Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23

been hauling loads OF cans of timed
meats and other foodstuffs. relics OF
the recent fire in the Progress build
ing. Water street. in which practical-
Libby was damaged.
Petersburg. va-The Simultaneous
revival meetings in the Methodist
churches of this city and vicinity, now
In their second week. are in full swing.
with large congregations attending
each night. and with a number of con-
versions reported at each church each
meeting. The number of conversions
last week was over 100. The number
this week is expected to largely ex-
coed this.
Fafrmont. w. Va-The women and
girls of the First Presbyterian Church
OF F'airmont are hustiers. They have
turned over $9.125.27 in cash to the
building fund OF the church. having
earned the entire sum themselves by
giving church fairs and food sales.
Wheeling, w. Va.-Internal revenue
receipts in the Wheeling district dur
ing March amounted to s104.701-65
collection having been greater than at
any time since the state went into the
prohibition column in 1914.
Clarksburg. w. va.-Mrs. Joseph
Morris. seventeen years old. of Monroe
street. Fairmont, is slowly recovering
in the Cook Hospital there of poison
which she drank in an attempt to COM
init suicide while morose because her
husband did not bring home a puppy
which she had wanted. The husband
says the puppy she wanted will greet
her at her front door when she 70.
turns home.
Norfolk. Walt is no longer a secret
that the Virginian railway. which
had it's home office here. intends to
extend its lines in the west Negotia-
tons are in progress which promise
an early beginning of construction on
the contemplated extension from
Mullens. W. Va. along the Guyandotte
more, to give additional Transports
ton facilities to new coal fields which
are being opened. and which, il is said,
are not only OF remarkable richness,
but have as yet been hardly scratched
with pick and shovel
Richmond. va.-When asked Tuesday
now long 1t would require him to have
the Virginia state militia ready for
trip to Mexico. Adjt. Gen. w. W. Sale
stated that he could have the entire
state troops. numbering some $500.
fully officered and with full equipment.
ready to entrain within twenty-four
hours. The condition of the state mil
itia is better now than it has ever been.
and practically all the companies could
muster sixty-five men each in case u
call is issued. While full war strength
is 146 men and officers. very few of
many men. Ar
High School building has been COM
pleted and Is ready to be opened for
the use of the school. according to in,
formation just reported to the state de-
partment of schools. The building.
which cost approximately $100,0 Is
modern in every respect nd will be
equipped with the latest school aps
| paratus. The school has ten teachers
q nd n l1FraA ant IF
Burns is superintendent and H. X.
Bonner is principal. -
Charleston. w. Vain annual SEES,
sion here the West Virginia State
Dental Society adopted a resolution
amending the constitution and bylaws
SO as to provide that each member
contribute 81 year toward a fund OF,
$1.000,000 to carry on the work of the
research institute of the National Sos
cfety throughout the United States. DIR.
president and managing director of the
research institute. lectured on "system7
attic diseases asses OCCASIONALLY S, originstinE.
on the program included DIR. Martin
Dewey of Kansas City. Mo-. and DIR. AL
den ]. Bush Of Columbus, Ohio. A ban
Quet was rendered the members of tho
society. with DIR. o. w. Burdatts oE
Wheeling as POSTMASTER. liE
Cumberland. Md-All Baltimore and
Ohio clerks on the Cumberland division
have received increases running froms
81 to IS month from April 1. The in-s
crease will affect approximately zoo
clerks in the various offices of the COM
pany at Cumberland. The raise il part
Of the movement to standardize salaries
on all divisions. isD
Clifton Forge. Va.-An unusual accl.
dent occurred here, which resulted in
the death of Miss Sue Stewart, =
trained nurse. In company with some,
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local store. While standing in the
store she fell in a faint, and her head
struck the floor and fractured her skull.
causing almost instant death. Two
Stewart within five minutes, but she
was beyond aid. r..
Petersburg, Va-Bids for the pur-
chase of 100000 city of Petersburg az
per cent bonds, redeemable In forty
years. were received and opened by the
Baltimore bankers, $102.s5 for the
whole. was accepted. The bonds are
known as school bonds, $4,000 to be
used for the erection of a new high
school building and $4,000 for repairs
to the present school buildings.
Norfolk. Va-The school board has
decided to introduce the school bank I'm
the Norfolk school system. the details
yet to be worked out by Superintendent
Dobie and Supervisor Spence. A guar.
antee bond will be required of the local
banking house in which the money fs
to be deposited. The board has also
voted for new high school building
in Brambleton, the eastern section of
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Charleston, w. Va.-The annual state
encampment of the West Virginia Ma
tional Guard will probably be held in
July this year. The exact time and
place will be determined later. but the
program of preparation is already
being carried out. A rigid course of
war strategy is being taken by the
troops under the direction of the adj
jutant general. A careful study is
being required by both officers and
men in army regulations, field service.
map reading manual of the guard and
various other military details which
in former years were overlooked to a
greater or less extent. Adjt. Gen. Bond
declared that West Virginia will do its
part in efecting national preparedness
so far as the military is concerned
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