The Washington herald., 1909-07-12

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farm Of Dr Howard OsbouTn. near Rip
pon. Jefferson County. caught fire. and
the contents. consisting Of wheat crop
and hay. were destroyed. The IRE also
caught the stable and corn house. which
were also destroyed The loss viii amount
70 about 5000, partly covered by insur-
ance.
Grafton, W va.-While walking along
the bank Of Loup Creek. near Thurmond.
". Va, Icum Barrows. a young civil en-
gineer, lost his balance and fell into the
stream and was drowned.
Martinsburg. W. va.-General Secretary
William r. Lunk. OF the local Young
Mems Christian Association, rendered his
resignation and viii shortly leave for
New England 10 engage in another
branch Of association work.
Hagerstown. Md drought covering
period Of a month IS causing consider
able anxiety 10 farmers and truck gar
deners IN this section, K being reported
that tn corn crop and vegetables are be
ginning 20 suffer for the want OF mols-
ture. In some portions Of the county
vegetable plants are said 10 be dying
and the potato crop viii. IL is thought
be materially reduced by the dry spell.
Hagerstown, Md--If Mrs. Wigs could
see the cabbage patch that Ingram Os-
valid. a young farmer OF Chewsvnle dis
trict. has planted. she would move to
Maryland. Nfr Oswald has Just finished
planting SQ0c0 cabbage plants. and the
patch IS the largest ever known I'm this
section. With favorable conditions. Mr..
Oswald expects 70 have a tremendous
yield.
Warrenton, Va.-News has just been re-
celved here Of the accidental death OF
Henry Ashby. station agent at Delaplane.
Va
he was near an incoming train which
struck a truck and threw Mr.. Ashby un-
der the wheels Of freight. killing him
instantly and mangling his body Mr.
Asby had been agent az the Delaplane FOR
many years
Simpson. " Va--ThOmas Iayman. a
miner IN the employ OF the McGraw Coal
and Coke Company. was electrocuted in
the mine by having his head come I'm
contact with a trolley wire.
Salisbury. y. CATER evading the Of
ficers for nearly a year. George Hall. a
Randolph County man. wanted in Rowan
for completely IN a lynching in which
three Gillespie negroes. who were swung
VI 10 one tree two years ago FOR mur-
/ dering five members Of the family OF
Isaac Lyerly, near Salisbury. was cap
tUred in Spartanburg- and win be brought
back by way Of Salisbury 10 the state
prison. Hall escaped frop the peniten-
tiary last year. and a reward viii be paid
for his capture. He will finish a term or
three years for his connection with the
/ lynchinc.
Salisbury, y C.-The remains Of Hugh
NJ Efrd, OF Charlotte. who died az the
Whitehead-Stokes Sanatorium Friday.
following an operation for appendicitis.
We're taken 70 Rocky River. near Abe
marie, Stanley County. for interment. He
was thirty-two years Of age and was one
Of the leading business men of Char
lotte. His death was great shock.
LynchburE. Va.-The Southern Railway
has a force OF men engaged in building
a 2oo.0o0-gallon tank at Moutview. from
which the water supply VIII be secured
FOR the use OF the big yard the com
pany is establishing there A consider
able amount of grading for the new side
tracks Is also being done on the ward
there This yard is designed To have a
capacity for 400 cars.
Richmond. Va.-The Southern Railway
viii soon begin to receive from the equip
ment companies the first OF ll9 new cars
for use IN its passenger service. The cars
will have steel under-frailes, wide vesri-
bules. and electric lights and VIII be
added TO the service as fast as they are
received. The new equipment viii include
lightweight modern coaches. three chair
cars four dining cars. six baggage and
express cars. six postal cars and six mail
and baggage cars. The Southern is ex-
perimenting with a new type OF gas
electric motor car. which, II successful
viii be used TO increase the passenger
service where traffic does not warrant
the addition OF more steam passenger
trains.