Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-28
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Ovef
the State.

Four carloads OF turkeys, numbering
5000 fowls, we're shipped from laze-
we'll county to New York Saturday.
The Roanoke Cotton mills were shut
down owing to damage by FIRE. A tlre
broke out among the spinning frames.
After worrying with the subject for
several months Bristol has finally solv-
ed the problem of a more abundant
water supply upon an economical basis.
For an expediture OF about $85,ooo in
addition to what has already been spent,
the city expects to get from splendid
source an average OF about 100000
gallons of pure water day
Capt. A. R. Mcnamara, of the fish
ing steamer Froelich. picked up bald
eagle in the Chesapeake bay near the
Capes that measured seven feet from
tip to tip. The bird had gotten in the
water and was unable to rise and was
padding, chicken fashion, toward the
distant shore
F. E. Middleton has purchased o.
E. S. Turner, trustee, the Layton Ston,
farm, near Remington, on the uppei
Rappahannock river, containing 1T
acres, for $4,000.
The opening of the shirt factory al
Urbanna, on the lower Rappahannock
has increased the population of that
town more than 200.
The fine estate, Mansfield, containing
1856 acres, situated on the Rappahan
mock river, in Spottsylvania county
has been sold by William Bernard tc
L. G. Jones, of Illinois, for $4,000
! Mr. Charles Hequembourg, of the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
of Richmond, is in Stanton closing
the deal for the Bodley Wagon Works
Machinery will be put in the factory
for the manufacture of fertilizers.
The weather in the Northern Nect
this fall has been mild and balny
Many trees have blossomed. second
crops of berries have grown in the gar
dens. flowers are still in bloom and il
some gardens green peas were in bios
som last week
Postmaster J. M. Mclaughlin, Of
Lynchburg is endeavoring to have the
postoffice building enlarged. The pres,
ent structure was erected when the
business of the office was $4,000 year
For the fiscal year of 1902 the business
reached $4,000.
The American Cigar Company
which is branch of the American To
bacco Company, will soon establish a
Understanding establishment in
Danville. Mr.. H. A. Cobb, who has
charge of the American Tobacco Com
pany's plant, states that 1t is the in
tention to Use the building now occu-
pied by the cigar factory as soon as
they get into the new building now
nearing completion. The stemmery
will be valuable addition to the in
dustries OF the town, as it will furnish
employment to about 500 hands. The
new plant is expected to begin opera
tions by the first OF the year.
The Norfolk Hampton Roads Ship
building and Drydock Company has
purchased OF the Hampton Roads
| Company tract of 67o acres at Sew
ellis Point, adjoining the site of the
| proposed Jamestown Exposition. The
purchase price was $33o,soo. On this
site, which comprises one mile OF the
finest water front in this section OF the
country will be established the larg,
est shipbuilding and drydock plant on
the Atlantic seaboard. The drydock
which the company will establish will
be I 900 feet long, capable of accommo-
dating the largest ships afoat. A ma
rine railway OF 5000 tons capacity will
also be built.
President F. J. Kimball. OF the Nor
folk and Western Railroad, stated that
land had been purchased and the plans
were being prepared for new depot
| at Roanoke, but that the new building
would not be put MP until the cows are
kept off the streets. This, in view OF
the recent election, in which the cows
right to wander about the streets at
will was sustained by majority of one
vote after an exciting contest, seems
to indicate that Roanoke's new depot
IS a long way off,
Behind closed doors Jerry Kim
brough, the negro man charged with
an attempted assault upon Mrs. Butler
Taylor, was convicted by jury at
Hanover Courthouse and sentenced to
be hanged December a2. This was
one of the quickest convictions that
ever took place in Virginia. The crime
was committed nine days ago, and in
less than six weeks from that time the
accused was doomed to death. Mrs.
Taylor promptly identified her assail-
ant. A large crowd was present about
the courthouse during the trial.
The Finance Committee and other
members OF the Legislature, accom-
panied by Gen Fitzhugh Lee and other
officials OF the jamestown Exposition
Company, arrived in Norfolk and
viewed the site for the proposed expo
sition The visitors were highly pleas
ed at what they saw. A prominent
member OF the legislative party said
that there would be little difficulty in
getting the Legislative appropriation
Of 100000 for the purposes 'of the ex-
position.
William Gill while hunting rabbits
near Fairfield, was shot by Tedford and
Trice Patton. OF Fairfield, who were
hunting cartridges in an adjacent field
some 80 yards away and did not see
Gill until after he was filled with shot
from head to foot. A covey of birds
was raised by the Patton brothers
Both fired and brought down Gill
Many of the shot went through his
hands and his head was badly dam
aged. His condition is not regarded as
serious.
Six white men have been arrested
and placed in Jail at Pocahontas charg
Il.