Evening star., 1916-03-05
Maryland and the Virginias

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Annapolis, Md.-That Curtis Bay is to
become another Hopewell is the belief
of Annapolis and Baltimore men in
terested in the rapid development OF
the new Industrial city across the pay.
Construction work on new, mills and
factories and the large number of new
houses being built lend color to the
idea Already the population of that
section has increased greatly. and the
locality is now spoken of as the New
Hopewell." The first dwellings to De
erected in any considerable numoer
have been started by the Lohmulier
Building Company, with offices IN the
Calvert building, Baltimore. This COM
pany recently purchased big tract OF
land from the South Baltimore Harbor
and Improvement Company, but kEowl-
edge of the deal being consummated
did not become known until the build
ing operations began. The company
has made plans for the erection or SIX
ty-one houses on Pennington avenue,
Curtis Bay. large force OF men Is
already at work. A number OF the
dwellings will have store fronts. The
houses will be two stories and OF brick.
containing six rooms and bath. They
are to be lighted by electricity and
have sewerage connection Joseph
Berman recently acquired seventy-nVe
acres of land in Brooklyn. while John
Culver purchased the land composing
the old Cromwell estate.
Richmond. Va.-Twenty-six persons
are now taking treatment for the pre-
vention of rabies, according to an
nouncement of the state board OF
health, and the number is increasing
so rapidly that the board has issued
warnings stating that unusual and far-
reaching precautions are necessary to
prevent the further spread of the
dreaded disease. statewide cam
paign for the determination of all un-
muzzled or unlicensed dogs is dis
cussed. and if plans now under con-
sideration are carried into execution
county authorities throughout the
state will have their hands full In the
| warfare against such dogs in the very
near future. Already two deaths from
rabies have been reported to the board.
sorgnntown, w. Vat love you and
l want to get married, but I'm too
busy" was what John F. Higgins of
Star City wrote to Miss Ina Brit of
Billings. Mont.
We'll. this is leap year, and I'll come
on: Miss Brit wrote back.
That's how it came about that the
couple were married at Morgantown by
Rev. Mr.. Fink. The bride Travelled
:. 900 miles for the ceremony. Mr.. Hig-
gins formerly lived in Montana and the
two were sweethearts for many years.
Annapolis. Md.-The bill introduced
in the general assembly by Delegate
Brown making the reading OF the Bible
each morning in the public schools OF
the state compulsory failed to obtain a
constitutional majority on it's third
reading in the lower-house and was
beaten for the time being. at least. The
fervid tributes to the Bible and its
transcendent influence in the regenera-
tion of the world on the part of both
the advocates and the opponents of the
Brown bill did much to atone for the
fact that the house had no chaplain
and no opening prayer the day the bill
was defeated.
Petersburg. Vn.-The women of
Petersburg have inaugurated q move
ment to raise fund of $1,000 for the
maintenance of cottage at the In
dustrial School and Home for Boys, at
Covington, for homeless and wayward
boys of Petersburg.
Berkeley Springs. w. Val. w.
Swain, county commissioner OF Nor
gan county, is probably the only man
in the state who grows, cures and mar
kets prunes. Mr.. Swain is we'll known
among fruit growers of the state as a
progressive horticulturist. This is the
first year he has grown and cured a
crop of prunes. The fruit is on sale at
a local grocery store, and the prunes
are said to be fully equal to the best
produced in California.
Baltimore, Md.-Maj. W. Clement
Claude of the medical corps of the
Maryland National Guard has been
retired by order of Adjt. zen. Charles
f. Macklin, after continuous service of
twenty-five years with the corps. He
aft fn ST
with which he served during the Span
ish American war.
Winchester. Va.-Joseph Roe, sixty
years old, a farmer, blew off his head
Saturday with a shotgun. He placed
the muzzle in his mouth. He was suf-
fering from nervous collapse and re-
turned a few days ago from a sana-
torium near Philadelphia. His widow,
one son and two daughters survive.
ShepherdstOwn, w. Va.-The spring
term of the Shepherd College Normal
school is to open March 26, according
to announcement made by Thomas c.
Miller, principal. The summer term of
the school is to open June IL. All
branches required in both the normal
and short course will be offered in the
spring term. and special provision will
be made in the summer term for those
desiring to complete either of these
courses By proper arrangement of
SuDJeCCS apOuI d udll year WOIh Cdll
be completed during these two terms.
it is announced.
Annapolis, Md.-Bills introduced in
the general assembly provide for the
aboiishment of the state free school
fund, which has been in existence for
many years. The measures are the
outgrowth of recommendations made
by the state school survey and con-
tanned in that body's report to the
senate. The fund, which is in the
treasury of the state, amounts to
S532,453.05, and this is to be prorated
among the educational institutions now
receiving aid from the fund. which was
established in 1889. The fund is in
vested for the benefit of the counties
and the State Agricultural College.
Charleston, w. va.-The Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is the heaviest tax
payer in the state. according to re-
port of John S. Darst, state auditor.
Its taxes for the year, for all purposes.
have reached the total of more than
$S30,0OO. Railroads operating in the
state this year will pay more than
S2,100O0O in taxes. The total valua
ton of railroads in West Virginia is,
in round figures, s1sS.000,o00. as fixed
by the board of public works, and OF
this valuation $7S.375,000 is on prop
erty of the Baltimore. and Ohio. Total
taxes paid in 1915 by railroad corpora
tions in the state were $1.S0O,000.
fsic>I,mOnd. va.-Approximately $4,000
qualified voters will be added to the
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