Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-05-17
VIRGINIA STATE NEW,
Budget of the Latest Happenings
From All Parts.
THE RIVERSIDE COTTON MILL
Residents Alo5g North River Driven to Roo
OF Their Houses-MiIi Washed Awsy--Mr
Wood Acquitted OF the Charge OF Arson
hamptcn--Fire in Aiexandria-Boat for tn
RappaharnOck- Other Live News


Riverside Cotton Mills for the Io-hou
system is still on. and the textile unioi
officials state they are bound to win. al
though it is the opinion OF many th'
backbone OF the strike has been broker
by so many OF them returning to work
At least 500 have done so. The mil
Officials decline to talk, and MIR. +. \.
Burton, the president. in reply to ar m
Quiry If the mills would take all OF the
strikers back who wished to accept the
II-hour system, stated that they lett on
their own accord and could return IN
the same manner, as the mills were not
soliciting operatives at the present. IL
is estimated that about 1900 people are
still out on strike. but the list is grow
ing smaller day by day. and that mer-
chants arc losing is evidenced by many
OF them cutting off part of their force,
offering them their situations back when
the strike closes. The strike has been
on for SO days.
BY rise in North river. tributary
of Capon river, caused by heavy storm
thousands Of dollars worth OF property
was destroyed and many lives were en-
dangered. The river rose ten feet in
short while and overhowed its banks.
Residents were taken by surprise and
could not escape. Caught like rats
III trap they fed for safety to the
roofs. where they remained all
night while the water reached above
tie second-story windows. Much live
stock persisted. At Sedan the Touring
mill OF Mrs Hamilton Stuckey was
swept away and the machinery and
BUILDING carried far down stream. Hun
dreds of acres OF rich land are sub
merged and the crops are ruined.
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occupied Friday with the case OF Mrs.
Jennie Wood, of Hampton, charged
with attempted arson. Most OF the day
was taken up in efforts TO secure jury,
many OF the talesmcn summoned being
incompetent to serve, having expressed
an opinion as to the guilt or innocence
OF the accused. The defense claimed
that the affair is case of persecution
on the part>ot insurance men. The de-
Tense offered no evidence and submitted
the case without argument. A verdict
of acquittal was returned in a few mo-
ments.
The Fredericksburg Business Mems
Association at meeting unanimously
adopted the report OF the special con-
mittee on a river boat. which recon-
mended that a stock company be OF
gained and chartered at once, with 4
capital stock of 5000. to establish AMI
operate river boat TO ply regularl!
between Fredericksburg and the moutl
OF the Rappahannock river stopping or
each trip at all intermediate landings,
Thirty-hve hundred dollars has already
been subscribed.
About o'clock in the morning the
shoe store OF ]. w. Gaines. on the south
side OF King street, few doors east of
Royal street, Alexandria, was found to
be or FIRE and an alarm given. AS only
one OF the steam engines, the Columbia.
was in service, the flames for a short
time dehed the hremen but were at
length drowned out after the rear OF the
store had been wrecked and its contens
burned. The loss. estimated at $500. Is
partially covered by insurance.
Gov J. Hoge Tyler has been invited
to attend the unwilling ceremonies of
the monument to the Fifth Army Corps
in the National Cemetery, Fredericks-
burg, on May 80. The monument is
the gift OF Gen. Daniel Butterheld and
the unwilling exercises will be on AL
elaborate scale.
Miss Selma Williams, OF Clarke
county, known to the literary world as
Il arpley Star" in attempting 10
quiet refractory horse which she was
driving. and which had become fright
ened at a steam engine. was thrown 70
1he ground her arm broken in two
places and bruises of a very painful ma
ture inflicted.
The Wheeling Development Company
and J. c. Coniff, of Baltimore, have
just purchased large tract on the
Elizabeth river, near Norfolk. which
they will lay off in building lots and
factory sites. The price paid for the
property was $I25,coo.
A charter was granted at Norfolk by
Judge Hanckel to the Ocean View
Realty Company, the capital Of which
is $4,000. Local capitalists. with W.
! M BAKER, OF Elizabeth City. ~ c..
and r. Lancaster Williams. of Ricb-
mond, Va, are the :ncorporators.
One of the best known young ath.
letes and society men i'll Richmond was
|. held up and robbed by masked men,
The hold-up occurred near Monroe
Park, the most fashionable residential
part OF the city.
Charles Tate, n well-known farmer OF
Hanover county, was killed by light
| ming Mr.. Tate was standing under a
tree when a bolt OF lightning shattered
it. killing him instantly.
VIM. A. P. Matthews, of Lewisburg.
was accidentally drowned recently IL
the Mississippi river. near Memphis.
/ He was in the service of the Mississippi
River Commission.
Henry Smith Is under arrest at Pitts
burg. He is charged with the murder
of colored man and his wife at eau
! ley Bridge in ISo4 He will be return
ed to West Virginia for trial
The election at Beverly resulted in a
victory for the "drys" by 20 majority
and the election of r. B. Harris for
mayor.
Miss Lou Campbell, an aged lady OF
Harrisonburg, died, aged Is. She was
the daughter of the late Rev VIM. G.
Campbell, prominent Presbyterian di-
vine.
Mayor Tar or. OF Richmond. has ap-
proved the resolution passed by the
J Councils accepting the offer Of Mr. Car