Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
News Briefs.

made candy was presented to them at
their Christmas entertainment held
Thursday night.
Mr.. John Tosh. eighty-three years old.
of Harrisville. Md, while a guest of his
son, Mr.. James NJ. Tosh, suffered an at
tack Of vertigo. His condition is serious.
While hunting near Centerville. Nd.
Mr.. Walter Chance and his companions
killed two large polecats. II has been
a great many years since any were killed
in the county.
w. d. Byron e. Sons of Williamsport.
Nd. who conduct one of the largest
tanneries in the east, yesterday presented
each of their 800 employees with a five
dollar gold piece.
The canning house and stock Of toma-
toes Of this years pack of Kirby & New
man. near LANDAU. Nd, were destroyed
few nights ago by fire. The loss was
about 5000.
Charles Samis, a printer. is being hailed
as hero by his friends in Wrightsville.
Pa. He is cred ted with saving three Of
his companions who were marooned on
a cake of Ice while skating on the Sus-
quehanna river.
THE incest robbers we ever had deal
ings with is the verdict in Oak Park.
near Chicago. on the thieves who moved
a safe from the store of c. A. Scales last
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Scales received
the safe yesterday by express. the
charges prepaid.
Roy Leonard, three years old. son OF
David Lamb. superintendent of the Cum
berland. Nd, Basin Coal Company at
Barrelsville, Allegany county, was burned
to death yesterday.
Christmas was ushered in at Mount st.
Mary's College. Emm. tsburg, Nd, at
midnight by the playing of the "Adeste
Fidelis'' by Larry Dielman on his flute.
For years it has been the custom of Mr..
ALI xx,l.< &c arf
v sit the grave of his father in the old
Mountain" church yard at midnight
Christmas eve and play the "Adeste-
Miss Frances Saunders, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Woolford Saunders of Mad
ison. and Ira Jones of Church Greek.
the Southern Methodist Church at Madi-
son by Rev. Mr.. Nicholson. a reception
was held at the home of the brides par
ents after the ceremony.
Mrs. Edward c. McSherry has an
nounced the marriage of her daughter.
Miss Eliza S. McSherry. and w. Harvey
Woodrop Of New York. The wedding look
place in New York. Rev. John o Rourke.
formerly pastor Of st. Johns Catholic
Church. Frederick. Nd, performed the
ceremony.
Lucien Beck and Miss Grace Close Of
Elkins. w. Va. surprised their friends
by going to Westernport. Mr.. Beck's for
mer home, where they were married.
William Russell Beall and Miss Leafy
Edmonds were married Thursday night
at st. Johns Lutheran Church, Cumber-
land, Md, by Rev. w. Edgar Fierce.
The funeral of DR.. Benjamin Bond Per-
kins a former resident of Chestertown.
Nd, who died in Philadelphia Wednes-
day, took place at Chestertown yesterday.
He was eighty-two years old. DIR. Per-
kins was born In Baltimore and removed
to Chestertown with his parents when
a boy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dixon Nuttle, widow of
former State Senator T1lghman Nuttle,
died at the home of her son, Rev. Ed
ward F. Dixon. pastor of Mount Zion
Methodist Episcopal Church, Darby, Pa.
Sunday, and the funeral was held yes
terday from the home of her grand
daughter. Mrs. Benjamin T. Somers. near
Denton. Md. Bupial was in Choptank
cemetery.
Mrs. Matilda A. Landlord, widow OF
Capt. Benjamin +. Landlord, died at the
home Of her sister. Mrs. George w. Mad
dox, near Westover. Somerset county,
Nd. yesterday afternoon. Mrs Lank-
ford was siXtysiX years DID, and had
been in declining health since the death
OF her husband, more than a year ago.
The funeral of Casper Schaidt. who
died Wednesday night at Homecoming.
took place yesterday afternoon from Bed
ford Street German Lutheran Church.
Cumberland. Md. and burial was i'm the
Nelson Loar, sixty-nine years old. died
Thursday night at the home OF Err st
MichaelS, at Avilton, Garrett county, Md,
near Homecoming. He was a
ident of Avilton but for the last eleven
years had been a resident of Michigan.
and had arrived only few days ago on
a visit. His body was sent 10 Michigan
for burial.
The Bar Association of New York filed
charges with the appellate division of
the supreme court yesterday against San
ford Robinson, chief counsel for +. Au-
gustus Heinze, alleging that he is guilty
Of deceit. malpractice and gross. un-
professional conduct" Robinson was
fined $50 last summer for alleged con-
nection with the disappearance of the
books of the United Copper Company,
sought by the federal grand jury.
Announcement is made of the forma-
ton Of a company TO be known the
Apperson-Lee Motor Company. In Lynch
burg. Va. for the purpose of operating
a garage.
has been recuperating from illness at
Wytheville, Va, is improving, and IL is
expected that he will resume his duties
early next year.
Postmaster Mclaughlin. i'm charge OF
the Lynchburg. Va, office, makes the
statement that the business through his
office is larger this year than ever be-
fore. The office revenues give promise
of establishing a new record for De-
cember
The first part OF the big plant of the
Phillips Sheet and Tinplate Company. at
the new town of Weirton, w. Va, will
be started about January Is. One thou
sand men will go to work.
A trolley line will soon run from end
to end of Tyler county, w. Va. /. NJ.
Underwood of Middlebourne is the chief
promoter of the new company. and rights
of way are already being secured. The
road will connect Sistersville with all the
important towns in the county.
Gov. Glasscock has accepted an invita-
ton to address the Clarksburg, w. Va,
Board % Trade January IL. His topic
will be Civic Pride and Public Spirit
Maj. Werner of Richmond, Va, has
issued an offer OF a reward for Dominick
Farce. who is charged with having killed
Edward Delio. Both are Italians. The
murder occurred Thursday night, when
the two men had a controversy, which
was ended in Farce knocking Delio i'm
the head with a stick. literally Draining
him.
Fire caused by the explosion of an oil
stove In the boarding stables Of b. A.
Martin. Richmond. Va. Thursday night
destroyed the building and burned seven
horses and one mule, making a total loss
Of more than 5000.
Since Monday Rev. A. H. Burroughs
has married at his mecca, Bristol. Va,
Virginia and West Virginia. He married
a deaf and dumb couple from Tennessee
Thursday night. using an Interpreter.
L. j. Tomlinson. forty-seven years old.
for many -syears well known in COM
mercial circles died Yesterday of typhoid