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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1909
Page
8
Saturday selling proves our judgment in securing a special line of Men's Fall Suits priced at 16.50, 20 and 25, a maker’s quoted figure enabling a unique price. The line from a top Bartow manufacturer features all wool worsteds and cassimeres, silk-lined sleeves on some coats, with full sizes and thorough finishing.
A Washington Post clipping notes opposition to a woman running for the legislature citing constitutional gender limits and legal interpretation. The piece mentions a Socialist scheme and references a judge candidate tied to a printer husband, plus a Virginia revival where Ingersoll volumes were burned by revival converts in Pennington Gap Big Stone Gap.
Richard Wilson testifies he carried an unloaded pistol to deter a married woman’s possible affair and to discipline a young man. he is fined ten dollars plus costs after the judge rules carrying any gun, loaded or unloaded, is improper. William Carroll pockets a missing wallet worth eight dollars, is jailed for 40 days and fined nineteen dollars after police recover the item buried on a vacant lot. A separate case involves George Christothele with bail set for grand jury. The note item includes local advertisements and social notices.
Tax figures for Salisbury show total taxable value at 3 055.15 and taxes due at 50 425 03, with year over year changes of 4 819. Names tied to the District Attorney A El Holton Winston and other references appear amid reports of a fatal shooting accident involving a year old and a gun, and East Spencer seeking water works bonds to install a plant. The piece notes a disastrous service and water works interest, with mudded details about local officials and community concerns.
John T Nicholson of the Boyds area dies at home aged about 70. He leaves a wife and eight children. Survivors include Jesse W Nicholson of a Washington furniture firm and JF Nicholson with Pollmore and Olu Railway in Washington, with Dorsey Clifton, Richard Machelson near Rockville, and Mrs Jerome Lydard and Miss Addie at Petersburg. In Petersburg in October, Mrs Catherine Roher widow of Emanuel Roher dies at her daughter's home.
Mrs Daniel Gnotterts of several Re rility aged 7 is noted in Western Maryland news. Charles Hamer, 31, was struck by a passenger train in Cumberland Valley Railroad yard at Lemoyne and seriously injured. Edgar Barnes, aged 4, crossing Potomac at Henvock, was fired last evening. his mother and two other children were seriously burned by a stove explosion at the Barnes home. Frostburg Knights of Columbus to be instituted, with delegations expected. A banquet planned at Frostburg Dress House for the Worth Pole. The new game Fascinating and Amazing Lee reaches the pole fist Cook or Peary on page 3 of the third part.
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