The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-08-03
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
The State.

TdINCt CONTINUE 10 DC AlRnt,
| though the offerings were slightly in
excess OF what they were the preceding
week. The sales for last week were
only $4,000 pounds. Reports from the
belts around Lynchburg indicate that
the growing crop has been much i'm
proved during the last week, yet it is
not thought to be in firSt-class condi-
ton. The weather during The week
was fairly favorable for the growing
crop.
In Edinburg a fire started in the
store OF J. F. Hoffman & Co, result
ing in the total destruction of the stock
OF merchandise, building and two dwell
ingS owned by Mrs. Julia Wightman.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
A report from Isle of Wight county,
says Henry Cowper, young white man,
met death in a mysterious manner in
gram over night. The negroes say Cow
Lanes Creek. Cowper and several ne
groes were on the sloop Walker Pc
per went TO sleep on the deck. Next
morning he was missing, and later they
discovered and hShed out his body from
the creek. 1t was badly bruised. The
negroes say Cowper must have rolled
overheard or walked off in his sleep.
His purse had not been disturbed The
severe bruiSe has not been accounted
for.
While returning to her home from
the Second Baptist Church at night
Mrs. ]. II. Scott, of Newport News.
was attacked and bitten by large-sized
hoop snake which rolled out of the
grass of a vacant lot in the vicinity of
Wickham avenue and Twenty-sixth
street. Mrs. Scott was accompanied by
her husband at the time, and she gave
a scream OF pain and fright when she
realized that she had been bitten. The
snake bit Mrs. Scott just above the
heel of the right foot, the reptiles fangS
breaking the skin and causing the wound
to bleed. Although badly frightened,
Mrs. Scott was able to walk 10 her
home and there a physician cauterized
the wound and removed the source of
danger. Mrs. Scott said she saw the
snake distinctly and observed it when it
was rolling away after biting her She
wore Oxford Shoes which accounts for
the peculiar location of the wound, the
snake having bitten just above the top
of the shoe
William (. Hoffman, for the last IL
years treasurer Of Berryville, whose
bonding company recently had issued an
ing any more taxes on account of an
alleged shortage in his accounts of near
ly $1,000, Is said TO have made up the
deficiency except $500 and resigned His
! bonding company agreed TO assume half
ot the remaining amount, it is stated, and
the town Council the other half p. H.
Bowers was elected to succeed Mr.. Hoff-
man. Mr.. Hoffman is a cigar manu-
taCturer and has sold his establishment
to d. Lemon Fries.
Harry Bell, a prominent farmer Of
Clarke county, was violently thrown from
his team and badly cut and bruised, the
horse having become frightened at an
automobile speeding by
The dwelling belonging TO Ernest l..
Painter, located near Alma, Page county,
eight miles south of Luray, has just
been destroyed by fire, together with
all the household effects. Mrs. Painter
was visiting a neighbor when the fire
occurred. Mr.. Painter was also away
from home.
A live alligator was found among some
stones on the Maryland shore of the
Potomac River, near Alexandria. The
reptile is supposed 10 have escaped from
tank at Washington.
II. p. Regart, formerly purchasing
agent of the St. Joseph and Grand Is
land Railway, with headquarters at ST.
Joseph, Mo, has been appointed pur-
chasing agent for the Tidewater Rail
way, with headquarters in Norfolk
A tent in use by the Presbyterian
Church at Schoolfeld, just west Of Dan
vile, was partially destroyed by fire The
fire was discovered in time to save part
of the canvas and to rescue the organ,
altar, books and most of the seats. The
tent was i'll use for Sunday School and
church purposes.
Miss jamie Hall, daughter of Mr.. Chas
Hall, of northumberland, was run over
by an unknown person riding in a buggy
at HeathSville about 10 o'clock. Miss
Maggie Shirly, who was with Miss Hall
when the accident occurred, escaped in
jury. Miss Hall was taken to the home
OF her brother-in-law, Mr.. Carroll Rowe
She was unconscious, and a physician
was sent for.
The home Of J. p. Giddngs, OF Rocky
Mount, was again entered by some mis-
creant, presumably the same person who
on the night previous cut off the hair Of
Miss Maud Giddings This time the
mysterious visitor chloroformed both her
and her younger sister and cut off the
hair of the other girl and scattered it all
over the porch. All the doors and win
dows were locked, and it is supposed the
party who committed the act concealed
himself in the house while the family
was eating supper.
Because of two deaths and four cases
of smallpox and varioloid in the north
western section of Richmond, known as
Oregon Hill, general vaccination is be-
ing enforced there and an appropriation
has been made for a hospital. The
Health Department announces that all
precautions have been taken and there
IS no danger of an epidemic The in
fected district is guarded and the houses
where there have been or are cases are
quarantined
Alfred Hughes, well-to-do farmer,
who resided near Piney Flats, and who
had been missing for several days, was
found dead on his farm with his neck
broken. 1t is thought he fell while car