Evening star., 1909-08-28
News Briefs

The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Company has purchased or
George King of Guineys. Va. five acres
in Caroline county, on which is situated
the Chandler house, in which Gen. Stone
wall Jackson died after being wounded
at the Wilderness, in SpOttsylvania coun-
ty, in the civil war. The company will
make a park of the grounds and preserve
the house as landmark.
Private cable advices make known the
death at Newchwang, north China, of Miss
Eleanor Marie Hill. aged twenty-eight
years, youngest daughter of the late John
L. Hill, a Confederate veteran. having
been an officer in the 14th Virginia Cav
airy, and for many years a Maryland
educator. The family formerly lived at
Ellicott City, Nd. and a dozen years ago
returned to Virginia, its native home.
Joseph Poole. retired farmer. is dead
at Capon Bridge. Hampshire county. Va.
where he had spent all his life. aged
Mrs. Sarah Amick Poole; two sons and
three daughters.
Vernie Meade, about sixteen years
old, fell out of window at Chase City,
Va. Sunday night while walking in his
sleep and was seriously injured. 1t is
believed that he will recover.
While his mother was attending to
household duties at Richmond, Va,
Lewis GDffee, three years old, drank
carbolic acid and nearly died.
The new high school building at Bar
louisville, Orange county. Va, has been
dedicated. DR.. Robert Fraser and
others made addresses.
James Otis Watson has been appoint
ed general manager of the Fairmont
and Clarksburg Traction Company,
West Virginia. He succeeds George T..
Watson.
Ravenswood. w. Va, is entertaining
the reunion of the Blue and the Gray
la will doli
an address.
and Miss Bessie Collins of Carroll coun-
ty were married at Frederick, Md, by
Rev. E. r. Eschbach. AS the groom
was but nineteen years old, he had to
secure the written consent of his par
ents.
Miss Edith Grossnickle of Myers
vile, Nd. and Otho S. Wolf. young
farmer of Wolfsville, went to Church
Hill and were married by Elder John
NJ. Bussard. They will live near WoIfs-
Vile.
Miss Sarah Shank, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Shank of Washington
county. Md. was married in the Ana
costa NJ. +. Church to William l..
Eisinger Of this city
John Frey, for many years a pas
senger conductor on the Cumberland
Valley railroad died after lingering
r.
mother. wife and three children sur
vive.
Alexander Smith, owner of saloon
at Pocahontas Va, blew out his brains
with shotgun in his home there. The
cause of the suicide is not known. He
was worth 100000, and carried $10,-
600 life insurance. His family had
just returned from two-month visit
to the Pacific coast. He was fifty years
old.
Judge Hanckel has ordered the sale,
under foreclosure, of the Lynn Haven
Hotel, at Norfolk. Va. The purchase
price must be large enough to cover
back ground rent for thirty months at
$625 a month. bonds and accrued in
terest amounting to S15O.000. mechan-
les liens, counsel fees, etc The hotel
was built for the jamestown exposi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevett Steele of An
napolis. Md, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter to Assist
ant Naval Constructor Lew Morton At
kins, L. S. n. The wedding will take
place September 8.
The funeral OF Mrs. Percy II. Shriver,
who died at her country home Ire
vanion. carroll county. Md, took place
from ST. Dominic's Church, Torresdale.
Philadelphia.
Rev. DIR. Henry Branch, for years
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
cation he will resign to devote his at
tention TO church interests in Balti-
State Fire Marshal EwelI has been in
Washington county, Nd. investigating
the three fires that recently occurred
| in Indian Springs district where. if
| is believed, firebug is getting in his
work. Three barns and a dwelling all
owned by near relatives of the same
family. have burned within three weeks.
When Mrs. w. Carl Holloway of Per-
ryman. Md. was starting for a drive
her horse became frightened and she
was thrown under the wheels of her
| runabout and rendered unconscious
Her injuries are painful, but not Sc
rious
Sheriff Myers received word at Fred
| crick, Md, from Carlisle. Pa, that Al
bert Hall, young negro, wanted in
| Frederick for shooting negro woman
named Gilmore. has been arrested.