Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Maryland and the Vnginias

LYNCHBURG. Va-The week begin
ming February is to be pay UP week"
here. Merchants are to display cards
reading. IF you pay me ! can pay the
other fellow" The slogan for the week
is. to be Pass prosperity around"
CHAN. Va.-Mrs J. r. Glass was
fatally burned when her clothing caught
fire while she was starting fire in the
kitchen range.
BULL RUN. Va.-Benjami F. New
man died here Saturday and was bur
led Monday. Monday evening Mrs.
Newman die |. Ter funeral being heal
Wednesday. Both were about eighty
years old.
MA RTINSBURG. W. Na.-Hereafter
all Martinsburg dogs that try their
teeth on the persons OF MartinsburG
residents are to- suffer the death penalty.
Mayor Turner has ordered that dogs
reported to have bitten persons are to
he shot Immediately.
MARTINSBURG. w Vac. II.
Sweetser. engineer of the Office Of
roads of the United States Department
of Agriculture. is to spend month or
more in this state making survey
of road conditions.
CUMBERLAND. Md-Robert Cook of
Borden Shaft. during trial here of mis-
wife. charged with a statutory offense.
Mrs. Cook to Charles Enderlein and
had received s25 for her at Lloyddell.
Pa. March % last The Cooks have
three children. The jury found the
woman not guilty of the charge
against her.
KEEDYSvILLE. Md - Samuel J.
Hammond, executor of the estate of
a h., IL
an old tin can hidden by Doub under
a pile of coal in the bin. In holes in
the wall of Doub's workshop the ex
ecutor found $3.50 in currency.
PARKERSBERG. W. Va. - Frank
Wilson. manager of the Marietta di-
vision of the kanawha Traction and
Electric Company, has received a let
on stationery of the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, inclosing a fve-cent piece. The
anonymous writer of the letter said
that fifteen years ago he beat the
company out of fare. Now. he says,
he has reformed and wanted to square
the trifiing debt.
CUMBERLAND. Md.-Miners in the
voluntary increases of pay, the miners
being advanced from 65i2 cents ton
to IS cents. and the laborers getting
raise of 10 cents a day. No request
for an increase had been made by the
men and the announcement came as a
complete surprise.
LAUREL, Md.-Ernest Blackson, COL
ored. twenty-three years old, of Dor
sey station. blew the top of his head off
son indicated that a love affair was
the cause. A jury impaneled by JUS
tice Gosnell, at Savage. gave verdict
of suicide.
LAUREL, Mcdowell Brashears,
forty-f1ve years old. son of Wilkerson
is dead at Maryland General
Hospital. Baltimore. He leaves a dsugh
ter. Mrs. Dora Baker.
ORANGE. Va-Miss Bertha Gray Rob-
inson. for nearly thirty-ffve years edi-
tor of the Observer, has been elected
historian of the Virginia State Press
Association for the twentieth consecu-
tive year
BRIDGEWATER. Ns.-William Cham
hers. eighty years old. was seized with
a paralytic attack while "choring" at
his place. and falling to the ground. was
frozen so badly that he died a few
hours after he was found. He was a
son-in-law of Packenham Breeder.
Years ago he took his family to Texas.
but. overtaken by misfortune. was COM
PEELED to return to Rockingham county,
making the trip overland in wagon
drawn by a span of mules, and bringing
with him his wife and eight children.
MARTINsBURG, w. va.-The Grand
Lodge of Masons of West Virginia has
a gift of $4,000 from the es-
tate of Henry krug. oil operator of Sis
terville, w. Va. After making various
lily and other relatives about 800. 900 re-
manned of Mr.. krug's estate. and this
mount has been equally divided be-
tween the Grand Lodges of Masons OF
West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
MANASSAS. Na.-Five indictments
have been returned by n special grand
Jury of Prince William county against
Capt. J. f. Herrell. clerk of the circuit
court of the county, and seven indict-
ments have been returned against Rob-
ert T.. Herrell. his son and deputy. all
charging forgery and uttering as true
forged orders and warrants.
SALISBURY, Md.-On the state road
leading from Princess Anne to Sails
bury. about three-fourths of Il mile
north of Princess Anne. large auto
mobile belonging to Robert e. Dun
of Tommy Tank. and driven by his son,
Dun. ran down Mr.. and Mrs.
Evergreen Ingersol and son. who were
driving home from Princess Anne in
their carriage. throwing the occupants
out demolishing the carriage and in
iuring the horse SO badly that it had to
be killed. Young Dun. who was out
riding with Miss Anna Belle Thigh
man and Miss Louise Graham, had no
lights on the front of the car. Mrs.
Ingersol was seriously hurt.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va.-Several hun
bred oyster tongers and small planters, ,
five tidewater counties. |
met here. discussed their troubles. eff /
fected permanent organizat'o ion. and |
made plans for a fight before the next ,
legislature to relieve conditions in the |
oyster industry by amending the eX- !
sting laws. which they claim have re-
luced the tongers to condition Dor
ler;ng on pauperism.
ELLICOTT CITY. Md.-A committee i
composed of Louis T. Clark. James
Booker Clark and IS. Howard Mann
appeared before the Howard county /
to ask them to CO. /;
operate in an attempt to keep Rock !,
Hill College at EIlicott City. A i
pointed by the Patapsco Farmers
Club of the second district. 1t is
understood that the college authorities
are considering the removal of Rock
Hill College from Ellicott City within
he next year or so.
LYNCHBURG, Va.-Fire originating
hree residences at Monroe. the di-
fisional terminal of the Southern rail-
way. near Lynchburg, entailing loss
IF more than $4,000 The extent of
he insurance could not be learned.
Much of the furniture of the three
houses was saved. Heroic work by a
bucket brigade. made up mostly of
If the fire