Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Maryland and the Virgi1ias

willie. and Harry Wood. New Market.
qualified. G. Lloyd Palmer was reap
pointed superintendent of schools. Miss
Nan L. Mildren. Philadelphia, was
named rural primary and intermediate
supervisor.
Martinsburg. w. Va.-Losing his bal
ance as he went to the NOW 20 throw
old. OF Shippensburg. fell thirty feet to
the floor. sustaining injuries which
caused his death several hours later
The accident occurred at the farm OF
George Mellinger. where O'Donnell was
employed. His widow and two sons
survive.
Annapolis. Md.-Eight Maryland boys
are among the 4s7 candidates Gov ad-
mission to the Naval Academy who
qualthed in the mental examinations in
April. More than 1900. designated for
appointment by the senators and repre-
sentatives. took the tests.
Richmond. va.-Judge r. Carter
Scott of the Richmond city circuit court
appointed Col. Joseph Button, commits
sioner of insurance. as receiver for the
Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Richmond The company be-
came involved in difficulty. II is said.
through the destruction of Hopewell
by fire.
HarrisonburG. Va-By virtue of an
order entered in the circuit court Of
Rockingham county Harrisonbure
graduated from the bush league of vir-
ginia towns and became city of the
second class. No town can qualify for
this rank until its population is 5000 or
over.
Staunton. va.-while tearing down
an old church building preparatory to
erecting a new Lutheran church at
fleasant View, village five miles from
here. one member of the congregation
Link Hour. was instantly Killed and
-FOUR others seriously hurt
Lynchburs, va-James, little son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Tyree billiard, who was
injured ten days ago by a swing on one
OF the public Fairgrounds of Lynch.
burg, died at the Home and Retreat.
accident. The child sustained a frac-
tured skull.
Baltimore. Md-A jury in the Anne
Arundel county circuit court returned
verdict Of murder in the first degree in
the case OF Patrick Foley for the kill
Baltimore. on April %. Foley beat his
victim to death with stove poker fol-
lowing quarrel.
Martinsburg, w. Va-Motter Thomp-
son of Waynesboro was accidentally
shot by Samuel Cordell while at work
with the surveying corps employed by
the Waynesboro Water Company. The
men were cutting their way through
some bushes when Thompson called TO
CordeN to stand back or he would cut
of his leg. Carrying the joke further
Cordell attempted to draw a revolver
The trigger caught in his clothing and
the weapon was discharged, the bullet
entering Thompsons leg below the
knee.
Port Tobacco. Md-One of the most
distrous fires that has taken place in
Charles county occurred on the farm
OF j. Perry Poole, here, when three
barns. seventy sheep. six horses. two
mules. two cows. two calves. 100 bar
rels Of corn. poultry and farming i'm
plements were destroyed The loss is
put at $500
Warrenton, va.-The Episcopal coun-
ell of Virginia at its session here elect
! ed the following delegates to the gen.
eral council, which meets in St. Louis
in October: Revs. W. D. Smith of Win
chester, E. L. Goodwin. J. J. Gravatt,
Angus Crawford. ministerial delegates.
and Judge Norton. P. H. Mayo, Roswell
Page and ]. Stuart Bryan, lay dele
gates. The council voted to meet in
Fredericksburg in 1917. DR.. Williams
of the Catawba Sanatorium suggested q
change in the present mode of serv-
ing the communion on account of the
danger of spreading contagious dis
| eases. After a discussion his suggestion
was referred to a committee, which will
| report at the next annual session.
Richmond. Va.-w H. Hartman, one
armed night engineer at the state cap
itol for twenty-five years. has received
copy of the will of Miss Kate Lee
Hartman. who died in New York sew
eral weeks ago, in which he is left
$1,000 annually for the remainder of
his life. His son, Asher w. Hartman,
| was left $4,000 in cash. whatever
sum might be necessary for his educa-
ton till he shall be graduated and q
contingent legacy of 100000. Miss Har-
mans father was a brother of w. H.
Hartman and was a native of Augusta
county, Va He was a civil engineer
and engaged in the construction of the
first railroad from Guayaquil to Quito.
Ecuador.
IT shall continue my work." said Mr.
Hartman. while the legacy is most
welcome. there is no reason why 1
should not hold the job, for a man
needs to do something"
Winchester. Va-Walter Finks was
fined S25 in the magistrates court for
firing the mountains near the mines of
the Stockwood Realty Corporation. The
case was worked up by agents of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture Finks will carry the case to a
higher court.
MartinsburE. w. vn.-Convict labor
on the roads of Berkeley county has
proven SO satisfactory that the county
court wants the camp of thirty men
from the penitentiary continued for an
other year. the third year since the law
providing for road making by convicts
was passed. Prisoners from the peni-
ltentiary are being used in several
counties. and are doing work on the
roads that is proving highly satisfac-
tory. it is said by state board of control
members.
Louisa. va.-An enthusiastic branch
chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy has been organized here
with a membership of thirtyfour. Or
ganization was perfected following an
address by Mrs. w. D. Cardwell of
Ashland, who with Mrs. John Bigger,
also of Ashland, had spent the past
few days in this town creating interest
in the movement. The officers of the
Louisa branch are as follows: Presi-
dent Mrs. r. L. Barrett: first vice presi-
dent. Mrs. John Puryear: second vice
president, Miss Barbara kean; third
vice president. Mrs Eugene Pendleton;
honorary president. Miss Minnie Baker;
recording secretary. Mrs. Jessie Porter:
corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. T.
Gordon; registrar, Miss Flanagan: his
torian, Mrs. w. E. Bibb. and treasurer.
Mrs. D. n. Walker.
Port Deposit. Md.-Hugh W. Cald.
well of the Chesapeake City High
School was elected superintendent of
schools for Cecil county to succeed Jo-
seph NJ McVey Mr.. Caldwell is
graduate of Tome Institute. secretary
of the Maryland State Teachers Asso-
citation and has been principal of the
Chesapeake City High School for
number of years.