Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-28
News Briefs.

The funeral of Job Haines Kirk, one OF
the best known farmers Of Cecil county,
Nd, took place from his late home, near
Calvert. Nd, and was largely attended.
He was in his sixty-ninth year. A widow,
who was Miss Elizabeth II. Brown; four
sons and a daughter survive.
4 wedding Of interest to Frederick
county (Md.) society took place In the
Catholic Church at Libertytown. where
Miss Edith Welsh was married to Glenn
Boland, young farmer Of Montgomery
county. The bride is the daughter Of Mrs.
Mary Glare Welsh and the late Capt.
Warner Welsh. The ushers were DIR.
William Trail Of Washington, Leo Smith
and Eugene Hammond Of Liberty and
Karl Kramer Of Frederick.
William Lee of Eckhart Md. and Miss
Annie Bisel were married at st. Patrick
Church, Cumberland. The bride is a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Bisei.
The output Of coal In West Virginia fol
the year ending June 80. 1863, was al
most 100000 tons greater than for the
prsfeding ysa{ aesordins to state eta
ending June 30, 1908, was 1885,, O10 tons
June 30. 1909. the output was 41.a51 4Os
| tons. The coke manufactured totaled
8, rs. 45l tons.
The first outbreak Of night riders In
southwestern West Virginia for more
than a year has just occurred In the east
Everett Blake, containing his entire crop
of several thousand pounds Of tobacco,
was destroyed by fire. Blake had refused
to pool his tobacco.
A. G. Musick, seventy-eight years of
age, q member of Fulkerson Camp, Con-
federate Veterans. Bristol Va, is dead.
J. D. Vowel. living near Culpeper, Va,
died of blood poisoning contracted from
a bruise on his right hand. Mr.. Yoweli
was the youngest son Of w. M. Yowell
and is survived by three brothers.
Mrs. Henry T. johnson, member of an
old Shenandoah county (Va.) family, died
at her home In Woodstock after a long
illness. at an advanced age. She was
formerly Miss Fry, and was married
twice.
James c. McGee Of Cumberland, Md.
and Miss Emily T. Goss were married
at the home of the brides parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Robert Goss. in Winchester. Va
There Is project afoot to furnish SOM
erset county, Pa. which adjoins Allie
gany county, Md. on the north. with nat
ural gas Pittsburg capitalists are prepar-
ing to construct a pipe line from McKees-
port to Somerset county to furnish nat
!! ural gas to several large towns including
Somerset, lockwood. Confluence. Berlin
and Boswell.
The Pennsylvania railroad Is contemplat
Ing building spur from Johnstown to
tap rich coal fields. the development of
which was recently commenced in the up
per end of the Meyersdale region. Sur
Veys nave been made and work is to be-
gin in the spring.
T. p. Llewellyn of Gilmore reports that
some persons visited bis farm ard drove
fifteen OF his sheep into the mountains
and slaughtered them, carrying away
their carcasses. He spent two days trail
mails.
Birds are constructing nests and some
even have laid and commenced to hatch.
The oldest residents of Cecil county, Md.
40 not remember such thing occurring
before at this time of year.
Maryland gunners report game scarce,
que 10 dogs running a. large all summer.
On less than one-fourth Of an acre Of
ground Miss Jeanette Jenkins of Rock
Springs. Md, raised thirty-four bushels
OF sweet potatoes. there being eighteen
and twenty Of the tubars on vine. Ac-
cording to the acreage. this is the heav-
lest crop In that section.
Lew hexter, seventy-seyen years Old
died in his home at Richmond. Va. He
was the father of Misses Rosa and Mary
Hexter OF that city and Mrs Philip Peys-
ter Of New York.
The commissioners named by United
States Judge Waddill to sell the Norfolk
and Southern railway, now in the hands
Of receivers. under foreclosure proceed
tnss, have determined to make the sale
December Z. 1t Will take place at the
railways Park avenue station In Nor
folk, Va.
With record Of ninsty-five miles on
horseback IN three days. Col W. J. Perry
OF the LIST Regiment. Virginia Infantry.
mace report OF the details OF a trim
made by himself and sixteen members
OF his staf. The party left staunton Oc-
tober and In three days made the com
plete TRIP TO Monterey and return The
line ct march was that used by Stone
wall Jackson
A concrete bridge has been built near
Woodfords. in Caroline county. Va, sew
enty yards long and supported by three
arches. 1t cost about 81 300 -