The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-01-03
DOINGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
Short Order.

William B. Emmert, the coal ope-
rator in Southwest Virginia, whose
wife recently sued for and obtained
divorce, has married his stenogra-
pher, Miss Myrtle Johnson, the young
woman, who figured in the trial as
correspondent. The marriage took
place at Pennington Gap, Va.
Oscar Flippo, a farmer of Caroline
County, was shot and fatally wounded
oy his son, as they were returning
from hunt. They almost had reach
ed home when the boy stumbled and
Tell, discharging the shot gun. The
entire load passed through Flippo's
body, killing live turkey which he
was carrying on his back.
w. L. Faggand was shot three
times and Soightly wounded by his
son-in-law, George Mizzell, at New
port News. Family troubles caused
the fight, but they made their peace
after arrests had been made and left
the Police Court together.
Jim Moss, a negro, who is serving
q six months sentence in Jail for
stealing a COW, lies at the hospital
in Danville at the point of death
from burns received while intoxi-
found burning in a field where he
had fallen asleep.
Peter Mccarthy, who last Monday
started to work as a brakeman for
the Southern Railway, Wednesday
afternoon, in the railway yards at
Danville. was crushed to death be-
tween two cars he was coupling.
General Manager Post, of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, announces that the
company will at once begin the con-
struction of a large flreproof stru"-
ture TO replace the frame and sheet
iron building that was destroyed by
fire. 1t is estimated now that the
loss from the fire will be in the neigh
borhood of 100000, partly covered
by insurance. Edward Eddins, the
young fireman who was caught under
Ealing pole during the fire, is
lowering S2tween life and death at
the General Hospital. His skull is
fractured. one leg is pSoken, and his
body bruised. The building that was
destroyed contained the carp8nters' ,
htters', and tin shops, and rigsHn 2
loft. In the rigging loft there were
awnings and deck coverings belong
ing to the battleship Minnesota,
cruisers Montana and North Carolina,
and the Old Dominion liner Jeffer-
son, worth in all probably S75, 900.
The liner Jefferson was damaged to
the extent of SIS, 900. The origin of
the fire is still a mystery.
Cliff Shanks, of Crewe, one of the
Oldest and best-known passenger To-
comotive engineers on the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, was found dead
In room in the Chesterfield Hotel,
Petersburg. He went to the hotel
and secured a room for the night,
and nothing more was seen of him
until his body was discovered. lie
was in his nightclotheS, lying on the
floor, with his head under the bed.
Apparently he had attempted to light
the gas and when doing so was taken
suddenly i'll and fell to the floor,
pulling the bracket from its socket
IN his fall. The coroner viewed the
body and gave as his opinion that
death resulted from apoplexy. The
deceased was a native of Petersburg
and 40 years old. lie married Miss
Bette Jones, who survives him, with
three children. He was a member
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and a charter member of
Notoway lodge of Odd Fellows.
{. b. Lanham, salesman repre-
senting Wanham & Mayor, Pittsburg
manufacturers, blew off a hand in a
most peculiar manner. He was in a
Roanoke Hotel and while standing
near the counter with his'right hand
IN his oVercOat pocket there was an
explosion so violent that it knocked
out the plate glass door front, some
Instance away. Lanham's hand was
almost entirely stripped of the flesh.
AmputatiOn at the wrist was neces-
Sary. What Lanham had in his
pocket that should cause such pow
srtul explosion is a mystery. He
was TOO dazed to give any account of
the matter. Mrs. Lanham was SER
iously injured in a runaway accident
n Roanoke about six months ago, and
after remaining in the hospital for
some time was taken to Philadelphia
Tor treatment. She has pot yet re-
.urned.
Vernon f. Jones, of Newport News.
committed suicide by shooting him
self at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Richard Morris, at Plum Point, New
Kent County. Jones had been en-
ployed at the shipyard for number
of years. He left Thusday saying
that he was going home to spend
Christmas. His friends say that he
had been drinking for several weeks
apd must have killed himself while
despondent. lie was l45 years old
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