The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-13
OOINGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
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Harry Young, foreman at the
American Cigar COmpany's factory at
Petersburg. was before the Mayors
Court charged with arson in setting
lire to the dwelling of Edna Wealth
ers, white woman, on Old Street.
The evidence was to the effect that
Young went to the house three times
In quick succession. but was re-
FUSED admission each time. The
Mayor sent Young on TO the Septem-
Der term of the Hastings Court for
trial.
The money appropriated by the
last Congress to aid the jamestown
Exposition is now ready for disburse-
ment. Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw has advised the Exposition Of
ficials that Mr.. Paul MacLane has
been male special disbursing OF
hcer OF the fund and that he will
pay all vouchers against the fund
properly authorized.
The Winchester and Berryville
turnpike Company has decided to
construct a large steel bridge across
Opequon Greek, five miles east OF
Winchester and the same distance
west of Berryville. Clarke County
lt Will he completed in time for the
automobile traffic expected through
mat section OF the Shenandoah Val
ley during the jamestown EXpOSi-
ton. The cOmpany's charter, which
was granted many years ago, reQuir-
ed bridge, but the matter was
never taken up until certain Win
chester autOmobilists threatened to
bring the matter to an issue The
Opequon Greek is one of the most
important waterways in this section.
Mr.. c. Warren HUT. a prominent
citizen of Neenah. committed suicide
by hanging himself with bedclOthes
from window. For some time he
had been in bad health and his mind
was affected
Prof. William Middleton. of Balti-
more, has been elected principal of
the new high school to be erected at
once at Middletown. 1t will be the
first institution of that rank in Fred
erick County outside of Winchester,
and is being built after the plans
issued by State Superintendent J. ID.
Eggleston, Jr., of the Department of
Public Instruction.
At a meeting of the LynchbHrg.
Council, all city officials were re-
elected with the exception OF DR.. II.
II. Casey, president of the board OF
health, who was defeated by Dr.
Elisha BarkSdale. The council plac-
ed itself on record as favoring an
neXing additional territory to the
city.
The boiler attached to the can
nery of Hotel & Lonas, at Mount
Jackson, was blown through the roof,
ii is supposed. by an accumulation
OF gas under the fire box. 1t fell 135
feet from the building. practically
uninjured
The suicide of John d. Hooe. we'll
known clubman, at Warrenton. has
brought TO light an incident illustra-
tive OF his kindness TO associates III
distress. At the end of horse race
in which he won a thousand dollars
and another man lost all he was
worth, Hoe had his winnings con-
verted' into 500 bills, and quickly
slipped them all into the hands of
his friend, placing upon him the in
junction of secrecy. 1t was not di-
vulged until after his death.
One person was instantly killed
and 10 or more injured by the col
lapse of the Street-railway bridge at
NintOn, as the car leaving Vinton at
9.15 was crossing the bridge The
car had about 100 persons aboard.
coming to the circus. On the east
side of the bridge the conductor
stopped to allow several passengers
TO get on. He had barely started the
car and was only about half way
across the bridge when it collapsed
dropping the car into the creek, a
distance of about Is feet.
Miss Charlotte Reed Poythress.
, years old, daughter of William
p. Poythress, one of the leading
druggists of Richmond, fell from a
Ifsecondstory window at her home, s
West Franklin Street, and was in.
| stantly killed. She was about to re.
! tire and attempted to close the win
! dow blinds. 1t is supposed that she
| became suddenly dizzy.
\ southbound freight train was
! wrecked at 3 =. NJ. at Fall Greek
about six miles from Danville. The
1 wreck was caused by the spreading
of the rails, and six cars. including
the caboose, left the track and were
smashed to pieces. The engineer
Z seeing what had happened, put on
4 ,,,II speei to avoid collision with
LIE loose. cars, the accident haXian11