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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
2
General Bell named chief marshal Clarence F Norment to be treasurer and Corcoran Thom as secretary. Stellwagen announced the selections after a conference with National Chairman Hitchcock. The appointments aim to assemble trusted figures with strong public service records to organize the inauguration and related events.
Mr Norment, former Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company executive and vice president of its corporation, serves as president of the Bank of Washington and holds deep ties with city financials. Mr Thom, with Blair and Thom in the Colo rado Building, is a Columbian graduate and Metropolitan Club secretary, a noted Washington clubman.
About 80 witnesses, including Col. George C. Cabell and stenographer Rush, were subpoenaed as the preliminary trial of Sam Hardy, alleged assassin of Tiberius Gracelius Jones, was continued to tomorrow after another postponement in Holland Suffolk.
J Wella Brill of Mution Ram bought for A Reymann of Wheeling 48 Austrian partridges and 12 English pheasants, released on land Reymann recently purchased in Hampshire County. Birds cost 300 dollars and are intended for public use, with a request to delay shooting for two or three years to establish the flock. Reymann also stocked Capon River with 3,000 bass and 1,000 rock trout this fall.
Special to The Washington Post reports a West Virginia Republican filing shows campaign spending totaling 341568.09 dollars with 41503.33 raised by the party. Senator Scott gave 117 dollars the largest individual contribution, followed by Isaac Mann at 4000. Elkins and Glasscock each contributed 1000. About 9.8 percent went to county committees.
In Winchester Virginia Ernest McDonald aged 46 died after being struck by a Norfolk and Western passenger train near Berryville while allegedly intoxicated and asleep on the track. Levi Mason a colored man shot Thanksgiving Day died Friday at Washington Casualty Hospital. inquest returns verdict that Bradley Day feloniously killed Mason at Boyds Maryland. John Denson aged 18 killed at Sussex Courthouse when he fell from a scaffold while work on a new Baptist church.
A woman describes blunt relief from headaches and nervousness after stopping coffee and switching to Postum. She credits improved health to Postum and says she promotes it to friends, noting her husband’s support and a Mail order pitch from Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan.
In Franklin county circuit court at Rocky Mount Judge Campbell refused bail for Dr. J H Cahill the Rocky Mount dentist who shot farmer Smithers at the depot. Cahill will be allowed to go out under sheriff escort while invoking unwritten law in his defense.
Sheriff Jack son Stanland of Brunswick County, North Carolina, was shot and likely fatally wounded by a man named Walker at Walker's remote home Sunday night. Walker, a deserter from a Georgia army post, opened fire on Stanland and a posse as they attempted to arrest him. Walker was captured and jailed at Southport under guard.
Carolina Valley Railroad from Thomasville to Denton, 30 miles, partially built, was auctioned at High Point and bought by B L Jones and W T Van Brunt of New York. The North Carolina Electric Company's charter and rights of way between High Point and Thomasville were also sold to Hi D Steele and Ww Van Brunt. The purchase includes over 100 tons of steel rails. Price not named.
Archibald Kerr a salesman of Pittsburgh filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S district court listing liabilities of 254560 and assets of 162. He cites 222400 in accommodation paper for Old Dominion Brewing and Ice Co of Newport News now in bankruptcy.
New Haven Conn November 3 The schooner Law one of New Haven four masted vessels is reported missing The Law commanded by Captain Chatfield sailed from Portland Maine on November 7 for Baltimore with copper ore She is two weeks overdue and crew of men are feared lost
Norfolk Va Nov 3 With only a half mile of trackage left to hold the Virginian Railroad is nearly complete between Norfolk and Deep Water W Va its western terminus a 443 mile stretch The New River bridge and Belt Branch viaduct remain unfinished but are expected to be finished by January 1 Will Return to Work With Music Special to The Washington Post Baltimore Nov 30 The workers who walked out of South Baltimore Steel Car and Foundry at Curtin Bay about three weeks ago will return to work at 7 am tomorrow marching to the beat of drums and trumpets They celebrate a great victory and plan the celebration upon resuming duty Raleigh Banker Paralyzed Special to The Washington Post Raleigh NC Nov 0 Charles H Belvin a longtime postal clerk and bank official is dying of paralysis
Special to The Weahington Post from Roanoke Virginia reports Dr W B Gregory and his negro assistant have returned to the city after the acquittal on charges of attempting to mistreat a minor patient while she was under chloroform. The piece lists numerous marriages and births in the community, naming couples and newborns with ages and relations across Roanoke society.
