Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-11-21
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

20. lncrease.-Ihomas b. DAVIS, N. ,
Home, Elizabeth City, 50.
The Government is advertising fol-
5ids TO dredge the entrance, TO Carter.
,reek, Lancaster county. 1t is proposed
% dredge it 200 feet wide and IS. feet
deep at low water.
/. The large barn of Jacob Rudy, in Din
widdie county, near Petersburg, was
destroyed by FIRE with its contents. In
he building was stored large Quantity
Of corn and feed and lot of farming
implements.
Major D. S. Forney, aged 10 years,
fell down a fight of steps at his home
in Pulaski, and was seriously injured
He is a gallant ex- Confederate and is a
first cousin of Admiral .Schley, their
mothers being sisters.
1t is generally understood that Judge
Beverly Crunip, of Richmond, will be
poration Commission. The announce
nent has not yet been made officially,
Judge Crunp is a son of the late Cir
suit Judge W.. w. Crump, one of the
foremost lawyers in Virginia.
With appropriate ceremonies Great
Bridge Chapter. Daughters of the Amerl-
.dII NGbOlutlOII, vi ANQlIOIh3 tiliNNA'NN
monument concentrating the battle OF
Great Bridge, the first conflict, between
The British and Continental armies. ne
stone is situated on the battle-ground on
The banks of the Albemarle and Chesa-
2eake canal, not far from Norfolk. q
party of about SO members of the chap
Ter and their friends left Norfolk on
a tug and went to the monument, which
vas erected last spring. Here. after, an
address, the monument was unveiled:
Miss Mary Elizabeth Nash, daughter OF
Dir. Herbert NJ Nash, of Norfolk, whose
grandfather was the only American
wounded in the conflict, pulled the cord
which held the covering. s.t y.
Near West Norfolk freight train on
the Atlantic and Danville division OF the
Southern railway was derailed by some
small obstruction on the track. The
engine turned completely over and rolled
down an embanklnent. Engineer John
Human had both ankles broken, and the
brakeman, William Redman. colored, was
badly injured. Both men were taken TO
St. Vincent's Hospital, in Norfolk, for
treatment.
Joseph A. Peck was taken up on the
streets in Roanoke insane and lodged IN
Jail. On investigation it was ascertained
that he was well connected, and was at
one time High Sheriff and Treasurer OF
Logan county, West Virginia. he IS
brother. of ]. Ed. Peck, formerly super
iillelideIle ~ .is y. u;s rsI,t;ves in
Wy 49, i,sxe hen ro,i6ed of his
condition.
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awe r re-. i've, from the sale of his
obacco
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- OTIS co,l4 " Norfolk on a charge Of
$50 Of Government fund:
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sever N Aie s ora Mo, of an ancient
at Pitt street tl'e le,l,.aaa,1i crce,. wher
bridge putt across 0 sn'aIl v;laec Gen.
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tertiary for one year aIo ,oa a ,oboi ~
mails at Surry SourliioI,t poa'o 81 New
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York, has given 70 $ngos 10 70 fbe Palmcl
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w aHer III rl.iN foI 81 blown off while
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