Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
Maryland and the Vngnias

OF the salvation Army. who has been
endeavoring to place in Christian
home baby boy. three months old. has
received letter from a woman living
near Lynchburg. asking him TO allow
her to adopt the infant. In her re-
quest she inquired if the adjutant could
SEND the child by parcel post.
Cumberland. Md.-More than 100 boata
viii be in service on the Chesapeake
and ONO canal during the coming sea
son. Many new boats have been built
here during the winter. and many 9th
ers have been repaired and overhauled
in Cumberland boatyards. 1t is stated
that every boat that can be put in
serviceable condition will be operated.
Norfolk. va.-August Christian Rich
ter of West Orange. y. j., who shot
himself through the head here. died
thirty-six hours later in Norfolk
hospital. Richter was conscious al
most up to the moment OF death.
though surgeons realized there was no
| hope of saving the mans life. The bull
let entered the right temple. passed
through the brain and came out the
other side of his head. Dependence
on account of i'll health was assigned
as the cause. Richter having for some
time suffered with cancer.
Suffolk. Na.-Lack of definite informa-
tion from the du Pont Powder Com
pany AS to its plans regarding the To-
tdtIoii VI II poNue planI AT OF near
Suffolk has had little effect on option
getters in this section. Options have
been closed on the farm of &. A. Pond
near Driver and that of r. II. Beamon.
each valued at 100000. The options
will expire June IS. and both were TAX
en- by l.. Rosenbaum. George w. Nur-
ney gave an option on his farm of 10.
acres near Nansemond. for $500. 10
DAVIDSON. Schoenbaum Hammond.
the purchase price set at $4,000, the
option to expire June 25.
EIlerslie. Md.-The Eilerslie Hotel,
owned by Phil Smith of La Vale. and
managed by Charles Smith. was totally
destroyed by fire. The flames were
seen by workman at the railroad
roundhouse not far distant. the work.
man arousing the occupants of the
hotel. and all escaped without injury.
The building was a large three story
frame structure. having twenty rooms.
The fiames' spread quickly to every
part of the building, and the bucket
brigade. the only means of fighting a
fire. was helpless. Seeing that it would
be impossible to save the hotel build
| ing. those who had formed the bucket
brigade turned their attentions to the
store of F. A. Buckholtz. located on the
corner opposite the hotel. The store
took fire several times after 3 o'clock.
but was put out before much damage
was dooe.
Luray. VAR. Thomas Brumpack,
perhaps the oldest citizen of Page
county. died suddenly at his home at
Rileyville. He was ninety-four years
of age, and leaves six brothers and
sisters. whose ages aggregate 4s1
years. He was one of the wealthiest
men in Page county. and until within
the past few months superintendent his
vast farming operations in Springfield
district He is survived by three chill
dren. Mrs. Emma hampton, who is now
visiting her relatives. the families of
Postmaster General Burleson and At
torney General Gregory, in Texas. and
Mrs. G. w. Sedwick and Thomas Brum-
back. in this county.
Annapolis. Md.-By vote of SO to 81
the lower house of Maryland legislature
has killed the statewide game license
bill introduced by Delegate Bryant Sew
eral amendments had been proposed by
the committee on fish and game. and
! these were adopted Then a sweeping
amendment was proposed to the meas
ure. exempting practically every county
in the state from the operations of the
proposed law. The amendment was
| adopted. when Delegate Hall moved to
lay the bill on the table, which was
done. No change therefore. is likely to
be made in the game license law at this
session.
Ocean View, Va.-Fire of unknown
origin totally destroyed the Richmond
Hotel here. The building. which was un
occupied at the time of the fire. was
is total loss. its value being estimated
at $4,000. The fire department of Nor
folk. which responded to the call for
assistance, had great difficulty in pre-
venting spread of the flames, famed by
high wind.
Norfolk. Va.-To meet the demands of
its constantly increasing business and
to take care of the work at the Norfolk
end of the line, the Norfolk Southern
railway began work on the erection of
shops that will cost in the neighbor-
hood of S250.000. The new plant will be
located at Carolina junction. about a
mile and half from the city limits, and
will be completed, it is expected, by
September l.
HagerstOwn. Nd.-Dr. j. McP. Scott
was sworn in this week as MAYOR of
Hagerstown. this being his fourth con-
secutive term of Office.
Roanoke. Na.-At . meeting of the
executive committee of the Retail Mer-
chants Association of Roanoke plans
were made for the annual convention o.
the state association TO be held there
June and s. An entertainment COM
mfttee was formed and details for the
meeting in the summer worked out. Tie
merchants were urged by speakers to do
away with the use of trading stamps.
which were characterized as IAN evil