Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-03-06

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Much interest is felt on the north
side of the Northern Neck over the
proposed new line OF steamers to ply
between Pope's creek and Quantico,
From the latter point connection will
be had by railway to the Northern
cities, which will give the people 0!
that section a splendid mail service,
as we'll as quick travelling and shipping
facilities.
Wytheville is to have street fair
during the third week in May.
Tobacco plant beds are being burn
ed in the Virginia section.
Sales of leaf tobacco on the Dan.
vile market reached 5,oo3,4oo pounds
for the month of February, gain Of
I,448,I84 over the same month last
year
Julian Meade, on behalf Of w. N aid
w. D. NOEL, bought the Holland to-
bacco warehouse, at Danville, for $I6,.
100.
New bridges will probably be built
over the Shenandoah at Castleman's
and Berry's Ferries.
John Minor, negro, had fight
with the conductor OF Seven Pines
car in Richmond, the latter wounding
him severely with ticket punch. The
conductors clothing was torn almost
into ribbons. ~
While J. w. Peasants, Virginia
tobacco man, was riding over bridge,
his horse struck piece Of the timber
and was killed. The animal fell on him,
and Mr.. Peasants was pinned down
until help arrived.
Col Alfred L. Rives, the distinguish
ed engineer, who was associated with
| De Lesseps as engineer on the Pana-
ma canal, died at Castle Hill, Abe
male county, near KesWck. For more
than year he had suffered from heart
disease. He is survived by Mrs. Rives,
who was Miss Sarah MacMurda, OF
Richmond, and by his daughters,
Amelia Rives, the authoress, now Prin-
ress Troubetzkoi; Mrs. Gertrude
Potts, OF Richmond, and Miss Daisy
Rives, OF Castle Hill
The storehouse of w. w. Freeman
& Co., at Yale, Sussex county, was en-,
tirely destroyed by fire with contents
Loss about $1,000, partly covered by
insurance. .4a /
Frank. .Beberrick, fsrnier of Chess
terrified county, while going to Peters,
burg with a heavy load of peanuts, was
thrown from and run over by his wa
gon His injuries may prove fatal.
Adams Express Company has sent
to Mrs Martha Howard, of Freder-.
icksburg, a check for $500 as mark
OF appreciation OF the long and faith
full service of her husband. the late s.
Willis Howard, for many years its
agent. 1t is stated that this sum will
be sent as an annuity to Mrs. How
ard
In laying the double tracks Of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad sharp curve just across
the Rappahannock, in Stafford county.
will be reduced and the dangerous
crossing avoided where Mrs. F. II,
Miller and her two daughters were kill
ed more than a year ago.
The State Convention OF the Young
Mems Christian Association at New
port News elected the following ofti'
GERS: President, DIR. Livins Landlord.
of Norfolk; vice. presidents, E. F. Shet.
few Lynchburg; Simon Seward, Pc
tersburg; w. E. Cottrel, Newport
News; SECRETARY, E. G. Karnes. Glad
stone: assistant secretary, w. Halnesr
Virginia Military Institute; f. J. Dry
er, Randolph Macon College,. press
secretaries, A. F. Jackson, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute; A. F. Cannaday,
Blueheld, w. Va.
| The announcement was made by the
Norfolk and Western Railway that the
clerical employees in the freight depart
ment OF the road would receive an ad'
vance in wages OF $40 month: Inc
, order affects about 20 men, 1t IS alsc
, announced that the Norfolk and West
ern has contracted for 40 miles OF dou
H. Baumeister, OF Newpor'
News. entered suit against the
! Newport News Publishing Com
, pany for $4,000 damages. His son
John Baumeister, lost an arm while
running a press in the 1lmes-Heralo
pressroom; hence the suit.
The measure drafted by the Constr
tutional Convention to create cor
poration commission was put into ct,
fect by the House of Delegates with
aut material amendment. An attempt
Vas made by Mr.. Cation to allow the
commission in its discretion to compel
street railroad companies to establish
separate waiting rooms for the races
and separate cars on suburban INES.
The House by vote OF 81 to 20 re-
iected that portion of the amendment
! allowing the commission to estaDlsn
! separate street cars. The other por
! ton regarding waiting rooms was
agreed to and the section as amendeo
Mr.. Noble Peacock, OF Loudoun
county, is very ill at his home, near
| NJ J. McNally was found dead in
his room at his brothers home, IN ELK
peter Nichols, respected colored
man OF Vinton, dropped dead on ?
! street i'll Roanoke.
/ Miss Alice Crumfeld was married
70 Mr.. Robert H. Padwell in Roanoke
Both are from Fincastle