The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-16
virginia News.

John Coleman, 10 years old, while
bathing Sunday afternoon in the Poto-
mac, at Alexandria fell from small
boat and was drowned. He was a son
of John II. Coleman, locomotive
engineer
Buck Glover. 10 years old, living in
Portsmouth, was committed to the
Portsmouth Jail hospital Monday a
raving maniac from the effects Of
smoking cigarettes. He was so violent
his father and a policeman had to
quell him.
Arthur Duncan, p, married, Of
People street, Norfolk is missing, and
the police suspect foul play. Duncan
has been employed as a driver for
Gardeners bakery. His wagon was
found in Lafayette Park Saturday
night. Duncan had some $50 In col
lections on him.
Sol. Hamburger, Norfolk ticket
scalper, was before Judge McLemore,
charged with selling non-transferable
Atlantic Coast Line railway tickets in
violation Of the court injunction
against such sales Judge McLemore
reserved his decision.
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Ficklen, wild
ow Of Joseph b. Ficklen, said to be the
oldest resident Of Fredericksburg, died
there at the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. James p. Corbin. Mrs Ficklin
was in the ninety-second year Of her
age.
Emil Nefilin, aged So years, a mer-
chant for many years, walked five
miles to Keyser the other day without
fatigue. He used to walk from his
home in Piedmont over TO Romney
to attend court several years ago, when
Mineral was part Of Hampshire cOun-
ty.
John w. Todd, Of Augusta county,
school board, has framed a resolution
indorsing compulsory education and
calling upon Augustus repre-, entatives
to introduce bills in the Legislature
to the end that all children Of a school
age be compelled to attend school for
specified term. Every district in
the county favOrs the measure.
a syndicate Of Pittsburg, Buffalo
and Cleveland capitalists has purchas-
ed track Of 5000 acres Of coal land
In the Pocahontas field on New river,
In West Virginia, and the property
will be developed at once. The price
paid was $500 The syndicate is
headed by l.. r. McGrass, who is ex-
tensively interested in the Eastern
Ohio field.
Lightning killed Green Craddock
and severely injured Bud Williams,
In Rockingham county, n. c., Friday,
as they were on their way from Reds
vile in 3 wagon. The bolt struck just
after the men had taken refuge from
the storm in a barn. Mr.. Craddock
was prominent farmer and leaves a
wife and nine children.
William Mcintosh, convicted Of
murder and sentenced 70 be hanged
3, has written to Governor
Swanson asking pardon on the
ground that he was convicted Of kill
ing G.. w. Parks on the evidence Of
Tom Lassiier, now in lunatic asy-
lum, his partner in the murderous raid
in Berkeley. Mcintosh alleges that it
was on the strength Of the evidence Of
an insane man that he was convicted.
Commonwealth Attorney Tilton
wrote to Governor Swanson
stating that Mcintosh had been con-
ricted not on the evidence OF Lassiter,
lut on his own statement Of compiled
Y in the crime. lie denounced the
etter Of Mcintosh as misrepresenta-
ion and asked that the petition be re-
used.
a fatal shooting scrape took place
t Lick Run, Botetourt county, Satur-
ay night between Grover Clements,
White, and Wheeler Smith, colored,
nd the latter was killed Clements
as charge OF the store and postoflice
{ Lick Run, and the negro went to
he stole and acted in an insolent
manner. He was requested to leave. Al
his only served to anger the negro, !,
nd Clements retired 10 an adjoining Il
pom and secured a pistol. lie then al
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