Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-12
THE Old DOMINION.
latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.


Home, Elizabeth City, So; James n.
Watkins, Norfolk, So; Louisa Nash,
Coeburn, $12; James P. Blanton, Rich
mond,, $40; Reese Campbell, National
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, $12;
Elnora Christian, Toano, So; Maggie
J. Mastin, Phoebus, $12; Charles Ford,
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, $I2;
Edward Copeland, National Soldiers
: Home, Elizabeth City, So; William
Couch, National Soldiers Home, Eliz-
abeth City, $40; Chesley B. Ralles,
Stuart, So; Crusoe Henderson, Merry
point, II.
George Mcintosh, one of Norfolk's
most prominent attorneys, is dead, after
a lingering illness.
Judge ]. K M. Norton, who has re
signed the office of Judge of the Cor
poration Court of Alexandria, has held
that office since May, 1880, when he
succeeded Judge Charles E. Stuart
While the new Constitution forbids
Judges of Corporation Courts from
practicing law, the present salary
81, 400 year-will become S., 900 under
the new rule. This amount does moi
compensate Judge Norton for an aban-
donment of his legal practice; hence
his resignation.
In the Senate Mr.. Sale, of Norfolk,
introduced bill which proposes sweep
Ing changes in the supervision of the
affairs of insurance companies of the
State. The bill provides for the ap.
pointment of an insurance commits.
sioner at a salary of $4,000 to inspect
the affairs Of all companies doing bust
ness in Virginia.
Senator Barksda1e introduced reso-
luton in the Senate inquiring into the
ldvisability of the removal of the
Lee at the head of Franklin street to
spot on the Capitol Square, Rich
nond.
The subcommittee on roads of the
House Of Delegates has agreed on a
most rigid oath for members of the new
Corporation Commission. 1t prohibits
,hese gentlemen from owning stock in
my corporation in the State or being
attorneys for any such concerns.
The Finance Committee of the House
of- Delegates of the Virginia Legisla-
lure reported favorably to that body
he Norman bill appropriating $4,000
or the St. Louis Exposition. 1t is be-
ieved that the measure will pass, but it
5 certain to have some opposition.
The Legislature will be called upon for
IN appropriation for the Jamestown
centennial, and there will be opposition
% the State giving too literally for
such objects. In the House the
FowlSes bill, requiring all corpora
lions in the State to pay off their EN-
| ployes at least twice a month, was the
subject of considerable discussion. Mr..
Cation, of Alexandria, thought the
measure ought to be recommitted for
lurther consideration. The Committee
On Agriculture had already reported it
adversely. In the Senate, Mr.. Ander-
son, of Richmond, introduced bill
prohibiting the building of railroad
to parallel the Richmond Fredericks-
burg and Potomac, in which the State
owns an interest The Legislature four
years ago granted a charter for the
construction of such line, but the
charter was forfeited by the lapse Of
lime and nothing was done in the mat
ter. The Committee on Courts of jus
tlce has agreed upon bill for the for
nation of commission to try Judge
DR.. c. H. Crawford just after he had
of court. The case attracted great
deal of attention at the time.
The body of a young man supposed
Rev, E. M. Broaddus, of Isle of Wight
mond. The young man had been dead
mond College. The cause OF death i.
~ ,;,,1y az
the young man took his life by the use
copy of Catalina by Ibis side. Two
also on the body, as we'll as hand
kerchief which smelled of the drug
He was nephew of the wife of Pro.
lessor Mitchell, of Richmond College
Miss Elizabeth Gray and Charles
Nininger we're married at the home o.
the brides mother, Mrs. Sarah Gray
near Hollins. Rev, Mr. Carey, of Hol
inns, officiated John Nininger, of Nor.
folk "a brother of the groom, was best
man and Mrs. Gray matron of honor
The bridesmaids and groomsmen were
Miss Frantz, Louis Huff and Miss
Lucy billiard, of Rocky Mount, anc
Cleveland Preston, of Salem. Among
the presents for the bride was one
from her mother OF $4,000
Rev. DR.. C. F. James, S. years old
president of Roanoke Female College
in Danville, died at the college at ar
early hour the other morning after ar
illness of only two days He was wei
: known as minister and an educator
throughout the State He had been
the head of Roanoke College for tht
last 10 years and the institution ha!
prospered under his direction. II,
leaves widow, two daughters and fqu
sons.
At the residence OF Rev. George Pop.
kins, of Waxpool, an interesting anC
romantic wedding took place, when two
sisters, Misses Nora and Della Dove
daughters ofFMr. William Dove, of the
Broad Run district, were married to
TWO brothers, Messrs. ]. E. D. Hausei
and Harry Hauser. All of the young
people are young, we'll known and very
popular.
4 A petition is being circulated in Sa-
lem asking Governor Montague to
pardon George Cumb, boy who two
years ago killed John P. Boothe, and