Evening star., 1916-09-10
IN MARYLAND AND THE VIRGLNIASa
J. Cornwell and Col John T. McGrAv
made addresses during the reunion.

j. Cornwsu and Col John T. McGr1v
made addresses during the reunion.
LynchburE. va-Charles r. jennings
msanp.ssr M pa Of the Roanoke Music Comp.ny
OF ROANOKE. was paraly3ed while on the
way from Lynchburg to Roanoke in HE
automobile and died shortly aftsrward.
MI Jennings and his wife came to Lynch>
burg TO spend Sunday with relatives. An
der Mr.. Jennings suggested that he re-
turn alone and that his wife follow by
train Monday. He left LynchburE appar-
emily In perfect health. Mr.. Jennings waA
son OF the late DR.. and Mrs william II
Jennings. Besides his widow. three ais,
ters. Miss Sallie jennings OF washington
and Misses Mollis and Lille Jennings Of
nings Of Washington state. and q daughs
ter. Miss Mamie Jennings, survive.
Branswiek. Md-The report OF En-
sfneers Whitman. Bird and Norton. Civ
ing accommodations end estimated cost
for the enlargement Of Brunswfck's water
supply. recommended to the mayor ard
council . plan which would bring Into
Brunswick the water from the three
springs in Virginia upon which options
near Knoxville. and include . reservoir Of
100000 gallons capacity. at Q cost ap.
pronmating ss6.ooo. The entire estimate
Cd cost Of the system 10 S7l,so6.7o.
Bristol. va-E Lee Trtnkle. derno1
cratic nominee for Congress In the ninth
Virginia district. has issued . formal chal-
lenge to Representative c. B. slesnp. the
Joint discussion OF the issues OF the
campaign throughout the district He
asked that 2aemp NEST him for the lrst
time on the opening day Of the lattsr's
campaign.
Martinsburg, W. Va>-@iss Frances
Salyers back was broken and her skull
crushed. Miss Edith Ross head vas
crushed and . sister was seriousIy In
tured when an auto plunged over IN
Coleman and Charles Garrett were tn
jured.
Richmond. vs-Dus, II was stated,
other increased expenses. the virginia
Railway and Power Company ordered.
effective September 10, discontinuance
of the sale OF six for q quarter tickets
on all its street car lines in Virginia
outside of Richmond: also labor tickets,
now sold at 2A cents each in certain
hours. This Affects Petersburg, Ports
mouth and Norfolk services. Straight
five-cent fares will be collected. -i'
CunberlanA, MA-sfrs. Mary Tlmmia
wife of Leslie Timmis, Bellaire, Ohio,
is at the Western Maryland Hospital
here with . fractured skull and cuts
and bruises, the result OF having leap
west OF Cumberland on the National
pike. The machine began back-hring
while descending the grade at La Vale,
and Mrs. Timmfns, believing 1t was on
fire. leaped. her head striking the con-
crete roadway. 80
Richmona. va-Upward of s2eo,ee9
in revenue derived from automobfie
taxation is the estimated amount to- be
devoted to the upkeep of state and
in the office of the secretary of the com Z
monwealth. These records report to
date about 81, 800 machines which haye
been licensed in Virginia.
Charlesto.. ". va-The prohibition
party is not a political party in West
Virginia, and has no legal right to have
its nominees for presidential electors
on the official ballot, according to an
opinion rendered by Attorney General
the prohibition party failed to psll
enough votes at tho last election. 4 i,
Ashland. ya-The storehouse and
Crossing. about three miles north o.
here, was entirely destroyed by fro
early Thursday morning, only q few
pieces of furniture being saved. The
posed to have been started by mice. Tho
blaze vas discovered by the crew OF
the local freight. which happened to
be passing. who awakened the Sleep
ing family and rendered what assist Z
ance they could. ~
westminster. Md.-Mrs. David II.
Warehime of Rachmans valley. who.
was injured at Centervilie. Pa when
a passenger train struck the automo-
bile in which she was riding, killing
her husband and Theodore f. Logue,
died at York Hospital. Mrs. Logue, the
fourth member of the auto party, IL IN
a critical condition at the hospital and
her recovery is doubtful. 30
warrenton. va.-Ths following war
renton men have been appointed mem.'
mittee for the national democrstIe,
campaign: G. l. Fletcher. Grenvflfe
Gaines. J. W. Shirley, Albert Fletcher.
s. W. Maphis. W. S. Wolf. NJ. J. O'Con-
nell and A S. Hamilton. - 10
Charleston. w. Wa minimum saIas
ary of $75 a month for teachers hold
ing first-grade certificates was indorsed
by West Virginia school teachers st a
measures indorsed were those provfd-
ing for a county unit OF taxation for
school purposes, permanent road i'm
provements and consolidation OF rural
schools.
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Roanoke. va-Charies A. Herman
of Danville. Va. has announced hts
candidacy for the United States Senate
to succeed Senator Claude A. Swanson,
subject to the action Of the repub-
lican state executive committee, whIoh
will meet here early next week. e..