Evening star., 1917-05-27

salem. va-The port off1ce clerks Of
Virginia will hold the annual conven-
ton in Salem Wednesday. May 80.
Clerks from all sections Of the state
will be present.
Fredericksburk.y ya-Elmer. the seven
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Scott
Berry Of this city, was drowned re-
Gently in the Rappahannock river, near
the railroad bridge.
DnnviIle. va.-what may prove the
first clue to a murder mystery seven
years old was revealed recently In the
city Jail. when Jesse Bond OF School,
field, who was locked UP for fraud.
identified the man who occupied the
same cell as the slayer Of his uncle,
Rube Bond, in Wythe county.
Onancock. va.-The mill of A. ]. Lii
liston; at farley. was burned several
days ago. His mill at Accomack was
burned about a month ago, the loss on
both being about $4,000.
LynchburE. va-An executive COM
mittee has been formed here to raise
5000 allotted to this city as part Of
the three-million-dollar fund to be
raised for army and navy Y. NJ. c. A.
work. and campaign will be waged
May 2S-ao.
Suffolk. va.-Judge B. D. White at
Isle Of Wight court sentenced Hanson
Warren. the negro who murdered
Thomas j. Seward. a prominent Isle
of Wight farmer, to die in the electric
chair on June Is. Warren was found
guilty Of murder at the trial some
weeks ago and appealed to have
new trial.
Luray. Val. W. Fultz. farmer,
leaped into the Shenandoah river sey-
eral days ago and rescued Jack Steele,
the seven-year- -old son Of Lloyd Steele,
owner Of the Roundabush mills. fifteen
miles south of Luray. The boy had
and in some manner fell into the
water. An eleven-year-old brother.
who was with the little fellow, made
frantic efforts to effect his rescue.
Clifton Forge. vn-rhe activity of
the iron market has caused quite
boom in this section of the state, and
all Of the furnaces are being run to
their & full capacity It is understood
have visited Goshen and that part of
Rockingham county. and also add to the
business Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway.
OF Luray. brakeman on the Norfolk
and Western railway. was instantly
Killed at Morgans Grove, w. Va, re-
Gently. Kline was sitting with his
came in contact with a freight on
siding.
Hagerstown, Md.-Seventy-iive West
ern MARYLAND railway engineers and
conductors, It was reported at Hagers-
town. have been drafted for service in
France to man trains. All Of the men
selected are unmarried and without de-
pendents.
sharpsburS. Md-Edward Carter and
son: Preston Carter. and Edward Pof-
fenberger of near Sharpsbure were
seriously Injured recently when the
automobile in which they were riding
plunged over an embankment near
Funkstown.
Harri.onburE. va.-David Harris was
accidentally shot and killed recently
while hunting in Highland county.
His body was not found for several
days. Hunting parties were formed,
the game wardens were notified, blood
hounds from West Virginia were put
prevailed. The coroner's Jury later de-
cided that his death was an accident.
Onancock. ya-Two hundred and fifty
farmers met at Onley recently to or
eanize a county agricultural council of
elected chairman and County Demon
strator c. H. Chillon secretary. The
labor situation was canvassed, and 1t
was decided to bring to the county at
least 1000 Boy Scouts to help In ham
ding the potato crop.
Ricnmond. va.-Preparatory to turn
ing Curles Neck farm over to the
United States government for the
period Of the war. c. K @. Billings
will sell his famous trotting horses at
auction in Madison Square Garden, New
York. on June 8. several months before
the sale is scheduled to take place
Howardaville. Ta.-Mystery surrounds
the case of an unidentified man whose
body was found in the James river