Evening star., 1916-07-30

VOCeQ MS t1fne TO inter-
ests near here. He owns large area
OF bluegrass lands in Washington
county, eight miles east of Bristol.
Standard Oil Company containing
$4,000 barrels of the best grade Of
Pennsylvania oil. was struck by light
ming here and consumed. After hard
effort about 10000 barrels was drained
from the tank and saved. The remain
der. with the tank, was consumed The
loss is $4,000.
Fredericksburg. Va-The city coun-
Gil has selected ten prominent citizens.
whose names have been forwarded to
the commissioner of game and fisheries.
from which to select q game warden
for oa,,ds Fredericksburg. ,Ih;s. Those recon-
Beck, H D. Williams. X. n. Goolrick.
J. s. Spicer. William Bernard. Broaddus
Sullivan. A. S. Raislip, L. q. Roach and
H NJ. Stone.
Hagerstown, Md-The annual COM
vention of the Western Maryland As
sociation of the Deaf will be held here
in August in the new Hagerstown
city park.
Huntington, w. Walt was an
nounced here by Fire Chief Tom Davis
that the<Tristate Fire Chiefs Associa-
tion will convene here in a two-day
campaign August 2. Chief Davis is
one of the organizers The purpose
of the meeting is to standardize hose
couplings and other equipment in order
that cities in this vicinity may re-
spond in case Of fires which get beyond
the control Of the local departments.
Annapolis. Md-state Treasurer John
NJ. Dennis has mailed to all banks act
ing as state repositories a letter stat
ing that the interest on money credited
to the state will be at the rate OF 21s
per cent per annum beginning August
1, and that all state repositories will be
required to accept at par and without
discount checks deposited by the state
for credit and to remit for checks
drawn on themselves for the full
amount.
Lynchburg, Va.-George and Robert
Hendricks have been sentenced to one
year each in the penitentiary in connec-
tion with wholesale freight-car robber-
les near here last winter. after entering
pleas of guilty in the circuit court at
Rustburg. Tom Hendricks, another
brother and leader of the gang, made a
sensational escape from Sheriff Perrow
at Amherst several weeks ago.
Martinsburg. w. va.-The body Of
Thomas K. Tha1helm of Martinsburg
was found in the Potomac river at the
had gone to the Wetumpka clubhouse
and went down the river in a rowboat
for a swim. The boat was found with
his clothing in it and a search for the
missing man was started. He was
thirty-five years old. a son Of Contrac-
tor ]. P. Thalhelm of Martinsburg.
Chexapeake City, Md-capt. Lucien
ed justice of the peace for the second
district. vice Charles Morgan, who re-
fused to accept the office after being
appointed by Gov. Harrington.
Harrisonburg, Va.-while making a
short cut across the fields on his way to
church Capt. Erasmus Painter. Con-
federate veteran and retired school
wire fence and was found several hours
afterward exhausted. His hands and
flesh were badly lacerated and his
clothes torn. .--... .......--,-.--~.-s
MartinsburE, w. Va.-William G..
Dixon, the Washington youth arrested
for attempting to wreck a Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train near here, en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charge in
Justice ThompSons court and was held
for the action of the grand jury. He
was remanded to Jail without bond.
EIkton. Md-A Philadelphia con-
tractor will begin erecting a 100000
bleach mill for the Jessup and Moore
Paper Company here, which will give
employment when in operation to about
fifty men.
Cumberland. Md. Thomas Johns
Anderson has been appointed acting
clerk of the United States district court
is at the front with Company G, 1st
Maryland Regiment, as second neuten-
ant.
Norfolk, va.-A committee of fifteen
business men of this city met at the
chamber Of commerce and formed a per-
manent organization, the purpose of which
is to secure for this city the erection of
municipal-owned terminals of the Bush
type in New York, to be built, according
to the plan outlined, without expense to
the city.
Martinsburg. w. Va.-After they had
beaten him almost to the point Of death
and he had fingered many weeks in the
hospital enemies of Eli SAID, Slav.
waited until he was released from the
hospital and then finished the job. The
body was found in a field near the quar-
ries where he worked 1t is said SAID
incurred the enmity of other foreigners
employed at the quarry because of diff
ferences over the European war.
Big Stone Gap. Vat. Grady Linden,
twenty five years old, while working on
a pole here came in contact with a live
electric wire and was killed. He was
employe of the Chesapeake and Potomac
TeleDnOne company. surviving MIN are
his mother Mrs. Thomas Linden; three
brothers and two sisters.
Boyds. Md.-Fire of mysterious origin
broke out in the stable of James Ganley
here, destroying building and contents
and some lumber nearby. No horses
were in the stable at the time. Neighbors
saved Mr. Ganley' store and large
dwelling and outbuildings. The damage
is estimated at $500.
Winchester. vn.-An important real
estate transa ction was the sale of the
old William Byrd property to W. Alex
ander Baker ("Sandy" Baker of base
ball fame), for $12,700 cash. The farm
was owned by c. E. Gudebrod, q
wealthy silk importer of New York.
who has maintained home here for a
number of years. Young Mr.. Baker is
a son of the late William II. Baker, the
chocolate manufa cturer,
whose death occurred last summer. The
was for many years the home
Of the late Col. William Byrd a wide
ly known lawyer. and the father OF
Evelyn Byrd.
Cumberland. Md.-Wharton Taber-
Rev Dr. Henry M: Wharton of Balti-
more preached the closing sermon of
his evangelistic campaign. An offering
of several hundred dollars was given
DR.. Wharton. Two meetings were held,
one in the afternoon and one in the
evening. The campaign was the great
est ever held in Cum berland. Many
converts were made.