The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
Carolinas, Maryland,
and Virginia News
Political and Otherwise.

BluefeId. ". va-what Il believed 10
be the largest tree in West Virginia was
a poplar feIled by Everett Curtis in Ra-
leigh County. Its trunk was cut into Eve
logs, each twelve feet long. The stump
measured eight feet across one way and
nine feet TIE other. The logs averaged
seven feet in diameter.
ID. g. Courtney. OF Charleston. offered
Mr. Curtis S5eo for the logs on the rail-
road. The offer was refused
Il is believed the age OF the tree is $50
years The poplar therefore was a large
tree when Columbus discovered America:
and when Harold fought the battle or
Hastings It must have been a sapling Of
considerable size.
Charles,own, ". va.-The hearing Of
evidence In behalf of this State on the
debt litigation between Virginia and West
Virginia. it was announced. will begin at
Richmond on next Thursday. May 4. be-
fore Charles E. Littlefield, special master
West Virginia will be represented by
John G. Carlisle. John c. Spooner. and
former Gov. ". NJ o. Dawson.
Hagerstown. Md.-Following the theft
on April % Of about 5000 worth Of rail-
road tickets from the Office of the West
ern Maryland Railroad Company here.
Detective Burnett and other officers re-
covered practically all the loot in the
barn on the farm Of H. A. Myers, along
the old National pike, about four miles
west OF Hsgerstown. Myers discovered
the stolen tickets while handling hay,
and notified the officers. who are al work
~ ciews which they believe will lead 10
-Ee arrest OF the thieves. The tickets
ere mostly for summer resort places in
the North. Access to the tickets was
gained by cutting q hole through the par
tition and then through the cabinet con-
tanning the tickets.
HagerstOwn. Md.-Leonard vogel. aged
years, while trimming trees
in the orchard at his home. at Smiths
burg, fell twenty feet from the top OF a
ladder and sustained injuries that prob
ably viii prove fatal The ladder turned.
and NOgel fell 20 the roof OF a wash
house and thence headforemost TO a
stone walk His false teeth and eve
glasses were demolished, and in addition
10 cuts and bruises and the shock. he Is
believed to have sustained internal in
jUries
Norfolk. Va--MichaeI J. Brennan died
al his home. 336 Harrison street. after a 1
long Illness. he was sixty-fve years old. /
was a native OF County Cairn. Ireland. /
but had lived in Portsmouth fifty years |
He IS survived By his wife and the fol- I
lowing children Rev. James 4. Brennan /
pastor OF the Catholic church al 4
Falls Church, Va; Michael P. John A. 4
and Joseph Brennan. and Mrs William p 4
Murphy. Misses Margaret. Rose, and Lo-
retta Brennan
Frederick. Sfd--Miss Katherine Eliza
beth Eschbach and Abram Kemp Keefe- /
were married at the parsonage OF the
Evangelical Church. OF Frederick. OF
which the brides father. Rev. Dr. z. r.
EschbaCh is pastor The ceremony was
performed by Dr. Eschbach. assisted by
Rev Dr. J. Spangler Kiefer, Of Hagers-
own.
Richmond va.-Arthur Whitlock, a
barber. who went out with
party on a fishing trip. was drowned,
he boat from which they were fishing
'apsizing After a narrow escape the
)ther three men were rescued. The cur
'ent was swift. and Whitlock's body was
'arried some distance and has not been
WhitlOck was thirty gears OF
lge- He was a son OF Mr. and Mrs. I
Bacon WhitlOCk. Of Fulton. a suburb OF
Richmond.
Salisbury, y C.-With more than sixty
and lay delegates in attendance.
he 166th annual session OF the North
,aroIina Synod OF the Evangelical I.ith-
ran Church convened yesterday AZ Faith.
Rowan County The opening sermon was
reached by Pew. '. Y. BOozer. Of Cabar-
US County. who is president Of the
ynOd. The synod viii remain in session
NO days.
Lynchburg. Va-Evangelist Charles
Reign Scoville. who was TO have con ]
ucted months revival here next
month. under the auspices OF the Chris
ian churches. has advised the ministerial
ssociation that he viii be unable TO keep
is appointment because he and his as
istants are a month behind in their work
q meetings in -Des Moines. Iowa The
viii 60 70 Evansville, Ind. and
-ould have come here in June. but that
lonth was not deemed proper time for :
be meeti1c
ParkersbUrg. X. Ta-The city authori-
es have closed contract with Engineer
Iorris Knowles. Of Pittsburg. 20 fur
ish plans and specifications for the new {
-sterworks system to be built by the [