Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

Friday by a collie pup, believed to have
been suffering with rabies. All Of those
attacked by the animal. which was
killed. are being treated by DR.. A. p.
Traynham Of Richmond, assistant bac-
teriologist of the state board of health.
| FAIRMoNT. w. va-The American
Unionization and Development Con.
pany, composed principally of local
people, has been incorporated with
100000 capital stock to colonize 1000
| acres in Tucker county, w. Va. The
| colonists are to be Slavs from Russia,
! Austria and Serbia. According to an
pany is to clear the land and plant 1t
| in orchards, vineyards and farms. The
| timber on the land will be sold to the
Russian government. The incorpora-
tors are Milan N. Glumicich, A. L.
Nicholich, the Rev. L. .Eembs and Eli
Lesar. all of Fairmont, and Peter
Belich Of Granttown.
CUMBERLAND. Md.-Mere than g.
| 900 003 gallons of paint were used by
the Baltimore and Ohio railway dur
| ing the three years ending December
| 81. 1915. in painting stations and other
buildings, freight cars and bridges. In
carrying out its comprehensive color
scheme to standardize the color of its
buildings and equipment, the railroad,
according to announcement Just made,
used just 3,2s3,371 gallons of paint
STRASBURG. Va.-Plans for the es-
Enlistment of a huge game preserve,
to include practically the entire gov
ernment-owned Massanutten forest re-
serve. were discussed here Monday by
Supervisor George A. Copp and officials
connected with the office of the state
game warden. 1t is planned to stock
the reserve with deer. elk and other
big game that formerly ranged the re-
gion embraced in the national forest
The plan, If made effective, is expect
ed to accomplish the twofold object of
protecting the forest and the game
The projected game reserve will prob
ably begin at the end of the mountain,
at the line between Shenandoah and
Warren counties, and extend continu-
ousiy with the mountain to the Shen-
ndoah-Rockingham county line, Suit
abie areas VIII be fenced off for propa-
cation purposes The board of super-
visors has approved the. plan and
there is little doubt that the idea will
be carried through
WHITE ROCK, w. va-ceorge
Pryor. farmer near here, has started
on his place farm believed to be
tirn eo, IN this state if not in the en-
square Pryor is propagating moles. the
skins of which he has Contracted TO
sell to st. Louis firm Pryor already
mas mas more than LOCO of the little bur
|
particular location by the expedient OF
extending the finest mesh wire poultry
netting about two feet below the sur
race OF the ground. 1t costs nothing
TO raise the moles and Pryor receives
10 cents each for the skins
ROCKVILLE. Md-The first person to
be arrested under the law passed by the
legislature sixteen years ago making it
mIsdemeanor to shoot a fox in Mont
gomery county while the animal was
S ceing chased by hounds was Lewis
S"artzbeck of Hunting Hill. who was
tried in police court here this week.
witnesses were not willing to swear
that Swartzbeck did the shooting and
he was acquitted.
LYNCHBURG. va.-John Tanner
small son OF Rufus Tanner of Big Is
rand, near here was so badly hurt when
struck by train on the Chesapeake and
ohio railroad that he died in the LYNCH
ourg hospital. The child had been sent
10 store to buy some dried beans. Re-
turning home along the railroad track
he dropped the package. which burst.
sp1il1ng the beans. Trying to gather
them up before an approaching train
should spoil them. the child was struck,
receiving injuries that resulted in his
death few days later.
DAVIS. W. Va.-George Anderson of
this place has filed what is believed to
be the most unusual claim ever pre-
sented for compensation under the
state workmans compensation law
WINE anderson was going home re-
Gently during binding snowstorm he
coliided with II. l.. Best. and a lighted
cigar that Best was smoking struck
Anderson in the eye, destroying the
sight. Anderson in his claim for COM
pensation stated he was in the employ
Of subscriber to the COMPENSATION
fund when the accident occurred and.
therefore, is entitled to compensation.
II A
years old, whose home was at Berkeley
Springs. w. Va. was instantly killed
by Baltimore and Ohio freight train,
the accident occurring a few yards
from the railway station here. Miller's
body was literally ground to pieces
under the wheels. He leaves a wife,
two grown daughters and a son.
WINCHESTER, va.-Mrs. Etha r.
Cochran of Clearbrook. this county,
who died Saturday at Philadelphia.
where she was undergoing special
treatment. was the fourth member of
Father father Ben min nvsng died
only few days ago. Mrs. Cochran in
few years has submitted to seven
surgical operations. She was forty
two years old, and leaves her husband,
DR.. Fred A Cochran; two daughters.
her mother and four sisters.
MARTINsBURG. w. va.-speedy ret
IioutioH oSeFtoOk d canine chicken
thief the other day. The dog, owned
by a coiored man here. trespa ssed on
the property of white neighbor and
carried off a fine pullet. A few hours
later the animal tried to repeat but in
jumping over the picket fence the
dogs collar caught on the point of a
picket and the animal was hanged by
the neck until he was dead"
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Material for
the new line of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad between this place and
Security is being delivered on the
ground south of town and workmen
are engaged in laying the tracks The
new branch will open up important
new mining territory.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.-The yir-
ginia Lead and Zinc Company has been
organized and incorporated with a cap
ital stock of 100000. and is to operate
the Holiday mines in Spotsylvania
county. A force of fifty men is now at
work and the samples of zinc are said
to be superior. The company Is COM
posed of Baltimore and Richmond cap
italists. \ number of carloads of ma
chinery have arrived and more is on
the way. Shafts are being sunk and
big results are expected.
CHARLES TOWN, W. Va.-Former
State Senator William Campbell, editor
of the Free Press, has been appointed
to a position with the federal trade
commission. the appointment being
made on the recommendation of Sena-
tor Chiffon.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.-A delegation of
colored preachers of the Wilmington
Conference. African Methodist Epis-