The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-18
DEAD BODY FOUND
by SIDE Of TRACK
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Dinwiddie Merchant Probably
Killed by Seaboard
Train.
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RAILROAD BRIDGE ON FIRE
Number Of Hungarian Farmers
to Move to Virginia From
Pennsylvania.
RAILROAD BRIDGE ON FIRE
Times- Dispatch Bureau.
1O9 North SYCAMORE Street.

petersburg, va, April IL
The body of Howard Butterworth. a
prominent merchant of Dinwiddie
county conducting business at Butter
worth's, near Dewitt Station. on the
seaboard Air Line Railway. was found
yesterday morning on the railway
track short distance from the store.
The head was crushed. and there were
some bruises about the upper portion
OF the body Mr.. Butterworth slept
at the store, but his home was some
hundreds of yards distant from the
store.
The supposition is that the young
man. while on his way to his home,
was struck and killed by an early
passing train, though no report of
such accident has been received by the
officials of tho company. There was
a theory that Mr.. Butterworth may
have been murdered and his body
placed on the track to conceal the
crime. but the general impression Is
that he was killed by a train.
He was about twenty-three years
old. and unmarried, and was the son
of Rennie Butterworth. a prominent
citizen of the county, head of the firm
of Butterworth e Son. He was widely
known In the county and in this city,
Bridge Fire.
The bridge OF the Soapoard Air Line
Railway over the Appomattox River
was discovered to be on fire at an early
hour yesterday, near the Chester
field end. The fire was probably caused
by cinders or sparks from an engine,
but the timely discovery saved the
bridge from any damage beyond the
slight charming of some OF the timbers
OF one OF the spans.
Records Destroyed.
Tim ofira nf fhn Board
of Health. on Courthouse Square,
though causing but slight dam
age to the interior of the building, de-
stroyed in large measure the death GER
tlfcates and the mortlary and birth
reports for the past ten years. These
were kept in large bookcase. which
stood against locked door opening
into the office of the Commissioner Of
the Revenue. The origin of the fire
has not been established, unless 1T
may have been caused by an overheated
electric wire The bookcase, contains
ing. besides the records, antitoxin and
other preparations. and the door frame
were both burned.
Death of Dinvslddie Farmer.
Harmon Bradt, aged seventy-sis
years. ono OF the oldest and best known
farmers in Dinwiddie county, died Fri
day night. after a long period of de-
cllning health. He is survived by his
wife. one son, j. H Bradt. and two
daughters, Mrs. s J. Gerow. of Din
widdie, and Mrs. j. r. Ayres, of Peters
burg.
| Loose Tobacco Sales.
| The tobacco market was very 40
tive last week, and prices ruled highe,
| than at any time during the season
| The sales of loose tobacco for the
week were 267,ss0 pounds, making
| total sales for the season to date g.
| 341,a7o pounds The total crop Will
| probably approximate 100000 pounds
| Reports indicate that this years crop
| will be much larger.
Personal and Otherwise.
| Candidates for nomination for the
| Common Council and Board of Alder
men at the Democratic primary on
April &c are freely announcing them
| selves MI candidates Will have to
hand their names to the secretary of
| the Democratic City Committee by
Monday afternoon The probability ID
| there Will be many new members in
| the next Councils.
| Mamie Bird, colorcd, whose home is in
| New York, got on a street car Friday