The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-13
NEWS FROM ALL OVER VIRGINIA

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. May lilo
cal insurance agents were notified
Thursday that the Southeastern Tarifr
Association has made an increase OF Az
per cent. In the insurance rates in TINS
city on account OF the recent increase
made by the city council in the license
tax upon insurance companies doing
business in the city.
BRISTOL. VA, May lathe Bristol
Belt Line Railway Company has pur-
chased the HoIston Valley railroad. a
line of IL miles. that has been used by
lumber company and Will convert u
into an electric line establishing park
on Holston river. 10 miles east.
WINCHESTER, VA, May is.--when
Judge 7. w. Harrison went to Wood
stock this week to convene the Circuit
court of Shenandoah county II was
found necessary to continue practically
every case, on the docket, owing to the
absence of NJ. L. Walton, prominent
attorney, who Is attending the General
Conference of the Southern Methodist
Church, in Asheville. as a delegate from
the Baltimore Conference. Mr.. walton
is interested in all the cases on the
docket.
LYNCHBUl.G, VA, May 1s.-It devel-
ops tonight that Booker #. Washing
ton was not In consultation with Mrs.
Howard Gould at Blue Gap Farm, the
negro there being McNiel, from wash
! ington. The information here came in
a credited way.
| HARRISoNBURG, VA, May 1s.--"Go
| We into All the World and Preach My
| Gosple," was the text of an address on
missions delivered at the Presbyterlan
! Robert b. Glenn, of North Carolina lie
was heard by a large audience.
NORFOLK, VA, May 13.--Fire Thurs
day night ruined the building at the
foot OF Commerce street. occupied by
the J. p Hurst Company, sailInakers
and ship chambers. The loss Is esti-
ladder, with four fremen on 1T.
broke. tnjuring three of the four.
LURAY, VA. May 13.--Stimulated by
the liberality OF the Norfolk and West
ern Railway In the vast quantities OF
broom corn seed that road Is distrinut-
Ing free to farmers in all terriioIy
the crop on the Valley of Virginia TINS
summer viii exceed any ever oetore
planted. The farmers. according 10 tne
| directions given for the planning Ahu
| cultivation OF the crop, WllA reah@e
huge profl6
BIG STONE GAP, VA. May is.--Fol-
! lowing indictments in Buchanan county
against Fayette and Wayne Justis,
| Richard Lawson and f. L Johnson,
charged as parties to lynching trAnN
| Pennington at Hurley. Christmas. TOT al
| legged murder comes news that the Com
! monwealth Attorney has been threaten,-
| ed In a letter stating there was ehoue
rope left to deal similarly WIN ans
| body attempting to bring the guilty.
| parties to justice
LYNCHBURG, VA. May l3.-ln the
Democratic primary THURSDAY three
candidates for re-eiection1 ION w ,hrse mem
bers go back to the new Counch IN sep
TENDER. The nominations: ~
First Ward-1common Councn, III f. f.
Menefee and A. +. Montague. boaio Va
| Aldermen, J. l. Lee. ,, ~
second Ward-Common Council, A. y
Pierce and w b. Bigbie. Board OF Al
dermen, John Victor. ,, ~ n
+ CHI Ia n e#a- john S,-Nitt'- boA III Va
Aldermen r. c. stokes.
DhNVII.Ifs. VA. May i3.-sheriff os-
I horne, of Charlotte county has sum-
Tmonea a nevire of twenty men hroin
this city. from which jury VIII DC 80,
! lected TO try r. IhornsohL: ,rg and
/ Insurance Company. who Is cnaIseu
! with mismanagemento of the aHalrs y
| the company. The Jurors have been OF
! dered TO report at Charlotte SouIthouAe
! May IL, at 10 o'clock.
/ oNANcOCK. VA. May l3--Iopiouis
rains fell throughout the Virgins E s.ts'
{ ern SnnF6 lANt Al6ht,
/ the potato and other crops. During ons
OF the storms lightning struck nnoc ch.
/ house Of DIR. Il. r, Leatherpurg. hnoo =,
! ing off one chimney and tenrns ra,r
much OF the plastering and ceiling IRON
three rooms,
I ALEXANDRIA, VA, May Ian
primary TO nominate candidates TOT :, .n y ,
! Democratic party for the Gomm "a I.
/ Tc,,nciI held in three wards OF the city
| Thursday the following was the rssui
4 Of the vote:
a2s: j. Y. Williams, 2os; Henry baaaes
| incumbent, III. 1879, 4~,,.
bsnt la. A 3. Brockett. ls4; William
Heiimuth. incumbent. 10e.
Fourth Ward--I. d unIers .ncum'
channcey. ia.
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