Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

messages received by his vile at MS
home in Albemarle. Mr.. Trotter mar
ried Miss Cameron Browning. daugh-
ter of Col. James Browning of Poca-
hontas, who survives him with two
children.
Little Ferry. Va.-The large tomato
cannery here is nearly completed. They
are driving an artesian well and the
cannery is to be well equipped with
machinery. 1t will be ready for opera
ton by the middle Of August.
Frederick. Md-Claiming that the
proposed reassessment Of property in
the counties of Maryland Is discrim-
inatory because Baltimore city Is ex-
empted. a bill was filed in court at
Frederick Wednesday afternoon by
Leo Weinberg, attorney for Lowenstetn
G. Wertheimer, large property owners
of Frederick, asking for an injunction
to restrain the state tax commission.
Alfred w. Gaver, supervisor of assess
ments for Frederick county. and the
board of county commissioners OF Fred
erick county. from proceeding with the
assessment. The court ordered the de-
PENDANTS to show cause on or before
August why a permanent injunction
should not be issued.
Portsmouth. Va.-The wrecking
steamer F. H. Eeckwith and two motor
cruisers and other equipment of the
Interocean Submarine Engineering
Company went over to Newport News
Tuesday afternoon few hours after
arriving here and will complete the
fitting out for the expedition to be
started in a few days for the salvag-
ing of the valuables on the sunken
Ward liner Merida Norfolk will be
| used as the base of operations. The
steamer Merida was sunk about fifty
| FIVE miles east by north of Cape Charles
light vessel on May II, 1911. in collision
with the American fruit steamer Ad-
miral Farragut in thirty-five fathoms
of water. She is supposed to have had
on board at the time several million
| dollars worth of bullion and other val
| uables
Martinsburg, w. Vn.-Troop No. l
of Martinsburg. Boy Scouts of America.
will hold a camp for ten days near
Hedgesville. The boys will be located
on Back creek, on the Wintermoyer
place opposite Submit Park. and will
pitch their tents on August for ten
day stay. The troop will be in charge
| of Scoutmaster Staubly. assisted by As
siStant Scoutmaster William Perry,
boys secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A., and
| it is the desire of these men to take
every scout in Martinsburg on the trip.
Cumberland, Md.-At the session of
the Morefield district conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Thursday the following were elected
|
L. G. Forman, Petersburg, w. Va: w.
B. Campbell, Cumberland; T. T. Holland,
Piedmont, and c. o. Mcdonald, Romney.
Petersburg was named as the place of
the next conference.
Clarksburg. w. Va.-A carload of
aniards-men, women and children
arrived in Clarksburg Monday. They
came direct from New York, where
! they arrived a few days ago from
Spain, passed through Martinsburg and
| went to Ziesing, where they will be
| employed by the Grasselli Chemical
| Company. They were met at the local
Baltimore and Ohio station by a num-
Der of their friends and relatives and
| 1t required nearly half an hour for the
| kissing and welcoming, before they
| were ready to leave the depot. Seventy
| five are in the party.
Frostburg, Md.-The Allegany Coun-
| ty Sunday School Association. which
held it's final session at the First Meth
| odist Episcopal Church, Frostburg.
Wednesday elected the following off,
GERS for the ensuing year: President,
Harry r. Donnelly of Cumberland; vice
president. Daniel Krapf of Frostburg:
secretary. Rev. w. M. Snyder of Cum
berland treasurer. John R. Warfield.
Cum berland; statistical secretary. Will
liam NJ Somerville of Cumberland. De-
partment superintendent: Elementary
work, Miss Orr of Homecoming; adult
class work, Noah Hendley of Cumber-
land home department. Mrs R. c. Stot-
Ter of Cumberland; teacher training,
Arthur F. Smith of Lonaconing: mis-
sionary, Rev. r. J. Nicholson of Mount
Savage; temperance work. Mrs. Horace
G. Evans of Frostburg; evangelism,
Martinsburg, w. Va.-George Device
of near Ripley and Rome McGallister
of South Charleston were drowned
rIv111 he h~c1
the Kanawha river near the home of
the latter Monday night. The bodies
were found today. Devices was
school teacher and a student of Nor
baby brother of McGallister was re-
Gently drowned when he crawled from
the home to spring and fell in.
Lynchburs. va.-The finishing touches
are being put on the interior of the
new home of the Lynchburg National
Bank. but 1t is not yet known when
the bank building will be occupied.
The date for the removal of the bank
will probably be decided Monday.
Cumberland. Md.-R. c. Caples has
| severed his connection with the West
ern Maryland railway, the traffic de-
partment of which he was the head for
more than three years, to associate
himself with the Willys-Overland in
terests in the capacity of confidential
.,
with headquarters at Toledo. Mr..
Caples' life. except for a brief interval,
has been spent in the railroad service.
His retirement from the service of the
Western Maryland has been anticipated
for some time.
Annapolis, Md.-Emerson c. Har-
rington, jr., son of the governor of
Maryland has been appointed by State
Treasurer John NJ Dennis as a stenog-
rapher and clerk in Mr.. Dennis office
in the Court of Appeals building.
Young Harrington takes the position
made vacant by the resignation of
Percy Campbell. son of State Senator
Peter ]. Campbell. of Baltimore city.
The latter quit the job to study law
under his father.
Charleston. w. Va.-Arrangemen
have been completed for a meeting of
the West Virginia health council to be
held in Charleston Tuesday, July IS.
Fairfax, Va-Mrs w. P Moncure is
having her residence torn down and
will erect a new house on the site at
once. This property is one of the old
landmarks of the town. Before the
civil war it was known as Henry Hall
and was used by Henry Lodge, A. F.
& A. NJ After the war it was the
home of Dr. w. D. McWhorter and fam
lily and was finally acquired by DIR. w.
P Moncure, who lived there for many
years.
Annapolis, Md-Rev. James L. Smiley
and other of the local Esperantists are
Ion fnv hn