The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-12
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over the
State.

Miss Mabel Nash, aged 10, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Nash, of Fred
ericksburg, disappeared from her home
Her father, after exhausting every effort
TO locate her, appealed to the authorities
Tor assistance in finding his daughter
She left her home Thursday at noon to
go on an errand, and has not since been
seen by her family. Eevery effort is be-
ing made to find the girl and bring her
back to her parents.
Tobacco growers of the adjoining
county OF Caroline, where the finest quail
lty OF tobacco grown in this State is
raised, who have been holding back
their last years crop for the top market
prices, are now rushing their tobacco
INTO the Richmond market and are being
well repaid for waiting by the increased
prices received. Tobacco is one of the
most profitable crops raised in that coun.
ty.
Two men employed on construction
work on the Tidewater railroad, near
Roanoke, were blown to pieces by the
explosion of large quantity of dynamite
which they were handling. They were
working by themselves, quite a distance
from the other workmen, and the cause
OF the explosion has not been ascer-
taned.
Richard Clements, colored, employed
as brakeman on the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, came TO his death a short dis
tance west of the Dunlop Street Passen-
ger Station in Petersburg by being run
over by a shifting locomotive. He at
tempted to jump on the locomotive as it
came toward him when he missed his
footing, fell and was crushed to death.
Lottie Lawrence, young white wom-
an, residing in Petersburg, was perhaps
fatally burned by the explosion of a ker-
oScne lamp Her clothing was burned
almost entirely from her body.
Charles Kelly. II years of age. who
lives with his parents in FairmOnt, has
been unable for seven years to swallow
any solid foods. He weighs about 20
pounds, and, consequently upon his lack
of nourishment. has no muscular de
velopment. This pitiable condition was
brought about when the little patient was
strong and healthy youngster years
old. One day by mistake he drank a
diluted solution of lye, or caustic potash.
which is used in making soap. The cor
rosive power of lye, as a rule. brings
about fatal results In this case, how
ever, the solution was greatly diluted and
remedies were applied at once Prob
ably irritated by the poison and the:
emeticS hurriedly used. the little fellows
throat contracted, cutting off all COM
municat'On with the digestive organs. 4
number of operations proved unsuccesS-
iul, the patient wasting away 10 a mere
shadow. At last the plan of feeding him
with a silver spoon through an incision
! In the stomach was adopted. This and
his ability to breathe have kept him alive
! Occasionally he can swallow a little
/ water.
There are already indications that
! President Roosevelt, when he comes to
| Norfolk on May 80 Decoration Day)
! VIII Ind gathered at Portsmouth to hear
, HIM speak the largest audience which
has ever assembled hereabouts. Intense
! interest III the coming of the President
/ IS manifested, and 1t is apparent that
| the people of Tidcwater Virginia NEAR
to give him great ovation when ne Wis
It's them and thus show their gratitude
to him for encouraging their greates
undertaking, the jamestown Exposition
The action of the Portsmouth BuS;ncs:
| Mems Association in taking action look.
ing toward the fitting reception OF the
President will shortly be followed BY
similar bodies.
The three-year-old son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Howard Ludwig. who live neal
, Strasburg. was badly burned Mrs. Lud
wig was absent from the room but a few
| moments when the child's cries attracted
her attention. Returning, she found the
child'S clothes ablaze and promptly tore
them off. She received severe burns or
both hands
The vacancy in the town council OF
| Woodstock caused by the death of Mr.
| \. Bender Schmitt has been filed bv the
appointment Of Dr. William c. Ford tc
fill the unexpired term.
The fast Norfolk and Western Can
non Ball" train, running from Rich
| mOnd to Norfolk, left its tracks anC
| plunged into the faStneSs of the Disma
! Swamp, seven miles east of Suffolk
! at II O'Clock the other morning anC
stopped only after it had torn up two
! pine trees about IL inches in diameter
! The cab of the engine was thrown NOR,
than 20 feet from its boilers and tn,
engineer was about 25 feet from his 10
| cOmotive.
The big store house and dwelling O
! J. NJ. Alrheart, at Cave Springs, wer
destroyed by fire. The FIRE was discov
cred at 3 o'clock and nothing was saved
1t is believed to have been the work O
an incendiary. The loss is estimated a
| $1,000 only half covered by insurance
! J. c. Jones and his wife, Bessie NJ
+, Jones, trading as the Southwest Grocer,
Company, at Roanoke, filed a deed of as
Signment for the benefit OF creditors w
| l.. Andrews is named as trustee TIL,
liabilities will reach about $1,000. The
assets are not given.
T. Patterson & Co, of Norfolk. were