The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-14
QUEER DEATH
Woman Smothered to Death by Worm
in Her Throat.

in Her Throat.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Oct l3-A
death occurred few days ago at Orange
from an unusual cause. a colored woman
died suddenly, and, suspicion being
aroused as to the cause. an Inquest was
held, and the verdict was to the effect
that death resulted from suffocation,
caused By lumbracoid worm IN the
throat.
Ned Ball, white, and Samuel Braxton,
colored. became involved In dispute
in Essex county, and the negro pulled
pistol and showed the two cartridges
in it, and said he would shoot any one
that bothered him. Ball, the white man.
said, ~ can swallow them" The negro
then fired. The bullet graZed Balls chin.
passed through his neck and lodged near
the shoulder blade. 1t was removed by
physician and the wounded man Is re-
covering. The negro was arrested and
sent on to the grand jury.
At meeting of the managers OF the
tabernacle grounds and buildings in Mad
ison county, the question came up as to
| whether the property should be sold or
not, and on close vote it was deter
mined not to offer the property for sale.
Hon. j. Boyd Sears. State Senator from
| the district composed of Essex. Middle
! sex, Gloucester and Mathews counties
! has decided not to be candidate TINS
| year for reelection as Commonwealth's
| attorney Of Mathews, and therefore Will
| continue to serve as State Senator. IN
| der the new Constitution he was COM
PEELED to give up one office or the other.
| and considerable interest was felt In his
decision.
] Rev. J. T. r. Hundley of Essex county,
| has accepted a call to the First Church
of Christ's Disciples. at Norfolk.
Preparations have been completed for
the second annual fair Of the Southsida
Agricultural Association OF Mathews
county, to be held on the fair grounds.
near Mathews Courthouse, on Wednes-
| day, Thursday and Friday, October 2lst.
god and ODD, and 1t is expected that the
| exhibition will be q. decided success.
The campaign in the Northern Neck
for county and district Offices has reached
an interesting stage The dividing line
is not so much between Democrats and
Republicans as between the vets and
"drys." The Northern Neck is dry
section, Colonial Beach being the only
I place where there are licensed bar
rooms. and the vote at that point will
be strong for the wet candidates. Most
of the regular nominees are advocates
of the temperance cause. but there are
i number of Independent "wets." 1t Is
stated that the fight for the office OF
Commonwealth attorney in both West
moreland and Lancaster counties Is along
the line OF saloon or no saloon.
The campaign in this city Is an ex-
ceeddngly quiet one, as only two offices
are to be filled at the coming election
on November Sd, viz: delegate to the
House OF Delegates from this city and
spotsylvania county and treasurer OF
this city. Mr.. r. T. Knox, the present
incumbent of the latter office, Is can.
didate for reelection and has no oppo.
sitlon. Hon. J. II. Biscoe Is the Demo
cratic nominee for the House of Dele.
gates, and is opposed by Mr.. M. II. Dick.
enson OF Spotsylvania, who Is running
as an independent candidate
Mrs. w. T. Leavell received telegram
from Norfolk announcing the serious III
ness OF her daughter, Mrs Holloway, III
that city, and left Immediately for hel
bedside
Mr. e. II. Baker. prominent whole
sale merchant Of this city, Is III at his
home here.