The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-05-17
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over the
State.

section OF eastbound freight train No. OF
ran INTO the hrSt section, which was be-
ing assisted over the grade by two pusher
engines. Two of the engines were de-
rallied, one being thrown so feet down
an embankment, and four cars of coal
and one of lumber teleScoped and crush
ed into kindliug.
The track was blocked for 10 hours.
The accident occurred on the worst grade
on the Norfolk and Western east OF the
Blue Ridge, where a block telegraph sta
ton, 1t IS said has not been located be-
cause of the steep hill. The trains follow
each other IN plain view for several miles,
but in this instance the train in front
could not sec on account of the fog.
Policeman Ayers and Reynolds OF Roa-
noke had an exciting fight with Lawrence
Jackson, a negro weighing 275 pounds,
early the other morning. Jackson shot
Robert Parrot, his rival, at the home of
a cOlored woman The officers went to
the scene TO arrest Jackson. While Rey-
noldS was STOPPING over trunk search
ing for pistol Jackson dealt him a blow
on the head, rendering him unconscious.
Ayers seized Jackson and the negro
threw him into the yard. Later Ayers
got the handouts on Jackson, but the
negro jerked loose and fled, Ayers empty
ing his revolver at him as he ran. Jack
son is at large
An unknown young white man, prObab-
ly I8 years old, believed to be from Balti-
more, was killed in freight wreck on
the Norfolk and Western, near Coaldale.
He was beating his way when he met
death. His body was horribly mangled.
In his pockets were found 90 cents, 4
nickle-plated watch, pipe, cigarette papers,
tobacco. bunch of keys, pin with the let
ter C" a long-baded copper-handle
knife and other trinkcts
w. II. Booth, a railroad telegrapher
at Poe, on the Norfolk and Western, in
Prince George County, about three miles
from Petersburg, was stabbed in the neck
by negro during 4 quarrel. The knife
barely missed the carotid artery, but the
wound is not fatal
Two robberies were committed in
Fredericksburg Thieves entered the
tailoring shop of Hoffman and Manko-
WITT and stole three suits of clothes and
some cloth, valued at $IOo Robbers al
so forced an entrance to the Dickson
hardware store and stole pistols, guns,
razorS, knives, etc, worth several hun
dred dollars. There is no clue.
J. Phelan Kidd, of Charlotte, N. c.,
died suddenly in his room in the Lexing-
ton Hotel Richmond Mr.. Kidd was q
years old and recently came TO Richmond
TO take a position with the Consolidated
Paper Company His death was due to
stomach trouble. His brother, Edward
B. Kidd, was with him when the end
came. He was 4 son OF w. B. Kidd.
The remains will be taken TO Charlotte
for intermcnt
The March Bulletin OF the Virginia
Board of Health, showing the general,
condition of the state by counties and
towns, gives reports on several subjects
of popular interest. Principal among the
statistics is the death rate by races of the
city of Richmond, which shows the sur
priSing rapldity with which the negroes
are dying out. OF the total population.
OF 100000 about 62,25o are white and
$3.50 negroes. The total deaths among
the whites during the month of March
was u; that of the negroes, "a. To
make the rate equal there should have
been only 43 deaths among the negroes,
but the table shows that there were ri
deaths over the rate. The reports from
the counties show II cases of smallpox.
Dinwiddie. Norfolk and Princess Anne
Counties leading with Is, 10, and IS
cases, respectively. In many of the
counties reporting smallpox the general
conditions were good. In the following
counties the sanitary conditions were re-
ported as unsatisfactory Buchanan,
Chesterfield, Floyd, Norfolk and the
town Of Greenville
The place of r. d. Armstrong. stock.
grain and cotton broker, of Staunton,
with direct wires to New York and
Chicago, was closed. The first claim
was for 5000, due John Smyth, of this
,ity, and K. W. Crowder, lawyer. of
WayneSbOro, followed with a claim OF
SI,4oo. The latter sued out an attach
ment against the New York stock firm
II I. a. Mcintyre & Co., and had papers
sent to Hot Springs, Va, to attach the
handsome $4,000 office building owned
and operated there by Mcintyre & Co.
He alleges that Armstrong simply rep
rcscntS Mcintyre & Co, and that the
latter is the owner of the business.
There is also a capiaS out for Arm
strong'S arrest.
The canon-ball train from Norfolk
to Richmond narrowly escaped wreck
at Failing Creek, in Chesterfield County
The front trucks of the engine left the
track and ran upon the ties for a long
distance despite the efforts of Engineer
ID. p. Cousins to stop the train The
engine was wrecked and the passengers
were shaken up, but none were hurt
Trains north and south were delayed
Assistant City Treasurer Isaac Held
stated that the total number of voters
i'll the city of Richmond who had paid
their capitation tax amounted to very
nearly 1000. In the last few days,
which ended the time limit for those
who wished to vote in the senatorial
contest next fall, nearly 200 paid their
tax.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
adjourned at Richmond after installing
the new officers and accepting Norfolk's
invitation to meet there next year. An
amendment was adopted to change the
meeting from May to such time as NAV