The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-09-20
DOINGS OF The OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
Short Order.


men in the service of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. was promoted to the
position Of treasurer Of the entire
system, recently vacated by y. S.
Meldrum. the right-hand financial
expert of Thomas F. Ryan. owner of
the system. Mr.. Meldrum was also
first vice president of the system. but
Mr.. Mutt expects no such good for
tune as to step into his boots in that
capacity. Mr.. Mutt is 80 years old.
He has been with the Seaboard IA
years. and has been assistant treasur-
er for the past four years.
The free-will gift of the city of
Norfolk to the Tidewater Railway of
trackage rights across Jackson Park.
which the city spent several fortunes
In reclaiming from Mahones Lake.
went on record Friday. The present
by Norfolk to II. III. Rodgers and his
railway is made in order to secure
the Union Terminal Station. which
the Standard Oil magnate promises.
II the Tidewater is allowed to cross
the park and lay its tracks therein.
One of the first test cases made
by the government under President
Roosevelt's recent order for the en-
forcement OF the eight-hour law will
be tried at Norfolk. John Monk. a
Norfolk contractor. holding a govern
ment wharf contract at Fort Monroe.
has been summoned to answer a war
rant charging him with violating the
eight-hour law and working men en-
ployed on HIS government work nine
hours per day. The warrant in the
case, was sent TO Norfolk from the
United States District Attorneys of
fee at Richmond All the witnesses
in the cases have been summoned
from the Old Point section.
Parker c. Heardley. master of the
fishing steamer Fearless. has filed a
libel in the United States Court at
Norfolk against the Philadelphia
schooner Abbie II. Gheen, claiming
$4,000 salvage. The libellant al
leges that the crew of the Gheen had
abandoned her and that she was in
imminent danger of being destroyed
by fire while lying by blazing wharf
at Crab Island. Little Egg Harbor. y.
J.. September 4. when the Fearless
saved the schooner. The Gheen is
now loading lumber in this port.
Miss Mary Johnston, the Virginia
authoress, who had been in critical
health for many months, announces
her entire recovery, and that she will
spend the winter in Richmond.
Headed for Richmond. Va. the
man who passed through Winchester
on the southbound freight train of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. is
declared by railroad men to be none
other than George Rashid. the noted
Syrian leper. whose case baffIed the
health and police authorities of Mary
land and West Virginia
The last concrete has been nut on
the dam across Pedlar river for the
new Lynchburg water supply. thus
completing the dam, and the water
can be turned on in a short time.
The dam is % miles from Lynch
burg. 1t is 500 feet long. 60 feet
high, contains 10000 yards OF stone
and cement. and will hold IL supply
sufficient to last Lynchburg four
months. 1t is to be connected with
the city reservoirs by 3O-inch pipes.
which will bring the supply bv gravi-
". 1t is expected that the pipe line
will be completed by December I.
William Dodd, a white laborer at
Annanburg, the Portner estate, near
Manassas. had his leg cut off by a
corn cutter and died at night. The
machine, which was being operated
by two men, ran over a slight depres-
sion and threw Dodd off in front of
the blade, which completely severed
MS leg just below the knee. The
men who were with him seem TO
have lost their presence of mind.
and instead of tying up the leg or
making compress to stop the flow
OF blood at once, carried him to his
home, nearly two miles distant. and
sent for doctor BY the time rs
Meredith arrived DOdd was exr-dst-
ed from the loss of blood apN ne died
about midnight. He.J>~VeS wife
and five small chil@Ssh.
v.die Rev e. has jnsf cefebEato9 Ti S9o5tTyl S.
aighS Sirthday and is as active as
= nSssof 60 years. He is nastor Of oS
~eral churches in SpottsvIvania
County. "Po''SS wanna
The State Board of Fisheries
%Dodro the Accomac, has returned TO
.IVlngton after a cruise on the Poto- !
mac illegal dredgers, under the close
surveillance and punishments of the
several months past. have abandoned 7
Iheir illegal traffic and the Accomac
lound Few cases of violations. Much
trouble is anticipated. however hv