The Washington herald., 1907-09-26
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA,

/ Mooreheld,' Sept 25.-In a fire here late
/ last night twelve horses were burned % dea,h in
/ j. '. Parkers livery stable. The large building
/ and contents were entirely consumed. entailing a
/ loss Of about $500
I Norfolk, Sept John Foreman. col
oTed was arrested to-day. charged with the murder
I o. ktmbau Aiacktn. c0lored. IL is ALLEGED that
Foreman shot Mac5ln on July Z, near Cape Charles
/ he admits the charge.
Fredericksburg. Sept. 25.-AIrs. Ella
Icitch Won Erickson. wife of Robert Won Erickson.
died yesterday az the home cf her mother in Fal-
/ mouth, Stafford County. Besides her husband and
mother, two children survive her.
Richmond, Sept 25.-The lower streets
Of the city under water tonight the river having
rlsen about sixteen feet The heavy rains Of Sun
/ day and Sunday night up the country have done
much damage along the river the corn crop suffer
/ ing heavily
I Fredericksburg. Sept. 25.-samueI F.
/ Bowler, Of Richmond and Miss Florabel Powell
4 daughter d Mr. ard Mrs. Richmond Powell we're
married to-day at the home of the brides parents
in this city. Rev. r. Aubrey Williams Of The Bap-
tist church, officiating
! Norfolk, Sept. 25.-E. NJ. Todd. seven
ty-nine years Old, prominent citizen IF Smith6ed
/ Va, and whose name had become famed in c1nne6-
/ ton with The Smithdeld ham, died suddenly At the
Monticello Hotel this morning from heart failure
brought on By indigestion.
Harpers Ferry. Sept Sat St. Peters
Catholic Church this morning, Thomas Heating of
Winchester. and Miss Catherine Obcirne Of Harrer,
Ferry. daughter Of AIRS. Ellen Obeirne were married
by Rev Father Collins, pastor. assisted By Father
OCounell, OF Brunswick, Nd
Richmond. Sept 25.-Mrs. Purnen. wife
q Judge Thomas r. Purnen. Of North Carolina.
/ Judge Of the United States Court died here this
morning at Memorial Hospital She was brought
here Or as ,-lL
condition was such that she could Tot survive L.
Winchester, Sept 5-Messages re-
ceved to-day state that Charles Tharp. a carpenter
while working on a high scaold in Pittsfsrrg. fen
% the ground and died the way to a hospital
lie was fmty-fYc years old a son Of Josc,,h
ThaTp, Of BeryF!lla, Clarke County, and leaves A
wife five children, eleven brothers. and four sisters
Clifton Forge. Va. Sept. 5.-James
smith, aged sixty years. died at the hospital here
last night Of a Found inflicted BY an unknown as
sassin September II. Employed the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. after receiving his months sal
ary, he left for home. He afterWard found un-
conscious. and was unable to give any clew to his
assailsnts identity.
Lynchburg. Va. Sept. 25.-City Treas
urCr Henry p. Adams has Just fled his State de-
linQuent tax list for 1906, which shows that every
cent of the levy for state purposes for the last
year has been collected. The delinquent land list
for ls05 shows that every dollar due the State was
also collected, excepting the taxes due on several
city lots which were tied up in litigation.
Norfolk. Sept. 5.-The Seaboard Air
Line Railway has begun 10 cut expenses in the
mechanical departments Of the system An the
painters and coach builders IN the coach depart
ment at the shops, with the exception Of fifteen.
have BEEN discharged Out Of twenty seven tsinters
heretofore employed. only seven were retained. and
Of the thiry-sx carpenters heretofore employed only
eight were held,