Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

has passed under the control OF the
federal government. The shippers ana
members Of tho crews of the boats also
were recruited for service under the
United States during the period OF the
war.
The vessels. some fifteen or more
most of them schooners of the double
stick class. gathered in Annapolis mar.
Dor Monday morning. All of the craft
presented a warlike appearance. as
they have been painted the dull gray
color which is the standard nue. OIL
war times.
FederalsburE, Md.-Bertsam TAYLOR,
nineteen-year-old son of Walter ray,
Sunday at Pealicker. bathing place
near Williston, on the Choptank river.
The boy went in swimming with sew
eral companions. He ventured out into
deep water and being unable 10 SWIM
sank before assistance could reach MIN:
His body was found with his head
sticking in deep hole in eighteen
feet of water.
Hagerstown, Md.-The military exemp-
ton board of Washington county.
outside of IIagerstown. organized last
week with Worthington F. Wacnter'
Boonsboro, chairman and executive OF
ficer; Lancelot Jacques. ST.. secretary;
DIR. Charles T. Mason, Clearspring,
medical examiner AS the board can
not meet in Hagerstown. Boonsooro
was selected as the meeting place.
Court Clerk Edward oswald. who was
Hagerstown. has asked to be excused
from serving.
Hnrrisonbure. vac. NJ. Martz. sixty
pIexy at the grave of his wife recently
and died two hours later. He was a
retired fa~mer. Surviving him are
daughter. Mrs. Roy Coffman of Har-
risonburg. and two brothers.
Cumberland. Md-Payne Culp. aged
sixteen years, of German, Garrett coun-
ty, who shot and killed Thomas Will
son, aged fourteen years, a schoolmate,
at the Red Oak schoolhouse, in Garrett
county, last March, has been sentenced
to the Maryland School for Boys. at
Loeb Raven, until he is twenty-one.
The boys. the trial showed. maintained
Jesse James gang" at school, cup
claimed the shooting was accidental
He said he was attacked and that the
pistol was discharged in the tussle.
EIarrisonburg, ya.-Eeaviest hail and
rain in years. fell in this city recently
Several houses were struck by lightning.
Hailstones as large as walnuts covered
the ground. Many gardens were dam
Jagged.
Harrfsonburg. Va-The property Of
the Goshen Iron Company at Goshen.
Rockbridge county. has been sold to the
Southeastern Iron Corporation OF Illinois
for $50 The Illinois company will at
an early date begin the development of
the property.
Roanoke. Va.-With the promise of
winter coal being around $40 ton. how
would you like to have coal mine right
ato hat
Rover of BluetieId has just discovered.
Mr.. Rovers back yard runs north in the
same way that north appeared to the
little boy at straightforward the top OF
the page-for it is just mountainside. A
coal seam had been discovered on the
opposite side of the ridge, and Mr..
Rover thought 1t would be worth investi-
eating on his side But little digging was
needed to reveal the seam, which was
four feet in thickness.
Frederick. Md-The county commits
soners have fixed the tax rate for the
coming year at S1.05 on the 500 This
is the same rate as last year. The state
cents. making the total state and county
rate sf41 5-12 The taxable basis is
s31. 1851. and the levy $366.477.96. as
compared to 357.3e6.1o last year. The
s21 1924 less than it asked. levy OF
s11. 635 80 was made for the state reassess-
ment. 50, 900 in cash and $4,000 in GER
tifcates was donated to the Red cross
fund. s12.O0o.93 for roads and bridges.
$40, 600 for hospital for insane. S17,014.50
bonded debt. 100000 public road fund,
$50, 900 Montevue Hospital and Jail.
Hngerstovn. Md.-Hagerstown sewer
age commission has purchased from DIR.
Edgar A. Fiery and Edward B. Spielman
the old Hager mill property in the east
ern suburbs of Hagerstown. subject to a
five-year lease held by John n. McCul-
loch. Kentucky. The purchase will give
the city the control OF the marsh run
from it's source to the level Of the water
at Grossnickle's mill.
Hagerstown. Md.-St. Matthews Ger
man Lutheran Church, which disband-
ed after the church property was sold.
distributed the assets as follows: To the
Rev F.. G. Ide. the last pastor OF the
church. 800; Deaconess Home. Balt-
more; Pastors Fund Society. Lutheran
Home for Aged, Washington, and Or
phans' Home, Laysville. Pa, each $656.90
Manassas, ya-The evangelistic meet
lnes which have been in progress here
for the past four weeks. conducted by
the Rev. Gypsy Smith, closed Monday
night.
Cumberland. Md.-Oscar A. Eyerman.
who resigned from the city council. in
and fire departments, has been appoint
ed chief of police. to succeed w. Ralph
Young. resigned. Mr.. Eyerman recetv-
ed three votes and Charles ]. Cumiskey
one.
Hampton. Va.-F Z. Noting & Co. of
Richmond have purchased the fifty
thousand dollar road improvement bond
issue of Wythe district. for the making
of the Kecaughtan road into concrete
road and part Of the national highway
from Richmond to Old Point. The
Richmonders paid par plus Sc and ac-
crued interest for the bonds.
Richmond. Vn.-Christopher B. Car
nett of the state corporation commits
sion has notified the Southern Railway
Company that the recent changes in
schedule and discontinuance of several
trains formerly operated by the line
would be allowed for only the duration
Of the present emergency. or until such
ton. felt that they should be returned
to their former schedule.
Cumberland, Md.-Frank Neubauer.
aged seventy-two years, who went to
work for the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road a week ago, was ground to pieces
under a light engine at the Virginia
avenue crossing. which he was sweep
ing. He is survived by his widow, three
sons and three daughters.
Newport News. va.-The Newcomb
J4ifeboat Building Company has been
officially awarded the contract for
building four wooden steamers for the
United States government. The boats
POULTRY. PETS &. LIVESTOCK.