Evening star., 1916-09-10
NEWS Of NEARBY STATES

Belair. Md.-The plant of the Belair
Times. the leading republican pews-
controlled by the late John B. Hanna.
has been purchased at private sale by
John A. Robinson. clerk Of the circuit
court for Hartford county. and Henry
A. Whitaker. a member Of the Belair
bar. Mr.. Hanna. who was one of the
prominent republicans in the state,
acquired the Belair Times In lse2 and
1t was controlled by him as strict
party paper from that time until his
death. in May last. The new owners
and will continue the publication In
the interest of that party.
Lynchburs, va-Although twenty
six cases Of typhoid fever have been
reported here Health Officer Perrow
maintains that the disease is not cpl
demic. Six of these cases were con-
tracted outside the city and most of
the others are located in one section
OF the city. They are attributed to the
use OF well or spring water and the
absence of sewer facilities in a limited
district. The health department is
urging residents either to boil or filter
their water supply
Charleston, w. Va-A bomb was
thrown into the camp of woman suf-
fragists who have been working for
the ratfhcation of the suffrage amend
voted on at the November election
when attention was called to the fact
that there had been failure to comply
with provisions of the state constitu-
tion and that even II the cause Is over
Whelmingly triumphant at the polls
november suffrage cannot be ex-
tended to women. The constitution Of
West Virginia provides that the leg
islature when submitting a proposed
amendment to the vote Of the people
n hn a n
At least three months before such cleo
tfon In some newspaper In every coun-
~ IN which newspaper Is published
This has not been done.
Bedford. va-Louis NJ. Layman. son
Of Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Layman of
Iroutville. Botetourt county. was
killed in France August IS while serv-
Ing in the Canadian troops with the
English army. He had been in France
man was only twenty-thres years old
and was graduate Of Washington
ana Lee University. He was employed
py iumber company in Canada when
the war broke out and was doubtless
many of his friends there enlist.
HnRer"town, dd.-In an abandoned
peach packing house in Keedysville dis
trict. on the farm of W. D. Hughes.
father-in-law of Joseph K. Hoffman.
this city. pair of bald eagles are
rearing two young ones. The claims of
naturalists are fatty refuted, and the
superstttious are sure that the peace of
America is assured. since this bird has
taken its habitation in domestic sur
eagle say that the bird invariably
builds it's nest and rears It's young on
a rocky promontory near the sea, a
river or lake While the eagles are
often seen inland. this is the frst in
stance known to people Of the valley
abouts.
LynchburE, Va.-The marriage reg
lister at the clerks Office of the cor
poration court here contains a blank
space for the return of the officiating
sued there, for the marriage is yet to
take place. The couple came to town
from Campbell county; climbed the 100
steps to the courthouse hill; procured
The climb up the hill was arduous be-
cause the prospective groom was some-
what the worse for drink. En- route
to the parsonage was a saloon; the man
excused himself. and leaving the
prospective bride outside he went in
woman sent man inside for her in
tended and after rescuing him hustled
him off to downtown parsonage. The
woman got the man on his feet at the
approach of the minister and the cere-
mony was started. When he reached the
point where promises were to be made
the man bolted and disappeared. The
license has not yet been returned.
Mnrtinsburg, w. ya.-The intuition
De Grange to suggest to the driver
of Mr.. L. I. Martins car to take a diff
ferent route from Moler avenue to High
street probably saved the life of Nellie.
the eleven-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Rutherford. AS the car
High street Mr.. De Grange noticed a
child lying on the sidewalk and a
woman frantically waving her hands.
He stopped and found the girl to have
boy striking her with a piece of a
broken bottle. The girl apparently was
bleeding to death. Rushing the child
to the hospital. DR.. w. T. Henshaw
closed the cash. which was perilousIy
close to the jugular vein. with the re-
suit that the little patient is now much
improved. Undoubtedly she would have
died but for fate directing Mr.. De
Grange in her direction.
Petersburg. ya-Offers of three sites
for the location of the government ar
NOR plate plant have been received by
the committee. Several others were
submitted. but the following were the
only ones accepted for recommendation
to the Secretary of the Navy: A tract
of 1000 acres rendered by the special
council committee. lying south of and
belonging to Petersburg; tract of $50
acres. located in Prince George county,
on the Appomattox river, offered by
Charles S. Barrow, and 500-acre tract,
located on the James river, in Prince
George county-the Fort Powhatan
property These sites afford Peters
burg three locations to offer, one of
which has excellent railway facilities,
and the others conveniently located on
the Appomattox and James rivers Le-
roy Hodges, John E. Harvell and ]. w.
Brown. composing the brief committee.
have submitted an outline of the brief
to be presented to the Secretary of The
Navy. Chairman Hodges, after the
brief was accepted, was instructed to
proceed to Washin gton. prepare neces-
cooperation OF Senators Martin and
Swanson and Representative Watson
as far as possible.
Huntington, w. Vn.-The report of
the Pythian home board. of which O. j.
Rife of Wayne Is president. made to the
Grand Lodge at Huntington, shows that
the board has on deposit on interest in
various banks over the state $s2,46459.
The interest earned in the year totaled
S3.l92.20. Only the interest on the
fund is expended by the board, and all
save a small amount for expenses goes
to payments to Pythian members. wild
ows and orphans. The report goes into
yt.,1 I~k,