Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-12
HE OLD
DOMINION
Notes That Are Of Interest
to VlrglnIans.

Warm Springs Hotel of John w.
Steve nson, and win begin Immediately
20 build a summer home, which she
expects to have ready for occupancy
next season.
Lynchburg. Frank Parr, aged Is,
was shot and instantly killed here by
George Hcal, aged r. Four boys were
chestnut hunting. when the HoaI boy
snapped a revolver at Parr, who was
in the tree. The revolver was thought
not to be loaded Parr was shot in
the heart and fell to the ground, dy-
ing almost instantly Heal, his
younger brother. Ben. and Peter Rey-
nolds, were arrested later.
Fredericksburg. A reunion of Con-
federate veterans of Caroline county
was held at Bowling Green. Capt. G.
T. Smith, OF Caroline county, presided.
Speeches were made by Judge John
T. Goolriek, of this, city, and Judge
Samuel w. Williams, Attorney-G eneral
of the State. A dinner was served to
the veterans by the Daughters of the
Confederacy
Roanoke.-M was announced here
that the telegra6hers on the Norfolk
and Western system will be granted
an increase in wages, this being the
result of a conference which has been
in progress for ten days between rep
resentatives of the men and officials
of the company. The working regu-
lations were amicably adjusted The
amount of the increase to be made
was not made public. The telegraph
ers on the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Southern railroads are now taking
a strike vote, having failed to reach
an agreement with the officials OF
those lines.
Roanoke.-The first business SEES
sione of the sixteenth annual conven-
ton of the Virginia division of the
Daughters of the Confederacy was
held here. The meeting was largely
attended, 1873 delegates being present,
with voting strength of 254. The re-
ports of the various officers were
heard, and the paper read by the re-
corder of crosses of honor, showed
that from April. 1900, to June, 1911,
68, AS crosses of honor had been be-
slowed upon veterans, and of this
number 16,425; or more than one-third,
were presented by the Virginia di-
vision
Newport News--After rather
lengthy discussion the committee on
time and place decided that the next
annual convention of the@Churches of
Christ, Of Virginia, shall be held in
Lynchburg during the second week
in September, 1912. The members of
the convention elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-.
dent, H. P. Atkins; vice-president, H.
D. MacLachlan; secretary; H. c.
Combs; treasurer, R. NJ. Kent, and
auditor, G. s. Crenshaw
fredericksburg g. J. Combs, of
Stafford county. went to Catlett Sta
ton, in lower Fauquier county on Sat
urday with two-horse wagon for a
load of fertilizer. On crossing the
railroad track at Catlett he was struck
by a fast Chesapeake and Gaio pas
senger train and instantly killed. The.
wagon was torn to pieces. One horse
had its leg broken, but the other es-
capped uninjured Mr. Combs was As
years old and is survived by widow
and four children
Bristol.-Mayor William L. Rice, of
this city, who is a brother-in-law of
Judge Roger A. Pryor, of New York,
and is now in his seventy -ninth, year,
gave Alfred H Blanchard, a5Nmell-
known Bristol lawyer, vigorous can
ing because, as he alleges, Blanchard
insulted him. The men met at the
public drinking fountain and the
Mayor struck Blanchard over the head
several times, welding his cane with
all the power at his command. Blanch-
ard staggered backward, made no re
sistance and retreated to his office.
The Mayor explained later that it had
come to his ears that Blanchard had
said the Mayor was intoxicated while
trying case in police court. mfeel-
ing had existed for some time and it
is said the Mayor had threatened
Blanchard with disbarment proceed
ings. "
Norfolk. The Monticello Hotel has
been sold This constitutes the larg-
est transaction in CRANKY street prop
erty that has occurred in Norfolk, in
vo1ving as it does about 100000 The
purchase of the property was made by
a syndicate of which Col. Charles H.
Consolvo and Walter H. Taylor are
the leading spirits The syndicate is
composed entirely of local business
men, who appreciate the value of this
hotel and who will continue the high
standard upon which it has earned its
widespread reputation. The Month
cello was completed in the fall OF
1898. and was formally opened by Syl-
vanus Stokes. of Baltimore, who re-
tired when his lease expired in 1903.
Lynchburg The congregation of
Holy Trinity Lutheran church has ex-
tended a call to Rev. Leonard Hogs
head, of Cleveland. The young min
lister, who has been in the West sew
eral years, is a native of Augusta
county, this State.
Harrisonburg Just after her hus-
band had told her about the sudden
death of a girl friend, Mrs. Elmer
Berry, % years old, arose from the
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