The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-08
FARMvILLE, VA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1905


observations while abroad
The isolation Of some United States
citizens Is shown in the report made 10y
the revenue cutter Perry, which re
Gently arrived at Juneau. Alaska. The
cutter touched at Atka, IN the Aleutlan
group, 400 miles west Of Dutch HarbOr
only one white man lives there and
trades with the Indians. About once a
year he loads his sloop with furs and
Indian goods and goes TO Dutch HarboI
to sell them to the Alaska Commercial
company. One Of the first questions he
asked when the Perry cast anchor was
Who Is president Of the United
StatesY
Thursday, Aug. 81.
Thomas NOOnan Of Buffalo, grand
counselor OF the order OF Select
knights, has made statement in
which he says that order viii ask the
courts TO appoint receiver for il
within the next few days
While driving along road at Boon.
ville Ind. James Grandstaf and Asa
Bacon, farmers, were attacked by a
swarm Of bees and probably fatally
stung. They were found lying by the
roadside unconscious. and one Of thelr
two horses was dead.
The directors Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society decided to abolish
the pension Of $4,000 now enjoyed by
the widow OF the late Henry B. Hyde
as we'll as the prospective pension OF
$4,000 which was 10 have been grant
ed Mrs. Alexander Oh the death Of her
husband should she survive him.
While Rev. d. Z. Longsdorf of Cata.
sauqua was preaching IN ST Johns
Evangelical church at Allentown. Pa.
two men made an attempt to burglar
lze his residence The burglars were
detected by a man who went into the
church aud informed several Of the
wOrshlpcrs, and services were inter
ruptcd while party gave chase to the
fleeing thieves. who escaped.
William Jackson, Il negro eighteen
years old in the county jail at Pater.
son, n. j., IS turning from black to
white. His body and arms are covered
with white spots. which. Jackson says
first made their appearance eight years
ago. Jackson says physicians have
told him that his skin was so opaque
il would not retain the African color
and that IN time he would be as white
as the average Caucasian.
Unable to get Il vacation and desir
ing to be married as soon as possible
Louis Fox. one Of the elevator men IN
the Federal building, New York, de
cided to spend his honeymoon I'm bis
elevator car. lie married Miss Sarah
A. Dougherty, a former schOolteachei
OF New Rochelle and Patchogue, who
came to the Federal building with hei
husband and took a seat in one corner
Of the car, where she chatted witt
him aud received the congratulations
Of the employees and federal officials
Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Mary l.. Brock, colored, was mur
dered last night by her husband, Rich
ard Allen Brock, also cOl0red, at Allan
tic City, n. ]. Brock is In custody. IIC
came here from Brooklyn 70 find his
wife and located her at hotel on Nlr
glnla avenue.
Major General Leonard Wood, u. 5
A.. and Mrs. Wood left New York fol
the Philippine Islands, where Genera
Wood will resume his command Aftel
few days stop In London they vii
proceed directly to Manila, arriving
about Oct l. General Wood has beei
resting here after a slight operation
performed on his head.
The building and stock Of the Penn
Traffic company OF JohnstOwn. Pa.
which operates the largest department
store in that city, are a total loss as the
result Of a fire that started among
some refuse near the elevator shaft II
one Of the wings OF the building The
estimated loss is 100000, which is al
most covered by Insurance.
A dozen persons were injured by
collision between a crowded trolley cal
and working car on the New Bruins
wick and Trenton fast line. Among
those injured were Henry Schmidt o.
Philadelphia, Joseph Wilson Of Cam
den. y. j.: Howard Woodruff Of Phila
delphia and Carl J. Schnabe of Boston
All the injured will recover.