The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-12-21
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over the
State.

Details were received in Winchester of
the tragic death of William Gollidav. A
young married man employed at the
plant OF the Rio Extract Company at
kio. Hampshire Co., w. Va. While
oiing machinery before daybreak Coli
day stumbled over large tank of scald-
= ing extract from which dye preparations
are made. His agonizing cries for help
brought fellow-workmen, who took him
out OF the vat in a dying condition. Mr.
Golliday was about 80 years old and the
son OF David Golliday, of Quicksburg,
Shenandoah County.
Holland Walker, a white youth. 10
years OF age, who was liberated at Wood
stock, after serving a hve-months' iaii
sentence tor rObbing a store in Shenan-
doah county, was Immediately rearrested
by Deputy United States Marshal ]. W.
khodeS and arraigned before United
States Commissioner Alvin J. Tavenner,
at Winchester, on charge of breaking
INTO the postoffices at Water Lick, War
rem County. and Fishers Hill and Mau-
rsrtown, Shenandoah County, last sum-
mer. Being unable to give $500 bond,
the boy prisoner was remanded to Win
chester Jail until the United States Court
meets in Lynchburg March Is. He is
one OF the youngest persons ever ar
rested in this section for such a grave
ottense. His Older brother, Lester Walk
er, is now in the Woodstock Jail await
ing trial by the Federal Court OH the
same charge. Their father, Augustus
Walker, aged IS years, is out on bail
and Is to appear in court with his sons,
charged with completely in this series
OF crimes. The old man, it is alleged
has testified that his sons robbed the
stores and poStofices.
Deputy Game Warden Merric< afte:
conducting a private investigation, has
caused warrant to be served by Deputy
Sheriff Ruckrnan, of Hampshire County.
on ADJOURN Oates, proprietor of the VIM
chester and Romney stage lines, charging
Oates with having in his possession
pheasantS, quail and other game with in,
tent TO transport them beyond the State,
The deputy says he found four dozen
quail, SIX pheasantS and a wild turkey
IN Oates smOkehouse. Oates denies
that he intended to ship the game out
side OF the State. He has employed
counsel
State Senator w. W. Sale will intro
duce at the next session of the Legjs-
lature bill providing for the creation
or State Board Of Tax Equalization.
and he believes that if he can secure It's
passage that he will have brought about
legislation that will work immediately
matrial benefit to all sections of the
State, especially those that have TO bear
The principal part of the burden of tax.
alton 1t IS Senator Sales idea to have
a board created that will have final jur-
isdiction OF local assessment Under
ment OF local appraisers are final. pro-
perty In some parts of the State is as
SeSsed at from 10 to 20 per cent. of its
actual value; in other sections the assess
ncnt amounts 10 as much as x 70 100
per cent. of the valuation. The Tide
water and Valley sections. he says, prac-
iically pay the taxes of the State. while
the assessments ian the southwest are re-
dicuouSly low. IL am confident" he
SAID. that 'y proper asses smcnts we
could reduce the State tax rate from 10
60 IS pei cent
Walter Joynes. alias Mitchell. negro
wanted IN Petersburg, charged with high
way robbery and other crimes. who was
arrested in Norfolk county was taken to
| Petersburg for trial.
The striking printers of Richmond suf
| Supreme Court Of Appeals granted
writ OF error and SupersedeaS from the
! local Typothet9, who appealed from the
decision of Judge Grinnan, of the Chan
Gerry Court. The Typothete, through the
medium OF injunction proceedings, sought
| to restrain the strikers from enticing
! away their employees, but Judge Grinnan
! held that The strikers were doing nothing
! unlawful and dissolved the temporary
! injunction which he had ordered. Ii
! the appeal of the Typothetae from the
! decision ot Judge Grinnan of the Chan
| Gerry Court takes its regular place on the
| docket. II VIII not likely come up before
! next November. Ninety-fve or more
/ cases are ahead of II. Meanwhile, the
! Injunction which reStrainS the strikers
! IroW pcdcably interfering with the new
! emp.Oycs Of the Typothet;e, is perpetz
/ uatcd ami their hands are tied 49,
! time when they would wish TO x
/ they can 10 keep non-union TraS&z ii
taking heir places IN the priptng offices.
Preparations are being made for the.
enlargement OF the Richmond plant OF
! the American Locomotive COMPANY TO
| nearly double itS already large size.
The plant IS nov working night and day
! with foyce~Of 2,4Oo men. 1t has large
contract (or locomotives, and new build
ingS WI be put up at once.
Kcllnie Butterworth, of Qinwiddie
SSunty, made large sales of standing tim.
Der, and the land from which thskfeaiE 81
is TO be cut He solds%hes 9ssfic 81 ts
Der on the - Csisshsfs5JSs Stss ssirssss K
County - &C ls5ftesss sff6 timber cons
panE - $4,000 cash and the land to
! dsss Thompson, of Essex county, for
~ 500 Mr.. Butterworth also sold two
tSstdi i9fAf9gs farms. to the Camp Nanufac-
turing Co@panX .forSSI5,5oo. Mr.. But
terwofth hassalso sold the standing tim
Der on the Dogged farm, in Halifax
county, N. C.,ssfor $4,000, and the land
to. Dr. Johnson, 81 Scotland Neck, NC,
fof $4,000. f<.fA, " * a