Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Maryland and the Virginias

Somerset, Md.-An association of
Somerset county automobile dealers
and owners was organized here last
week. Papers booming the club have
been circulated in the various towns of
the county. and between 500 and 600
men have been secured as members.
The purpose of the organization is to
boost for better roads.
Quantico. Va.-Work of organizing
the bank at Quantico is now under way.
This institution will have capitaliza-
ton of $4,000. and it is planned to oper.
Quantities. first bank within a fort
night. Men prominent in banking in
terests of Washington and Prince Will
liam county are interested in this in
stitution. Its directors Will be len men
chosen from the stockholders. The new
bank building now receiving its finish
ing touches is located at the corner of
Potomac avenue and Broadway. The
structure has twelve Office rooms. Two
of the occupants will be Attorney Ben
jamin Purvis of Fredericksburg and
the Quantico Times.
Richmond. Va.-If instructions issued
to commissioners of the revenue by the
state auditor are followed literally
owners of the 10000 motor vehicles
now estimated to be running in the
state Will be required to report their
machines for taxation in the same man
ner other tangible personal prop
erty. While automobiles have been
subject to tax in the past the law
curing them to be listed for taxation
was in many sections lenienuy en-
forced, with the result that the revenue
from this source was proportionately
far below the value of the property
involved.
Martinsburg. w. Va.-The Martins
burg Fruit Exchange, a cooperative
organization for the buying of orchard
supplies and to standardize the pack
ing of fruit and the selling of same. has
elected the board of directors as fol-
lows: I. w. Wood, H. l.. Alexander DR.
is. n. Myers, c. c. Westrater. L. F. Will
son, l.. II. Rooney, J. II. Outer, w. n
Somers. J. Herbert Quick, Joseph Miller
Clarence Bohrer and Isaac Long. After
the board of directors was elected they
elected officers as follows: H. l.. Alex
ander, president; w. II. Somers. vice
president; j. Tabb. secretary treasurer;
&c. c. Westrater, claim adjuster. After
the meeting of the board the directors
went over the outlook for peaches
through this section, which seemed to
be very favorable; also took up the
apple situation in order to get reports
from the different sections so as to keep
the members posted from time to time
FairmOnt. w. Na.-Heavy freight
traffic has so increased the tonnage
nellsvile branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad that bridges at Outcrop
and other points will be reconstructed.
and rumors of double tracking this di-
vision are again revived. 1t is stated
that the coal shipments to the lakes
from the West Virginia fields have in
creased 100 to 200 cars a day. Ten
large locomotives have been taken
from the Monongahela division and
put to work on the Fairmont branch.
If the present ratio of shipments from
the Fairmont- Clark sburg coal fields is
maintained throughout the summer
it is believed the Western Maryland
shipments from the five new coal
creek will necessitate double-tracking
this division.
Qunntico. ya.-The survey for a rail-
way line between Quantico and Ma
nassas is nearing completion Engineers
in charge of the work have estimated
that the road can be built upon a l per
cent grade and are enthusiastic over
the prospects. The men behind the
project for line to connect Quantico
with Manassas will have spent approx
imately $4,000 for this survey by the
time it is finished.
Richmond. Va.-One of the largest
real estate transactions in recent
weeks was completed by the recording
of a deed in the chancery courts clerk s
office, transferring the "Smithdeal
building at the northeast corner of
9th and Broad streets, from Mrs. Grace
Association. The price was $4,000
cash. The Smithdeal building is an
office structure. The Home Beneficial
Association has offices on the second
floor, and will continue to occupy them
Smithdeal Business College will also re-
main in the building. The property
has frontage of forty feet and runs
back TO an alley.
Deer Park. Md.-The following off,
GERS were elected at the tenth annual
convention of the West Virginia State
Pharmaceutical Association, in session
here: President. c. A. Neptune, Park
ersburg; first vice president, Steven
Tierney, Weston; second vice president,
J. Charles Hall. Charleston: third vice
president, B. j. Farrell Clarksburg;
secretary, C. H. Rogers, Morgantown;
member executive council, Gay Dent,
Morgantown. Deer Park was chosen
for the next annual convention in June,
1917.
Roanoke. Va. w. Hancock. who
has returned from a fishing trip in
Florida. while there landed a big tar
pom weighing 1872 pounds.
Richmond. Va.-Dr H Stuart Mac
Lean, one of the leading surgeons of
this city, has received an appointment
as chief surgeon of the French hospital
at Juily, Seine ct Barne,, to succeed DR..
Robert c. Bryan of this city, who will
return September l from three months
work in the war zones. DR.. MacLean
has not indicated that he would accept
the appointment.
CIarksburg. w. Va.-Following orders
from Maj Gen. Looms of Terre Haute,
Ind. West Virginia companies of the
uniform rank, Knights of Pythiss, are
submitting to headquarters reports of
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