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leg ana arm In driving accident near
Edinburg
Harrisonburg. Mrs. SalIie Thomas.
| SO years old. died on Tuesday near
Dayton. Rockingham comfy.
Harrisonburg. w. = Mrs Annie
Cline, "a years old. native Of Sheh-
andoah county. widow Of Michael
Cline. died on Tuesday near Hinton.
Fredericksburg, Miss Lizzie Cox.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs J. r Cox.
died on wednesday In Spotsylvania
county, She was % years old.
Harrisonburg capt. John II. Rolls
ton, 70 years old. farmer and Con-
| federate veteran, OF Rockingham coun-
| ty, died Thursday morning at his
home, few miles north Of Harrison
burg.
! Lynchburg. Except for the installa-
tion Of the heating plant, carpet, pews
and furniture, the new First Christian
Church is completed and the congrega,
| ton is expecting to occupy the build
ing for the first time on Sunday, octos
Der e.
Norfolk. Burglars ransacked the
home OF NJ. Hofin. AS Ward avenue,
and got away with $1,000 worth of sill
verWare, taking every piece in and
on the sideboard, while the occupants
OF the house were peacefully slumber-
ing.
Norfolk, Former Judge Richard w.
Arnold, aged 70 years, OF Waverly,
died here Thursday. He was Con-
federate veteran and the father Of
Hugh W. Arnold, of Chicago, and
Richard H. Arnold, OF Lincoln, Cal.
Lynchburg. Inspector-Gen T.
D. Jennings. Of Lynchburg, has just
approved the appointment of Miss
Bessie Thornton as sponsor and Miss
Nancy Hart as maid for the Eighth
Congressional district at the Confeder-
ate reunion to be held at Newport
News next month. Both live in War
renton.
Charlottesville The barn and
stables of j. r.! ELAN, well-known
real estate man, were destroyed by
fire Wednesday morning, together
with two automobiles. five horses,
carriages and buggies and quantity
of hay and grain The damage was
about $1,000 and the insurance $7,750.
Lynchburg The Lynchhurg Chap,
ter, Royal Arch Masons, has elected
the following new officers: High
priest, p. a. Patterson; king, p. D.
Butts; scribe, w. r. Holt; treasurer,
d. T. Walker; G. of H., F. H. Halle;
P. s., C. H. Cabiness; R. A. G., J. G.
Greenlay; chaplains. Revs. E. H. Car
ter, ]. M. Franklin and ]. M. Ponton;
tiler, P. F. Price, and trustees, N. H.
Lavinder, D. H. billiard and s. R.
Weigand
Harrisonburg Walter McCary, II
years old. and Teddy Jenkins, years
old, unhitched j. N. Arey's horse near
the Kavanaugh Hotel, jumped into the
rubber-tired buggy and drove away
into West Rockingham. Telephone
messages traced the youngsters to a
point about 10 miles distant, where
they stopped for the night. Magis
trate Downing fined McCary $3.50 and
will send him to the Reform School If
he again offends the majesty of the
law. Teddy was excused on account
of his tender age.
Petersburg The building of the
Petersburg Benevolent and Mechanic
Association, on the corner of Syca-
more and West Tabb streets. Is to be
taken down to give place to a new
building. The work will be begun on
Monday The new building is to be
seven stories high and will cost in ex-
cess Of $4,000. The work of remov-
ing the library to the Exchange Build
ing on Bank street was begun this
morning.
Warsaw estmoreland Camp OF
Confederate Veterans held Its annual
reunion at. Montross DIR. M. M
Walker, commander, presided The,
first speaker of the day, Col. John
Sherwood, of Richmond, member Of
the House of Delegates, was presented
by DR. G. w. Beale. Judge Theodore
G. Garrett. of Norfolk, formerly OF
Gen ]. E. B. Stuart's stan, was intro
duced by Judge R. B. Wright. Fully
500 persons were present.
Norfolk.-An advertising compaign
in support of wood as against sub
stitutes, such as concrete steel, fibre
and metal, was urged here at meet
ing Of the North Carolina Pine Assoc
citation, representing the large lumber
mills and afflliated industries in
Maryland, Eastern Virginia and North
and South Carolina. Owing to the
great expense involved the question
was referred to the membership for a
referendum vote. The use Of fbre for
the manufacture OF boxes was regard
ed as serious an inroad on lumber as
the substitution Of concrete for tim
Der and metal for the old-time wooden
lath In building construction.
Lynchburg Governor Mann win be
asked to give Ben Hubbard military
protection when he is taken back to
Lovingston, October s. to be tried for
the murder of Dr. r A. Petit there
last Monday. 1t is also certain that
change OF venue will be asked on ac-
count Of the bitter feeling IN Nelson
county against Hubbard. The people
IL Nelson, while admitting generally
that Hubbard Is probably insane hold
him responsible for the murder Of
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