Evening star., 1917-04-08
Maryland and the Virginias

employed.
Fredericksburg. va.-Georse W. Price,
lseventy-two years old, of King George
county died Sunday while attending
services at Hanover Church He was
farmer and Confederate veteran. He
had just concluded an address on
| Missions when stricken. He is sur
vived by his widow, four sons and two
daughters.
Roanoke. Va.-This city has Joined
actively in the preparedness movement
Each night this week from two to three
hundred men in all walks of life are
DeihS put through the rudimentary mill
itafy movements under First Sergt.
Slchardson OF Company F, I'd Virginia
regiment. which recently returned
from border duty. Bankers, lawyers,
doctors and merchants are marching
and counter marching shoulder to
shoulder with the shopman and the
railroader.
Petersburg. Na.-Rev l.. 7 Metzick, y
gospel singer of Whitehaven, Md. who
came mere two weeks ago to conduct
the music for series of evaneelistic
services at the High Street Methodist
Church' died at the Petersburg Hospital
Monday night. following an Illness of
one Week Mr.. Metzick, with his daugh-
yer. MRS. Audrey, had been here one
week when he was stricken suddenIy
with diabetes followed by a carbuncle
on the back of his neck. He was on
erate9 on last Tuesday night, but con-
| I"ueo 10 grow worse until his death
His wife, daughter. two sons ana n
orolner We're at his bedside when death
resulted The pastor, Rev. Fred G pa
S. S.S. ahd O. the congregation of the High
Mr.. Metzick's death.
Danvihe. Va.-Thomas Brown. aged
Wi,t nine years. young farmer of
| 49, 49, vas instantly killed when he fell
from the window of a barn and landed
on his head. breaking his neci, Sms-
pectlng that his hay was being stolen
bro"n decided to keep a vigil for the
a,, aiai uaer. ana he Went to the barn at
DUSK with friend, Edward Alc%icboIs
VINO saw him climb up into the ha
| io1t- McNichols left the barn and re-
turning half an hour later. came arross
@ @Sns uead nody of mis- friend lying un-
DER the window. The easement fasten-
ed back against the outsid. ,,,I Irn,
partially aJar 1t is presumed that in
trying TO close the shutter, Brown lost
ms baiance and fell. He is survived by
n MS Iather and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
DanViiIe. Sa.-Mrs. ". H. Crane has
been awarded $4,000 damages against
ene soutnern railway. subject to the
! ruiins OF Judge +. J. Harvey on "A
demurrer to the evidence, by "A Jury in
the circuit court at Cha than She ask
ed $4,000 Her husband was killed at
ran creek Crossing more than year
ago, when he drove across the rails hc
1ore an oncoming freight
MartinsburE. w. Va.-Contrary to the
| beIler OF some experts that parts of the
state VIII be visited by locusts. the
seventeen-year variety. this summer.
Gavin q. Heagey, aged seyenty-eight
years, of Gettysburg, Pa, declares thar
not 1917 but 1919 viii be locust year.
Mt Heagey has seen five locust years.
the first when lie was twelve years old
| in 1851. then at seventeen-year period g
subsequent to that year, 1858 1885 and
1902. which would bring the next visit
OF this variety of insect in 1919.
aged seventy years, former state audi
| tor of West Virginia, and a candidate
| for governor in 19oS. died recently at
his home here. He was a delegate to
the republican national convention
which nominated James G. Blaine for
| President.
Haeerstown. Md-The First Baptist
call to Rev. George p. Baker of Lees
burg. 1t is expected he will accept the
| call
| Newport News. Va-American blue
| jackets and private citizens roughly
| handled foreigner here who shouted,
ITO hell with the American fiag,' dur
| ing a discussion on one of the principal
streets The police made their appear
| ance in time to save the man from
serious injury. The foreigner escaped
and the bluejackets were not detained.
DanvilIe. Va.-Janie Lyles, the five
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Will
| liam Lyles, was run over and killed by a
| street car here recently. According to
| witnesses, the little girl, playing one
dth do Ff n Ctv- .ay1l,
tracks. stumbled and fell in front of the
car The body was badly mutilated and
death was instantaneous.
Annapolis. Md-Desecration of the
| American flag in one of the public school
houses Of Anne Arundel county has been
reported to Prof, George Fox, superin-
tendent of the Anne Arundel schools The
schoolhouse was broken into at d time
| when there were no sessions and the flag
was placed in the stove. When sought the
next morning. to be ia iSed on the fiagsta aft
the banner could not be found. Later the
charred rings to which the halyards We're
tied were found i'll the stove
Ragerstown, Md.-Water was turned
in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal at VIII
Transport Wednesday, and boats left for
Cumberland Yesterday for loading. II
took several days after the water was
started in the canal until ii was fun
enough to carry the boats. Tomorrow the
loaded boats will leave Cumberland, down
the canal for Washington.
Annapolis. Md.-For the first time in
| its history, the Maryland State Bar AS
sociation will meet this year in Atlantic
City, \. J. Headquarters will be in the
Marlborough-Blenh Hotel and the
gathering Will be held on June 21 22
and 23.
BerryviiIe. Va.-Mr. and Mrs Alex
ander Jolliffe and their two children
had a narrow escape from cremation
when their home was destroyed near
Boyce recently. The house caught fire
from an unknown cause, between >
and o'clock in the morning. and but
for the choking smoke waking one OF
he children. the entire family might
have lost their lives. The house barn
and all the outbuildings were destroyed
| except the corn crib
Fredericksburg. Va.-Peter Sullivan
veteran of Stafford county. died re
Gently near White Oak. He is sur
lived by his wife and two children.
LyncbburE. Vn.-Algoma. the estate
of the late Gen. John A. Logan, near
/ iowardsville. has been sold to George
| Main of Bowling Green. Ohio. The
property contains about $50 acres and
is improved with ffteenroom resi-
dence The purchase price is reported
10 have been $4,000.
Petersburg. Va.-One hundred and
Si ieybt Of puniIS IL,