Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-01

county schools. Recently the language
class of the Girls High School unani-
mously asked that they be relieved OF
further study of German.
French and Spanish are to be substi-
tuted in the courses. The change will
not become complete. however. for
about a year. Students who have be-
gun the study of German will finish the
course, in order that they may make
their various credits.
Frederick. Md.-The business section
Of Thurmont was swept by hre Tues
day, causing loss of $4,000. The Osler
estate property on Church and West
Main streets managed by Charles Osler
of Baltimore, was wrecked. A store,
barber shop and bowling alleys and
poolrooms in the building suffered
heavy losses. The fire was the third to
Annapolis. Md.-One Of the bills passed
at the special session of the general as
sembly. which became a law Thursday,
deeply the young people Of Maryland.
This law, effective at once, permits boys
and girls of sixteen to eighteen years OF
age, respectively, to operate motor vehicles
If they can pass the state tests.
Frederick, Md.-Three men were hurt
recently in an automobile wreck near Mid
dletown when the touring car of Martin
telephone pole. The injured are T. NJ
Hteshew. near Frederick. at the Frederick
City Hospital with fractured jaw and hip
County Commissioner Harry B. Witter.
near Frederick. twisted back. cut and
bruised; Mr.. kefauver. cut and bruised.
Richmond. Vac. E. Mcbride of the
dairy division and A. S. Smith, bacteriolo-
gist, have completed their survey Of the
dairy situation in Richmond and are
working on the report to be made the De
partment of Agriculture in washington
The government agents are said to be
highly pleased with the milk conditions
found in and around the city and have
given the city high mark in comparison
with other cities they have visited.
DanviIle, Va-An entire family of
negroes five in ALL are in the city Jail as
result of admissions made by three
into local grocery concern and who told
the police that they had been told by their
parents to make midnight raids
Onancock. ya.-Buyers from the north
and west are offering the farmers from 81
to $3.50 barrel for the Irish potato crop
in the field. This is being refused. The
While the yield in Northampton is only
about so per cent, the high price Is keep
ing the planter in a good humor. In Ac-
comac the outlook for an average yield is
encouraging. The acreage Of potatoes Is
the largest ever planted. The Accomac
crop will not be harvested in large quanti-
ties until the middle of July.
Lancaster, yn.-The store of J. Cliff
ton Davis. near Ocran, in the south
eastern part of this county. was de-
stroyed by fire recently. The loss Is
about $4,000, with insurance of $1,000.
1t is believed that the fire was caused
by an incendiary. who burned the store
to conceal robbery.
Monroe, ya.-Presence OF mind in an
emergency probably saved the life OF
Harry Morris, son of T. r. Morris of
this place. several days ago, when he
was bitten by spreadhead moccasin
snake. Morris was out hunting, and,
STOPPING to break switch, was bitten
by the reptile. After shooting and kill
ing the snake, he sucked the poison
from the wound in his hand, afterward
washing the wound in nearby branch.
He is suffering no i'll effects from the
incident