Evening star., 1917-03-18
Maryland and the Vrginias

| Agriculture. who had charge of county
farm agent work in Maryland. has re
| signed to become field agent, having
| charge of four states-Virginia, West
Virginia. Kentucky and North Carolina
Prof T B.. Symons of the Maryland
| Agricultural College will handle the
| work relinquished by Prof. Afford
along with his present work.
Cumberland. Md.-Ed A. Milton. aged
thirty-five, of New Martinsville, w. Va.
was ground to pieces in Sisterville Bal
timore and Ohio yards when he was
coupling two cars recently. He haG
| been with the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road for fourteen years. He leaves his
widow and six small children.
Danville: Xa.-The drastic prohibition
statute of Virginia has given an i'm
petus to moonshining in this section
which has become dangerous but lu-
crative business. Moonshine whisky
of the most inferior type brings as
much as So a pint, according to the
confessions of those who are some etimes
caught by the police. Until November
Pittsylvania county was almost barrer
of moonshine stills. the blockaders pre-.
ferring the rugged cliffs of the Blue
Ridge foothills in Henry and Patrick
Several days ago prohibition officers
acting with revenue agents. raided two
stills near Chatham, the county seat
and destroyed them. Both were small
stills and cleverly concealed. No ar.
rests wore made.
Lynchburg, Va.--Mrs. Mary Dearine
Fauntleroy, aged seventy-four years
widow of Thomas Fauntleroy. died re.
Gently at her home. "Avoca," near Alta
vista. She was the youngest daughter
OF the late Gen. James Dearing of Con-
federate army fame, and a descendant
of John Lynch, the founder of Lynch
burg.
fredericksburg. VAN. L. McGee
sixty three years old. postmaster of
Screamerville, Spotsylvania county. died
recently. He is survived by nine children
Cumberland, Md.-Jesse H. Critcbfield.
seventysiX years old, civil war
veteran and former member of the
Maryland house of delegates from AL
legany county, died recently at his
home at Ellerslie. this county Mr.
Critchtleld was a native of Somerset
county. Pa, coming to Ellerslie thirty
years ago.
Manassas. Ea.-Dennis O'Neil. fifty
nNe years old, section foreman en-
ployed on the Southern railway, was
struck by Chesapeake and Ohio pas
senger train recently near here and
instantly killed.
Salisbury, Nd.-The grand iury of the
circuit court of Wicomico county re-
turned an indictment Wednesday Just
before adjournment against Marion A.
Humphreys. charging him with mutt
iating ballots on election day last No
vember in Camden election district
this county. the voting district of Col
Humphreys
Elkton. Md.-The body of well
dressed white man. apparently about
sixty years old, was discovered in the
North East river, off Charleston
Wednesday, When the body was
brought ashore it was discovered that
the man had been shot through the
right temple. In his hand was clutched
.5S-callber revolver. He was dressed
in dark suit. with light overcoat,
and stones were found in all his pock-
cts.
Cumberland. Md.-William WiIlison.
Frankfort, Mineral county, W. Va. was
injured when the home of his sister
Mrs. Ed Largent. Jeffersonville. Ohio
was destroyed by a cyclone recently
The house was demolished and several
mead OF stock and a great amount OF
poultry We're swept to death. Some of
the furniture was recovered a mile
away. There are six in the Largent
family and with Mr.. Willison were all
in the house when the cyclone struck
All were injured more or less, two OF
the children having been pinned under
the debris.
MartinsburE. w. Na.-Raymond Show
aged about twenty-five, of Tilghamton
Nd, either died from exposure along
the Sharpsburg pike or met with foul
play several days ago. He left Hagers-
town with a companion Tuesday night
riding bicycles. and next morning Show
was found unconscious. His companion
returning to Hagerstown, knew moth
ing of what had happened to Show
when questioned, declaring his mind
was blank. There was not a scratch
on his body and his wheel was unin-
jured. His clothing was frozen to his
body and the unfortunate young man
did not live long after being discovered.
LeesburE, Va.-Wilbur C. Hall has
announced his candidacy for fioater
delegate from Loudoun and Fauquier
counties.
Leesburg. Va.-This town will have
as it's guests on Saturday, March 81. the
Loudoun County Corn and Pig Clubs.
There are about seventy-five members
in each of these clubs and the number
will exceed a hundred each by March
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