Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1904-11-18
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
The State.

Banker Charles R. Fishburne, Octo.
Der 80, in DR.. Lefew's yard, after a
quarrel about the alleged slappine
OF sLefew's I4-year-old stepson by
lFishburne. The lad Is said to have
been in company with crowd Of
boys who irritated Fishburne by call.
ing his motorcycle an ''ice-wagon :
tishburne, who surrendered at the
time, was bailed in. $1,000. He was
arrested again charged with murder
and is in jail.
y Two mines are soon to be opened
near Johnson's station on the Buck
Bingham branch of the Chesapeake and
ohio Railroad One of the mines
ycontains fine vein of gold bearing
@quartz. The other is a copper mine
and is located about three miles from
Johnsons. A new slate quarry has
been opened about two miles from
Arvona
At large farmers institute at
Rocky Mount, the speakers were
commissioner G. w. Koiner, Capt
A.. M. Soule. of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute; Prof S. T. Barnour,
q Harrisburg, Pa; Prof S. B. Hedges
OF the Virginia Test Farm at SAKE
and Mr.. ]. M. Barker, of Axiom, Hen
ny county.
At the laying of the cornerstone OF
the new Masonic Temple at Boykins.
Judge R. t. w. Duke, Jr., Of Char
lottesville, delivered the address.
MISS Katherine /. Hanson, laugh
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs L. J. Hanson, Of
May Meadows, and Mr.. Louis G.
Heuser were married at the Presby
terrain Church at Max Meadows, Rev
Rev. Mr.. Bothwick officiating
Despondent because Of failure to
obtain work and because she was op-
pressed by debt, Miss Emma Probst
about rs years of age, drowned her
self in Forest Hill Park lake, short
distance from Manchester. Her body
was found there in the afternoon,
Miss Probst and her mother had held
positions in baking establishment
but there was not sufficient work to
keep them steadily employed The
young lady told her employer some
days ago that her debts worried hel
SO that she felt inclined to take her
lite. Friday morning the girl rose
early and went to the Alien & Gintel
branch Of the American Tobacco
Company in search Of work She
had no experience in that line, and
1T IS thought that she became desper
ate when she ascertained how little
she could make before she acquired
experience. With her last nickel she
paid her way on the street cars to
Forest Hill Park No one saw her
approach the edge of the lake and
throw herself in, but the condition Of
tha hndu
showed that she had been in the water
only few hours.
Although he fell six stories and
struck the hard ground, Rufus Hick-
man, giant negro laborer, of Rich.
mond, escaped without broken bone,
although he is cut and bruised and
possibly internally injured Hickman
had gonefup to the sixth story on a
construction elevator with wheel.
barow-load of material He was en-
deavoring to roll the barrow off the
elevator when it slipped over the side.
The negro chung to the handles and
the heavily loaded vehicle pulled him
/ over the side, both landing with a
crash on the ground below.
The city of Richmond formally took
possession of its new electric pumping
plant, which has been in the course
of construction for year. 1t has
500 horsepower and will pump 1000
gallons of water a minute.
Kenneth B. Mcleod, 2S years old
and veteran of the Spanish-Ameri
can War, died in Suffolk. Though
afflicted with consumption, he felt
better during the afternoon and was
out driving when he died. A widow
and 5-year-old son survive him The
deceased and his widow. who was
Miss Lille Dennis, were married in
Richmond on the eve of the soldiers
! departure to war.
| Walter Rose and Jasper Ross, the
'lnegroes charged with holding up and
| Rbbng John Wills, oo-year-old far
| per, two weeks ago in Amherst coun-
ny, have been sent on to the grand
fury by justice Of that county.
Y Detective Reynolds. of Newport
News, identified the negro captured
I at Primers Point by Norfolk Coun-
ty officer Hubbard after fight as
Shorty" Brown wanted for highway
robbery and Jail breaking The negro
was shot twice in the breast and arm
before surrendering. He BIT Officer
Hubbard's hand severely in the en-
1 counter
The Richmond Council is consider.
4 ing a recently offered resolution look
ing to municipal ownership of the
street railways of that city. The lines
| are now in the hands OF receivers and
the resolution contemplates their pur-
chase by the city if the mortgage on
them is foreclosed The idea was sug-
gested by w j. Bryan's recent stand
on municipal ownership.
The Hastings Court Of Richmond
has under advisement the legality Of
an ordinance recently passed by the
City Council which forbids anyone
holding a city office from being
member Of any political committee OF
acting as judge or clerk of election
Several Councilmen held such offices
and they are making fight to have
the ordinance declared illegal
John Mcbride, who robbed the post
Office at Port Norfolk last June, was
sentenced to the penitentiary Of Geor-
gia for five years in the Federal Court
at Norfolk. He got $500 in money