Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31
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Lynchbdre. Policeman. George
Ware was shot and seriously, If not
mortally, wousded BY Mercer Gar
land, 3 negro, who had been arrested
on larceny charge. The patrolman
was shot IN the abdomen. Ware
searched the negro and itseems that
he had his revolver secreted in his
coat sleeve. Three shots were fred
by the negro while the ofHcer held
him with his nippers The negro was
attempting to shoot the fourth time,
when young man 1eaped out OF a
passing street car on his back and
took the pistol from him. Ware has
a slight chance to recover. The bull
let was removed by an operation.
Newport News. The twenty-fifth
annual convention Of the Virginia
State Firemen's Association was held
here. The new officers elected were:
President, L. e. Lookabill, OF Roa-
noke; senior vice-president, F.. C..
lesser, Of Covington; statistician,
Charles 3. Stanlan, of Phoebus; sec
Rotary, J. E. Glenn, Of Harrisonburg;
treasurer. P. J. Williams, Of Char
lottesville. Roanoke was unani-
mously chosen as the place for the
convention In 1912.
Roanoke.-Dr Samuel A. Austin.
who was indicted In this city March
E25, 1910, on charges Of murder and
criminal malpractice, committed to
the Southwest State Hospital, at
Marion, and recently declared to be
Of sound mind, was brought here and
released on $4,000, bail for his APP
pearance in the Corporation Court
during the September term. 1t Is
stated on reliable authority the pros
ecution will be Withdrawn provided
DR.. Austin leaves Roanoke.
Luray.-Finwell Corbin was exon
Grated by coroner's jury investi-
eating the killing of Clark Dodson,
OF Madison county, on Saturday
night. Corbin at the same time shot
and wounded a. man named Nichols.
Dodson was shot with buckshot,
number OF them penetrating his
heart. The jury declared the killing
was done in self-defense, Dodson and
Nichols having gone to Corbin's
home, called him to the door and In
vited him to fight.
Norfolk Helen Gould will
give $50, 600 to the Army and Navy
Young Mems Christian Association at
Old Point Comfort The money will
be used in enlarging the present
building and installing swimming
pool, roof garden, bowling alleys and
large gymnasium. Miss Gould is
the founder Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, and is a fire.
,quent visitor.
Petersburg e. w. Rainey and
Rufus Barnes, white men, both held
for trial for forgery, escaped from
the City Jail by saving out an iron
bar of their window ON the third
floor of their cell and descending on
sheet rope. The work was done
with common case knife which
they had made into a saw. Neither
fof the fugitives has been caught
Harrisonburg .-E. ,L.SArmentrout,
OF Keezleton, has mother cat which
is tenderly caring for a. family con-
sisting of four. tiny kittens and two
tiny rabbits. The rabbits stole into
the barn, where the cat family were
/ feeding, and soon a strong friend
ship was struck up. The mother
shows no partially and the children
receive equally the maternal affec-s
ton and care without the slightest
sign of jealousy among themselves.
Harrisonburg. Hon. Frederick s.
Jackson, Congressman from the
Fourth district Of Kansas. delivered
the annual address before the sixth
annual rally of the Rockingham
County Anti-Saloon League. Other.
speakers were Rev, Edward J. Rich
ardson, Rev ]. d. McAllister and DR..
j. H. Light, all Of the Virginia Anti
Saloon League.
Lynchburg. Capt. d. M. Arm
strong, Of Roanoke. assistant in
spector-general OF the Virginia Con-
federate Veterans, has named Miss
Emma Green of Roanoke, sponsor,
and Miss Elsie Fleet. Of Lynchburg..
maid Of honor, to represent the vet
Grams Of the Sixth Congressional dis
trict at the annual reuni9n to be held
/ in Newport News next October.
Roanoke.-Jonas Pippen, charged
with the murder of Will Williams,
July IS, at st. Paul, and for whose
arrest $500 reward was offered, was
caught in Russell county Monday
night by Wyatt and A. H. Baldwin,
Of the Baldwin Agency. He was.
turnad ever IN tho Visa counfv oiS-s