Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-03-20
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

Virginia pensions Lewis Pende.
CAST and Philip Grglette, both of Ma
county, So each; Charles Gordon, Ma
county, $12; Lucy A. Pullin, Luray, So;
Joseph Miller, National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City county, $40;
Charlotte Whitlock, Ohio, So; minor
of John ]. Long, Bridgewater, $40;
Agnes Hatton, Tanners Greek, So;
Walter Smith, Hickory, So; John
Smith, National Soldiers Home, Eliza
beth City County, So; John Armel,
Armel, $40; Levin Griffin, Townsend,
So; AvecyB. Howell, Roanoke, So;
Israel Butt, Berkeley, So.
Samuel Carey, eo1ored, said to be
the Oldest man in Virginia, died at his
home on Mulberry Island, in Warwick
county. Carey leaves several sons, all
OF whom have reached an advanced
age. He claimed to be I17 years old.
At Williamsburg the jury acquitted
Nancy Thornton, the negro "cosjur-
err" who was charged with the murder
of her husband
The marriage of Miss katherine
Crawey to Mr.. Elisha Woodhn Mad
ison is announced to take place at
Centenary Church, Stoddert, on April
Ist.
Robert Vessels, said to be from
Norfolk, fell from the Norfolk ex-
press, near Parksly, and was fatally in
jured. He was about 80 years old.
While DR.. Hugh Smith, of Henrico
county, was attempting to remove ae
piece of wire from his buggy the wire
struck him in the left eye He will lose
one eye and may later be totally blind.
J. N. Purvis, fireman; Littleton
Moon, brakeman; Clarence Glass, yard
conductor, and William McSherry, an
employe of the Glamorgan works, were
killed and w. G. Monroe injured in
collision between Chesapeake and Ohio
freight trains at Lynchburg.
/ Mrs. Kathleen Lewis Koiner West,
daughter OF the Virginia Commissioner
OF Agriculture, has written number OF
new pieces of music, among Others a
song, There's Many Slip 'Twixt the
Cup and the Lip" and a Virginia,
march dedicated to Ex-Governor Tyler.
/ News reached Roanoke from Floyd
county OF the death by drowning Of
Miss Minnie Sutphin, aged 20 years
The unfortunate young lady was the
daughter of ]. L. Sutphin, one of the
wealthiest residents of Carroll county.
With her sister and brother-in-law, she
was crossing swollen stream on a
toot-bridge in the western part OF
Floyd county. The bridge gave way,
preciptating her into the swiftest part
of the stream. The body was found in
a milldam two miles below where the
accident occurred.
A representative OF the Tredegaf
Iron Works, OF Richmond, has been in
Roanoke for several days nspecting
the old West End Rolling Mill machinery
with view to purchasing it to replace
machinery destroyed in recent fire at
the Tredegar works.
William Massey, who is confined in
the County Jail at Stanton awaiting
trial, charged with killing his wife neat
Staunton several weeks ago, tried to
commit suicide by hanging. Massey
got possession of the gum hose that
are kept in the Jail for the purpose OF
washing the floors. Placing it around
his neck, he was in the act of hanging
himself when some of the other prison.
ers prevented him from carrying out
his intention.
/ War. on social clubs began in earnest
in Norfolk when William Sturtevant
steward OF the Elizabeth Club, chart
tered organization, was, in the Police
Court, fined $3.50 for selling liquor
without license and on Sunday. HI
appealed to the Corporation Court
The authorities announce their inten.
ton OF Kidding the city OF so-called
social clubs"
The arrangement of-the indebtedness
of Virginia Institute so as to save thai.
property valued at $I7s,ooo, to the
Baptists of Virginia, is finally conclud.
ed. The deed to the property passed
to the Baptists Friday 1t is subject to
$4,000 in bonds, held by ex-Postmas.
er-General James A. Gary, but which
are not due until 1907.
posse of citizens, mostly colored,
is searching for a negro who commit
ted felonious assault upon the wife OF
Rufus Rocks, a highly respected col.
ored man of Mount Hermon, Norfolk
county. Hurricane Branch, OF SUI.
folk, with bloodhounds, is on the trial
Robert Hamilton, a former employe
OF the Southern Railway who lived
near Ravensworth, was arrested at
Fairfax by Sheriff Gordon and Deputy
OHtIlI JACOBS on charge OF Wreck
ing the New York and Florida express
of the Southern Railway at Ravens
worth. In that wreck Engineer Thorn
as Purvis, OF Washington, and his ne
gro fireman, w Wggnton, of Char
lottesville, were killed. Hamilton was
taken before Justice of the Peace Jas.
Sangster, who referred the case to the
grand Jury.
w. T. Reed, aged AZ years, of New
port News, dropped dead while chop
ping wood in his yard. He was alone
at the time and his wife discovered his
dead body when she returned home
The Newport News Chamber OF
Commerce gave banquet at which
speeches we're made by Lieutenant
Governor Willard, Congressman Lamb
and other prominent men.
Petersburg Lodge OF Elks has just
purchased, at cost of $IIoo, lot on
East Taft street, on which an Elks
Home will be built to cost $4,000.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
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