Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-26
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
The State.

The House and Senate both passed
bill reported by the Senate Finance
Committee appropriating $4,000 to en-
ploy counsel to aid the Attorney Gen
eral in defending suits brought against
members of the Constitutional Conven-
ton by John S. Wise and his associ-
ate lawyer. Mr. McIlwaine, of Peters
burg, appeared to express the sentiment
of the Senate when he declared in
speech that if it was necessary to show
the world that Virginia intended to de
fend the new Constitution half a mil
lion dollars would be appropriated to
defend these suits. In the House the
announcement of the passage of this
bill was received with cheers. The two
houses reached an agreement to ad-
journ from December 20 to January 5
The Jamestown Exposition Appropr1-
alton BILL asking 100000 for the ex-
position, was offered in the House and
referred The Senate Committee on
Finance reported bill permitting the
Riddleberger bonds of the State to be
converted into centuries, thus putting
both of these classes on the same foot
ing.
excited and ran away at breakneck
speed Wr. Walker. in attempting tic
Jump from the vehicle, was thrown
heavily to the ground, breaking his leg
just above the ankle. A physician was
hastily summoned his leg was set and
the patient is doing as well as could be
expected under the circumstances.
A sensation was caused in Newport
News by the arrest of Harvey Bran
denberger for beating his mother
mother had been sick and has worried
a great deal recently about the sons abb
sence from home at night. Saturday she
went to the store where he works to
plead with him TO come home. The re
Div she got was several blows as she
was hustled from the building. The
young mans father had him arrested
He is now in Jail. bail having been re-
fused.
Robert Tugwood. retired carpen-
ter in the United States Navy. died at
Portsmouth, aged 62 years. He was
native of Nova Scotia and had been IN
the Navy more than 40 years. He lett
his estate of $4,000 to Jennie Smith, his
colored housekeeper
Logan Monday. negro, was shot
and fatally injured by Edward Hairs
ton, OF Franklin county. The men
were on a train en- route home from the
coal fields and disputed over pint OF
whisky. Hairston escaped and is still
at large Monday says his home is at
Charlotte, N. c.
In an alteration on the plantation OF
Robert Kaehpl, in Chesterfield, on
lanes River. Mr.. Anderson, foreman,
was attacked by negro, who drove a
pitchfork six inches into his forehead
| The foreman made the first attack or
the negro.
Mr.. William Walker, on Montrose
travelling salesman for the Baltimore
Supply Company, of Baltimore, me
with a serious injury at his home IL
Warsaw in runaway accident. He wa
driving spirited pair of horses whei
the reins broke. The animal became
Jefferson Pierce has just been clear
ed of the charge of frightening Mrs
Caroline Stone. OF independence, t.
death Pierce last November shot
partridge in Grayson county and TIL
report OF the gun so frightened Mrs
Stone, who was picking UP chips in tn
road, that she ran home screaming witt
fright went to bed and soon afterwart
died. The physician who attended he
said that she had been frightened tc
death. The jury in the case was on
| only five minutes and returned with
verdict of not guilty.
The directors of the First National
Bank of Harrisonburg determined al
a meeting to tear down their present
banking house and replace it with q
fve-story building that will cost $40.
900 to $4,000 The new building will
occupy an entire block on the public
square The ground floor will be
equipped for the use OF bank and
one store room. The upper stories
will be fitted for offices. The contract
will be let at once.
The storehouse and dwelling at Gum
Fork of Lewis Dudley, a well-to-dc
negro, who has the respect of the com
munity, was burned to the ground the
other night and Dudley's youngest
child persisted i'll the flames. The
house was only partly finished. The
eldest child saved himself by getting
out the window and jumping off the
roof OF the porch.
A petition has been signed in Fred
ercksburg and will be sent to the
county courts OF Culpeper and Orange
asking for an appropriation to remove
the island in the Rapidan river Just be
low Raccoon ford. The island forces
the current against the county road, and
the trees which served to keep the wa
ter back have washed away Unless the
water is kept back the road will be Ell
tirely destroyed 1t is thought the IS
land will be ordered moved.
The little daughter OF Mr. Joseph
Garnett, Of King and Queen county,
while standing near an open fire, had
her clothes ignited and was terribly
burned before the flames could be ex.
tinguished Mrs, Garnett, in an effort
to put ont the fire. was very badly burn
ed about the hands and arms.
Since the opening OF the peanut sea,
son few weeks ago it is estimated
that the dealers in Petersburg have
handled fully 10000 bags OF the new
crop. The bags average about four
bushels each, Most of these nuts have
been sold on arrival, comparatively few
| being placed i'll storage. The conse.
| suence is the circulation Of large
amount OF money.
Mr.. Charles NJ Hicks, OF Orange
county, has the remarkable record O
having killed and captured since las
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