Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-11-23
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Notes That Are Of interest
to VIrginIans.

Rockingham county, and Staunt0n,
Augusta county, are the only wet (
spots In the Valley.
Norfolk The special commission
ers appointed BY the federal court to
sell the jamestown Exposition grounds
in their report recommend to the
court that unless substantial bid iss
received over and above the s170.Q00
bid by the iien-holders Of the EXPOSE
ton company the recent sale be not
confirmed The commissioners will
make no suggestion as to what sub
stantial increase in bidding would be.
HarrisOnburg. The body OF George
Tusing, aged 80 years, was found un-
der nine feet Of water at the bottom
of cistern at his home, near Tim.
berville. For 36 hours searching par
ties had been hunting for the missing
man. Accident and suicide theories
are both advanced. Two years ago.
Tusing's father, Lewis Tusing, com
mitted suicide near the same spot by
hanging himself in the barn.
Lancaster.-The cold weather has
caused all the menhadcn fish guano
factories along the Rappahannock and
the bay shores to suspend operations
for the season. Reports show that
the past season has been one of the
most profitable in the history of the
industry. At meetings of the stock
holders of these concerns held re-
Gently it was decided by nearly all of
Nthem to increase the capital stock, en-
large the plants and have additional
steamers built for next season.
IIarrisonburg In the little hamlet
Of Royal Run, Shenandoah county, a
mother and her daughter were the
brides In double wedding Miss b.
Annie Smooth was welded to John NJ.
Pence, of Forestville, while her
mother, Mrs Sarah c.. Shoots, and
Thomas ]. Esteb, OF Cootes Store,
Rockingham county, were married.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the brides mother and grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ananias Polk.
Rev. A. r. Beck was the officiating
minister.
Charlottesville The usual fall
meeting Of the board of visitors Of the
University Of Virginia was attended
by the rector, Armistead G. Gordon,
of Staunton; Daniel Harmon, OF
Charlottesville; w. H. White, of Rich
mond; w. brewery, of Petersburg; ].
K. M. Norton, of Alexandria; George
S. Shackelford, Of Orange; H. D.
Flood, Of Appomattox, and John w.
Craddock, Of Lynchburg. The visitors
accepted the gift by the Peabody Ed
ucation Board of $4,000 for the cree
ton Of suitable building for home
for the department of education. The
gift was made on condition that the
university undertake to maintain such
department at an expenditure Of not
less than $4,000 a year. President
Alderman and the medical faculty
were empowered to make such regu-
| Iatlons as may seem wise on account
of the rapid increase of the first-yeaf
medical class and overtaxeds facilities
of the medical laboratory. Five schol.
arships carrying exemption from tut.
ton and one-half of the fees in the
academic department were awarded to
the FIVE white high schools in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Charles G., Maphis,
Of Charlottesville, was elected profes.
sor- of secondary education to sue
coed Prof Bruce r. Payne.
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Petersburg.-The quickest criminal
trial on record in this State occurred
in the Corporation Court, of Peters
burg, Friday. Four youthful highway
men, ranging in age from IA to Il
years, Charles c. Williams and James
Davis, of Fort Worth, Tex, and Joseph
L. Cary and j. l.. Brown, of Denver
Col, held up and robbed, at the point
of their pistols, Charles G. Brown, Of
this city, getting his gold watch and
chain and $50 in money. This occur
red Wednesday night. The youths
were arrested in Weldon Thursday
morning and brought back at night
Friday morning they pleaded guilty II
the police court. At noon they wert
indicted by the grand jury They
pleaded guilty, on arraignment, elect
| ed to be tried by the court, and, II
less than an hour had been sentenced
each to IL years in the penitentiary
The boys had lived in New York cit,
for two years and left that city for 8
tour of the South week ago. They
were armed with six pistols and il
! their possession were found many
watches, stickpins and jewelry, the
fruits of their various robberies. A
| watch and stickpin belonging tt
! Samuel r. Taylor, of Baltimore, whe
was held up and robbed In that city
/ Sunday night, we're recovered.
watch and chain belonging to A. w
Harmon, Of Richmond. who was rob
bed on Tuesday, were also recovered
SUFFOLK BENJAMIN L, Roberts re
! signed as treasurer of Isle of Wigh,
county and w. Elliott Lame was ap
pointed in his stead by Judge B. D
White, OF the Circuit Court Mr. Rob
erts has filled the Office for many year.
/ and was renominated on the Demo
cratic ticket at the spring primaries
/ but failed to have his name on thu
ticket at the November election. Lain.
entered a three corned Democrat,
fight and won the election this month
His regular time would not ordinaril,
begin until next year. Lame qualified
today.
1 Norfolk "A real stabbing in 1
scene between jealous women brok,
| Up vaudeville act and threw the fe