Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

Michael Barnes, N. M. Home, Eliza
beth City, So; Oscar Clinton, Carroll
ton, So; William Nottingham, Norfolk
So; Franklin K. S. Nye, National Sol
diers' Home, Elizabeth City, So; In
crease, Reissue, etc.-Joseph Ihatch,
Suffolk, $I2; Charles E. Ault, Staun-
ton, $40; Oscar Clinton, Carrollton, $S;
William Nottingham, Norfolk, So.
James Hurley of Stanton, who is
employed as canvasman for the Orien,,
tai Carnival Company, was shot and
wounded by Mrs w. A. Heath, at
Petersburg Hurley was on Mrs,
Heath's premises cursing and abusing
her when she shot him. Hurley
wound is not dangerous.
In the Court of Law and Chancery at
Norfolk James w. Dunn entered suit
for $4,000 damages against S. I. Da-
wilson, saloonkeeper and member OF
the City Council, whom he charges with
having alienated the affections of Mrs.
Dunn. She recently entered suit
against her husband for divorce.
In the Circuit Court Of Chesterfield
w. H. Hawkes., the colored man who
was elected from car on the Atlantic
Coast Line, lost his suit for $4,000
damages Hawkes. was in the colored
car, and being apparently white, the
conductor ordered him to the white car
Hawkes. refused and was put off this
train. The court held that Hawkes.
should have informed the conducto,
that he was colored.
w. Tredwell, colored, who some
months ago murdered his wife near Gil.
merton, was sentenced at Norfolk te
die on the gallows January TO- 1908
In an effort to save her pet cat Mis-,
Minnie Cherry, of Portsmouth, riskee
her life Miss Cherrys residence wa:
s6re and she ran to the third story
the burning structure, and with the ca
in her arms jumped from a window I;
the roof of a porch.
The mills of the Ettick Cotton Man.
ufacturing Company, in Chesterfield
county, were sold at public auction te
George E. Fisher, of New York, 70,
$68, 100. 1t is said that the mills, which
have been idle since the Ist of last All
gust, will soon be started.
Mr.. Lyle, Of Roanoke, will shortly in
troduce a bill in the Virginia Senate
prohibiting the employment in fac.
tories or other industrial concerns o.
children under IL years of age. Mr.
Lyle claims that this measure meett
the approval of many manufacturers.
Wild cats are reported unusually
plentiful in the mountains near Luray.
and several have been killed by the
hunters.
A resolution introduced in the House
by Mr.. Greene, Of Fauquier, limiting
the consideration OF legislation to mat
tiers connected with the new Constitu
ton provoked lively discussion The
friends of oyster legislation, bills for
the ST. Louis Exposition and the
Jamestown Centennial, as we'll as those
for various other objects, were
promptly on their feet in opposition
to the suggestion. Seeing that it was
doomed to defeat, Mr. Greene with
drew his resolution In the Senate the
chair laid before the body the opinion
of Attorney General Anderson that
the Legislature has full power to fix
the mileage of members of the General
Assembly. There was difference OF
opinion among members whether the
Constitution did not control this mat
ter. The State Auditor submitted his
annual report to the Legislature. Ths
total assessed revenue of the State is
$2,2I6,SoI.77 The amount assessed
against whites for public schools is
$3I4,453 and the amount assessed
against negroes for the same purpose
$I3,2o3.84.
The unwilling of the Botetourt artil-
lery monument at Buchanan was the
event of the week in Botetourt county.
1t occurred in the presence Of several
thousands of residents of that sections
Major John w. Johnston, president OF
the Botetourt Confederate Monument
Association presided at the ceremonies
Major William A. Anderson, OF Lex.
ington, was the orator of the day. He
spoke for an hour, and told Of many
deeds OF valor on the part of the Con
federate soldier, and especially OF the
bravery on the field Of battle of the ole
Botetourt artillery. company. The mon
ument is a beautiful marble shaft FL
feet high and its weight is estimated
at 10 tons. 1t is made in six sections
the broad granite base weighing just
10000 pounds.
Survivors OF Company c, Thirteenth
Virginia Regiment, Confederate Army,
have started fund for the purpose O.
erecting in Richmond monument to
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Ten of the Il
survivors of the command held re,
union at the home of Capt. William
F. Wise, the only surviving officer Of
the company, in the Western Brancs
section of Norfolk county Sixteen dol.
lars were contributed-$I for each o.
the survivors.
Judge E. c. Moncure, of the Caro-.
line County Court, in response to pc
titions which were very generally. sign
ed by citizens i'll every part OF that
county. has ordered local option cleo
ton in every magisterial district Y
Caroline, to take place on January 8
1903. The friends of temperance II
that county are now arranging tor.
big meeting at Bowling Green fol
court day, when distinguished speaker!
will address the people.
Mr.. William Kimball and Miss Maut
Marshall, both of Basic City. went t
Staunton, met Rev. D. S. Henkel, o
the same place and after procuring !;
license all three set out to hunt SUIT
able place for the couple to be mar
ried. Finally Mr.. c. S. Rosenberg
opened In his grocery store for the Oc