rev. c. NJ Elderdice
will speak.
real estate deal involving property in
the shopping district was consummated
when Adele NJ. A. Henritze of Montgom-
cry county. Nd, sold to Frank A. Per-
sohn, jeweler and optician. the large
dwelling and lot at the northwest corner
The purchaser will have the present build
ins razed and a modern four-story brick
business house erected In its place.
Steps have been taken at Strasburg.
Shenandoah county, Va, by number of
wealthy men of that section to buy the
Fishers Hill battlefield grounds from Z.
Ii. Estep, the present owner. and convert
the grounds into a large military park.
The will of Mrs Henrietta Fineberg of
Landsdowne. Md, bequeaths her real es-
tate at Joshua, Md, to her three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Mamie Thompson. Mrs. Jennie
Griffee and Mrs. Rachel Rockwell. The
residue of the estate is bequeathed to
Mrs Rockwell absolutely.
After a courtship of less than three
months Miss Marie Moshkevich. daughter
of Samuel Moshkevich. I26 East Balti-
more street, Baltimore, was married at
Fink Han. foOIlu anu 1Tdlt StIetts, 10
Morris Cooper, business man of Peters,
burg. Va.
The will of Henry Lee Baugh of Tow
son, Md, has been filed for probate in
the orphans court at Towson. he be-
auoathed his estate to his widow during
her life and after her death TO the tes-
tators three children.
Scholarships in the Womans. College
of Frederick. Md, for the session which
will open September 16 have been award
ed to the following young ladies': Misses
Mamie Akers and Ruthella Witter of
Frederick county. Isabel Storm and
Mabel S. King of Frederick, Blanche
Rudy of Middletown, Madeline Friley of
Enmitsburg, Chloe Cecil of Walkers
vile, Ruth yesterday and Emma May
Hine of Jefferson.
Capt Harry s. Herman. aged fifty-two
years, treasurer of the city of Norfolk.
Va, since 1897, died in a sanatorium
near Baltimore. His death came sud-
denly, Mrs. Herman being at the time
in Blowing Rock, n. c.
Prof. John Nicholas Dunivan, an edu-
Gator of Harrisonburg. Va. and Miss
Irene Briscoe of Bristol, Va, met at
Roanoke, Va, and were married in the