Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-25

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val at StauntOn- Marrow Escape OfFlreman
Chandler From Death-0ther Live News
Virginia Observation-Disclosures
i. Haney, ST. Elmo So, Increase, resto-
rations, reissue, &c-Edward Burns, Ma
tional Military Home, Elizabeth City,
So; Andrew Brooks National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City, So; Charles +.
Reed Salem, $Io Original widows, &c.
Especial, accrued April 25)-Mary A.
Shotrof, Prospect HILL So. Original
John Clark, Chuckatuck, So Increase,
Restoration, Reissue, etc.--George w.
Riley, National Military Home, Eliza
beth City, SIo Mexican War--Miles X.
Bahaman, dead, Lynchburg $I2. Origi-
nal Widows. etc Especial, accrued April
28)-Lucinda Morris, Portsmouth, So
Increase-Robert James Wilson. Nation
al Soldiers Home Elizabeth City coun-
ty, $40; John B. Weirouch, Reliance, 81
William Hawkins, National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City county $I2; Jas.
beth City county $S
A singular wreck occurred in the
freight depot yard of the Norfolk and
Western railroad in Petersburg. AS
train of as gondolas loaded with coal
from Lynchburg. was pulling into the
yard the locomotive and five of the gon
dolas left the track at a switch. The lo-
comotive after running a few yards was
turned sideways and ran into the black
smith shop building of the Petersburg
Iron Works Company. The tender was
overturned and one of the cars was
thrown lengthwise across the track. The
engineer jumped from his cab and was
not hurt Fireman Vernon Chandler re
mained at his post and was caught be
tween the end of the tender and hreboS
of the locomotive, III which position he
was wedged for more than half an hour
while large force of men were kept az
work endeavoriug to cXtricate HIM. Al
this time a plug stream and buckets OF
water obtained from the river close by
were thrown on him to prevent his being
burned to death
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served in Norfolk with appropriate cere'
monies. The celebration was the largest
in many years, veteran camps from Rich-
mond, Petersburg and other nearby cit
les, as well as the entire Seventy first
Virginia Regiment, participating in the
big parade, feature of which was o
division composed of 1900 school chill
dren.
Much interest has been excited in Lex
ington and Rockbridge county by the
agitation in Baltimore for the sale of the
Valley Railroad stock Lexington has
$4,000 invested in this stock and Rock
bridge S42o, 900 The majority of the
= III I Al.
county of Rockbridge. Therefore the
county is watching with great interest
the course Of events in Baltimore.
Confederate Memorial Day will be ap-
propriately observed in Lexington on
Tuesday, June 3, that day being the
birthday of President Jefferson Davis.
Lee Jackson Camp, Confederate Veter-
ans, has invited Rev Dr. G. W. Finley,
of Augusta county. to deliver the memo
rial address DR. Finley was captain in
the Confederate Army.
Every arrangement for the Elks' car
nival at Staunton, May 26-3I, is fast ap-
preaching completion. and it promises to
be magnificent affair. The decorations
will exceed anything Of the kind ever
undertaken the merchants having agreed
TO decorate, and are already getting
ready. A large number of entries are al
ready i'll for the floral parade.
The academic class of the University
of Virginia met and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Charles S.
Brent Jr.. Of Lexington, KY, president :;
Garrett Waters of Norfolk, Va, vice
president; James Hay Jr.. OF Madison,
Va, secretary and treasurer; William
I asrr ~ IInfrcfata kTa Itl-4e..s.
For the death of his I2-year-old son,
who was killed by falling telephone
pole that had rotted at the base L. B.
Moore, of Bristol, received a judgment
in the Federal Court at Greeneville
against the East Tennessee Telephone
Company for $1,000 damages.
Senator Carter Glass, of Lynchburg,
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Congress in
the Sixth district. to succeed the late
Hon. Peter j. Otey. Senator w, P.
Barkdale. of Halifax, has withdrawn and
will support MIR. Glass.
The large farm of the Brooke estate in
Louisa county, containing over 1000
acres. was purchased at auction this
week by Messrs. w J and J. II. Crank
for $500
Walter Miller, who was indicted IL
the coanty court Of Shenandoah county
upon tho charge of assaulting Charlie
Cline on last Christmas day was tried
and acquitted.
Judge B A. Hancock, of the Circuit
Court of Prince George County, has
granted charter of incorporation to the
Charles N Romaine Fireworks Manu-
featuring Company The authorized
capital is $4,000.
A. c. Smith. editor and owner of the
Bristol Evening News, and Mrs. Emms
J. Meinfeld, of Elm ra, N. Y, were
united in marriage in Washington, d. c.
The couple will reside in Bristol
The Board of Pension Commissioners
Of Rockbridge county has cut down the
list of names for pensions to I5I from
I6z. During the past year 23 deaths have
occurred among the old soldiers.
Mr.. Charles Payne. one of the oldest
citizens of Orange county died at his
home, near Lahore, at the advanced age
of % years.
John B. Neil has been elected cashier
Of the Bank of Clarke County. at Berry
IL. 4 d ~.