The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-12-20
DO|NGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
Short Order.

he great SAFE OIL DOOm lOlS Oh
which the taxes have not been paid
is now in progress daily in front OF
the county courthouse at Lexington.
1t began Monday and will continue
all this week, as there are 1000 lots.
The prices range from cents to $40
A lot, according to- the value and 10
cation. About 500 lots have been
sold SO far. Inc lots are located at
Glasgow, West Enderly, Goshen and
other boom towns, some of which
only existed on paper. Many which
are bringing cents brought dollars
Oy the thousands 10 years ago, when
The scramble and deals were on and
thousands changed hands daily.
some of the lots. principally those
N Glasgow are being bought in by a
syndicate composed of Messrs. Il.
Srigeby Paxton, b. G. Baldwin, Sam'l
K. Leckey and Capt. J. w. Gerow, as
they are put up from the alphabet
cal list prepared by County Treasur-
ar S. II. Moore. In some fare in
stances the lots bring as much as the
.aXes due on them, but the majority
have not. Some buy lots because of
heir being located near their prop
srty, while others are buying for
ipecGfESio1--Seyeral individuals have
bought in hundreds OF iots--S-&r -rSsnr5 r. 5--o,11- o.
the owners are also present and buy
at prices less than the taxes they
owe on the lots
The United States Circuit Court
of Appeals at Norfolk has stayed its
mandate in the dismissal of the aB-
peal of f. ID. Zell, of Philadelphia,
and others, fighting the delivery of
The Bay Shore Railroad to f. B.
smith a Co., pending an application
10 be made by Zell and others to
The Supreme Court of the United
states for writ of certiorari, which,
II granted, would have the effect of
an appeal to that court. Zell will
have 30 days from December 10, the
late of decision, to carry the case up
unless motion is made for an earlier
issuance of the Circuit Court of APP
peals mandate. This means that the
commissioners of sale cannot now
proceed with the delivery of the pro-.
perty to Smith & Co. even should.
they be Immediately ready to paS
the balance of the purchase price.
The possibility of Congressman w.
A. Jones coming out as candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Virginia is being dis
cussed by many of his friends. Mr..
Jonse would be a strong candidate
for any Office TO which he might as
pire. Another political subject which
is attracting a great deal of attention
is the rumor that Commonwealth
Attorney Joseph w. Chinn, Jr., OF
Richmond County, will oppose Judge
I. r. B. Wright, of Tappahannock,
for judge of the Twelfth judicial cir
cult before the next Legislature.
Frederick d. Feight, a prominent
resident of Mount Williams, was IN
winchester getting legal;advice in re-
gard 10 -what course should be pnr-
sued IN dlssuading a grass widower
of Shenandoah County from endeay
oring to entice Feight's pretty 16,
year-old daughter from home. The
man, it is said. tried to. get the girl
away this week and was chased by
Feight with loaded gun, The latter
declares he Will shoot to Kill of the
man persists in his attempts.
The second trial of Ernest F. Ar
thur for the murder of Bernard By
ers in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
near Buena Vista, last August, be-
gan in the Circuit Court at Lexing-
ton, Judge S. Houston Letcher pre-
siding. After all the evidence was
In, which was practically the same
as at the last trial, he was found
guilty and sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary. At the last trial
he was given sentence of only two
and a half years. H. S. Rucker, OF
Buena Vista. and J. V. Grinstead
represented the prisoner and Com-
monwealth's Attorney David S. Moore
and Judge. G.. j Campbell, of AM
hexst County, the Commonwealth.
+. Rev. J. II. Newbill has resigned as
psftor of Potomac Baptist Church
in king George County aud Rev. j.
M. Connolly has, resigned sas pastor
of Montague Chapel, -anothef Baptist
Church in the sag}Q county
Roscoe S. Davis. AZ yearsurg
fatally injured by fal}<1
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