Evening star., 1916-05-07
Maryland and the Virgi1iaS

ton was seconded by Commissioner
Snyder. but was defeated by a vote OF.
to 2. President Byron and Comm0e
sioners Stauffer, Snyder and McCarden
perintenIent. These commissioners. it
is said. favor securing a newman. Jo-
seph Sleasman, Smithsburg. and w.
Fiery Snyder. Clearspring. new mem-
Beachley and David Lesher on the
board. which organized by re-electing Jo-
seph c. Byron president.
of the miners on the question of ac-
ceptance of contract between the
operators of Cabin Creek and the mine
workers organization of West Virginia
by the United Mine Workers has been
taken and shows that there were SIS y
for acceptance and $50 against.
Charlottesville. va.-Mrs Myrtle
Adams OF Ivy, widow OF Guy Adams.
who was killed in an alteration with
w. o. Durrette in Albemarle about
year ago. has brought suit in the cir
cult court for $4,000 damages. Mrs.
Adams sues under the statute providing
recourse where bread winner. the
law terms the head of the family, is re-
moved, either by intent accident. Mr..
Durrette Will June next face his sec
ond trial for the killing of young
Adams The first trial resulted l.
hung jury and the second hearing. set
for this month, was postponed because
of the absence of a material witness.
Petersburg. Va-Contracts will be
| awarded within week by the state
highway commission for the construc-
| tion of the concrete road that will
connect Petersburg and Hopewell
Work will begin as soon as materials
| call for the completion of the road
| by November 1.
Petersburg. Va.-Nine days ago James
] Allen Minetree of Petersburg. and Miss
Mary Magdalene Price. daughter of Mrs.
Junius Price of this city. were married
in Washington, D. c. Since that time
the couple have been on their bridal
tour and had gotten as far as Rich
Mrs. Minetree was taken i'll in Rich
mond on their return home. There Mrs.
Minetree was taken i'll. and died before
she could be taken to a hospital. Acute
appendicitis is given the cause of
death. The body was brought here.
Baltimore. Md-The annual exodus of
about 10000 berry-pickers. members of
the eastern section of the city, which
usually commences May Is, may pos
sibly be postponed this year, or even
not take place at all. according to
those who have been working for the
| improvement of the working condi-
tions of these people. These state that
an increase in the prices paid the pick
| erS will be asked before the exodus
| begins and several mass meetings will
be called in which the matter will be
debated. The general impression is
| that the farmers with strawberry
patches in Anne Arundel and Howard
| counties will be forced to accede to
the demands of the pickers. as the
help in this field of labor has been
| harder to get, owing to the fact that
the older element of these people is
gradually dying out, while the younger
| element is more and more following
other industrial pursuits which do
not depend on the seasons or weather.
| Cumberland. Md.-"Hague" Nedrow,
assistant station agent at Garrett. was
killed in horrible manner this week. He
| had spent the evening at lockwood and
was returning to his work on fast freight
| No. 80. This train was running on pas
senger schedule and passed Garrett sta
| ton at high speed. Notwithstanding his
experience as a railroad man and his cog
nizance of the danger, the young man
leaped from the train as it approached the
depot. He was flung violently to the
ground. his head striking an obstruction
and the entire top of the skull being torn
| off and his brains scattered along the
! track for some distance. Other portions
| of his body were also broken and man.
| gled. Death was instantaneous He was
son of MIR. and Mrs. J. H. Nedrow. old
| teemed family. He was genial, capable,
popular young man.
Williamsburg. Va.-over 300 deeds
have been recorded in the Office Of Clerk
J. H. Geddy of the Williamsburg and
James City circuit court since March.
| This is more than have ever been re-
| corded in whole year previously. So
/ two additional stenographers have been
employed by Clerk Geddy. Clerk Geddy
said money had been released on many
contracts. showing the confidence OF
Greater Williamsburg. He said that he
estimated that over 100000 had ex-
changed hands in property transfers
! since March l.
| Suffolk. Va.-Escaping by means of a
ladder from her window about o'clock
in the morning, Miss Jack Gay. daughter
| of Postmaster 3. r. Gay of Smithfield
| eloped with Ralph Sharpe. also of Smith
field, going to Gatesville, y. c.. by a fast
automobile. Miss Gay and Sharpe were
married in Gatesville in the early morn
| ing hours and then went to Emporia. the
home of the grooms parents. They trav-
| eled more than sixty miles by automo-
bile before they found a preacher and
| obtained a license
Cumberland. Md.-The land of the
| MarshallMorton Lumber Company.
known the Arbuckle tract of about
| .hUU acres. slOcaIeO near NOOTeHelO.
W. Va was sold at public sale at
| Moorefeld to William ]. Morley. Louis
| Weber and Lloyd l.. Shaffer. clerk of
the Allegany county circuit court for
| sl6.500. The purchasers have not de-
| termined what disposition they will
| make of the tract
Yanrey Mills. Va.-W. f. Wheeler of
inear Yancey Mills. this county. had been
| at loss for more than two months to
| know what had become of the mornin e
milk his cows failed to give, but has
at last solved the problem by his un-
seen mixers oversleeping themselves
| one morning. Mr.. Wheeler's cows
| would give their usual amount of mill X
| every night, but not pint would he
| get in the mornings. One morning re-
| Gently. when he went to milk one of
his cows in walked a pig and started
to milk another one for him. Mr.
| Wheeler was SO shocked that he stopped
| milking his COW and looked at the pig
Isitting back on his launches until he
had finished his breakfast.
+, Roanoke. WA branch of the Junior
| American Reserves has been estab-
| lished here. The organization starts its
| career with twelve members, and will
| be a part of the reserves of boys sup
ported by the United States govern
ment in practically every city in the
icountry. Arrangements were made for
| securing uniforms for the organiza l.
| ton. and the boys will be under strict
military discipline while in the armory.
The object of the Junior American Re-
| serves is to train boys to bear arms.