Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
Maryland and the Virginias


Cumberland, Md. When an advance
party advertising a circus was in Cum :
bertrand q few days ago, one OF their
number supervising window billing on
Liberty street .ticed the shingle OF
Dr., Karl P. Heintz and observing the
name spelled similar to his own he
went up to the doctors ONCE with the
announcement, II am John L. Heintz OF
Pittsburgh, Kan" A message brought
DR.. Heintzs father. John L. Heintz'
and the fact was disclosed that
the Kansas man was first cousin OF
John L. Heintz and also Of Daniel.
Charles and Edward Betz of'Frostburg.
Mr. Heintz spent the day pleasantly
with his newly discovered relatives
here and at Frostburg and left to re-
sumo his touring at Hagerstown.
ChrfstiansburE. va. - J. W. Jones.
grade foreman on the new work oefng
done by the Norfolk and Western rail-
way at Paper. was caught by falling
right leg and injuries about the back
that are of a serious nature. The in
jured man was placed on special train
and hurried to Roanoke Hospital. pick
r.
rendered medical aid.
Norfolk, Va.-Carrying the members
of the graduating class and fourteen
cadets from the coast guard service
academy at New London. Conn.,. on
their annual cruise, the coast guard
cutter Itasca arrived in Norfolk and
proceeded for Culebra Island, small
island belonging to the united states
east of Porto Rico.
Roanoke, Va.-The committee named
to present the resolutions adopted by
the state democratic convention to
President Wilson will present them
June Is, at 1890 o'clock. Col. James P.
Woods Of Roanoke will act as chairman
of the committee with two members
secretary of the committee, has been
to Washington and arranged all de-
tails for the presentation.
CIarksburg, w. Va.-Thomas jenkins
of this. city made the grave mistake
of selling a pint of liquor to Sheriff
Stout and is now in jail.
Richmond, va.-Estimated gross rev
enues of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company for the fourth week
of May were s1,477.7o4. compared with
s1,1s4.50s for the same week of last
year.
Norfolk, Va. - The Virginia State
Bankers Association will hold its
twenty third annual convention at the
Chamberlin Hotel. Old Point, begin
ming Thursday, June %, and going
through Saturday, June "a. 1t is ex-
pected a number of bankers from Rich-
mond will attend the sessions of the
convention.
sufroIk, Va. - Willie Mitchell. the
young son of Councilman j. H. Mitch
ell. while cranking his car had the
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and strike his arm. breaking it. This
is the fifteenth accident of such ma
ture around Suffolk and the neighbor-
ing counties the last year.
stanton. Va.-Old residents OF Staun'
ton recall that Monday f1fty-ntne years
ago there was killing frost. affecting
wheat, apples, peaches and vegetation
generally. Corn was cut down TO the
ground because it was wilted by th'
frost, but it grew up again and there
was a good crop.
fever, townsville, took his hand for q
moment off the steering wheel of his
automobile 1t proceeded to climb the
stone fence surrounding the farm OF
Charles Taylor. near Townsville. The
front wheels were over the fence wher
Mr.. Lefever succeeded in stopping the
car. The windshield was smashed ant
the car damaged otherwise. but not toe
much to be driven back home.
Norfolk. Va. Michael A. Agelastc
has been appointed Greek consul II
charge Of the district Of Virginia. There
are. more than 1900 Greeks in Vir-
ginia. Norfolk has Greek population
of about $500 and at Hopewen there
are about 5000 Greeks. The increase
of Atlantic shipm in Greek bottoms
has made 1t necessary to have con-
sui at Norfolk.
Harrisonburg, Va. - Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Grove of Goods Mill had a mar
they awoke and found their residence
on fire. They were aroused by the
collapsing of a portion of the house
and barely had time to get out of the
burning building in their night clothes
Petersburg, va.-The Austin Bennett
Company of Baltimore, contractors for
the Petersburg. Hopewell and City
Point concrete road. have shipped tc
Hopewell twenty mules, grading ma
cainery and rollers for use in building
the road A member of the firm was
in Petersburg Monday and stated that
work would be commenced as soon as
the profile of the road could be OBJ
tanned from the state highway COM
missioner.
member OF the Keyser High School
senior class. has been awarded the
prize of SIS for the best essay on
Home Life in Colonial Days" This
prize is given by the Society of
Colonial Danes Of West Virginia
and is open to the seniors of
all the high schools of the state. One
of the last years senior class. Miss
Helen Pownal1. in competitive exami-
nation, won the scholarship given by
the Federation of Women's Clubs of
the state. Miss Pownall is just COM
pleting her first year in the West vir-
ginia University under this scholarship.
Petersburg, Va. - Thomas Temple,
treasurer of Prince George county, is
in the Petersburg hospital suffering
from severe injuries which he sus-
tanned Sunday afternoon when his au-
tomobile, in which he was riding with
three friends, turned turtle. Physi-
clans attending him believe his collar
bone and shoulder are fractured. The
accident happened near Wilson in Din
widdie county. Mr.. Temple was driv-
ing the car. In attempting to make a
turn one Of the axles gave way and
the car turned over in a ditch.
Lynchburg, va.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. Gull
len Darlington of Charlotte Court
House announced the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Mary Ellen Car
rington, to Beverley Purnell Eggleston
of Atlanta, Ga. son of the late D. Q.
Eggleston, for many years secretary of
state of Virginia. The marriage will
take place at the Presbyterian Church
at Charlotte Court House June 81
Bristol. Va.-Soon after concluding an
investment here of several thousand
dollars George P Phipps mercb,pt