The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-12
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From An Over the
State.

nave taken steps to sell the Virginia
century bonds held by the county and
use the money in the payment of the
10000 OF railroad debt about to ma.
ture, and the balance in county railroad
OondS at par or not exceeding 2 pci
cent premium. The amount of centur,
bonds held by the county is S3I.5oo par
value, which are now worth o5 cents
on the dollar. On October I, $1,000
OF the county courthouse debt falls due
and $4,000 the Ist of May
The large planning mill belonging &c
a. T. PrInz & Son, located near Stonev-
man, was totally destroyed by fire to-
gether with about 10000 feet of lum.
Der, entailing a loss of about $1,000
with no insurF tee. The fire originated
III the engine a 'cm of the building and
was beyond control when discovered.
After suffering from a cancer for
two years, following the fracture of
limb, Mrs. Sarah Ann Fry died at
her home in Frederick County Just 20
years to the day after the death of her
mother, Mrs. Jane Nekir, Of Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, whose death was
also caused by cancer. Mrs. Fry was 20
years old and leaves her husband,
Charles Fry, four sons. four daughters,
two brothers and four sisters.
Shocked at the appalling death rate of
Richmond, as shown by national sta
tistics on the subject. the newly elected
Health Board of the city will issue an
order requiring the fumigation of car
riages, hearses, and other vehicles used
at all funerals as preventative against
possible contagion The fumigation of
such vehicles is to be compulsory upon
tne lveryman or owner of such car
rage or hearse. James L. Phillips.
Health Commissioner, was in confer
ence with DR.. Levy, the city bacteriolo-
giSt, with the proposition which it is
his purpose to submit MANY of the
mourners and friends who follow the
corpse to the cemetery" said Commits
sioner Phillips in an. interview. "have
been visitors at the bedside of the patient
and have been in direct contact with the
disease. These people probably carry
the germs of the maladv into the car
riageS and the cushions and carpets of
the vehicles are germ-laden in conse-
quence. The carriages are hired out &c
the general public after the funeral and
the unsuSpecting patron Of the livery
man runs chance Of contracting the
disease. l have never heard of the
measure | suggest being enforced in
other cities. 1t seems a common-sense
measure"
Edward o. Bolley. aged p. a farm
hand who resided in Campbell County.
died from 4 self-inflicted pistol wound
IN his breast. The young man shot
himself IN the presence of his uncle in
an open field. threatening to kill the
uncle II he attempted to prevent him.
Excessive drinking in the last few davs
IS said to have been the cause.
Sergt. Frank B. Blunt, of Company B.
Seventeen Regiment. was shot in the
Sham battle at Chase City and is in
serious condition al the Mecklenburp
I1oteI there and may die. He was shot
by a riot cartridge containing three buck
siiot' al range of 20 feet, and they en-
tered above his hip and lodged in his
1dcN one OF the balls is still in his body.
IL IS impossible to tell who fired the dead
y cartridge or even from what COM
Pany 1t was fired, as both Petersburg
and Chase City troops were making ag-
gresSlve movements against Company b
IN their front at the time. Sergeant
DIunt was kneeling when shot. He rose
10 ms feet and then fell. Sergeant Blunt
Is SAID to have had a premontion of
coming disaster, and protested against
Joining IN the sham battle, and only did
SO under orders. When shot his first
words were to chide First Lieutenant
Slack for compelling him to Join in the
sham battle against his will.
DR.. William T. Oppeuheimer was
elected president Of the newly organized
Richmond board OF health. The depart
ment has been entirely reorganized. hay
ing flve members instead of three. Much
criticism was made of the old board
when the matter was under discussion.
but they were vindicated by reappoint-
ment, the only new men being two ad-
9itionai ones prescribed by the new plan.
Dr. Oppenheimer was president of the old
board, and always held that ne was
handicapped by the failure of the city
council to appropriate sufficient money
to carry out his plans
Prof. Bri'ton Stevens. musician at
the Park Casino, Danville. with the
Goodwin Davis Stock Company, had a.
narrow escape from being killed. He
was walking home alone from the play
iiouSe' ana, IN passing a dark place near
the corporate limits, bulle; vent through
ms hat, missing his head by less than a
quarter of an inch In the direction
from which the shot was fred was a
party Of drunken negroes. and upon be-
ing approached by Mr.. Stevens and
several people who assembled, the negroes
he'd
George Vaden, colored. who was shot
m Almagro, negro suburb of Danville.
by Special Constable A. II. Hairstone,
also colored. while resisting arrest for
drunkenness and disOrderly conduct, died
at the General Hospital as a result of
his injuries. 1t is alleged that the dead
negro ran at the officer with a large
knife and that Hairstone fired in self
defense.
A Lynn King. for many years head
bookkeeper at the White Star Mills,
Staunton, was found by his little son
lying dead beside his bed Death was