Evening star., 1917-09-23
Maryland and the Virginias

Hagerstown. Md-Rev. Samuel F..
Fowler. a former pastor Of the Chris
tian Church at Beaver Crock and
Downsvills, died recently at Erwin.
Tenn.
Cumberland, Md-Charles B. Getty,
forty-ive years old. Grantsville. Nd.
was killed under a Baltimore and Ohio
engine here recently. Flagman Will
struck himself in his struggle with
Getty to get him out OF the path Of
danger.
Hagerstown, Md-A portion OF the
skull and some Of the hair of a soldier.
killed at Gettysburg. and evidently a
member OF the Confederate army. were
found recently at the camp OF the 6lst
Infantry, Immediately east OF the En-
mitsburg Road and opposite the bakery
company camp on the Gettysburg bat
tleheld. With the parts of the body
were found q large supply Of Confed-
crate bullets and some equipment.
CrisneId, Md-A man eating shark of
the hatchet-fin variety was captured
recently by Capt Thomas. Fletcher
Thomas and Ernest Evans of the sloop
Swan. in Capt. Thomas fish pound in
1auSleT SOuNO ana DFouGH 70
The shark was S1a feet long. measured
twenty-five inches across its back and
weighed about 900 pounds. It's mouth
was nine inches wide.
Norfolk. va-Harry Flora. seven
years old. of Norfolk, was drowned, his
cousin Morvin Flora, si1. was rendered
unconscious and nearly drowned, and
his mother and father. Mr.. and Mrs AL
bert Flora, narrowly escaped drowning
hail at ahaxr on
Inlet.
Petersburg, Va-Luther Edward Bry-
an, employe at the du Pont works, was
killed recently. While standing on an
empty car giving direction. a loaded car
bumped against his car, throwing him
to the tracks. He was run over and
his body nearly cut in two. Mr.. Bryan
was from Tarboro.
PurcellvflIe. ya.-John Piggott, seven
ty years old, a prominent farmer OF this
section. died recently at his homo near
here Of heart failure.
Petersburg. Va.-Rev. A. r. Love, pas
tor Of the West End Baptist Church of
this city. recently extended a call to
the pastorate of the Barton Heights
Church. Richmond, announced that he
had declined to call.
HaGerstown. Md.-George Bell. for
merly of Leitersburg. this county. died
at his home at Monticello, Ind. Mon
day evening, according to word re-
ceived here.
Petersburg. va-James Pickney VIII
Hanson, ninety-one years old, died re-
Gently at the home of Robert CabineSs
Chesterfield, Va-David Dunlop, jr.
| millionaire farmer and sportsman, did not
want to go to war. SO he went out and
worked in the fields until his hands were
covered with cailouses. and had some
pictures made of himself driving a now
ing machine. With these he appeared
before the district exemption board. The
! board decided that he would make good
soldier.
| sixty-seven years old, native of Mif-
| fintown. Pa, died recently at Stephens
| City.
wytheviIIe. Va.-Ed. Proffett, who
was shot by his twelve-year-ol daugh-
ter at the home on Black lake in the west
ern section of this county, died severa
| days ago The man was whipping his wife
when the daughter shot him with gun
The girl has not been arrested.
Petersburg. Va.-A daring attempt by
some of the prisoners confined to the 5ai
of Prince George county to make thei,
escape was frustrated recently by Sherif
| Boisseau as he was making his rounds Of
| the prison. BY some unknown means q
steel saw had been smuggled into the jail
and given to the prisoners, with which
| they had nearly sawed their way out o.
| the cage in which they were confined
when the plot was discovered by tn.
| sheriff.
| Luray, Va.-Rev Carmand Miller
formerly a professor in Won Bora Col
| lege. Luray, and a son OF the late ]. I
| Miller, at one time pastor of st. Marks
Lutheran Church. this place, died recently
in Philadelphia. where he was pastor ol
one Of the leading churches.
Richmond. Va-Clarence 2. Harwoot
! of Richmond has announced his candidacy
for state labor commissioner.
Frederick, Md.-Rev. Grayson D. Kid
ner, pastor of Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. killed with shot
gun several days ago at Wildwood
Park near Mount Airy, a boa con-
strictor seven feet nine inches long
The reptile was one of fourteen that
escaped from a road show about two
months ago. six, including an eleven
foot boa. being still at large
Frederfcksburg, Va-Bunnfie1d New
ton was found dead in his fish shanty
on the Potomac river, in Stafford. re-
Gently by ]. B. Habron.
Fredcrfcksburx. VAR. Emmett Smith
mas Deen appOlnleu ueputS VI
Virginia by Fred Harper. grand exalted
ruler of the Elks. This is quite an i'm
portant appointment in the order. This
district has in it all the lodges in the
eastern part of the state.
Leesburg, Va.-Mrs. Martha Jane
Beans. widow of Uriah Beans, died at
the residence of her son-in-law, Mr..
William Smith. near Purcellville, re-
Gently, aged eighty-five
PurcellviIle, Va.-Mrs. Lucinda Davis
widow of Edmund K. Davis, died of
cancer at her home near here recently,
aged seventy-four.
lancaster. Va.-Little Taylor and Car
rie Campbell. two young negro women
working in a tomato factory at Weems.
the lower part of this county. several
days ago engaged in duel with large
knives used in peeling tomatoes. Car
IS years ago