Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-04-17
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

Kennedy, Norfolk, S. Samuel Murphy,
National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth
City county, S.; Stephen Malta. Ma
.ional Soldiers Home. Elizabeth City
county. Sic; James N. Bordine. Green
dale, $Io: Davis Forbes. Norfolk. 50;
James Prenderville National Soldier!
Home, S.: Leopold vJil Wulffen. Ma
.ional Soldiers Home. Sic: Pat,'
Lealy National Soldiers Home, S..
Widow-Esther Norris. Alfonso. s.;
Thomas Daily. $40; William Coz. So,
! National Soldiers Home. Elizabeth
| City county; Margaret A. Dunning
| Norfolk, So: Elizabeth A. Copeland
West End, So; Mary Z. Andrews, Pu-
ASK, $I2
John and Bob Taylor, cousins, who
we're working at a lumber camp on
Stony creek, in Washington county be-
came involved in a difficulty. Bob Tay-
| or struck John with a hand-spike.
crushing his skull. John broke both
| legs i'll falling from the effects OF the
blow
Fred Keyers, night policeman al
Williamson, has fnysteriously disap
peared from his home. His where
abouts are unknown to his family and
friends.
| Capt. S. M. Fulton, one of Grayson
county's best known men, died at Sum.
merheld He was born May 26, 1896
| and partly educated at Emory ano
| Henry College, which was founded by
his brother. Rev. Creed Fulton, a not
ed Methodist preacher.
In the Circuit Court of Rockingham
county Judgment for $3.50 was rendered
against the Southern Railway Company
for damages in favor of Whitmer Bros
and Harvey Fawcett. The case grew
out of the detention of carload Of
horses shipped from Harrisonburg tc
West Newton, Pa. 1t was shown that
the animals were more than 48 hours
i'll the car without food or water, and
that they were in state of frenzy wher
finally unloaded.
Major Alexander Quail, of Iowa, and
his bride. who was Mrs. Maggie Rawl'
ings, of Spottsylvania, are now on an ex.
tended bridal trip North This marriage
occurred few days ago at the home OF
the bride, and the courtsllip leading up
to it was most romantic. Major Quail
while in Fredericksburg last year, saw
the photograph of Mrs. Rawlings, and
when he returned home he wrote to her
This led to correspondence, which cul-
minated in their marriage at their first
meeting. Major Quail is a man of con-
siderable means and his bride is an &C.
complishcd lady. They will for the pres
ent reside at Spottsylvania Courthouse.
A son of Mr. Edgar Goodrich, OF
Fredericksburg, had his leg broken and
his foot badly mashed by being caught in
pile of rolling railroad ties on which
he was sitting.
Former Mayor Davis Edmondson
Mrs. Lucy Maltester and Albert Rhodes.
of Middletown, were held OH IL addi-
tional indictments, charging arson and
robbery, by special grand jury in the
County Court. Edmondson and Rhodes
are under indictment for burning Ed
mondson's property to secure the insur-
ance. These latest indictments charge
that Edmondson, through revenge hired
! Rhodes to burn other valuable business
property after robbing it, and that the
Maltester woman acted as their fence.
Both houses of the Virginia Legisla-
ture agreed on a bill to prevent child
labor in factories and il was sent to the
Governor for his signature, which will
make it law of the State The bill as
agreed upon is practically the Lyle bill,
the House receding from its principal
amendments. 1t provides that no child
under IL years of age shall be employed
in factories in this State and regulate
the hours of work for children under ID
years.
An official statement was made that
the T. c. Williams Tobacco Company OF
Richmond is to be sold to the British
American Tobacco Company and that
the deal is about to be closed. The Will
Iiams Company has an enormous foreign
.rade. enjoying almost monopoly IN
| Australia, and it was for this reason that
the trust was so anxious to acquire It,
The four Belgian sailors from the
British steamship St. George, arrested at
/ Newport News on the charge of SNUG
Cling tobacco ashore, were released by
/ United States Commissioner Carrot. The
| Commissioner did not think the tobacco
would have been brought ashore but tor
solicitation on the part of the go-be-
tween, who already had arranged tor the
ca .ture of the alleged smugglers.
Alex Johnson, colored, was drowned
in the Rappahannock river, near Port
/ ROYAL He was out in skiff, which was
upset by the high winds, and though an
| excert swimmer did not succeed in
| reaching the shore.
The National Elks' Home at Bedford
City will be dedicated on May FL. The
orator for the occasion will be Meade d,
| Detweller, of Harrisburg, Pa. Addresses
will be made by Senator Daniel and
Governor Montague.
By the collapse of floor overloaded
with brick four workmen on the First
National Bank building at Harrisburg.
were precipitated from the third story tc
the ground. A white man named John
Long was killed. French Turner, col
ored, received injuries from which he
cannot recover and two colored boys
were badly hurt.
The Petersburg Chamber of Com
merce and the Young Mems Business
| Association were consolidated under the
name Of the Petersburg Chamber Of
/ Commerce. Simon Seward was elected
| president.
Miss Ida Briscoe, young girl about
10 years of age. was killed by the acct
dental discharge of a shotgun near
| ABINGDON