The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-03-29
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From Al Over the
State.

the pioneer citizens of Roanoke, died in
Hot Springs, Ark, aged 81 years. He
was native of Pittsylvania County, and
married a daughter of the late Patterson
Hanah, who owned Solitude Farm, one of
the largest farms in this section, about
1000 acres of which is now closely built
up in Roanoke. Mr.. Rorer was one of
the most enterprising citizens of Big
Lick and started the boom that brought
about the city of Roanoke He owned
the Rorer mines, the Rorer Park Hotel
and built the first theater, which he pre-
sented to the city. He is survived by
two children-Patrick II. Rorer and Mrs.
Lee Powell. Twenty years ago he sold
out most of his property and went to
Blueheld.
The printers strike in Norfolk, which
was to have gone into effect this week,
has been declared off All the employing
printers &c the city agreed to concedc
the eight-hour day, beginning March IS
The nine-hour day prevails in the lob
offices, and one hour will cut off without
affecting present wages Some OF the
members of the Typothetse declined to
sign the eight-hour agreement, but prom
lsed TO work their shops on the eight
hour basis. The Typographical Union
conceded this point.
While coasting down hill on 4 long
sled with four other boys, Hunter Ashby
Purtlebaugh, aged II years, sustained in
ternai injuries and several broken ribs,
on his fathers farm near Gore, Frederick
County, which resulted in his death eight
hours later. The boy died in great agony.
He was son of Clark Purtlebaugh and is
survived by his parents, several brothers
and sisters.
The Winchester branch of the Virginia
Antl-Sa!oon League will probably contest.
on legal grounds, the special local-cption
election at Winchester, which resulted
IN 81 majority for saloon Rien.
The municipal count, completed, shows
that the population of Suffolk, counting
persons in the annexed territory, is 1912.
OF this number $500 are white and 3,5Io
oolored This is an increase of S4 per
cent, since 1900.
Andrew Wright, a miller, 60 years of
age, met death in peculiar manner near
Abingdon. Starting from his home TO
the mill where he was employed. nc
climbed an apple tree TO cut off a twig.
Cutting through the twig, the knife blade
penetrated one of his legs, cutting large
artery. He started for home immediate
ly, but sank in the road and bed to death
before assistance reached him. He is
survived by a widow and six children.
Ernest TOombS, aged years, son of
Chester ToombS, while playing with other
boys on the banks of the Rappahannock
river fell into the water and was drowned
The body was recovered.
Mr.. A. J. Green, of Washington, sew
eral years ago purchased a farm in Stat
ford County containing 100 acres, which
&c nj J..
gal controversies since. He has already
successfully defended three suits in
Volved in the land which he bought, and
now another suit has been commenced
with reference to 20 acres of the farm.
The new Washington and Lee Uni
versity catalogue shows the total number
OF Students this year to be 81, the largest
since during the presidency of Gen.
Robert E. Lee. The attendance is divid-
ed as follows among the different
schools: Academic, Io5; engineering,
IoI; law, IS. Twenty-seven States and
Territories, including the District OF
Columbia, and one foreign country are
represented.
Mr.. A. Hansford, or Spottsylvania
County, has pigeon which has taken a
great fancy to a family of little kittens
at his nome. The pigeon will go into the
box where the kittens are, fight the
mother away and play with the kittens
| until it becomes tired; then it flies off,
/ but returns later. 1t is a remarkable
case and has attracted the attention of a
number of persons.
DR.. r. G. WaterhouSe, president OF
| Emory and Henry College a historic
| Methodist institution near Bristol for the
education Of young men, received let
! ter from Andrew Carnegie proposing to
| give $4,000 for the erection of new
! buildings for that school, provided the
friends of the institution will raise Szs-
| 600 to be applied to the same purpose
The proposition will be accepted. as
part of the money has already been sub
| Scribed. The conference board has Sc.
| iected an agent to complete the under.
taking.
In the case of August Felty against
/ Claude II. Brady, tried in the CORPORA
ton court of Bristol, the jury awarded
Felty damages in the sum OF $500 Felty
was shot in the foot by Brady. and al
leging that the shooting was malicious,
bought suit for $4,000.
| The jamestown Exposition Company
has awarded contracts for erecting its
two main exhibit buildings. Each of
these buildings will be more than 600
feet in length and $50 feet in width, and
will have approximately 10000 square
feet of floor space, exclusive of galleries.
The buildings are TO be completed by
September I, 1906. The Administration
Building, in which the principal offices
will be lodged, will be ready for occu-
pancy on July I, and the seven structures
in the arts and crafts sections will also
be completed by the same date. The
preliminary surface and sub-surface
work has been completed and accepted
by the company. There are FIVE miles
Of iron water piping. with hydrants at
street intersections, all conforming with
! insurance requirements. There are more
than eight miles of sewer and drains,
and the boulevards and streets already
Z competed aggregate II miles in length
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