Evening star., 1918-01-13
Maryland and the Virgi1ias

Harr1sonburE, va.-The Rockingham
county board Of supervisors held its
first meeting of the new year on Mon
day for the purpose of electing officers.
r. NJ. Burke was elected chairman.
This board has always been interested
in road Improvement and voted to
attend in a body the seventh annual
convention of the Virginia Roads Asso-
citation at Richmond, Va
MiddleburG. ya.-The home of William
Vanhorn, fifteen automobiles and q
garage were destroyed by fire recently
at The Plains. The fire, which was Of
unknown origin. broke out in the
garage.
Hamilton, va-A d. Kelley has an
/ nounced his candidacy for the state
senate to succeed the late T. C. Pitcher.
Hagerstown, Md.-Annie L. Fehrey.
has fled in court suit for $4,000
ser, dentist of this city. Miss Febrey
alleges that she went to DR.. Schlosser
| to have some teeth filled, and that in
preparing one tooth for a gold crown
burr in the tooth. She further alleges
that this burr projected through the
II apex OF the tooth and was left there
and gold crown placed on the tooth.
Later this gave Miss Febrey. much
trouble. she states. and that she lost
eight good teeth as a result.
Martinsburs. W. va-virgil Ely was
accidentally shot in the foot near Rom
ney several days ago while hunting
brush to dislodge rabbit when his
gun was discharged and the load of
| shot entered his right foot.
ceiver for the Martinsburg Gas Com
pany. has been granted permission by
Judge Aston G. Dayton Of the federal
court to file an application with the
West Virginia public service commits
sion for an increase in the rates for
gas supplied to consumers in Martins
burg.
I Fredericksbure. ya-James. Vernon
and Rowland Barnett, brothers, were
drowned in James river several days
ago. when an automobile. in which they
were riding. broke through the ice.
Their home was at Barnett, Cnaries
City county. where they were bound
when they met death.
/ DaysviIle, va-Arthur Edwards
IAnkers. sixty-seven years old. died at
his home near here several days ago.
| Petersburg, va.-Persons in the city
Jail will be put to work by the city, II
a resolution adopted by the administra-
Tive board is favorably received by the
the council to impress Jail prisoners fol
service at Pine Camp, cutting and saw.
ing wood. 1t is the purpose of the
board to utilize the timber on the city
tract of woodland as fuel for the city
institutions and for the INDECENT poor.
| Wfnchester. Va.-Mrs. Louella Groves
Harmer. seventy-seven. native OF Lit
lie Washington. Rappahanock county
and widow Of Edgar r, Harmer, of this
city, died suddenly several days ago.
| Richmond, Va.-The governor has re-
fused pardons to Thomas William Pres
| ton, convicted of murder in Bedford in
1910 and given eighteen years in the
penintentiary, and to Harden Davis
given sixteen years by the Amherst
like charge.
| waynesboro, Va.-Pau1 B. Woodfin
Itown treasurer and clerk of the town
council, has resigned to accept the post
as clerk in the American legation at
Stockholm. Sweden. leaving here about
January Is to assume his new duties.
Harrisonburx. va.-The Baraca Class
! Of Glover Hill Sunday school, taught
| by J. S. CARRIER. in lieu of exchanging
] presents between teacher and students,
| each contributed to fund which was
| turned over to the Rockingham Chap
ter of the Red Cross with the names
| of the class for memberships. This
| was decided on because, having given
| several of their number to the Army.
| they felt that in no better way could
they show their appreciation of their
! to the cause which Will care Tor them
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