Evening star., 1909-05-09
CONDENSED TELEaRAMs.

The outlook Is favorable for an early
resumption of the Maryland Rail Com
pany's plant at Cumberland. Md. which
IL In the hands OF receivers The plant
when in operation gave employment to
several hundred men.
The fortieth anniversary OF the Mount
Calvary Lutheran Church at Western,
port. Nd. will be observed today. Tho
congregation was organized In May, 1869.
In the old Presbyterian Church In Pied
mont. which stood on the present location
Of the Davis High School. II will also
be the fourth anniversary OF the pastor,
Rev. w. A. Wade.
Mrs Mary Jane Irwin is dead at Great
Cacapon, Morgan county, w. Va, aged
seventy-five years. Mrs Irwin was
sister Of the late Rev. DIR. Samuel Nc
Burney Of Philadelphia. David McBur-
ney. her only surviving brother, and his
her death. She is survived by her hus-
band. James Irwin. one son and two
daughters.
Mrs Lena Copp of Pittsburg and Del
McNemar of Cumberland are under
rest at Keyser. w. Va. the Copp woman
being charged with throwing acid into the
face of Mrs Lena Bauer. who resides In
keyser, claiming that Mrs. Bauer had
alienated the affections of her husband.
Mrs. Copp, accompanied by McNemar.
who Is her nephew, appeared at the Bauer
homo after dark. and after telling Mrs.
Bauer she had a note for her from her
husband. Mrs. Copp suddenly uncorked .
bottle of carbolic acid and dashed II into
her face. She was horribly burned. but II
Is believed her eyesight will be saved
The woman and McNemar were arrested
just they were about to escape into
Maryland.
Lenox Beeman died at his home at Gil
more. Md. after weeks illness, aged
seventy-two years. He Is survived by his
wife, two sons William and Elijah Bee
man OF Gilmore, and five daughters. Mr..
Beeman served in Company {, I'd Mary
land Volunteer Infantry. In the Union
army.
While the ruins OF the Moran Opera
House. Homecoming. Md, were being
razed. William Keplinger. James Barnes.
ST.. and Albin Thompson had a narrow
escape from a wall. sixty feet high. which
fell unexpectedly. Thompson sustained
a severe cut on top OF his head and his
neck is badly strained.
Patrick Tansey died at the Western
Maryland Hospital, Cumberland. aged
eighty years He was resident OF Bar
ton for many years and was we'll known
throughout the Georges Creek valley. He
is survived by three sons and two
daughters.
What is thought to have been the
largest tree In West Virginia has been
felled by Curtis Everett I'm Raleigh
county It measured six feet across. d.
C. Courtney of Charleston has offered
$500 for the log.
Luther Cottrell was run down by .
freight train at Winfield, w. Va. and
both legs were crushed Off He died
while on the way to the hospital He
had been I'm the employ Of the railroad
but five days.
Mary Nora. aged twelve years. daugh-
ter OF John Nora. at Pine Hill. where
the Somerset Coal Company has mines.
was burned to death as the result OF
using coal oil to kindle fire. Her CLOTH
ing was ablaze from head to foot and she
set FIRE to the bed on which she threw
herself.
A house belonging to the Mineral
County Orchard Company. occupied by
Bud Evans. was destroyed by FIRE. with
a smokehouse adjoining. The house was
situated on the Knobley road between
Keyser and Ridgeville. w. Va.
The new Baptist Church at Three
Churches. Hampshire county. w. Va.
viii be dedicated today. Elder c. II.
Walters Of this city will preach the dedi-
pastor of the church.
M. r. Tetrick, former mayor Of Cairo.
w. Va, and one Of Richie county's best
known citizens. is dead. aged nfty-seven
years. He was seated at his desk In the
Omega Hotel when attacked by heart
failure.