The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-06-09
The OLD DOMINION.
Brief Items of Interest Picked up
Over The State.

While Mr.. Frank Ridgeway and a
ieiioW-student-Mr. q. b. Lawson
were wrestling on the Randolph Macon
campus Saturday, in fall Mr.. Ridge
way had his leg broken in two places.
In Stafford county Saturday James
Mahoney, charged with having at
tempted criminal assault upon Mrs.
James O'Bryhim, was discharged with
, the nominal fine Of 81, the evidence
being contradictory.
Miss Missile Watson, daughter Of Mr..
William A. b. Watson, a prominent
citizen Of upper Pittsylvania county.
committed suicide the other day on ac-
count OF dependency caused by i'll
health. She was 20 years old.
In a severe windstorm in Wythe
county Thursday falling limbs severely
injured Squire Thomas Sisher, of
Crockett's Depot, breaking his leg in
TWO places, and also broke the leg Of a
boy named Hoback, who was fishing
in Reed creek, two miles from Wythe-
vile.
The Circuit Court at Stanton Satur.
day, Judge Letcher presiding, has
amended the charter of the Low Moor
Iron Company, extending its lease fer
thirty years from June 18th, 1908, and
permitting the company to increase its
capital stock from 81 ,OOO,O 600 to 10000
900, and further authorizing it to hold
land not in excess of POO, 900 acres.
A. Is. Mayo, known as "Budp Mayo,
well known Lynchburg character.
was employed by Charles Harvey to
help him do some work on Harvey's
Hour mill at Spring Mills, Campbell
county. Saturday they set out for the
place in a buggy, taking whiskey with
them. When they reached Concord
the whiskey gave out, and Mayo in
sisted upon going back to Lynchhurg
for more. Harvey objected, and in the
quarrel which followed shot Mayo three
times, killing him.
The Roanoke Light Infantry has
been reorganized, with w. II. b. Low
ing as Captain and John +. BrizzIe, as
First Lieutenant.
Miss Myrtle Jackson, of Clendenin.
was hypnotized three days ago and is
lying in an unconscious condition, all
efforts to revive her having failed.
Della Jupee, colored woman, who
claimed to be over 100 years old, was
struck and killed by a train on the
Southern railway, near Lynchburg,
The new Calvary Baptist church at
Bowling Green, Caroline county, will
be dedicated Friday, June 18th. An
elaborate programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion.
Otto Wagner butcher, was struck
by Cincinnati and Ohio train near
Orange Sunday night and killed. He
was born in Bavaria, and was about
10 years Of age.
Colonel &. t. Crittenden, formerly
4 popular clerk at the Greenbrier White
sulphur Springs, was paralyzed few
lays ago at his home, near Mitchelps
station, in CuIpeper county.
l.. q. Haynes, of Roanoke, was kill
ID Sunday at Montgomery, twenty
light miles west Of Roanoke, by block
rom the litter of wrecking car falling
m his head. He leaves a widow and
our children.
Thornhill Barksdale, young man
# Marysville, Campbell county, at
empted to commit suicide the other
lay after a quarrel with his sweetheart
" shooting himself in the breast. His
wound is dangerous.
a few nights ago fire destroyed the
arm Of the Rev. w. w. Walker, of
Northumberland county, consuming at
he same time eight head of horses and
mules, much valuable machinery, ETC.,
ii Of which was total loss, as there
vas no insurance.
General Leonard Wood, Governor
ieneral Of the province of Santiago,
'uba, has engaged apartments for him.
elf and family at Covington. General
Wood will spend the season in Coving-
On to escape the laborious lionizing he
iould receive at the larger resorts.
The clothing store Of Hatcher, Askew
. Co., at Pulaski, was burned Monday
The stock was saved. The
uilding belonged to Miller & Warden,
nd was a handsome one. II was in
lred for 5000. The fire is thought to
ave been the work of incendiaries.
A passenger train on the Norfolk and
Western was wrecked near Upton Sat
rday morning by some boys placing
u the track large iron bolt. The
nglne was overturned. Both fireman
nd engineer remained with their
ngine and neither was injured All
assengers escaped injury.
A genuine Key West cigar for &c.
Ii. G. CRUTE, Druggist.