The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-02-21
DOINGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
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negroes, who murdered Postmaster
John Grubb, were hanged at Farm
vile. The rope broke with Hill,
who weighed 275 pounds. When he
aad been revived he walked calmly
and unassisted back to the scaffold
On which Ruffin had already died.
me trap was sprung a second time,
ana again the rope broke. He died
on the ground in terrible agony be-
tore he could be carried to the trap
tor third time.
Efforts to enjoin the jamestown
Exposition Company from construct
ing its pier over his oyster beds are
oelng made by A. Rowland Nash.
ana 1t looks as though stiff legal
OaCtle may be precipitated by the
Exposition's determination TO build
the pier. whether agreeable to Mr.:
Nasn or not. 1t is claimed that the
structure is necessary to insure the
success OF the Exposition, since I'm
no other way can all the crowds de-
string TO see the naval display be
accommodated.
The ColOnna Drydock Company
has purchased land on which to con
struct one of the largest drydocks
tor merchant vessels on the Atlantic
coast. The dock will be of sufficient
Iength 10 take in any of the big
liners plying between Norfolk. New
York, Boston and Baltimore. James
l.. Crandall, of Boston. is president
or the company. and it is stated
mat ne Will put upwards of $780,
900 In the new dock here.
Aiphonso B. FusselI. of Richmond.
died In q hospital there as a result
or bullet wounds inflicted by a man
named Harris at Gladstone, follow
ing a dance. Harris, n musician, be-
came offended at Fussell, who was
master of ceremonies. Following a
heated conversation at 2 o'clock in
the morning in Fussell's room both
men came out and started down
stairs, Harris in front. On the stair
way Harris turned and fired three
shots, one bullet taking effect In
Fussell's body.
The friends of Judge Charles M.
White, of Warrenton, have launched
his candidacy for the vacancy in
Congress from this district caused
by the death of Congressman Rixey.
Judge Whites entrance to the Con-
gressional race makes it all the
more interesting in view of the fact
OF his wide popularity and the large
following Of substantial and influ-
entail friends throughout the dis
trict
One of the most complete and
notable educational exhibits at the
jamestown Exposition will be made
by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
1t will be a living exhibit showing
the students at work as at the insti-
tute. DR.. ]. NJ. McBryde, president;
DR.. j. Thomas Brown, chairman of
the board of visitors, and Mr.. w.
Robertson, director of the institute,
were in Norfolk, and in a confer
ence with Hon. J. Taylor EllysOn,
Exposition governor of history, edu-
cation and social economy, closed the
for the exhibit, which
Will occupy the woodworking build
ing in the Arts and Crafts village.
The entire battalion of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute cadets will en-
camp at the Exposition during the
summer. All of the space on the
'Warpath," or sideshow, feature of
the jamestown Exposition has been
disposed of, and 1t seems that this de-
partment of the show will be as COM
plete as at any other exposition.
rank Ming, WnlCe man, %
years old, is in jail at Berryville,
Clarke County, charged with break
ing into the store of w. A. Lake, at
Happy Creek, Warren County. and
also with murderous assault on
Mr.. Lake and Superintendent Lackey,
OF the Happy Greek Mines. King
was seen in the store by Superin-
tendent Lackey who notified Mr.
Lake. The two men went into the
building and demanded his surrend-
er. King answered with bullets
from his revolver, and one OF the
bullets stuck Mr.. Lake a glancing
blow, slightly wounding him. Lake
was standing by stove and the |
pipe above his head was riddled with |
bullets. After a desperate fight King |
was over powered and disarmed. He |
was turned over to the authorities
and taken to jail at Berryville TO |
await the action of the grand jury 1
He has been employed in the Happy
Creek Mines and has wife and
several children. As>
The eighteenth annual meeting Of q
the Lynchburg board of trade was
held at the Hotel Carroll ID. G.
Jackson was reelected president
for the sixth successive term. Joha
G. Dabney and o. B. Rarkar were