Evening star., 1916-09-10

mobile accident about eighteen months
ago. Surviving him are his wife and
eight children-Preston Stewart OF NOT
Misses Eva. Elsie, Catherine, Eloise and
Alma Stewart and Harold Stewart of
Onancock.
Charleston, ". va-washing her
neighbor's nose on washboard cost
Mrs. John Duboniski Of Cabin Creek IS
and costs in Squire Dering's court. Mrs.
Duboniskfs washboard was caught in
down stream into the yard OF Mrs, Luke
Likenovich, who claimed 1t as salvage.
She refused to give It up. whereupon
Mrs. Duboniski grabbed her by the
over the corrugated surface. badly dam
aging the nasal appendage.
Cumberland. Ma-The city council
passed an ordinance which places tho
police and fire departments under civil
service rules. The board OF commits
sioners Is composed OF Arthur J.
Weber. George c. Frey and E. Lee
appointed by the mayor and council
only from such lists as are submitted
by the civil service board.
eordsnsvnIe va.-Chesapeake and Ohio
train No. 3. from Washington. when
passing the Crenshaw farm, about one
mile from Orange. killed thirteen cows
and crippled twenty-three. The gate
between the railroad and the nelo
left open, letting them through ON the
track, where they were grazing when
struck.
someraeId, Md.-A r. Rathmfll. q re-
tired druggist, residing one mile north
of here, has a hawk trained to Keep
chickens out Of his garden. The hawk
was captured in a trap IN whi0
came tame through good treatAent
The hawk is prevented from fEins
away by small chain attached to one
Of it's legs. The bird is staked out IN
the garden. and Mr.. Rathmill is not
tables. The hawk polices the garden
thoroughly. He will eat nothing but
fresh meat and voting snakes.
Romney. W. va-The vote on the Is
suing of bonds of Capon district in
this county and Capon district in
Hardy county resulted In an over
whelming victory for the bond Issue: sue
No. 4. "a. all for the bonds, with one
vote against them at No. ICapon
Bridge. In Hardy county only ten
votes were cast against the bond isue.
subscribed for $4,000 Of the bonds.
Frederick. Md-A statement OF eX-
penses and disbursements Of the Fred
erick county school officials for the
fiscal year ending July 81 shows that
it required s20s,s72.2s to operate the
schools during the last year. The
previous year S189,716.4S was spent
largest single expense item for the
past year was $141.o7o-72 for teachers
salaries.
T~ Aoh nh trh
followed previous encounters. Hugh Reed
fractured the skull of his brother-in- law.
Frank McInturff. with an ak, in defense
of his own life. at the John Jennings
place. near Browntown. five miles from
this place. A feud long had existed. and
few days earlier the men had des-
perate fight. On meeting again McInturff
made for Reed with an ak, when Reed
defended himself with similar weapon.
A piece of the fractured skull two and
a half by two and half inches was re-
moved McInturff is at the point Of
death. Reed has not been arrested.
Frederick. Md.-The new state motor
vehicle law, passed at the last session
of the general assembly, according to a
public statement announced by Mayor
Lewis H. Fraley of this city, will be test
ed as to it's constitutionality, especially
that portion, which. a. cordins to the in
depreciation OF Attorney General Ritchie.
of the peace and municipal police magis-
trates must be paid to the state rather
than to the city. even for violations OF
municipal ordinances.
wheeling, W. va-Rabies developing
from a dog bite received July 10, caused
the death of Peter Kooma. aged fifteen,
Of Maynard. The boys condition did not
cause any alarm until few days ago,
when he became suddenly ill and died aft
fSrn a
the mouth and acted in manner char
acteristic of the malady. He was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kooma.
EIkton. Md-Joseph Peters, who broke
jail here three weeks ago while being held
with attempted murder. was captured
near Unicorn, Pa, by Deputy Sheriff Nc
Allister, and returned to the local Jail
Bristol, va-Dorothy Stone Leonard.
three years old. who last year won the
gold prize as the most beautiful girl baby
exhibited at the Bristol fair. died sud-
denly on the eve of this years fair. and
following the mothers special efforts to
have the child ready for exhibition again.
The child was the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Leonard of Bristol
RayensVood, ". Va-The annual re-
union of the Society of the Blue and Gray
opened here Thursday and closed this
afternoon. The exercises opened with
prayer by Rev. W. F. Sheppard. Open
ing remarks were made by I. NJ. Adams,
president Mayor ]. K. Cromley delivered
the address of welcome and the response
was by ]. T. Piggott, department COM
lie. Addresses were delivered by W. F.
Boggess. Kenna K. Hyre and Rev. Guy
H. Cook. Judge Ira e. Robinson, John