Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
Maryland and the Virginias

Lynchburg, va-Fire at Rustburg, the
Campbell county seat. recently de-
stroyed four dwellings, the county
school, exhibition hall. a wheelwright
shop and an undertaker's establishment
before a motor fire engine from the
Lynchburg department travelled the
twelve miles to stop 1t. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Clifton Forge, va-Rev. J. O. Ses-
SONS. editor of the Midland Virginian,
at Palmyra, has accepted a call to the
Horeb and Woodland Baptist churches.
in Bath county.
Fredericksburg, va.-The Brick
containing 703 acres of land, belonging
to Mrs. Julia L. Hubbard of Salem. Va.
has been purchased by l. NJ Berry, j. J.
Wenger and 1. B. Wenger of the valley
of Virginia. The purchasers will at
once begin improvements, preparatory
to entering upon farming operations
on an extensive scale.
Lynchburg. Va-Mrs. Mollie Taylor.
seventy years of age, widow of J. Cur
tbs Taylor, who died twenty-five years
ago while a resident at Richmond. died
recently at Appomattox of heart
trouble.
woodstock. Va.-Rev. Giles B. Palm
er. for the past four years rector OF
the Emmanuel Episcopal Church OF
Woodstock. has been transferred by
Bishop Gibson to the charge at White
ceeded here by the Rev. Malcolm Tay-
lor. who is rector of church in Ev-
erett. Mass.
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from under a ledge of rock near his
home at Barton recently, Charles Coyle,
aged ten years, was crushed to deatn
by a landslide which brought down
great quantities of earth and rock. me .
little fellow was caught so suddenly
that he had no chance to escape or give
any alarm. The boys father died about
a year ago.
MartinsburR. w. Walnut" Sidney
Myers, perhaps the oldest colored wom-
an in this section of the country, died
recently at her home about quarter
of mile from Gerardstown. She was
ninety three years of age and the
widow of Nelson Myers John, Nelson.
Charles and Harriet Myers are her
children.
Charleston. w. VIA state council
of defense. auxiliary to the council of
national defense, has been appointed
by Gov. John J. Cornwell. The selec-
lions were made following a commune
cation from Newton D. Baker. Secretary
of War, chairman of the national or
ganization.
Fredericksburg. Va.-The Culpeper
chamber of commerce has adopted res
olutions urging the farmers to conserve
all crops raised and to make special
efforts to grow larger crops. The reso-
lutions also recommended ito the mayor
and town council of Culpeper and the
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take such action as may be necessary
to see that every able bodied man in
the county has permanent employment"
Harrisonburs. va-Inquiry from
various sections in Rockingham falls
to discover any serious damages to the
fruit from the recent severe weather.
Fruit men say that the wind that blew
for forty-eight hours kept
the frost from gaining foothold in
the tender buds. The temperature was
below freezing point and snow from
three to ten inches deep fell in the
The snowfall was heavy in
both the Blue Ridge and Allegheny
sections.
Richmond. va.-while nothing au-
could be learned. 1T is stat
ed that the Tredegar iron works has
IA inch shells for the United States
navy 1t is known definitely that the
Is taking on men after being
closed down for several weeks on the
expiration of allied munition orders.
Norfolk. ya-Federal agents recent
ly arrested a man charged with espion-
age. The arrest, they said, was the
er. it was said, carried drawings of
Notifications and navy yards of the
United States. He Is known as Oscar
C. Hart and is said to be a German.
Hnrrisonburg. va.-Fire in the Effin-
ger building on Court square. recently
the third-story rooming apart
ment to the extent of $4,000.
Cumberland. Md-capt Alexander
NJ. Poundstone, one of the best known
residents of Buckhannon, W. Va. died
recently. He Is survived by his wife,
one son. Commander Homer Pound
stone, U. S. N, who is in Los Angeles.
where he spent the winter. and two
daughters, Mrs Frank w. Wright,
Pa, and Mrs. c. l.. Barlow
of Buckhannon, who is In Baltimore
hospital
New Market. va.-While Jacob H.
Glen was blowing his garden near here
recently he plowed out 3-inch bomb
shell. 1t is supposed the shell was
fired from one of Gen. Turner Ashby's
cannon in one of his skirmishes during
the civil war of 1s61-65. as the latter
had cannon which gagged such size
shells The cap Of the bombshell just
was gone. but it's contents,
some powder and twenty-five grape
shot. remained unexploded.
Annapolis. Md.-A design for the
tablet to perpetuate in bronze the
names of the first 800 Maryland vol
unteers to respond to Uncle Sans call
for sailors has been selected. 1t is in
the form of large shield, five by seven
feet, and is the work Of ]. Maxwell
the Baltimore artist
Hagerstown. Md.-Hugh A. McMullen,
the present state controller, has an
nounced his purpose not to be candi-
date for the office of controller at the
coming election in November.
Richmond. Va.-Secretary ]. n. Bren-
naman of the state democratic COM
mittee announced that a meeting of the
would be held at Murphy's
Hotel. this city, on Tuesday, April "a,
for the purpose of considering the
question of holding a state convention
by June 1. The resolution passed at
summer requesting that the state COM
mittee call a convention prior to June
l of this year for the drawing up of
a platform and enunciation of party
principles will be taken up by the COM
mittee There is considerable opposi-
ton to this plan. the party leaders
fearing that delegates will come, not
but with the end in view Of
demonstrating fractional strength.
Norfolk. Va.-Fire. discovered in the
Strand Theater, CRANKY street, recent
ly caused a damage to the motion pic