The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-02-14
DOINGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
Short Order.

CASTOR Harvey, who shot and kill
ed samuel Dickerson at a negro
church week ago, was acquitted at
Roanoke on the ground that the
shooting was purely accidental. but
was fined $50 for carrying a revolver.
Lynchburg Odd Fellow organiza-
tions have started a plan looking to
the erection of a $4,000 temple in
order to secure the annual sessions
OF the Grand Lodge in that city. The
orphanage and old folks home of
the order being there it is believed
thls can be easily ACCOMPLISHED
The mysterious absence of Ephraim
Prultt, prominent and highly re-
garded farmer, of Pittsylvania Coun-
", Tor three days was solved by the
discovery of his dead body. imbedded
IN the snow and ice, a short distance
from his home.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
announced an increase in wages for
engineers, conductors and brakemen
as follows; Engineers, mine runs.
from $4.25 TO $4.60 a day; yard en-
ginemen, from 1915 to $4.25 a day;
brakeman, from $1.S5 to $2.10 per
100 miles and 81 cents per hour over
time; passenger brakemen, from
$1.2O to $1.35 per 100 miles. The
conductors. both freight and passen-
ger, also received a substantial in
crease, but the figures are not given.
Last year all hands received an in
cease which amounted to about 10
per cent.
Abraham Henderson. colored. was
taken to Bristol from Stone Gap in
a critical condition from q bullet
wound in one lung. He stated that
he was shot by Jim Carter, des-
perate negro. who afterwards robbed
him of money and fed.
Charles Patterson, a negro, who
Is wanted at Stone Gap, for the muir
der OF Aaron Hunter, colored, was
captured in East Tennessee Thurs
day.
Judge Waddill, of the United
States Court, at Norfolk, entered an
order directing the transfer of the
properties of the Bay Shore TermI-
nal Company to E. B. Smith, of
Philadelphia, or to any person or
corporation that he may direct.
The deed will be transferred Friday,
when the balance of the purchase
price, amounting to $175,0O0, will
be paid to the commissioners of sale
either in cash or in receivers GER
dtcates. bonds or others securities
which Smith may hold. Very little
cash will pass. The road was bid
IN at the commissioners sale for
$765.OO0. 1t is probable that the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction
Company will take immediate pos
session of the property, perhaps
through a subsidiary holding cor
poration. This will end the famous
II I'll
pending for about three years.
Robert Jessie, an expert electri-
clan of the Roanoke Railway and
Electric Company, narrowly escaped
electrocution. He had climbed a
pole and accidently formed a cir
cult by taking hold of two live wires
OF 1900 voltage. When he was dis
covered blaze was issuing from
his hands and arms. The fire COM
pany was called out and rescued the
man by tying rope around his body
and lowering him to the ground
Jessie's left hand was burned to the
bone in the palm and two fingers
of the right hand were burned en-
treiy off. He hung suspended for
forty minutes before being rescued
He was removed to the hospital and
will recover.
Walter Thompson, young man
of Augusta County. charged by r.
w. Crowder and others with break
ing window pane, estimated to be
worth so cents, was taken before
Justice ]. G.. Henkel, Basic, and
fined $500. Growder then brought
charge against him for breaking
another pane, and Justice Henkel
again fined the defendant $500 and
costs, the costs amounting to SIG.
Thompson's parents are of good
standing and own property, but they
are unable to raise the money to
pay fine and costs, and consequently
he was jailed here. The case has
been appealed.
Lillian Robinson and her daugh-
ter, Sadie Jones, negro women are
in jail at Berryville, Clarke County,
charged with forging the name of
Mr.. r. o. Allen, prominent Clarke
County landowner, to a check for
$25. John Johnson. brother of the
Robinson woman, was also jailed in
connection with the forgery. They
are held for the grand jury.
William Humphries, colored,
charged with housebreaking and lar
ceny, was sentenced to serve 10
years in the penitentiary by Judge
Hanckel, of the Corporation Court.
Norfolk. Humphries broke into
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