The Washington herald., 1907-08-03
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Brief Items Of Interest from the Sis
ter states over the River.

/ jamestown Exposition Grounds. Aug. o.
I The annual convention Of the Virginia State Bar
Association closed yesterday
Winchester, Va. Aug. Mrs. Mar
garet A. Cleudening widow Il Daniel Clsndcning
died al her home a. Grimes last night aged eighty
one years.
Richmond Aug. al. D. Allan, while
sweeping the pavement IN front of his home 'yesteT
day. fei unconscious TO the pavement, victim q
heat prostration His condition is Serious.
Winchester. Va. Aug Miss Hattie
BeCkenTidge daughter Of Capt. Robert Becsen-
ridge, died at the Winchester Memorial Hospital TO
day. aged thrty-seven years. Her father. sister,
and two brothers survive her
Berkeley Springs. W Va, Aug. p
The County Court viii spend $40 900 in rem0deling
the courthouse here. The structure is antiquated
! According 70 the plans Morgan County win have
one Of the finest eourthouses in West Virginia.
| Fredericksburg. Aug. 2-The three-day
examinations following the summer institute closed
/ last night One hundred and hfty teachers Of the
/ institute took the examinations. The examination
/ papers are now in the hands Of Inspector E. H.
/ Russell.
/ Clarksburg. W. Va. Aug. Turnkey
Flanagan struck his arm against a cell in the jail
yesterday. and 70 bis amazement three Of the bars
/ fell rattling to ths floor. Lewis Jones a negro
charged with stealing chickens. confessed that he
/ Richmond, Aug. 2-Joseph Mcintosh.
who deserted from the United States army in
Washington several years ago. and has since wan
dered all over the United States, surrendered here
! yesterday. He declares he is physical wreck on
account Of his constant apprehension
/ Berkeley Springs, W Va, Aug. a.
| Edmund PcndletOn a Well-known citizen is dead
aged sixty-sX years. He served in the Union army
in the civil war as second lieutenant Of artillery
+ Two children survive him. Mrs. Edmund Pendeton
/ j., and Miss Edith Rowland Of New York.
/ Norfolk, Aug. 2.-Diseussions affecting
the classification Of freight commodities in general
occupied yesterdays session Of the Southern class
/ fcation committee meeting here. The Southern
COMMITTEES 10 New York TO discuss universal freight
classification there.
! Fredericksburg, Va, Aug. 2-J. Graham
Wiser Of this city, has been appointed teacher Of
/ English history and Latin in the First district
Agricultural and Industrial School at jackson. Ala
for the coming session. Mr.. Wiser graduated first
in his class at the last session Of the Fredericks
| burg College
Weston w Va. Aug. "A riot oc-
CURED here as the result Of an attack On a street
meeting Of Free Thinkers and warrants are out for
john c. Roam. Charles Ford. Fl. S. Hanna Samuel
/ ZabTisk A. R. Newh0lld and William Weant It
Is charged that the abuse Of Christianity was so
/ pronounced that the mob was formed for the pur-
| pose Of throwing the lecturers in the river.
! Hampton. Aug z-Thomas f. Maddox
chief master Of aYms Who with two other sailors
from the battle ship Saias was stabbed in Phoebus
last night. died in the FoFt Monroe Hospital to-
| day. Garrett Walsh. a hrst-cass fireman was
killed, and J. NJ Ackeman, frst-clsss baker
cut in the left shoulder. Fred CurtiTrez the man
who did the cutting, held for the grand jury
without bail to-day. he is a Spaniard.