Evening star., 1916-08-27

Annapolis. Ma-An inventory OF the
estate Of the late Murray Vandiver.
former state treasurer and for many
years chairman Of tho democratic state
central committee, has been hled ana re-
corded in the register Of Wills ONCE At
Belair. Tho inventory totals Ss1,zsa.os'
as appraised by Michael n. Fahsy ana
Thomas C. HcpldnA About $4,000 worth
Of stocks and bonds, which arc pledged.
have not been reported yet. and the real
estate Is valued at about $4,000. The
estate is said to bs worth in the neishbor-
| hood of 100000. Debts passed against
tho estate, 31s,725. which include notes
for $1,000 to William A. Marburg: to the
| Snow Hill Bank (John Walter SMITH,
| $4,000: to the Second National Belair
| Bank, $500; Hartford National Bank,
| Belair, s2.400.
Charlottesville, va-No cigars, no
cigarettes, no smoking tobacco. no chew
| ing gum, no soft drinks can be sold IN
charottesyis supdsg " egc. 11e In
are that only the sale Of reading matter;
such as newspapers and magazines. and
, merchandise that 10 absolutely needed
| will be permitted.
WAYNE, W. va-That a bootleggers'
| brotherword. with its secret password. It's
| obligations and its of-.h. in which mem
bers are sworn to be true and faithful to
the tenets Of the organization. exists in
| that county Is charged and cognfzance or
the charge was taken by Judge John b.
| Wilkinson Of the circuit court here. In
his remarks to tho grand jury: It Is
charged that so cleverly does the brother
| hood operate that although liquor is al
| ways plentiful in Wayne county 1t Is diff
| hcult for officers to obtain evidence
! against the bootleggers
| HaKerstown, Md-All station agents
and foremen Of section gangs Of the
Washington Maryland railway have
been supplied with emergency kits for
frst-aid use, together with Instructions
on the use of their contents. The cases
contain bandages, absorbent cotton
and other necessary articles for In
stant use. TIE foremen are required
ever they go out with their men. and
the station agents are instructed to
| keep their cases In q convenient place
at the station.
! Bedford, va-Miss Kate Hampton,
ninety-two years Of age. last Of tho
children of Col. Wade Hampton Of the
war Of 1912 and sister OF the late
Confederate army, died at the home Of
her niece, Mrs. John c. Haskess of CO.
lumbia, S. c. She spent most of her
life at Millwood, her fathers country
seat, near Columbia. residing IN a
small dwelling nearby after the man
| sion was burned by federal troops In
1865. Miss Hampton was an aunt of
Mrs. John Randolph Tucker of this
city.
| Warrington, w. Va-Dr Oliver A.
Howard of this place has been arrested
and placed in Jail awaiting further in
vestigation into the sudden death of
his wife. A coroner's inquest rendered
causes. but this did not satisfy the
public. and a second inquest and au-
| topsy resulted in the discovery that
! Mrs. Howard's neck and nose were
broken. Her husbands arrest followed
| At the second inquest evidence was In
| troduced to show that DR.. Howard had
gone to another doctor. telling him that
his wife was very sick. probably dead
| When the two reached the house Mrs
Howard was dead. DIR. Howard was
| born in Canada in 1853. and graduated
| from a Baltimore medical college in
| 1906. locating in West Virginia the fol-
lowing year.
Hagerstown. Md-william Fl. Arm
| strong, who has served as president
for nearly forty years, has been re-
nominated for the presidency of the
Pioneer hook and ladder company here
staunton. Va.-v B. Newham of this
city has been appointed acting grand
keeper of records and seals for the
Grand Lodge of the Knights OF Pythias
Mr.. Newman succeeds the late H NJ
| Darnell.
Fairmont. ". Va-Sherifr c. D. Con-
| away and his gang of whisky bumpers
got busy this week and spilled into the
sewers 2l4 gallons of liquor and 800
pints of beer. The dumping took place
| in the streets. with a good-sized crowd
standing around with watering mouths
Cumberland, Md.-c E. Fields of
| Michigan Is esta blishing a preserving
plant at Belle Grove. on the line be-
tween Washington and AlIegany coun-
Grove from the Hancock orchards in
automobile trucks. Mr.. Fields expects
to preserve 10000 jars of fruit this
season.
Richmond. Va-The vestry of the
Church of the Holy Comforter has ex-
tended to Rev. William E. Cox, rector
of st. Johns Episcopal Church. Will
of the church. to succeed Rev. A
Vaughan Colston, who resigned August
/. that he might devote his entire at
tention to his duties as archdeacon Of
the diocese of Virginia.
Martinsburg, w. Va.-Clayton Cham
bers. the ten-year- son of Baltimore
and Ohio Engineer and Mrs. George A.
Chambers Of this city, accidentally
killed himself near Sprinkles dam
while playing with a twelve-gauge
shotgun. The entire load penetrated
the brain, entering the boys head al
most directly between the eyes, taking
an upward course, and death ensued
almost Immediately. Three other boys,
Taylor Newcome, at whose home, near
Berkeley Station, the lad was visiting.
and two sons of ]. w. Robinson, all
of whom had gone to the Opequon to
bathe and play. carried the inanimate
and bleeding form of their playmate
to the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Newcome and the family was notified.
Unionville, Md.-Just few days aft
er tho summers wheat and hay crops
origin destroyed the barn and contents
on tho farm Of William Rippeon. near
here The loss Is estimated at $4,000.
The dre started in the lower part of
the barn. Word was sent to neighbors,
who saved the machinery and live
stock.
Luray, va.-Hoyt Foster of this
county. in driving his buggy from
Luray to his home near Rileyville, ten
miles north of this place. had re-
markably narrow escape from death.
When rounding a sharp curve an auto
mobile dashed into sight. The glare of
the lights OF the machine confused
ing out of the way. He caught the
full impact of the two vehicles. Fos-
ter was thrown under the buggy. He
was picked up by the automobile