Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
Maryland and the Virginias

will be g candidate for the state house
of representatives from Danvlile IN tne
coming primary. Mr.. Motley Is lne ~ -
person to make written notif1cation o.
his aspirations to succeed Berryma,n,
Green. who has announced that ne ~
not be a candidate Mr.. Motley Is
plumber
Richmond, Hugh A. White OF
Rockbridge, candidate for attorney gen
eral. has paid to State Auditor =. Lee
Moore a check for $50. this pelng ms e en
trance fee in the August primary. Mt
White was for many years pro,'' naln
figure in the hall of the mouse OF ue,
gates, where he was recognized ieauei
of the progressives. He is being op
posed in his present campaign pS o.ale
Senator John r. Saunders OF MiooieseN
Norfolk. ya.-Five-year-o bernard
Dray Kennedy. son of MI ana ME- VIZ
jeremiah A. Kennedy, was lhstdntiy
killed recently when door frame ieh
on him.
Saltville. va.-An interesting find has
recently taken place here in connec'io,i
with the digging of new salt wei,s. =, -
dozen or more huge teeth, eriu
those of maStodon or mammoth na -,
been unearthed. They are Of large az,
mansions and are petrified. Ihey are ~
a splendid state of preservation. one
OF them. together with section OF Jaw
bone, weighs between seven ana eiS u.
pounds A large leg bone, eleven 1nches
through, and tusk three 1eel io,s ,
eight inches in diameter. were also un-
earthed They are all doubtless the re
mains of some prehistoric and long eA
tinct animal of ante-deluvian days ana
,, have probably been buried mere LOT
thousands of years
Newport News. Va. Lawrence Leon
and Gustave Eckstrom. pilots, We're III :
jured at the Atlantic coast aeronau.'ea, =,
station here several days ago, when an
aeroplane in which they were oeslh
ming a flight sideclipped and plunged
to earth from a height OF lVV lee.
Icons foot was badly twisted ana one
eve was painfully lacerated. Eckstrom
escaped with a badly cut mouth ana
bruises. The machine was wrecked.
Bristol. ya-The pretty daugh1er OF
Richard Wilson, well known local contrac-
tor, was captured by gypsies several Gays
ago and held several hours she mace
her escape by throwing pail OF water
over the gypsy woman who had hef III
charge.
Richmond. Ya-Permits to approach
within a zone of half mile OF specined
armories, munitions factories ana olne5
military institutions have been granted
To ten subjects Of Germany and Austria
Hungary by John G. Saunders. United
States marshal for the eastern district OF
Virginia.
Ered.rtcksburg, WA Red Cross
unit has been organized here with W. j.
Bond as chairman, Mrs. D. u. Wneeler
vice chairman Mrs. Franklin Stearns sec
rotary and ]. Conway Chichester treas
urer.
Hnrrisonbure. WA protest from the
chamber of commerce OF Harrisonours
has been sent to the state corporation
commission against the petition OF the
Southern railway to take OF two out
going and incoming afternoon trains al
Harrisonburg.
Culpeper. ya.-During a severe cleo
trical storm which passed over TINS
section several days ago forty-t"o neao
of fine cattle belonging to Travers Bick-
ers of Leon were killed by lightning
The animals had taken refuge under
large tree, and the bolt which killed the
herd also demolished the tree.
Lynchbure. yn-The new church
home of Bethesda Presbyterian Church
was dedicated Sunday by Rev. DR.. James
D. Paxton pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian Church. Rev. A. H. Clark also spoke.
OnancOck, ya.-The John Hilton. the
largest steamer OF the Seaboard Oil and
Guano Company. has been purchased by
the United States government for $llO,ooo
Pulaski, Va-O E. Jordan. who has
represented Pulaski county in the state
legislature for several terms. will not be
a candidate for denomination to be held
in August He has just issued card
announcing his decision not to stand for
the denomination on account Of i'll health.
Lynchburg. ya-Craft Pullman.
guard of the Six Mile bridge. six miles
east Of here. on the Norfolk and Western
railway. .Yas instantly killed by train
while onfduty recently. He is survived by
his wife and several children, who reside
near the scene of the accident.
Pocnhontas. Va-.-Pocahontas prob
ably registered the biggest man who put
his name to the registration list In Vir-
ginia Tuesday. He is a giant negro.
Weighing $50 pounds: height, seven feet
eleven inches: size Of shoe. No: %. and
aged. 25 His name is George Bell. and
he halls from East Point. Fla. He Is well
proportioned and a huge specimen.