Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28

ton for the Frederick County Poultry
Association have been fled in the
clerks office here. The incorporators
are Harry H. British. Harry B. Witter
and John H. Staley. and the capital
stock is $1,000. divided into. 400 shares
at the par value of SIS per share. The
directors named for the first year are
P. T. Kuhn. Mai. D. John Marley. Ell
mer X. Ramsburg. DR.. Harry P. Fahr-
ney. Roy Poole. Devilla C. British. Eu-
gene A. Grove, R j. Walden. James H
Gambrill. Sd. and Roger Geisbert- The
association plans to hold a poultry
exhibit in the Company A armory every
year. Such cash premiums will be Of
fered as to make them attractive to
both foreign and local exhibitors.
Lynchburg. va-The annual council
of the diocese of southern Virginia OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church fs to
meet at Trinity Church, Staunton. May
80.
NorfOlk-The work of dredging the
James river below Richmond for the
purpose of widening the channel has
United States engineers office of the
Norfolk district.
HarriaonburE. va-John Garland Pol
lard, attorney general of Virginia and
a candidate for the democratic nominal
ton for governor in the 1917 prima-
ries, delivered the annual address be-
fore the graduating class at the Stras-
burg High School yesterday.
Wheeling. W. Va-Judge r. NJ. Ad-
dleman of Ohio county circuit, court
ordered the sale of several tracts of
coal land, the property of J. v. Thomp-
son of Uniontown, Pa. to satisfy judg-
ments amounting to more than $2o.OO0.
The property is all located in northern
West Virginia counties.
Cumberland. Md.-The Mountain Lake
Park Summer School of Missions Is to
open August Fl and continue until Au-
gust %. Among the teachers, lecturers
and speakers will be Mrs. J. F. Fisher.
national jubilee commissioner of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
Methodist Episcopal Church: Mrs. w. p
Thirkield. wife of Bishop Thirkield of
New Orleans. and national president OF
the Womans Home Missionary Society;
Miss Carrie Barge. missionary methods
expert: Prof. Rollin H. Walker of the
Ohio Wesleyan University; Mrs E. H
and civic circles of Hagerstown. Md.
DR.. Daniel Marsh of Pittsburgh, lee
turer on city problems; Miss Susan
Lodge of Philadelphia. teacher and
leader in foreign mission circles of the
east.
HarrisonburG, ya.-Rich beds of onyx
have been located in west Rockingham
nine miles from Harrisonburg. E
Smith Dinkel of Bridgewater has leased
the property to Belts & Boice, con-
tractors and railroad builders of New
York city, and force of workmen have
been put to work.
Petersburg. Va.-Mrs. Bette Baird
Thweatt. wife of Francis F. Thweatt
ST.. of Dinwiddie county, died at the
after several months illness. Mrs
Thweatt was in the seventy sixth year
of her age, and besides her husband is
survived by five sons, one daughter and
two sisters.
Covington. va.-Miss Edith Abbott
and Miss Nancy Lee Simmons, teachers
| in the public schools here. were injured
mobile. Miss Abbott's arm was broken
and Miss Simmons rendered uncon-
| scious
Winchester. Vac. F. Mancher
seventy-seven years old, a native OF
Germany, but who had been a resident
OF Frederick county many years, died
here. He leaves his wive and four
| children.
Charleston. w. Va.-The adjutant
generals office has been apprised thai
| the Grafton Rifle Club, afiiiated with
| the National Rifle Association, has beer
| organized with John H. Rose as presi.
dent and Fred G. Graham, secretary
The members include forty-four citi-
zens of the city of Grafton. The club
Will be chartered and after furnishing
bond will be issued rifles and ammuni.
ton by the War Department.
Annapolis. Md.-The jury in the case
of William H. Moss against the Wash.
| ington. Baltimore and Annapolis Rail.
way Company brought in a verdict ir
favor of the plaintiff for $5,107S1 Mr.
Moss had lease on piece of prop.
erty opposite the state house, which
the electric company leased for a sta
| ton. He expected to conduct lunch.
| room on the premises, but the com.
pany would not give permission The
suit was brought to recover for the
services rendered in obtaining the lease
and also for losses sustained in giving
up his business and vacating the prem.
Uses.
Harrfs0nburg. Va.-The democratic
congressional committee for the sew.
enth Virginia district has ordered a pri.
mary election to be held August 1, TO,
the selection of a candidate for Con-
gress for the November election. I'm.
less some aspiring democrat in the dis
trict throws his hat into the ring with.
in the next fifteen days the candidacy
will go by default to James Hay, for
twenty years representative from the
| seventh district.
Lynchburg, Va.-Six hundred and
twenty-five members of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows and State Re-
bekah Assembly spent three hours at
the orphanage maintained several miles
south of this city by the organization.
At the orphanage the visitors were
given a program by the orphanage
children, which included a flag drill
songs. Rotations and instrumental
selections.
Fredericksburg. va-Horses in GER
tain sections of Essex county have been
attacked by CHAMBERS, to which, in some
instances, they quickly succumbed DR.
P. H. Hurgins of Fredericksburg was
delegated by the state veterinarian to
go to Essex and make an examinat ton.
Some horses that were affected were
ordered killed.
James G. Beard, both of Eagle Rock,
Botetourt county, are In jail here,
charged by United States Commissioner
w. S. Engleby with conducting coun-
terfeiting plant at Boards home, in
Eagle Rock. Beard was arrested by
Capt, Charles E. Wright of the United
States secret service. and is reported
by the officer to have made a confession
that he has been counterfeiting 25 and
so cent pieces.
RidgeIy, Md.-Burglars visited the
local post office, wrecking the safe and
taking 500 in money and about $1,000
in stamps. This is the second time the
office has been entered by robbers with
in the last thirteen months. The first