The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Steamed From All Over
The State.

moves entered the Chicken mouse OF
Samuel Mitchell, Marion county farm
or, and carried off 80 of his choice chick
ems, said 10 worth 81 apiece
Col. G.. A. Porterfed has sold his farm
containing 3roA acres, near Lcctown,
Jefferson county, to George NJ. Bowers,
OF Alabama, formerly of Jefferson coun-
.ty, for $50 an acre.
George w NARROW has sold a farm
on the Shenandoah river, in Jefferson
county, containing 40 acres, to Mrs. n
{. Moore for $50 an acre
The Appomattox marshes near Peters
burg are alive with Sora, but the birds
are not yet IN prime condition. These
marshes are famous hunting grounds
and furnish great numbers of birds for
The Northern markets.
Near Natural Bridge Station, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio road. Stuart Chand-
Ter, Colored, shot and INSTANTLY killed an
other negro named Newman. The ne.
groeS Quarrecd over a sack of tobacco
and Chandler secured 4 gun, loaded il
and deliberately blew the top of New
mans head off. He stated aftcrward
;hat the shooting was accidental. AT last
reports Chandler had not been arrested
AT Lacrosse John Kinkcr was shot
and painfully wounded by w. l.. Mason.
kinker had gone to Mason's house TO be
married 10 Miss Lula A. Harris, who
was staying there. Mason suddenly ap-
peared and fired 4 shotgun at him twice
one load taking effect in his shoulder.
1t IS thought that Mason is insane The
marriage took place later at Il neigh
borS home, where Kinker is now under
treatment.
DIR. w. w. Moore, president of the
Union Theological Seminary, Richmond,
has been called to Blowing Rock, n c.,
TO the bedside of his son. Francis. who
Is i'll with typhoid fever.
Congressman II. ID. Flood predicts
that Congressman Swanson will defeat
Judge Lewis for Governor by at least
! $4,000.
The Chau,auqua which will be held
September ! to Is in Roanoke will in
clude the Ottcrbrin Quartet. Miss Edan
George, OF Boston; Jahu Dewitt Mil
Ter, DIR. w. L. Davidson. of Washing
ton; DIR. William Sturgeon, of England :;
Rev. Sam p Jones, Prof Z. NJ. Pear
son, Prof w. B. Patty, the scientist
IN liquid air. radium and wireless teleg-
raphy; Ellsworth PlumStead, Lon ].
Beauchamp, Capt Richmond Pearson
HobSon and DIR. A. A. Willets.
a family horse driven to a buggy by
Mrs. Newton X. Larrick, of Bayfield,,
| became frightened at an automobile sew
sral miles west of Winchester and ran
away, throwing out Mrs Larrick. who
was caught in the reins. Mrs Larrick,
who was dragged on the ground for. "A
long distance, was picked up in what
was at first believed to be a dying con-
dition, but she finally regained her
senses. She was badly cut and bruised
and suffered severe nervous shock. The
automObiliStS were not caught.
While the syndicate that has under
taken the extension of the South and
Western Railroad from the Virginia coal
! heldS 10 point on the South Atlantic
coast IS busy with the construction work
IN the North Carolina mountains, and
also has several forces Of men at work
III Southwest Virginia, there is another
project on foot TO carry Virginia coal
10 the coast by a direct route. Henry
*. McHarg. who owns the Virginia
and Southwestern Railroad. has deter
| mined to build a road from Clinchport
TO the Toms Creek Mines. in Wise coun-
~, Va, on practically the same route Sc
lected by the South and Western peo-
pie. Mr.. McHarg is having his proposed
route surveyed and is said to be accu-
mulating material for construction work
There is rumor that Mr.. McHarg and
Thomas +. Ryan, whose cash is back
ing the other project, have been in
conference with view to joining CAPT
tai and constructing only one road in
stead of two
DR.. |. L. Huff and Mr.. Francis, broth
er OF the late Maurice Francis, who a
month ago was asSaSsinated in Floyd
county while on his way to visit his
4 4 I o n
ot Roanoke, and Hon. ]. c. Wysor, Of
Pulaski, to assist in the prosecution OF
| John Richards, the young University
of Virginia student, who is charged with
| the crime. The defense has secured the
services of Judge Phlegar, of Christians
burg.
Miss Grace Arents, one Of the wealth.
est women of Richmond has been op
Grated on for appendicitis at her hand
some home in that city Her condition
IS favorable. Miss Arents is niece
OF the late Major Lewis Ginter, the
tobacco millionaire. She has won a
Statewide reputation by her charities
and church work
Z. {. Williams, OF Crewe, a freight
conductor on the Norfolk and Western
Railway, was very seriously injured at
tord's Depot. He was polling" some
cars, and, in stepping back OH an oppo-
site track, he was struck and knocked
down by locomotive The locomotive
ran over his arm and crushed it so badly
that amputation was necessary. Viii
liams was badly bruised about the body
and his condition is critical
The body of a one-armed unknown
negro was found i'll the Appomattox
River, near Bates Spring, in Prince
George county, a short distance from
Petersburg. Around the Negroes neck
was rope and on him was found a re-
volver.
MIR. Bishop Weaver Stern, of Harri-
sonburg, and Miss Lucy F. Dovel.
daughter of Mr.. David + Dovel 81