Evening star., 1916-12-10

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| Mr.. Mason drew first blood. so he got
| the head Last week another party of
| hunters in that neighborhood saw five
| deer at one time. but they were too
| far off to get IA shot. Harper Beverage
| and party killed very large deer on
Gauley in Pocahontas county. fine
! buck was killed on Allegany near Min
| nehaha Tuesday by "A party of hunters
| from Montgomery, and barley Williams
ana party got nice deer Oldham
Run. near Beard. last Saturday. Quite
! a number of big, black bear have been
slain this fall. but the record seems to
| be held by Bear Jake" Mullens, who
with John Leslie. both of Webster
| county, w. Va. have killed eight black
bears during the present season. They
hnd a ready market in the cities for
lens is widely known as a bear hunter
and has killed more than half hun
dred.
| Salisbury, Md.-Mrs Louisa Collier,
siXty-elght years old. widow of Dr.
Levin Collier, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter S. Sheppard,
here. She was the daughter of Joseph
sister of Joseph Y. Brattan of Balti-
more. Mrs. Collier established the
/ Home for the Aged in Salisbury. She
| organized the united board of charities
in Salisbury and was its chairman for
| several years.
| Richmond. Va.-Attendance at the
| annual meeting of the State Teachers
/ Association last week was larger than
at any former convention. The follow
: ing officers were elected: ]. l.. Jarman,
| Farmville. president; w. c. Blakey,
| Richmond, secretary; George W Guy
Hampton. treasurer. Vice presidents
| for congressional districts, A. b. Chan
! dler, jr.. Fredericksburg. first: George
! Peek, Portsmouth, second; C. A. Smith, T.,
Goochiand, third; S. T. Duke, Farm
Vile. fourth; j. w. Cook. Danviile,
NTH; W, NJ. Black, Lynchburg, sixth i;
r. NJ. Irby, Front Royal, seventh; n. T.
; McManaway. Brandy. eighth. ]. A.
| Hurt, Wytheviile, ninth; c. w. Dckin-
son. Gainesville. tenth district The
! constitution was changed, extending
| the offices of president, secretary and
treasurer from one to two years. Rich
mond and Roanoke have invited the
| conference for next year, and COM
mittee will decide later on the time
and place. Delegates from the south
western section are. anxious to have
| the conference held at a point more
| convenient to them.
| Fulton, W. Va.-W. r. Daniels of
| Thompson township and Marshall Nc
! Kibbin of Washington city have pur-
! chased 1900 acres of grazing land
near Bayard, w. Va, and will establish
| stock ranch there.
Cumberland, Md.-A locomotive was
used to capture Hubert Howard. coIored,
alleged to have assaulted Lloyd kerns, an
aged white man who was asleep in camp
car Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
| E.vitts Creek. The negro, employed in
! the same camp. Is charged with enter
! ing kerns' apartment and beating him
/ with poker Officer Henry Betz ar
rested Howard, using an engine from the
| Baltimore and Ohio shops to pursue him.
The negro was overtaken as he was about
to board a freight train Kerns is at the
Western Maryland Hospital with frac-
| tured arm and cuts and bruises about
| the head ard body. Howard will be held
until Kerns Is able to appear.
Frederick. Md.-Run over by a
| heavily laden wagon. Walter Mckinley,
about twenty-five years old. a prominent
young farmer in the vicinity of Liberty
| town. Frederick county, was instantly
killed on his farm. Mr., Mckinney was
engaged in hauling in fodder from the
field when the accident occurred. A col
ored boy was standing on top Of the load
ed wagon while Mr.. Mckinney was or
the ground. Becoming frightened the
grabbed for the lines ard in some way
| was thrown under the team. the wheels
passing over his chest
Richmond, Vn.-The control of slate
Quarries in Buckingham county valued
at several hundred thousand dollars, for
p, which riyal factions of the same family
| have been engaged IN a bltter nght Since
| last August, will be determined by the
state supreme court Of appeals, which has
granted an appeal and supersedeas from
| a decree OF the circuit court of Bucking-
ham county. virtually giving the control
OF the Williams Slate Company to James
T Sloan. John r. Williams, jr., and A. F..
Evans all OF Richmond. The petition
| narrates the story OF a highly successful
industry founded near Arvonia, in Buck
iingham. many years ago by two brothers,
Evans r. and John r. Williams. which
was conducted III harmony until the
brothers died and the two sets of heirs
each holding 6ls shares of the company $
232 shares of capital stock, developed
differences which led to the bitterest
rivalry.
Annapolis. Md.-Dr. II. w. Caldwell
superintendent of schools for Cecil county
has been elected secretary of the Associa-
ton of Boards of Education. Superin-
tendents and Supervisors of Schools of
this state.
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
WINCHESTER, Va, December o
| Claude Kelican of Frederick county
WHO was arrested several days ago at
Martinsburg. w. Va. charged with
horse stealing, check forging and the