Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-24
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Notes That Are Of Interest
to VireinIans

Norfolk Urging total abstinence,
both on and on duty, thfIftlness and
the payment of debts, Grand Chief
w. s. Stone and other grand oficers
carried by storm the closing session
Of the convention of the Southeast
ern division, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. Jacksonville, Fla,
was selected as the next place OF
meeting, and, with T. J.. Hoskins,
of Nashville, chosen for another term
as general chairman, and Mrs. J. R.
Crittenden of Knoxville, Tenn, as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the women's
auxiliary. the following were named
as State chairmen for the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers:
North Carolina. d. X. Wright; Geor-
gia, J. l.. Tickling; Kentucky, w. b.
Cnrlee; Alabama j. D. Jessee Flor
ida, T. G. Loeb; South Carolina, H
G.. Sensey; Virginia, w r. Cline;
Tennessee, T. ]. Hoskins; Missis-
sippi. C. H. Brown, and. Louisiana,
w. t. Christie.
Utopia seems at last tc
have beens found in a Virginia sum.
mer resort. At Virginia Beach the
Town Council has sounded the vir-
tue of the community and, finding
nothing to condemn, has voted unani-
mous1y to abolish the Police Depart
ment on September 1. But Town
Sergeant A. F. Dozier, Virginia
Beach's police force, does NOT re-
1inquish his badge without protest
He points to the fact that the pres
ent Utopian conditions are the direct
result of his administration and that
it was through his efforts that Sun
day whisky selling and many forms
of gambling disappeared from the
beach. The Town Council does not
share his view that eternal vigilance
is necessary to retain these condi-
tions and has ruthIessly abolished his
position.
Norfolk.-For the second time
within six months, William r. Re-
velle was arraigned before Police
Justice Duncan on charge of as
saulting his wife, and for the second
time he was dismissed. While his
wife appeared at the rail with a
broken rib she declined to testify
against her husband, who had been
arrested on complaint OF neighbor,
and begged the magistrate to let him
go. She said she could not bear the
thought of having the man she loved
go to jail. While Justice Duncan dis
missed Reyelle he warned him If
he ever comes in the police court
again on similar charge while he
is the presiding officer, long Jail
sentence will be his lot. Revelle
promised to be good and he and his
wife left the court together,
Fredericksburg.- While, Mrs Ann
E. Cairo and Mrs. Michael Joblin,
with several children, were picking
fox grapes on G. w. Catro's farm in
.spotsylvania county, not far from
this city, a large cinnamon bear
rushed through the bushes and
chased one of the boys. The screams
of the women and children brought
men and dogs, but the bear made its
escape. 1n.zSz
Lynchburg-It is learned here
from what appears to be reliable,
though not official, source that the
management, of the Southern Rail-
way again has under consideration
the removal of the terminals of the
Washington and Danville divisions
from Monroe, seven miles north of
Lynchburg, to MontYiew, three miles
south of the city.
Fredericksburg. State Senator
John r. Saunders, of Middlesex, was
the only Democrat comply with
the Primary law conditions and will
be declared the Democratic nominee
from the Thirty-ninth Senatorial
district, composed of the counties of
Middlesex, Mathews, Gloucester and
King and Queen. 1t is probable that
Y. \. to-, "a, ~
general election
Lynchburg-John Harris, negro,
walked into the city smallpox hospi-
tai on Wednesday saying he had
smallpox and asked for treatment.
The hospital had been closed for sew
eral months. The negro exposed no
one in the city to the disease and he
does not know how. ne contracted
It,,
Petersburg.-After a thorough in
vestigation of the charge of neglect
of duty against Chief of Police r. F.
RagIand, on which he was suspended
from office by Mayor Cameron, the.
Board of Police Commissioners REIN
stated Chief Ragland, declaring that
the charge was not sustained by the
evidence.
Harrisonburg The Valley Cen
trail Christian Conference closed a
three-day session Friday at Leaks
ville,. Page county. Rev w. T.
Walters, of Winchester. was te-elect-
ed president. and S. w. Lincoln. of
Tenth Legion. was elected vice-presi-
dent
This seasons cotton crop Of the
Province of Adana. Turkey, is esti-g
mated at 85, 900 to $4,000 bales.