The Washington herald., 1909-04-21
Carolinas, Maryland,
and Virginia News
Political and Otherwise.

Norfolk. Va--NO rise in the price Of
-four Is expected here. The Norfolk
bakers announced that they have enough
-four on hand TO last them a long time,
and il the price OF wheat falls within
the next few months there viii be no
necessity 20 increase the cost Of bread.
Huntington, ". Va.-The Chesapeake
and Ohio coal tonnage Is on the boom.
Last week over a thousand cars a day
were handled east and west. The opera
tcrs IN the mining district are encour-
aged over the prospects OF increasing
business The general freight movement
over the Chesapeake and Ohio is said TO
be good also.
Bristol. Va--Hotel Imperial, q frame
structure az Appalaehia, has been de-
stroyed by fire The guests were aroused
in time TO escape The hotel loss is s10,-
Go, with s3.o00 Insurance.
Buena Vista, Va--Buena Vista viii
have a silk mill The wooden mills here
have been sold by the American Mills
Company TO Emmanuel Gerli, OF New
York, who viii convert the plant into
a silk mill
Buchanan. va-whiIe engaged in plow-
ing. the ground under one of the horses
driven By Charles Booze gave way and
the animal sank entirely from view.
Booze promptly cut the harness attached
20 the animal and saved the other horse
from being dragged into the hole
BerryviIle. Va--CharIes z. CIapp.
owner Of the noted ''ROsemont'' stock
farm. with his wife and son. left here
to drive to New York in a phaeton be-
hind a span Of driving horses raised
by Mr.. Clapp- Afr. Clapp will make the
trip In easy stages.
MartinsvilIe. Va-To continue for two
days. the eighteenth annual convention OF
the Virginia T. P. A. will convene here
Thursday Big preparations have been
made for the entertainment Of the dele
gates. The convention will be called
together by President David J. Trayn-
ham. OF the Virginia division Mayor
John W Carter will make the address Of
welcome.
Manassas. VA fire in the forest
five miles south of Manassas started at
a sawmill near CanOva. Monday even
Ing, and was not got under control until
daylight Tuesday morning.
Fifteen hundred acres are embraced In
the fire zone. and much valuable timber
was destroyed.
Many homes were threatened. and men.
women. and children fought the flames
herOically TO save them.
Salisbury. Nd.-The outlook for a heavy
strawberry crop is assured by the pre-
vailing weather in Wicomico County. The
recent frosts and cold spell did not affect
the plants. as the blooms were not far
enough advanced Strawberry buyers
are here from Boston and New York, and
are making very heavy purchases Of the
growing crops FOR future delivery The
prevailing price is cents q quart, de-
livered al shipping point The outlook
for peaches and the other early fruits
IS poor.
Wheeling. ". va.-Ffve men were
seriously burned yesterday al the Elnora
mine, OF the Highland Coal Company. at
Warnock, Ohio, twelve miles west OF
here. when q gas expIoslon occurred A
dozen men were IN the mine. but only
five were burned AL VIII recover.
The nine had not been working since
Saturday. and the gas which had ac-
cUmulated in one OF the rooms ignited
just as the men were starting TO work.
Cumberland, Md-It Is stated that evil
dences OF oil and gas have been dlscov-
cred IN the eastern end OF this county. In
the vicinity OF Old Town. The Duchess
or Leeds and Coveney and Robson tracts
and the properties OF the Kulp Lumber
Company and T. Mertern's Sons are all in
the territory Of the reported find.
Salisbury. y Cone OF the three con-
ferences 10 be held by the Laymen's
Missionary Movement in the Western
North Carolina conference Of the Meth
odist Church convened at Lexington yes
terday. with r S Lambeth presiding.
The object OF the conference is TO stirnu-
late q deep interest IN missions and
work by layTnen IN North Carolina. The
speakers for the two days are Rev. ". r
Lambeth. Of Nashville, Tenn. Rev. John
II. Moore, Pm D. Of Nashville, ard Rev.
". B. Stubbs, field secretary Of the Lay
mans Missionary Movement for the
Southern Methodist Church.
Spencer. y. C.-Deputy Sheriff D. L.