Evening star., 1916-09-17

Annapolis, Md. - Rev. James L.
Smiley. assistant rector Of st. Anne's
Protestant Episcopal Church. has been
nominated by the socialist party con-
vention as candidate for Congress from
the NTH district OF Maryland. Rev.
Smiley has been q socialist the last
ten years, and is leader of the Chris
tian Fellowship. He is also active in
the Esperanto Society and took an ac-
tive part in a recent convention of the
advocates Of universal language He
will wage a campaign for socialism in
southern Maryland.
of the Bristol Traction Company. op-
Grating electric cars in Bristol, mas
made formal announcement that on &c
tober his company will discontinue
cars on the three mile belt on the Nir-
ginia side of Bristol. for the reason that
the company is unable to make the line
self f-sustaining with jitney cars in op-
position. At the same time. the com
pany makes application to the Tennes-
see railroad commission for relief IN
the matter OF taxes. ETC.. claiming 70
have lost in three years on Its n.s nnrgrni.s q
gross receipts last year were in excess
of $4,000.
aged four. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
H. Kershner. is dead from burns re-
ceived when playing with safety
| match. Her clothing ignited ana nes
painfully burned about the arms ana
hands while taking the burning cloenes
off the child.
| Portsmouth, va-The eleventh an
nual meeting Of the League OF Virginia
Municipalities is to be held at CIrton
Forge. Va. September rs. 81 and 2s, and
an excellent program is being prepared
embracing subjects of vital interest," 20 20
cities and towns. by speakers OF
local and national reputation; The
| league has been in existence for ten
years and has held yearly meetings IN
different cities. giving valuable m
formation through the subjects dis
cussed. The league is the originator OF
the optional charter act, which author.
| ICES cities Of the state to choose one oil
the several forms Of government pre-
scribed by said act. The officers OF the
president: C. N. Markham, Portsmouth
| first vice president: e. r. Fuller, Rich
mond. second vice president; T, }. ivy
man, Madison, third vice president, and
/ L. c. Brinson, Portsmouth, secretary
| treasurer.
Frederick, Md-Mrs. David <. Kan
ode of Green valley, Frederick county.
had a miraculous escape from being
bitten by a rattlesnake in her home.
| The snake entered closet by means OF
rat hole In going to the closet for
some articles used IN canning Mrs
Kanode stepped on the snake. The rep
tile was killed and measured twenty
inches
disappearance of LAWYERS pond. four
miles northwest of Luray. is only
equaled by its remarkable creation
more than half century ago For fifty
years the water in the pond. which
covers about three acres Of land, has
remained stationary. only showing a
few inches rise in very wet weather
and even in the dryest seasons has only
fallen few inches below normal. Ten
lrdays ago the water began to go down
perfectly dry. The pond is in one of
the cayernous portions of Page county,
and its sudden emptying is supposed to
be due to the opening of one of the
the body of water to the Shenandoah
river, about one mile distant. German
carp in vast quantities were left on the
bottom of the pond when the water
took it's departure. These are in such
! numbers as to attract scores Of buz-
yards and other scavengers.
Davis, w. ya.-Edgar Davis. aged
| twenty-four years. died at the hospital
here from injuries sustained when
struck by Western Maryland railway
passenger train No. 9, near the coal
tipple at Thomas, w. Va. One foot was
crushed off and his head was badly cut.
He is supposed to have been asleep on
the track.
Lexington. Va.-The building COM
mittee of the Virginia Military In
stitute board of visitors has awarded
the contract for changing old Stone
wall Jackson Hall into barracks for
cadets, and work will begin at an early
date. Additional room will be given
for about fifty cadets. The committee