The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
The OLD DOMINION.
latest News Cleaned From All Over the
State.

The handsome Alexandria courthouse,
with pillars and turrcts, erected by the
United States for the District of Colum-
bia courts, is being torn down. The
county courts have removed to Fort
Myer Heights, and the city courts to the
Market square. The old courthouse VIII
be replaced by dwellings,.
The Virginia Military Institute Of
fetal register for Ioo5-IoO6 has been is
sued 1t includes a historical sketch of
the institute from its organization, in
1889, and list of graduates since or
ganization. The matriculation this year
is larger than for years past, numbering
3I2, which is an increase over last year
of 23. The attendance, according to
classes, is as follows: First, or gradu-
ating class, 81; second, 43; third, Io3;
fourth, II3; graduate students, ?. The
enrolment represents 28 Sta'es, the Dis
trict of Columbia and China. Virginia
has the largest number of matriculatcs,
1913; Texas second, 81; North Carolina.
20; Missouri, IS; Georgia and Kentucky,
IS each; Mississippi and Tennessee, II
each. Twenty-One professors and in
Structors compose the academic staff, and
the military staff numbers five. Since
its organization there have been 1884
graduates.
L: I. Lamb, general agent at Norfolk,
OF the Southern Railway and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company, announced
that the carriers at Norfolk have sue
ceeded in getting foreign steamers hand
ling export freight to give that city di-
rect sailings, as they have for some
years given Newport News, and that
the Hamburg-American Packet Company
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and Iussco Lines will hereafter sail prac-
tically their own steamers from Norfolk.
Mayor Read, OF Portsmouth, is advised
that Representative Maynard will endea-
vor TO have naval ship built at the
Norfolk Navy Yard in order that visi-
tors TO the Jamestwon Exposition may
see the work in progress.
Mr.. Michael Downey. Of Furnace No.
?, Page County, has 4 most remarkable
record. Mr.. Downey has been married
four times, is the father OF 28 children,
has lost u children by death, has lost
four wives and has had 2I funerals in
his home. He is now a widower OF II
years.
John Peters, aged 65 years, was killed
by Southern Railway shifter on the
bridge over Backwater Creek at Lynch
burg. The old man was walking along
the bridge when the shifter backed up
and he stepped directly on the track in
front of the tender. He was knocked
down and manged, dying instantly. He
Is survived by widow and nine child
rem.
While suffering from melancholy, Mrs.
Frank I. Plummer, of Petersburg, shot
herself in the right temple at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. ii. n. Marks,
where she was spending the day. She
died two hours afterward Mrs. Plum
mer had been i'll for some days, but her
condition was not thought at all serious.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Sallie
Warwick of Petersburg, and had been
married only few months The mar
ried life OF the young couple had been
most happy.
Adam H. Dean, fence builder, OF
HarriSonburg, dropped dead while on
his way to work. Death was due TO
acute indigestion. He was stricken while
alone and crawled into a barn, where
some men were at work He died be-
fore a physician could reach him. His
death occurred on his Sixty-fifth birth
day.
The Tidewater railroad contemplates
going into the heart of Norfolk over a
stretch of land which the Tidewater's
rival, the Norfolk and Western, gave to
the city in 1908 in exchange for per-
mission to use a portion of Main Street
near the Norfolk and Western depot
The city is asked TO allow the Tidewater
to come i'll over this strip in order TO
reach the property on which it has all
option for about 100000 and upon which
the road wishes to build its city station
Appearances Indicate that the desired
permission will be granted The Norfolk
and Western having long had a monopoly
and fought the plans of the other roads
desiring to enter the city proper, this has
aroused many citizens who are encOurag-
ing the opposition. The title of the Nor
folk and Western to the land ceded was
believed at the time TO be ShadOwy, and
many who contended that the property
already belonged TO the city opposed ced-
ing anything to the. road in exchange.
Now people are interested in the prospect
OF the Norfolk and Westerns rival utiliz-
ing the land to come and set up depot
just across Main Street from the city
terminal. The ceded strip, formerly a
portion of Mahones Lake, was. with
abuttlng property, to be used in the
creation of public park, which was ex-
pected to beautify the surroundings of
the Norfolk and Western depot 1t ap-
pears that there was nothing in the deed
of cession which inhabits the CITY from
permitting the Tidewater to lay its tracks
over the strip. The Norfolk Chamber
OF Commerce met and took action favor
ing the City Councils granting the Tide
water the right of way.
A. B. Creech, OF Alexandria, travel
ing salesman employed by the American
Tobacco Company, and Allen Holler. a
livery employe, of Winchester. had mar
row escape from being drowned in
Opequon Creek, AS they drove in the
horse plunged into ten feet of water, and
the buggy and its occupants were hurled
swiftly down the stream so feet before
they lodged against fallen tree. The
men hnallY managed To swim ashore