The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-03-28
DOINGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told IL
Short Order.

Shortly before noon. as No. 6 east.
bound passenger train on the Nor
folk and Western was coming into
the railroad yard at Crewe, it enter
ed an open switch and sidewiped the
yard engine, which was standing on
another track, both engines being
badly wrecked. The mail car was re-
duced to kindling wood, and the bag
gage car was also broken up. The
wreckage took fire, but was extin-
guished by citizens bucket brigade.
Firemen 7. H. Brown, of the passen-
ger engine, was killed. He leaves a
wife and one child at Crewe. En-
gineer John Pond was caught under
the passenger engine, which had to
be removed before he could be taken
out. His condition is critical and
it is not thought he will recover.
His home is at Crewe. Engineer
Cheatham, of the yard engine, and
Armistead Scott, his colored brake
man, were slightly hurt. None of
the passengers were injured. a
switchman, who admitted leaving the
switch open, Immediately fed and
has not yet been apprehended.
Fishermen. of Fort Monroe, have
rebelled against an order of the COM
mandant. He thought the prices
that the fishermen were charging
the officers at the fort for fish were
too high, and issued an order to the
effect, that If the fishermen did not
drop a few points in their charges
that they would be forbidden to fish
In the waters over which he has juris-
diction. The fishermen refused to
obey the order. They have been
charging their own prices for their
catch, and now say that they do not
see why they should sell fish at the
fort for a less price than they get
for them in the Norfolk market
The fishermen have retained counsel
Exposition headquarters was ad-
vised that the Missouri Legislature
had appropriated $4,000 additional
for that States participation in the
jamestown Exposition. The money
will be expended for an exhibit and
Tor entertaining purposes. The State
building has been erected. E. w.
Walbridge, secretary of the Mich
igan Exposition Commission, and
Executive Commissioner Sergeant, of
that State, were in Norfolk, and Sc
lected a site for the Michigan build
ing between the Rhode Island and
New Jersey buildings.
Admiral George Dewey will be one
of the notables to attend the opening
of the jamestown Exposition. Lieut.
Com. Spencer S. Wood, the Admiral's
aid, writes Secretary Shepperd that
the invitation to the Admiral has
been accepted with much pleasure.
The site for the United States
Government building and postoffice
at Winchester has been selected. 1t
is the southeast corner Of Picadilly
and BraddOck Streets, opposite the
Handley Library site. The price paid
by the Government was not stated.
The location is regarded as a desir-
able one in every way.
Rev. DR.. William A. Barr, rector
of st. Luke's Church, Norfolk, who
recently decided to reconsider the
acceptance of a call to the rectorate
of st. Paurs Church, Lynchburg,
made the final announcement that
the Lynchburg call would be ac-
cepted.
Charged with being implicated in
the murder of Charles r. Ferguson,
the NewSoms postmaster and busi-
ness man whose body, with pockets
picked, was found in a lane Sun
day morning. Thomas Tynes and
Lee JOnnSOns TWO negroes, nave DSSn
arrested. The prisoners were seen
coming from the lane and on their
persons keys and eyeglasses sup
posed to have been the property of
the dead man were found.
Lee Barton, who shot and killed
Charles Huffman, a detective, two
weeks ago, while the latter was at
tempting to arrest him for trespass-
ing on the Norfolk md Western, was
given a preliminary hearing In Salem
and was held for the grand jury.
A called meeting of the common
council of Roanoke passed a resolu-
ton to improve the city market house
at a cost of $25,U00. This precludes
the possibility of the sale Of the new
| Randolph market house to the city,
which was recently offered to the
council at $131, 900, the cost Of con-
| struction.
| In the case In the Circuit Court of
| Albert Franklin Harlow, admins
traitor, against the Chesapeake and
| Ohio Railway Company, a verdict
was rendered for $S,S57 damages.
Harlow was killed, It Is claimed. by
q swinging step on Chesapeake and
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