The Washington herald., 1909-04-08
NEWS OF THE CAROLTNAS.
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE

POLITICAL AN
Morgantown. W. va.-Twelve Thousand |
dollars in purses have been put up for /
the coming race meet which will be the
first fair ever held In Morgantown.
Charleston. ". va-Thirteen men have
confessed TO election Irregularities here .
and were fined $25 each by Judge Black.
Point Marion, ". Va--The Federation |
window Glass Works will erect another
factory here this summer. which will give |
employment 70 200 men. Thirty blowers |
will be installed.
Morgantown. W. va-The Elkins Coal |
and Coke Company have been awarded |
the contract to supply the Baldwin Loco |
motive Works with all coke consumed by |
the big plant. One thousand tons Of coke |
will be shipped each month TO Philadel- |
phia-
Fairmont. W Va.-The Fairmont Coal |
Company has established a station in |
their mining districts for the purpose Of
training men I'm rescue work in the event |
Of mining disasters
Norfolk. Va.-The vets" are confident |
Of carrying Norfolk in the event local |
option election IS called here The city |
machine which is friendly 10 the
vets" has seen that the poll taxes OF |
their friends are paid. so that they are
qualified for suffrage. On the other hand /
the forces opposing the ''city machine |
have not been as diiligent about the poll /
tax payments Of their friends. An election !
now means a big victory for the 'wets-"
Roanoke. Va-The Roanoke Anti-Sa- |
Icon League will not carry 10 the State |
Supreme Court Judge Staples decision |
nullifying the local option election. The |
dry leaders, after a consultation, hold /
that an appeal cannot be made. Steps /
viii not now be taken to order another |
local option election.
Newport News. Va.-Newport News IS
leaving no stone unturned to capture the |
Republican State convention this sum-
mer The leading Republicans on the |
Peninsula, as well as the commercial
bodies Of Newport News are laying !
their plans we'll and through the aid Of
influential party leaders hope and believe /
they will capture the convention. the |
time and place for which will be settled !
al Lynchburg Saturday night
Lynchburg. Va.-The first month of dry !
Lynchburg. compared with the last
month OF the saloons shows that the |
number Of police cases. not including de- |
linquent water charges. decreased from |
% 10 1A. The number Of drunken cases !
during the last month OF the saloon was |
hfty-one The number the first month /
under local option was fifteen. Six OF
which were made the first two days after |
the saloons closed. Then came a period /
OF eleven days without an arrest, and |
nine others followed during the remainder |
OF the month.
Lynchburg. Va.-It Is expected that the |
common council Thursday night viii |
take steps for a bond issue for a new
high school and three grammar build |
ings ana for street improvements. The |
issue, If present plans carry. viii aggre-
gate about 10000. The school board |
will ask for a $4,000 high school build |
Ing.
Huntington, W. Va.-The Democrats OF
this city have nominated the following
candidates for commissioners Of Hunt |
ington: Boyd FARRELL, Rufus Switzer. and |
John Coon.
Richmond. Va-Gov. Swanson has ap-
pointed the following delegates 10 the
National Peace Congress. 10 meet in
Chicago May 8 and .: Rev. DR.. Hugh D. |
C. MacIachian. Richmond: @. W. Maup. |
Grangersville; Rev. DR.. r. Fl. Pitt, Rich
mond; W. E Allen. Covington: II. O. !
Humphreys, Bedford City; A. X Mon
teirO. Maldens; R. F. Blackwell. Ash |
land: John R. Johnson. Christiansburg, |
Timothy Rives. Prince George; Judge
James o. Shepherd, Palmyra.
Parkersburg. ". va-w. B. Pedigo.
Republican. defeated Edward Schirmer, |
Democrat. and Wesley Hull. the Citizens |
party candidate. for mayor Of this city
In a bitterly contested election yesterday. 1
W F. Price. Democrat, was elected city /
collector and H. F. Dickel, Republican.
member of the board OF affairs. The
Republicans elected six out Of nine coun- |
ciimen. 4
Hagerstown. Md.-Havlng been jHted |
by the girl he loved after they had quar- |
relied, Peter Kretzer. aged eighteen years. /
attempted to jump from the aqueduct on I
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at the |
AEtietam Iron Works. near Sharpsburg |
To end his life Kretzer was saved from |
being dashed TO death by several friends, /
who rushed 10 the aqueduct and grabbed /
him as he was in the act Of leaping of /
II Is understood that the lovers have
made up and wedding viii soon follow.
Cumberland, Md.-Mr and Mrs. George !
T. Hice have issued invitations for the
marriage Of their daughter. Miss Louisa |
Hice, 10 Frank A Stein. the ceremony |
to be performed at the home of the |
bride at Sylvan Retreat. on Wednesday |
evening. April q.
Cumberland. Md.-AIbert b. Chambers
and Miss Mary BrotemarkIe We're mar
ried on March s. at the parsonage OF |
the Central Methodist Episcopal Church /
South. by Rev. L. A Rudasil but they
guarded tfeit secret well. the marriage /
only Becoming known yesterday. The
bride is a daughter of w r. Brotemar- |
kle. of Cumberland.
Homecoming, Md-Andrew Schuyler. |
native Of Scotland. died here Of grip /
AGED eighty-four years. He was q pio- /
neer miner in the development OF the 4
Georges Creek region. lie is survived by /
a wife and six children-James Schuyler. |
a former city tax collector: Mrs /