Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21

Mrs. Sarah Ewalls. hfty-one years OLD.
is dead. She was the widow Of former
One son 10 an ex-policeman. and another
In a member Of the present force.
Francis T. Strailman. for the last forty
years foreman OF the Index-Appeal news
,r. va died smnSss
He He was w native Of FREDERICK
county. and was seventy-two years
old. He was present at the hanging OF
John Brown at Harpers Ferry. and served
during the civil war in Pfckett's division.
He was q member OF the A. p. Hill Camp
Of Confederate Veterans.
Ohicials OF the Lehigh Railroad Com
pany announced yesterday that an agree
ment satisfactory to the men had been
neers on the system from Jersey City 10
Buffalo.
Robert Mullins OF Wise county, Va.
who has been in the pendtentiary for elk
years. left that institution yesterday aft
ernoon to go to his mountain home. That
is the Christmas gift Of Gov. Swanson to
the young man. who was sentenced to
eighteen years for completely In the muir
der Of Jack Salyers. In Wise county.
Mullins was mere youth at the time.
and Hobson, the man who did the killing,
was hanged.
Three policemen Of Lynchburg who
were about to raid q crap game last night
In a disreputable quarter were held up
and stopped by a negro. who covered the
trio with q Swiss repeating rife. The
policemen did not push the raid further
and are now hunting for the negro who
had the rife.
Capt. Samuel H. Herndon. eighty-six
years old, who was the oldest member OF
the Richmond fire department and who
retired from active service several years
ago, died yesterday. Capt. Herndon was
born in FluvanA county June 3. 1923 He
was twice married. He was Mason, an
Odd Fellow and q member OF the Baptist
Church OF Richmond
A. 8. Ford. seventy-nine years old. died
Sunday evening at Lee Camp Of the Sol
diers' Home. Mr.. Ford was a native OF
Charlotte county and served throughout
the civil war as a member OF Company b.
14th Virginia Cavalry.
price OF milk in Greater New York, 10
unwarranted By conditions In the trade,
according to q decision OF special COM
mittee OF the Manhattan Congregational
Church Of the city. which bas been con-
Quoting an inquiry coincident with the
state commission. The church went AZ
the matter from an unbiased standpoint
for the benefit oAthe poor.
A story told by his daughter Lillian.
seven years old, caused the arrest sun
day night OF Theodore Erhardt in Den
yer, whose divorced wife, Josephine En-
hardt. died after taking q headache pow
der sent by Erhardt. The powders. which.
according to the child. were sent by nor
father. contained strychnine.
Fire In the basement Of the Evening
Dispatch ONCE at Columbus, Ohio. yes
terday caused a panic among the girls
in the circulation room. MSs Mary Fos-
kett. stenographer, was rescued by some
OF the reporters after the nremen had
run q ladder UP to the second story. The
other girls were taken down the stair
way Just before the flames reached the
elevator and burst into the composing
room.
Mrs. Pearl Armstrong and hsr niece.
Florence Harris, were taken into custody
Yesterday at New Albany. IND. by the
police on instruction from the coroner,
bending an autopsy to determine the
cause of the death Of George Armstrong
husband of Mrs. Armstrong.
Arthur H. Bryde OF Port Deposit. Nd.
and Miss Lucy e. Maddox. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Felix Maddox Of Culpeper
county. Va, were married q few days
ago at the home OF the bride at Brandy
by Rev. G. W. Hurt. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryde
will reside at Port Deposit.
Richard M. Lumsden. q well known
resident OF Orange county, Va. died
few days ago at his home at the age OF
ninety-three years. He was married
seventy-three years ago. and his widow
survives him. He also leaves five children.
Judge Elijah w. West Of the orphans
court for Talbot county, recently sold
fine large turkey gobbier for $6.S4. IL
weighed thirty-eight pounds. The Judge
has also traded a fine turkey gobber with
Associate Judge Frank ID. Harrison for
a young bull three years old.