Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-11

| ICll, 4NOI IOlhj PO. increase, NeoLOIdtlOH,
Reissue, etc.-Paul Marshner, National
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, $I2;
Richard Faggains, Sturgeonville, So
Original Widows, etc (war with SPAIN
! Margaret r. Cubertson, Coeburn, $I2
Increase, Widows Especial, accrued April
! I7)-Allce deK Shattuck, East End
| $50. Original-Jesse Stran, Pastoria,
$40. War with Spain-Charles B. Plaiss,
Newport News SO. Original Widows,
etc, Especial, accrued April I4)-Lucin-
da Thomas, Woolsey, $8. Increase,
Restoration, Reissue, etc.-Thomas Wat
kins, Norfolk. SI4 Original Widows,
etc. Especial, accrued April I2)-Betty
Johnson, Lent, $8
Joseph w. Colbert and family. Of
Portsmouth, were notified by their Eng
| llsh lawyers that the Colbert familys
share of the William Bradford estate
would amount to between S7soooo and
100000. The entire estate is valued at
EI2o 900, the accumulation of a cen
tury, and both American and English
lawyers have for many years been at
tempting a settlement between the heirs
in this country and England, a final COM
promise having been effected The Col
bert family are direct descendants of
Colbert, a member of the family, is a
relative of the late Confederate general,
J. z. B. Stuart William Bradford came
over in the Mayhower in 1920 His
wife, who owned the estate, died on the
voyage. The estate consists of realty in
England, which has been increasing in
value. Bradford succeeded Governor
Carver, who was the first chief executive
of Plymouth colony, and served 81 years.
It is stated by Gen. George H. Harris,
commanding the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, that his command
will again encamp at Leesburg this sum
mer for their annual meneuvers The
officers are reported as saying that unles,
other sections of the country within
radius of so miles of Washington car
present something out of the ordinary
the guardsmen will pay Leesburg another
10 days visit, as in 1890 and 1901 The
health of the troops while in camp there
was the best, the water unexcelled and
everything was made pleasant for the
soldier boys by the residents Of the town
Fire early the other morning destroyed
two and badly damaged FIVE buildings in
the heart of Norfolks business district
The fire started shortly after O'Clock
in the building occupied by the Virgnis
Candy Company The flames quickly
spread to MacDonald's restaurant,
the north, and to l.. p Roberts grod
on the south. The latter building was
wrecked by a falling wall. The other
buildings we're only oiightly damaged
The loss is about $4,000 or 100000
which is fully covered by insurance.
Charles J. Searcy, the now famAus
criminal who assisted in the robbery OF
a train on the Richmond Fredericksbura
and Potomac Railroad seven years ago
was released from the Richmond peni-
tentiary, and lost no time in disappearing
from that vicinity. Searcy turned State:
evidence after his arrest, and his accom-
Observation-Disclosures got a long
term on his testimony, has sworn to
kill him. In dread of Morganfeld, who
is desperate man, Searcy will put as
many miles between them as possible.
Mr. H. T. Hall committed suicide al
his home in the county, several miles
from Danvile, near Chestnut Level De
clining dinner on the plea that he was
not hungry while the family were dining
he took shotgun into the yard and dis
charged the contents into his own head
other than that life seemed to have be-.
come burden to him He was becom-
ing nhrm in body, being in his sixty
seventh year, and unsound in mind, and
seemed to crave death.
At a meeting of the citizens of Wash
ington district, in WestmoreIand county
held for the purpose of discussing the
public road question, resolutions were
adopted bearing on the subject, and q
permanent committee for the entire dis
trct was appointed to advise with the
authorities as to the best method of en-
forcing contracts and in managing the
roads.
The Norfolk and Washington steamer
Newport News and the Chesapeake Line
steamer Atlanta narrowly escaped a col
lision in the Norfolk harbor. Both YES
sells contended for the starboard right of
way and many cross whistles were
blown But for the fact that the At
lanta backed at full speed a disastrous
collision would have resulted
The news of the formation of the
Chesapeake Navigation and Wharf Com
pany, of Baltimore, has created a good .
deal of excitement in shipping circles in
Newport News, as it is understood that
It IS aimed against the interests of Nir-
ginia ports. Two years ago a similar
charter was granted a Newport News
company but was never used. 1t will
be made use of should the Baltimore
charter be operated under, and the Vr
ginia legislature will be appealed to for
similar charters.
Judge 7. w Harrison, of Winchester,
has granted a charter to the Winchester
Nursery Company. The corporation has
a capital stock Of $4,000. 1t will begin
the culture of nursery stock on a largo
scale
AT Bristol W. S. Dobbins broueh,
Suit against the Evening News for ST..
600 for alleged defamation of character,
The exports from Norfolk for April
amounted to $4,000, a considerable de-
crease compared with previous months.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Packard, dean of the
faculty Of the Theological Seminary OF
Virginia, died Saturday aged nearly %
years.
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