Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

voted $500 for the entertainment ana
comfort of the Virginia volunteers ~
in July or August. The encampment
will bring between $500 and 5000 men
to this city for period of fifteen DAY
and il is estimated that they viii speho
in the neighborhood of $4,000. during
that time
Hagerstovn. Md.-John Holiingshead.
nineteen. Mercersburg. Pa. section mana
on the Cumberland Valley railroad. was
drowned as he and Charles Shivers ana
Ted Gessford were bathing in pono
west of Hagerstown. He had eaten
hearty supper. was seized with cramps
and sank.
Bristol. Wv. n. Carrier, firing
shotgun at a distance of about loo
yards, brought down one OF the largest
cranes one day the past week that has
ever been seen in this section. The
bird was soaring over the river in Hol.
ston valley. six miles southeast OF
Bristol. when Mr.. Carrier was attract
full shot. The bird was five feet tall
and measured six feet from tip to tip
of wings. The wings were brought to
Bristol and were presented to friends
of Mr.. Carrier.
Charles Town, w. ya-The Jefferson
Mr.. John Hamilton, the lessee OF the
Palm Hotel, so that both of Charles
Towns hotels are now under one man
agement.
Cumberland, Md.-while services of
the Faith Mission were being held on
Dickey, Frostburg. Nd, robbers ram
sacked the upper floors of the house
and secured $135 in cash belonging to
Mrs. Margaret B. Hoskin, Fairmont, w.
James Williamson. Waynesboro, Pa.
guests of Mrs. Dickey. Three watches.
including a lady's gold watch. a revolt
yer and other property belonging to
, the Dickey family also were taken. The
robbers also partook of food from the
pantry.
Bristol. Arthur Love, eighteen
years old, whose skull was crushed az
trouble arose between him and Hender.
son McNutt. neighbor boy. following
prayer meeting in the Strongtown SUBJ
urb of Bristol. died Sunday afternoon.
Although he had been unconscious all
the while he lived from Wednesday
night last until Sunday. His alleged
assailant is in custody. his arrest hav-
ing been made on the night of the as
sault.
MartinsburE. w. va. - Miss Mary
House barely escaped strangulation by
confetti at a carnival in Keyser. The
confetti was forced down her throat in
spirit of fun by young man during
general confetti throwing.
Roanoke. va.-The annual maneuvers
of the infantry of the Virginia military
organization will be held at Roanoke
! August Sis. this decision having been
| made by the colonies of the three
| regiments composing the Virginia bril-
| gade. 1t was decided during the re-
| cent officers school at Roanoke to
permit the three regimental COM
| after considering propositions from
| Roanoke, Virginia Beach and Rad
ford, the recommendation of the
| commanding officers include also the
proposition for rife range work next
year for the brigade at Virginia Beach.
| The camp will be held in a tract of
| 200 acres of rolling land adjacent to
1000 acres available for maneuvers.
1t is about mile from the city. with
| railway trackage running through the
| property. The city of Roanoke offered
as an inducement for the camp all nee
I essary electric lights, to pipe water to
each company street, furnish ample
| telephone service, mess shelters and
| adequate sewerage arrangements.
Wheeling. w. va.-Gov. Hatfield has
IS and 10 as Good Roads days, and urg-
| ing every citizen to do his part toward
lifting the state from the mud.
Bristol. va.-McDowell Lyon. only son
| of Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Lyon of Bris.
toll. now but little more than twenty
years old, claimed as his bride Miss
virginia Armstrong of Rogersyille,
Hawkins county, week ago. The cou-
pie were quietly married here when
MISS Armstrong was about to return to
her home for the summer. No an
nouncement was made of the marriage
until the young couple were about to
return after spending a week with the
parents of the bride. The nuptials
We're solemnized by DR.. Adolph Kistler
of the Central Presbyterian Church
here. The parents of the groom Joined
the young couple at Rogersville a few
days ago and accompanied them here
this week.
Cumberland. Md. - Charles zinkan,
Frostburg, has prize white leghorn
rooster that lost his leg The bird
In 1915. At the show in Frostburs the
Judges pronounced the fowl unfit for
breeding purposes. The owner decided
to overcome all obstacles and has made
the bird a leg of brass. on the end of
which is piece of rubber with distend-
ed toes The rooster now gets around
as well as If he had two good legs.
Bristol, Vail o. Breedlove of Nash
vile who met here the past week and
married Miss Marada Whitenack of
Roanoke, Va, aged twenty-nine years,
is proud Of the distinction of having
married girl who leads all others in
virginia In point of a luxuriant suit of
halr. The brides hair is said to meas
to now down the body line. The bride
and groom will reside here They were
married by Rev. j. n. Harker of the
Central Christian Church
Hagerstown, Md. Confederate me.
mortal exercises were held in washing.
ton cemetery, where 1000 Confederate
soldiers, who fell at Antietan and
South Mountain. are buried The eyer
cises were preceded by a street parade
William H. Howard was chief marshal
CIarksburE, w. Va.-So serious is the
condition of E. L. Sanderson of Elkfns.
travelling salesman, in hospital here
resulting from injuries received when
his automobile went over an embank.
ment fifteen miles out on the Weston
road, that his recovery is doubtful.
He sustained a broken arm. several
fractured ribs and a crushed chest,
Stanley W. Ryan of Weston, another
victim of the accident, had three ribs
fractured and was badly cut and
bruised.
Cumberland, Md. - Samuel Walls.
Berkeley Springs, W. Va. was caught
by the pilot of B. and o. train, No %.
at Hancock. at the crossing and car.
ried a distance of seventy-five feet
before the engine stopped He was
picked up and taken to the Office of
DR.. P. E. Stigers, Hancock 1t was
found Walls suffered only scratch on
the left leg. He continued to his home.
How Walls escaped more serious con-
sequences by the peculiar experience
is inexplicable.