Evening star., 1918-01-13

Hampton. va--Miss Mildred Corbell.
twenty years old. of Norfolk was in
stantly killed. and Miss Grace Davis OF
Foxhill was painfully injured recently
when q car Of the Newport News and
Hampton Railway Company collided
with an automobile. Sidney johnson
Of Foxhill. who was driving the car.
escaped, without injuries.
Petersburx. va.-There are about five
Germans living in Petersburg and
Hopewell, and several of them have
been under the observation Of the
Department of Justice agents for some
time. In accordance with the plans
Germans at Hopewell will be regis
tered by the police department at
Hopewell.
Danv1lle. va.-Mrs. George Martin
was fatally burned several days ago
when her dress caught ablaze from
an open CRATE. where she had started
leaped into bed. hoping to smother
the flames. The bed caught fire, max
ing matters worse. She was more
than sixty years old.
FfedericksburE, Va.-Anthony Buck.
AACAOu8 ClClZeA, VINO QleO a IeW
days ago. left no will. His estate is
worth from $4,000 to $4,000. He
never married and had but few rela-
tives. State Senator c. O'Connor
Goolrick has been appointed by the
corporation court of Fredericksburg
Granville R. Swift and William w.
Butzner were appointed curators to
determine to whom the property
should go.
Hngerstown. Md-Fire, which origi-
! mated from defective fue. badly dam
aged the home of DR.. J. H. Wade OF
boonsboro. chairman Of the democratic
state central committee for Maryland
several days ago.
Richmond. va.-Judge James Keith,
president of the Virginia court of ap-
peals. died at his home here several
days ago.
Woodstock, ya-Paul and Dave fJeff,
brothers. made their escape from jail
here several days ago by saving bar
from their cell and crawling through
the opening. They are believed to have
ned to Helltown. back of Mt. Jackson.
Luray, Va-John Baker, a prominent
citizen OF Rileyville. died several days
ago. He was sixty-six years old
Roanoke, va.-Dr. W. II. Saunders
president the Appalachian Game and
Fish Protective Association. reports
that there has been material increase in
Virg1nia's game this year. due to the
protective game laws recently passed
by the state legislature, Of which one
Of the most important was compelling
| hunters to secure licenses.
Richmond. va.-steps were recently
taken at a conference of local game
wardens. held at the office Of the depart.
ment of game and inland fisheries. te
In this city. which condition was
brought to the attention Of the authori.
ties by interested sportsmen. At this
| time attention was called to reports
that hotels were laying in large stocks
or rabbits FOR future consumption, In
this connection 1t was pointed out thai
the open season for game closes Janu.
ary 81. and after that date it will be
illegal to buy or sell hares or other
game in Virginia
come the largest apple market and ap-
pie distributing point in the south. It
receives almost entirely from Virginia
orchards, mostly to southern cities and
towns. 100000 barrels of apples a year.
Norfolk, ya.-officers of the Norfolk
Southern railroad, with Joseph Y.
Young president, have organized the
Piedmont-Cumnock Company to mine
in Lee county, N. c.. on the Raleigh
Charlotte division Of the road. It is
hoped to find a sufficiently large de-
posit to supply all the roads 1ocon1o-
tives, and. If practical, may develop do
mestic and export trade.