Evening star., 1916-01-09
Maryland and the Virgi1ias

eight; Mrs. Moses Moore, seventy-nine.
and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Reed. each sew
enty-one.
| LYNCHBURG, Va The Thornhill
| Wagon Works has secured a contract
for 400 escort wagons from the United
States government. The plant force Is
working hurriedly on the contract ana
all of the employees are engaged.
BRISTOL. va-Rev Joseph N. Har-
ker of Columbus. Miss. has been called
to the pastorate of the Central Chris
George H. Easley, resigned. Mr.. Hark-
er. who was formerly in charge of a
church at Knoxville. Tenn. Will come
here next week to look the field over.
The Bristol church has membership
of 450. representing an increase OF l9o
during the past year. The church p iid
the last of its motgaged Indebtedness
recently. when a Cancelled note ior
| CLIFTON FORGE, va.-At meeting
of the directors of the Craig Healing
Springs Company last week G. W. Lay
man was reelected president. which
carrier with it the position of manager,
and Mrs. r. d. Brubecker was elected
secretary. and treasurer. The follow
ing directors We're elected: G. w. Lay
man, 9. L. Lemon, w. r. Alien. j. q.
Fry, w. F. Tinsley, o. H. Huffman, r.
" Van Horn and r. s. Brubecker Aft
| er the election of officers and directors
the question of improvements to the
springs property was fully discussed
and number of suggestions made as
to the necessary things to be done.
| FREDERICKSBURG. va-After a fire,
which destroyed the home of J. P. Tuel,
IN Louisa county, the owner of the
place turned miner and dug in the ruins
represented $3.50 in gold and s1O0 in
silver, which had been melted in the
fire.. But. naturally. no trace was found
of s1.250 in bills. also in the house
when 1t burned. Tuel, it is said, had
no faith in banks.
CUMBERLAND, Md.-Eugene L. Will
hanson, druggist here, d ed suddenly
wednesday morn ng. Seized with angina
pectoriS as he was dressing he fell
back on the bed in his room and died
before assistance could reach him.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.-william B. Tansill,
sr., and his son, William B. Tansill, jr,
were two of the principals in a double
Edith L. Hipsley, nineteen years old.
while Miss Lulu Mitchell became the
bride of the son. The elder Tansill,
forty-five years old, is car foreman for
son being car inspector for the Cum
berland and Pennsylvania railroad.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va-When DR.. w.
r. Aylett grasped a portable electric
lamp with one hand and the telephone
receiver with the other in his office he
received an electric shock that knocked
MIN senseless. Two other physicians
worked over him for half an hour be
fore signs of life and returning con-
sciousness were seen.
! HARRISONBURG, Va.--Frre that de-
Stroyed the keeZletown schoolhouse caus-
ed loss of about Sc, 900 and imperiled the
Il nves OF twenty boys and girls in the
rooms on the upper floor of the build
ling.
| HOPEWELL, Ta.-Nearly 300 men of
tnls place attended the f1r3t meeting
mere In the interests of a projected
iodge of Odd Fellows 1t Is hoped that
lodge with 1000 charter members can
pc formed More than 400 have al
ready applied for membership in the
lodge when it is organized.
NORFOLK. va.-Alleging that while he
vas Delng treated by local physician
ne sustained serious burns from an X
ray machine. B. B. Burroughs has filed
suit against the doctor for $4,000.
LYNCHBURG. va.-Announcement has
been made that gifts made by friends OF
virginia Christian College have been
or sufficient size to enable the trustees
10 10 pay on the colleges bonded debt of
| Soo,ooo. In the last year, it is an
nounced. the college has received $4,000
In new endowments.
| RICHMOND, va-After November :,
| next there will be some laws in opera-
ton in this state which will be about
as drastic as the Harrison drug act,
| except that they will apply to the sales
OF liquor. There is certain to be a
law which will make it unlawful for
newspapers of the state to carry ad-
vertisements of liquors of any sort.
| The West Virginia prohibition law is
being gone over with a great deal of
care. and that same law will 1t is be-
teved, be the one which will be the
basis of the statute to be enacted In
| Virginia. Prohibiuonists who have
examined the subject think that it is
about as strong as any yet submitted.
| but some points will be enlarged, so
that water craft bringing any sort of
state shall be subject to seizure and
every penalty Of the law. The fact
that the prohibitionists have full and
| complete control of every branch of the
ssHrs W1 h. makes make !, positive that
ing any measure that is needed.
| RICHMOND, va-virginia is to have
law which will prevent the sale with
in her borders of wildcat stocks of all
kinds. That is the plan which Dele
gate r. H. Willis Of Roanoke has an
nounced he will advocate at the be-
ture here next Wednesday. For years
and years millions of dollars have been
| taken from the people of this state by
| promoters of all sorts OF schemes for
separating the unsuspecting from their
| cash. Mr.. Willis proposes to have a
measure enacted which will compel the
promoters of stock concerns of ali
kinds to furnish indispu'able evidence
| of worth before the stock can be sold,
offered or advertised in any of the pa
| pers of the state. Reputable bankers
and trust companies will support the
measure, he says, and it is needed to
protect women and others who are
easily gulled by the glib and slick citi-
zens who ingratiate themselves into
the confidence of people. and then pro-
ceed to unload on them bonds and
| stocks which have no real value.