Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Maryland and the VirginiaS

LEESBC RG, Na.-Willlam Grimes. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Grimes. is in an
English hospital suffering from wounds
received somewhere in France ac-
cordins to information received by his
parents. Young Grimes enlisted in the
British army about year ago and is
a corporal in cavalry regiment.
CUMBERLAND. Md.-Mrs. Sarah j.
Snellings, sixty-four years old. died at
her home here of tuberculosis. She is
survived by five grown children. Mrs.
Snellings was one of the best known
women in Cumberland. The body was
taken to Fredericksburg, Va. her old
home. for burial
RICHMOND. Na.-By the terms of II
bill introduced in the legislature by
state Senator Gum it would be impos-
sible for state officials to borrow money
from banks in which funds of the com
monweaith were deposited. In the past
1t has been pointed out. state officials
on more than one occasion have ncgo-
tlated loans at banks which were de-
positaries of state funds. and several
instances have occurred in which such
banks We're heavy losers on the trans
action. Ii has been impossible or inn
practical for the banks to refuse the
loans. as the officials were in a position
to direct the placing of the state funds
y
or loaning of money in such cases and
provides penalties.
CHARLESTON. w. Va.-State Senator
Hogg of Fayette county has announced
that he will be candidate for the
nomination for Governor of West Eir-
ginia on the democratic ticket He was
elected to the senate from a strongly
republican district and is recognized as
one of the strongest men of his party
in the state.
HOPEW ELL. Na.-The efficiency of
the Danville company of the Virginia
National Guard, which has been on
duty here since the fire. the general
bearing of the men and officers and
their department since the compa ny
has been on duty in the Powder city
have been the subject of highly COM
plimentary remarks and communica-
tons from citizens. officials of the du
Pont company and the state authori-
ties. Resolutions passed by the COM
mercial and other organization of
Hopewell have been presented to the
company. in which men and officers
are given the highest praise.
CUMBERLAND. Md.-Information has
reached here of the death of En-
rensbreitstein, Germany, of Rev
Francis Wolfe, o. V. Cap, which oc-
Cured December % last. Rev Wolfe
was pastor of SIS. Peter and Paul's
years. He left here to return to Ger
many in 1897. He was born at Rude
sheim. Germany, December IS, 1855
and entered the Capuchn order Sep
TENDER 4. 1858. He was ordained
priest at Mayence. Germany. August
il. 1860. and came to the United states
in 1874. remaining in this country
twenty-five years Besides his pastor
ate of ten years in Cumberland, Rev
Wolfe was stationed at Hermon, Pa.
Pittsburgh. Pa. and Peoria. Ill. He
held the exalted position of guardian
defner and provincial. He wrote d
number of ascetical works.
CHARLESTON, w. Va.-Owing to the
vigilant work of Sam Fields, colored
connected with the state. department
of prohibition, Chief MCGOWAN, assist
ed by Officers Cunningham and Gunter
has pulled off a raid only second to the
one worked by Lieut.. Jarrett last week
being unloaded from boat landing
here at noon, and followed them to
the residence of Mrs. NJ. l.. Johnson, or
Lewis street. After he had notified the
central station the chief and other Of
flcers raided the place, where they
found that the barrels contained many
pints of whisky neatly stored away
in suit cases. They arrested Mrs. John.
son. Emma Jones and Peachy Simms
and locked them up on a charge OF
PETERSBURG. va.-The cry in thi
city is still for residential houses, ant
it is very urgent cry. Every con
tractor in the city has his hands full
and every skilled workman is EN-
| ployed on full time. Many scores o
houses have been and are being erect
ed which are spoken for before com
pletion. and the demand is for man,
scores more.
BEDFORD. Ea.-The Norfolk ant
Western railroad has issued a bulletin
| instructing its station agents. conduct.
ors. trainmen and all others connected
with the traffic that they shall inform
passengers of any material delays ii
trains and the cause of such delays, So
far as the cause may be known.
BOYDS. Md.-Mrs. E P. Ricketts,
nineteen years old. of near Seneca
Montgomery county, was found dead
her custom. to drive up the cows She
had ridden from the farmhouse and il
is supposed her horse became unman.
aseable and threw her. Presumab l,
was broken. Mrs. Ricketts, was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Peters
of Seneca, and had been married only
month.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va. While
playing with her pet dog a few DAYS
ago Mrs. Ned Ennis struck her hand
against the dogs teeth. A day or sc
later the animal began to act strange
~, and the animal was killed and its
head was sent to the Department OF
Agriculture at Washington for exam
ination. The official report from the
experts OF the department stated the
dog had rabies. and Mrs Ennis has
gone to Richmond. where she is taking
the Pasteur treatment at sanatorium
ANNAPOLIS. Md-Bluebirds, black
birds and other harbingers OF spring
have been singing in this section for
several days. and the croaking of frogs
has also been heard in the marshes, all
due to the springlike temperatures of
the last week. A few days ago Mr.
Monday. bridge keeper on the Short
Line road. found a live grasshopper
which he brought to the city En-
hibited at the Office of an Annapolis
newspaper the insect attracted much
attention. The proverbial oldest in
habitant failed to recall another in
stance of the capture of a live grass
hopper in this section at a similar time
of the year.
DANNILLE. Na.-D. W. Woodson. for
thirty-two years member of the no
lice force of this city. died Sunday His
health began to fail a little more than
year ago, and for the last wear he had
been a retired pensioner of the police
force.
CUMBERLAND, Md.-Peach growers
owning orchards in and near the valley
wanna and West Virginia are to meet
here Tuesday, when the peach orchard
lists are to consider plans for co-opera =
ton of peach growers throughout the
section. DR.. Charles J. Brand, chief
of the Office of markets and rural or
o. az Stufa