Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
, Virginia's boom town. in rapidity OF
growth in the next few months.

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. ya--Cost
of road construction in Fairfax coun-
ty in 1915, according to the report or
George P. Coleman. state highway
commissioner. amounted to s12s,632.51.
divided as follows:
Burke Fairfax Court House. miles
long, 10-foot macadam: cost, s1s,s1b2o.
Alexandria Fairfax, 2.27 miles long.
16-foot macadam: cost. s7.414,19.
Pohick- Hunting Creek Bridge, 11.73
miles long. IL and IA foot macadam;
cost. $4,000.
Pike Run Bridge simms Corner, 6
miles long, II and IA foot macadam'
Hunting Creek Bridge-Gum Springs.
Az miles long. 14-foot macadam; cost,
sI0.60O.
Tysons Corner-west Falls Church.
2.7s miles long, 12-foot macadam. cost,
$10.S00.
Vienna Langley. $40 miles long. 12-
foot macadam: cost. $4,000.
HANCOCK. Md-Continued rain was
responsible for big landslide on the
Western Maryland railroad near here,
when the soft earth and stones COW
cred the track for distance of more
than 100 feet, to the depth of more
for more than twenty-four hours while
two big steam shovels cleared away
the obstruction.
HANCOCK. Md.-A live electric light
wire that fell on the concrete sidewalk
in front of o. J. Hotels home, near
the station. fused the concrete into
cinders and completely ruined the
pavement
MARTINsBURG. W. va.-The mys-
terry surrounding the operations of the
National Salt and Chemical Company,
which several months ago leased the
plant of the Benwood Brewing Com
pany and installed a lot of machinery.
nouncement of officers of the company
that potash Is being manufactured. The
potash is being made from tobacco
stems. heretofore worthless. The stems
are burned and the smoke condensed,
crystallizing into potash. The process
is patented and is the discovery of one
of the chemists of the company. 1t is
expected to revolutionize the potash
industry. The European war cut off
the supply. as most of the potash came
from Germany, and the chemical has
advanced to $500 per ton.
CHARLES TOWN. w. va.-The num-
Der of men available for military serv-
ice in this state is 266,5S2, according to
the report of Adjt. Gen. John c. Bond.
The report shows that the present Ma
tional Guard of West Virginia com
prises 113 officers and 1.642 enlisted
men. In the LIST Regiment of infantry
are As officers and Ill enlisted men. In
the I'd Regiment of infantry are 40 Of
ficers and $50 men. In the I'd Regi-
ment are included the officers and men
ington- The 1st Regiment Sanitary
Corps is composed Of officers and %
men and the I'd Regiment Sanitary
Corps Of officers and 10 men.
FORDWICK, Va.-Reports are cur
rent here that the Lehigh Portland Ce-
ment Company Of Allentown, Pa, has
concluded negotiations for the pur-
oh NP IN,
Company. 1t is understood that if the
Pennsylvania concern gets control of
this enterprise it's capacity will be
greatly enlarged. and many more men
will be employed.
HARRISONBURG, Va-At work in
his barn one night this week, J. r.
Kennedy, three miles south of here,
knocked over his lantern. which ex,
ploded. throwing burning oil on him,
igniting his clothing and setting fire to
the barn. Mr.. Kennedy had a hard
fight to save his life. and when he was
was in flames. 1t was totally destroyed
with all it's contents. The loss was
$500.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. - While
rounding curve on the Frys Sprine
road. near Charlottesville, at high
speed. an automobile driven by Homer
Greaver Chesapeake and Ohio fire.
bankment onto the street car tracks.
Greaver and the other two occupants,
Walter Dudley. Chesapeake and Ohio
fireman, and another man, were all
more or less injured.
LYNCHBURG. Va.-The students of
the Randolph-Macon Woman's College
purchased and dressed 300 dolls, which
they donated to Adjt. Pringle of the
Salvation Army for distribution among
the poor children of Lynchburg on the
night of December 80, when big
Christmas tree celebration was held by
the army.
RICHMOND, Va--Estimated earn
lngs of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way for the second week of December
are s92O.54O. Is compared with S662,55S
for the same week of last year, an in
crease of sS.Ss9s2. according to figures
anneuZTd from the Richmond Offices
of the road.
WOLFSV1LLE, Md.-The largest and
best proportional hog ever killed in
slaughtered by John G. Warrenfeltz,
a farmer near here, this week After
1t was bled the carcass of the hog
weighed 925 pounds. The hog was
Poland China, was six feet five inches
from tip of snout to root of tail and
two feet one inch across the hams
The hog was four years old.
MORGANTOwN, w. va.-West yir-
ginia University has purchased 500
acres of land in addition to its present
tract The newly acquired land is to
be used for the college of agriculture
and adjoins the present state farm.
PARkERSBURG, w. va.-Albert
Rockenstein. local undertaken, went to
the home of Mrs. George Collins to
prepare her body for burial. Arriv-
ing there he found the corpse" sitting
in rocking chair. very much alive
She had fallen in faint, which was
SO prolonged that members of her fam
lily thought her dead, but she revived
after the undertaken had been called.