A Health Office record lists numerous names with ages and addresses including Amelia W Whiteraft 900 Mich Ave 47 years. Charles Plumer Providentea Hospital 9 years. William Batchelor Providence Hospital 72 years. Regina M Hough Home for Incurables 16 years. Jareh Fearing 28 Quincy St NE 75 years. Willan B Brittain 334 1gnn of years. Henry Edwards Govt Hospital line. Frank A Cushing Govt Hospital Insane 64 years. Lucy Robinson 45 T St NW 49 years. Jane Catlett 202 Ed at NW Bh years. Idzeph Hughes 958 2 St ex 45 years. James A Baber 423 Wt UW 56 years. and others including hospital and asylum entries.
Front Royal reports Misa Sale Miley of Loudoun county and C F Martz of near Charlestown West Virginia married this morning by Rev Light of Radford Methodist Church. Earlier East Radford saw Isader Sidney Hyman wed Miss Eva Simon amid guests including Mr Myer Simon of Washington.
Ad claim touts 40 366 testimonials over two years proving efficacy in purifying and enriching blood. Describes Sargatabs as tablets or pills and asserts benefits for all blood diseases.
In Alexandria court actions, Marvin Moffitt and Pearl Amich were discharged after returning Miss Janet Theimer’s $7.59 deposit for stereoscope sales, with Justice Caton ordering the contract destroyed. Col. Charles A. Dempsey inspected the Alexandria militia infantry. Tulley Shepherd and Elijah Lomax faced grand jury matters. Hugh T. Janney, Confederate veteran, died aged 74. local officials reshuffled judge terms. Col. Wither Reid’s will leaves whole estate to his wife.
Alexander P Gilbert assistant general freight agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway testified in Richmond Virginia in the U S district court denying knowledge of any grain shipping pact with W R Johnson & Co in exchange for favors. He called Gates statements false and said he would doubt anything Gates claimed.
Special to The Washington Fest reports James W Dusang a brakeman in Cumberland Valley yards and William Dovel his brother in law were arrested on charges of systematic railcar theft. Police found in Dusang's house a hoard of stolen goods from two years of robberies including sugar coffee tobacco clothing silverware linen and curtains. Officers estimate about 2000 dollars worth of goods pilfered over the period. Dusang says he broke seals and re sealed cars. Doval claims innocence though goods were found in his trunk.
In Roanoke Ma Nov 20 Charnes Taylor was arrested in Pulaski City on charges of assaulting Frank Fisher who was struck across the head with a plank. Fisher underwent an operation at Roanoke Hospital and remains unconscious with a fracture at the base of the skull. The case was presented to a grand jury. Richmond dispatch reports that on Nov 30 five commissioners elected Capt W H Toynes to succeed the late chief George C Shaw who died in a fire. Capt John F Raffo was chosen first assistant engineer.
The Merchants and Manufacturers' Association executive committee approved a survey for bridging Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore county to Kent county shore to enable quicker business connections on the Eastern Shore. The plan is deemed feasible with no major engineering obstacles, and some fear it could fall under Pennsylvania Railroad control, though others doubt this.
Rev. M. M. Shield of Park Avenue Presbyterian Church resigns to become superintendent of Presbyterian home mission work in North Carolina. He leaves Nashville for Norfolk. Special to The Washington Post. Rev. George W. Swope of North Nashville Baptist Church accepts the pastorate at Ghent Baptist Church in Norfolk.
In Kernstown on November 30, Mrs Bertie C JuichLiter wife of William C Lut hLiter died suddenly at her home while speaking to her husband She was 28 daughter of Samus Loy of the county Rockville Md Mrs Emma Creamer wife of John Creamer near Glen aged about 47 died suddenly of acute indigestion Surviving are her husband and several children Hagerstown Md Dr Jeremiah Johnson aged 79 retired physician died last night at the home of Capt Edward W Burne in this city He leaves a wife and four children including T A Johnson of Washington GN Yardmaster of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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