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

body was found by workmen. who no
tfced the dead mans legs above the
water.
LURAY. Va.-While working about
his place in Shenandoah district a few
days ago Amos Shuler ran a splinter
under finger nail. Little attention
was paid to the apparently trifiing in
jury. and two days later the finger be-
gan to swell and cause intense pain.
Physicians who were called were I'M
able to relieve the agony and Mr.. Shu-
Ter died Wednesday from tetanus after
suffering the most intense agony. He
was son Of the late George Shuler.
for many years familiar in agricul-
tural and political affairs of Shenan-
doah district, and Is survived by his
wife. who Is a daughter of the late
Jacob Koontz.
CHARLESTON. W. va.-While riding
on a Chesapeake and Ohio train a few
days ago Tack" Jones Of Charleston
who offered to sell him a pint of whis-
ky. The price was 81. Jones took the
pint and gave the seller what appeared
to be a ten-dollar bill. receiving So in
change. The bootlegger probably had
later that the bill for which he had
given a pint Of liquor and eight per-
fectly good dollars was nothing but a
facsimile of Confederate dollar
",
advertisement Of Charleston shoe
merchant.
CUMBERLAND, Md.-Within forty
feet Of his home. Thomas W. Dean
Point of Rocks. when he realized he had
unintentionally boarded a through train
instead of a local. jumped from the train
and was so badly injured that he died a
short time later. The train Dean board
ed at Washington Junction, with the in
tention of riding but a quarter of a mile
to his home. was speeding at about TWEEN
ty-five miles an hour when the man
leaped. An iron bolt caused fracture
Of the skull. A few minutes after the
accident, Dean. in an unconscious condi-
ton. was found by William Hammond.
Dean was about fifty years Of age. He
has been employed with the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad for many years.
LYNCHBURG, Va.-The state confer
ence of charities and corrections is to be
held here February q. %, % and March
l, in connection with the convention of
the Virginia State Juvenile Protective
Association and the State Social Hy-
giene Association. Delegates attending
the sessions of these conferences are ex-
pected to number about four hundred.
The conferences will deal with all
phases Of social betterment work and
experts in the different lines. The ses
sions will be open to the public.
HUNTINGTON. w. va-Believing that
Lindorf Defoe. her husband. was elop-
ing with Mrs. Rosa Wood McMasters.
and frantic with jealousy and grief,
Mrs. Lulu Defoe, thirty-four years old.
shot and instantly killed Mrs. McMas-
tiers on Huntington Ashland street
car Wednesday noon. Turning her re-
volver on her husband, Mrs. Defoe also
tried to kill him, but Defoe seized the
frantic woman and wrested the weapon
from her. Mrs McMasters. who was
twenty-four years old, was a more than
time Ms. Defoe had been jealous over
her husbands friendship with the
younger woman. Entering the car on
which the two were riding and finding
them with a suit case. Mrs. Defoe took
seat directly behind them. Drawing
Mrs. Defoe shot Mrs. McMasters in the
back of the head, causing instant
death. Defoe turned and seized the
weapon just in time to save his own
life. He denied any intention of elop-
ing.
ELKTON. Md. King of Baltimore
was fined s7o and costs in police court
here this week for practicing optom-
etry without the necessary license
ORANGE. va-Following an inves-
tisatfon by the state board of health
the Business Mems Association of this
place has awarded a contract for the
construction of a sanitary sewer sys-
tenn, a Richmond firm getting the con-
tract.
CHARLESTON. W. Va-W s. Roberts
of Marietta. Ohio, an oil we'll worker,
while carrying two cans Of nitroglycerin
at st. Adams, twelve miles from here,
slipped and fell. The nitroglycerin ex-
ploded, blowing Roberts to tiny frag-
ments. No one else was hurt, though the
sound Of the explosion was heard in
Charleston.
HAGERsTOWN, Md-The mayor and
city council have approved a bill which
was drafted by City Attorney Alexander
r. Hagner, to be introduced in the gen.
eral assembly. creating a city park com
mission for Hagerstown. The commission
Is to be composed of five members, three
to serve two years and two to serve three
years. without pay.
HARRISONBURG. va-sparks from
fire where hogs were being slaughtered
on the farm of E. A. Stands, near here
ignited straw stack. which in turn set
fire to a large barn. Machinery, imple-
ments. grain and stock were consumed
with the building, the loss being $4,000.
HAvRE DE GRACE. Md.-Robert Will
son. nineteen years old. died here from
injuries received when he was thrown on
rock from a sled on which he had been
coasting. Other boys in the party at first
paul Iio dllSIlllOl WHSH young wilson did
not rise from the ground after his mishap
but. finally, becoming alarmed, they
rushed to the spot and, noticing that he
was unconscious, hurried him to the Office
Of a physician, where he died almost on
arrival.
RICHMOND, Va.-The state board Of
education has definitely decided to hold
summer schools at the places and by
the conductors designated. as follows:
Charles G. Maphis, University of Vir-
ginia: ]. A. Burruss. Harrisonburg Nor
NAL: j. A. c. Chandler. Richmond; ]. L.
Jarman, Farmville Normal; E. H. Rus
sell. Fredericksburg Normal; T. II.
Phelps. Martinsville: F. B. Fitzpatrick,
Abingdon; J. S. Wilson, Dublin Col
lege of William and Nary; J. D. Egg
gleston, Blacksburg Virginia Poly
technic Institute); j. p. Mcconnell,
Radford Normal.
1t Is possible that schools will also be
established as follows:
Joseph H. Saunders. Covington: ]. A.
Livesay. GalaX; W. H. Cooke, Luray:
F. G. Bedinger. Chase City.
The following summer schools for
colored teachers will be held:
George P. Phenix. Hampton; George
r. Hovey, Richmond; J. s. Candy, Pc
tersburg: James s. Russell. Laurence
Vile: p: A. Long. Cambria; w. j. De-
catur, Manassas.
BELAIR. Md.-A meeting was held
at the courthouse here for the purpose
of organizing a branch of the Mary
land League for National Defense.
Three ministers of the county made
speeches advocating preparedness. and