Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
News Briefs.

A severe rain and wind storm swept
over Howard county. Md. Thursday. In
the upper part Of the county 1t resem-
bled a cloudburst. Roads are washed
places are impossible, persons being COM
PEELED to drive out into the fields to get
to Ellicott City.
At 0 o'clock Thursday night lightning
struck the residence Of David D. Taylor,
near Centerville, Md, and the building was
destroyed Mr.. Taylor and his wife were
rendered unconscious by the bolt. They
barely had time to rescue their three
small children.
Six hundred members OF the New York
naval militia, consisting Of the I'd Bat
TALON, under Commander Russell Ray
nor. and the LIST Battalion, Brooklyn,
under Commander Kingsley Martin. on
board the battleship Iowa and the con-
verted yacht Gloucester. arrived on An
napolis Thursday.
Socialists of Brunswick. Nd. at a meet
ing Thursday night decided to put q full
ticket into the field for the municipal
election to be held in August. The fol-
lowing have been nominated: For mayor.
Benjamin F. Norris; for councilmen. John
D. Crummit, Frank G. Hogan and Charles
A. Booth.
Nathan White OF Worcester county,
Md. was arraigned on tho charge of
bigamy. White turned pale when con-
fronted by the two Infatuated women
whom he is alleged to have married. one
a tall, handsome brunette. the other
petite and pretty blonde. After looking
at White with contempt, wife No. and
wife No. 2 shook hands and quietly took
their seats. side by side.
After an all-day trial. in which fifty
witnesses were examined, Judge Keedy OF
Haserstown, Md, revoked the license of
In Washington county. opposite Harpers
Ferry. The protestant was Randolph
Preacher, who contended that the ex-
istence Of a saloon there under the pres
ent conditions was against the welfare
and peace OF the community.
Virginia Christian, the negro woman
who murdered Mrs. Ida Belote. white, OF
Hampton, March IS last, must pay the
death penalty for her crime. Gov. Mann
of Virginia decline dto interfere with the
execution Of the sentence. but granted
the condemned woman two weeks in
which to see her spiritual advisers.
BY a deal just closed, f. E. Lauffer Of
Morgantown, w. Va. has made a for
tune in West Virginia real estate just
across the line from Fayette county, Pa.
-Four years "a ago he ed farm Of
the coal rights for $1S4.150 and the sur
face for $4,000.
With two fingers crushed and the left
side Of his head beaten in. Thomas PEN
dergast Of Martinsburg, w. Va. was
lOuilu near Iu0 DdIGltiOEc anu ONlO tracks
at Sir Johns Run. w. Va. After regain
ing consciousness he said he left Will
Transport. Nd, for Cherry Run, w. Va,
Saturday in company with man from
Hagerstown. Nd, whose name he did not
know. He does not remember reaching
Cherry Run, and he cannot tell how he
received his injuries.
Beulah West. the nine-year-old dauRh-
ter OF James West Of near Piney Grove.
Md, who was accidentally shot by her
playmate at her home Tuesday. while
playing with what was supposed to be
an unloaded shotgun, died at the Penin-
sula General Hospital. Salisbury. Nd,
Wednesday.
Two girls. Ruth. eleven years old, and
Blanche, fourteen years old. daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Everly OF Chesterfield
county, Va, while driving to Petersburg,
Va, wednesday were struck and killed
by q fast passenger train from Richmond.
They were struck while driving through
q cut across the Atlantic Coast Line rail-.
road. failing to see the approaching train.