The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-10-04

Meadow Farm property. owned boy the
estate Of Colonel Walter Cutting The
loss IS $4,000
Monday, sept. 30.
Edward W. Carmack. former Unit
ed States senator from Tennessee an
nounced himself as a candidate fol
governor Of that state against Malcolm
r. Patterson.
Fifteen were killed and score in
jured, q number fatally, az Bellaire
o., when the Chicago and Wheeling
express train on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad crashed into Il freight
train on an open switch.
At Wilmington, Del. friends Of Jus
tlce George Gray Of the United States
supreme court began a movement &c
present the jurist's name 10 the next
Democratic national convention as a
candidate for president
At Constance. Baden. Grand Duke
Frederick Of Baden. who had been
suffering from intestinal Inflammation
for some time past. Is dead. The grand
duke was for fifty years intimately
connected with the efforts 20 unite tho
German empire. He was born at
Karlsruhe Sept. o. 1890.
saturday. Sept. -.
The first division OF the Pacific feet
the foreguard Of the American navy
which Is soon 20 assemble IN Pacific
waters. steamed through the Golden
Gate at sunrise.
AZ Potsdam. Prussia. Prince Charles
Gustave Won Thurn und Taxls was ac.
cldentally killed az the regimental mess
Of the Prussian foot guards when he
attempted 10 slide down a balustrade.
4 spark from cigarette exploded
3O.OOO gallons Of oil In tank IN the
plant Of the Bronx Gas aud Electric
Light company at New York. causing
the death Of James Cooper and Rich.
ard Smith, employees.
Friday, sept. ~.
At Richmond. Ind. Secretary OF
State Root. who Is On his way 70 Mex
lco. stated that be has no presidential
aspirations and that the presidency
has no allurements for him
Marcus ]. Jacobs. manager Of the
Columbia theater at Newark. n. j.,
was run down aud killed by an auto
mobile as he was crossing Broad
street The car did not stop.
Thursday, sept. 20.
The Russian government is taking
mensurcs 70 surround Secretary Taft's
journey through Siberia and European
Russia with attentions usually resery-
oil for the rulers OF states. and the
press IS busily speculatlng on the like
hhood and advantages Of a Russo
American convention.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt" a dahlla
named after the presidents wife. at
uacted considerable attention at the |
sevcnty-sixth fair Of the American IN
stitute at the Berkeley lyceum. New
York II Is the queen Of the collection. |
a magnificent blossom Of flame color |
five inches In diameter, and resembles |
q chrysanthemum.
Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Percy Rockefeller. son Of William |
Rockefeller, at Milwaukee, Wis. was
asked whether his grandfather VII
liam Rockefeller, The mystery Of the
family. was alive. my grandfather Is
alive and WELL" he answered Il see
bin often"
Mayor John Johnson Is dead IN 81
Joseph's hospital, Paterson. y. J., OF
perltonitis. Mayor Johnson broke down
b health about a month ago. and his
friends say that Il was mainly due 70
worry over the manner IN which he
vas criticised by politicians.
"He has risen from the ranks. There
b no telling where ne Is going 10 stop"
said John Wanamaker, introducing the
secretary Of the treasury, George Bruce
cortelyou. at a banquet which Mr.
was giving In his New