The Washington herald., 1909-06-19
CaroIinas, Maryland,
and Virginia News
Political and Otherwise


Roanoke. Va--A movement has been re-
vived 10 have the Valley Branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio extend It's line from
Lexington TO Salem. through Roanoke.
This extension has been talked CT Tor
years.
Warrenton. Val. NJ Price has an
unced his candidacy for the house OF
egates from Fauquier County.
chmopd, Val. Thompson Brown.
lidate for the Democratic nomination
commissioner OF agriculture, has
e6 headquarters at Murphy's Hotel,
James W. Gordon in charge.
arlottesvime. Va.-Mr. William Garth
sold for r. J. Hancock & Son the
nut horse Red River, by imp Faith
3 dam Lizzie H, sister 10 Morello,
plus. for $3.50. Red River has start
ght times and won seven races.
lnting 70 1850 IN purses and handi-
,s, since April ! last.
he sale Of the Ellerslie yearlings viii
Oe held al Sheepshead Bay July 2
Hagerstown. Md.-A half-grown wild
cat was shot and killed by Jason f. Crout
in the rear Of his dining hall al Pen Mar
Park The animal invaded the grounds.
1t is supposed. in search OF food. and was
engaged in a fierce fight by a number Of
domestic cats belonging TO cOttagers.
The fight attracted a number Of persons
TO the scene. and when the ferOcious
feline was recognized as a wildcat tie
spectators fed Though weak from lack
OF food. the wildcat fought the tame cats
fWiously and came out OF the fray VIC
tor Mr. Crout armed himself with a
shotgun and killed the animal
Clifton Forge. va.-The Review says:
The officials Of the Huntington division
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway are
making an experiment in the handling OF
freight trains 70 Clifton Forge. the east
ern terminus Of the division. Trains are
now made up al ThurmOnd and run
through 10 this city instead OF 10 Hinton.
Us heretofore. thereby extending the
length OF the division. II is said the
people OF Hinton are watching the ex-
pertinent with fear, because n II proves
an advantage IN saving money and ex-
pcdites business there is reason 10 be-
heve that Hinton viii lose q part OF It's
prestige as a division point. General Su-
peTintendent GTiCe has leased a home
IN Huntington, where he VIII move his
family, and when the new depot Is com
pleted in that city Mr.. Girice's Office viii
be in Huntington. A great deal OF in
terest is manifested IN this new arrange
ment. as Il may result IN several resi-
dents OF Hinton moving TO this city"
ParkersbUrg. ". va--Mrs. Elvira Arch
leading lawyers OF West Virginia. Is dead
OF heart disease here
Morgantown. ". Va.-Charles " Wag-
goner. now an assistant professor at
Cornell University. was elected professor
Of physics az West Virginia Uni
versity. taking the place OF Thom-
as Z. Hodges. who resigned 10 be-
come a member OF the state board
OF control Miss Buchanan and Thomas
B. Foulk were promoted 70 assistant pro
fessors and DT. Justin F. Grant and Dr.
John F. Simpson were promoted 20 full
professorships in the school OF medicine.
The salary OF Charles E. Hogg. dean OF
the law school. was increased 10 f.a00
per year.
Hagerstown. Md.-By a ceremonial long
used IN the church. but possessing char
acteristics that are not known 20 many
other denominations. the Mennonites Of
this district, IN convention al Waynes-
boro, elected Rev. John Burkholder. OF
Rocky Springs. a bishop.
There were five candidates for the Of
fee. and a Bible for each candidate was
used IN the election. In one OF the
Bibles was placed a slip OF paper on
which were written the words Chosen
bishop" In drawing lots. Rev Nir Burk-
holder got the Bible containing the
lucky piece Of paper which elevated him
20 the Office. lie was then installed by
ing conducted by Bishop Jacob Brubaker.
OF Lancaster. Pa. and Rev. George
Keener. OF Hagerstown-
Hagerstown. Nd.-Grant Clark. Of
Shady Bower. says he was driven from
strawberry patch in Blairs Valley.
above Clearspring. by two OF the largest
blacksnakes he ever saw. He almost
stepped on the snakes and they resented
the intrusion by attacking him, and he
was forced 10 abandon his bucket OF Der
ries and fee.
Richmond. va.-This city has a unique
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for sheriff in W. Collier Gibson. a man
who lost both legs in a railroad accident
seventeen years ago. He never lost con-
sciousness and remained in a hospital
only three weeks, since which time he
has been actively engaged In the prose
cution OF his trade as a bricklayer. He
plies his trade regularly. climbing as
nimbly up and down ladders and about
scaIolding as other men who have both
legs. He travels about the city on a
tricycle.
This is not the first time Gibson has
ventured into politics. He has been
elected justice Of the peace twice, lead
ing his ticket on both occasions Glib
son IS a man Of powerful physique and
can do as much hard work as the aver
age bricklayer.