The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over the
State

head OF the Urbanna Academy, died af-
ter an illness of several weeks. He was
an educator of note and was Superin-
tendent Of the Public Schools of Middle
sex County. Last February he married
Miss Judith l.. Carter, formerly of Irv-
lngtOn, who survives him. He was
buried at Hermitage Baptist Church, in
Middlesex County.
Mrs. Jane CHM died at her residence
on the big CHM estate, near Boyce,
Clarke County, after brief illness. aged
- years. She was a Miss Hardy. OF
English parentage, and was born in
Alexandria. Her late husband was
James CHM, wealthy foundryman OF
Winchester. She leaves about II sons
and daughters, one brother and five Sis
ters.
George G. Gish, of Togners Springs,
who recently returned from Kansas and
purchased farm IN Roanoke County,
begar. to tear down an old house which.
in the earlier settlement OF that section.
had been used as a tavern, il having
been located on the old L,ynchburp urn
pike. He found hidden behind the fire
place in the second story, a pot contain
ing $1,000 in cash, a lot of silverware
and a lady's gold watch. 1t is believed
that these valuablcs were hidden for
safekeeping prior to the Civil War.
Walter s. Hawkins, who in a fit of
delirium jumped from a third-story win
dow of his residence on Bollin9brook
Street, Petersburg, few weeks ago,
died at the Home of the Sick.
The Young Mcn's Christian Associa-
ton building, on Sycamore Street
Petersburg, was sold at auction TO Rob
ert Cabness for $4,000. The building,
with lot, originally cost about 10000
The association will erect a building in
another part of the city, to cost about
$4,000.
John c. Turner, who was terribly in
jured in 4 powder explosion in Brooks
Gap three weeks ago. died Of meningitis,
resulting from inflammation of the left
eye. He was 80 years old and leaves
a widow and two small children.
Mrs. Emily c. Roark, the Io-year-old
wife of J. II. Roark, a motorman for the
Hull Street line. Manchester, was burned
from her waist up as she was preparing
the breakfast of her husband. who was
out running his car. Mrs. Roark was
alone at the time of the accident except
for her one-year-old baby Mr. Roark
says his wife has been subject to faint
ing spells for some time He believes
she tainted and fell upon the stove,
igniting her garments. One stove cover
bears the full imprint of her hand Mrs.
RoaTk regained consciousness and recog-
nized her husband, after which she
lapSed again into Inconsistencies, and
was in this condition taken to the Vir-
ginia Hospital
The stockholders of the Norfolk Rail-
way and Light Company, Williams Mid
dendOrf property, met in Norfolk 10
consider the merging OF their properties
into a company which shall have $I4,-
100000 securities and shall be called the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Com
pany. Thus far no opposition 10 the
proposed merger has developed, so tar
as Is apparent from the outside.
The Virginia State Board of Fisheries,
in session at Norfolk, decided to defer
action on the cases of 81 Warwick
fringement upon the Baylor survey
grounds, until next month.
Claren,e RudaSille, Jr., the I3-year-old
son Of Clarence RudaSille, of Limeton,
was accidently killed with a shotgun.
Secretary of War Taft has ordered
that Colonel Pitts, commanding Fort
Monroe; Major Charles A. Bailey,
United States Aril-ry, and Capt. +.
Eveleth WinSlow, United States Engi-
neer, in charge at that port, shall con-
sutute board to examine, lay off and
report upon the land offered by the
jamestown Exposition Company for use
as military encampment at the ex-
position.
Baltimore capitalists, whose names are
not disclosed, have offered the congre-
cation of the First Baptist Church,
Norfolk, $4,000 for their church, cor
ner Freemason and CRANKY Streets,
which they bought ten years ago fol
$4,000. The church folks refused an
offer of $4,000 recently. They are
agreed upon moving, but some want to
hold out for 100000.
Floyd Rahmy, Is years old, son Of
Samuel Kahmy, of Dinwiddle County,
and the only support of his parents,
was Killed IN a strange manner. The
young man, who Lad been blowing, had
unhitched his horse and was riding him
home to dinner when his feet got caught
III the traces and the horse, becoming
trightened, ran away. The horse drag
ged the poor fellow for half mile,
and in jumping ditch fell with Rahmy
under him. Rahmy lad several ribs
broken, and died before ne could be
gotten home. He came, with his family,
from Findlay, Ohio.
Morgan Tevault, engineer of the Steph-
ems City Mills, was shot in the back
while returning to his home and is in
serious condition His section of the
county has been infested with white
cap notices, and it is thought Tevault
is the victim of the whitecaps' animosity.
About the same time an attack was made
on the home of Philip Chapman by
unknown persons, who hurled stones
and other missiles at the house, break
ing windows and terrorizinp the fam