Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Late Saturday night broken film
in moving picture show caught lire
and exploded in Harrisonburg. A
fireproof booth, placed following an
investigation some time ago by the
town council, saved the building.
Films worth $3.50 were burned. The
big audience filed through the exits to
safety.
A postal savings bank has been open
ed in Harrisonburg.
The biggest deed of trust ever band
ed in the Circuit Court of Floyd
county was filed there Saturday by the
United Chemical and Nickel Corpora
ton, the deed being made in favor
of the Bacon Trust Company, of
Boston, for s3,000,OOO. This trans
action means much to Floyd county
since it is more than likely to insure
the completion OF the Roanoke.M Mt.
Airy railroad. The United Chemical
and Nickel Corporation owns Ii large
tracts of land and has options on others.
These lands are said to contain vast
deposits OF silver aud copper ss we'll as
other minerals. The 100000 will
be devoted to the development OF the
properties.
Fincel Corbin shot and killed Clark
Dodson in Madison county Saturday
night and shot and dangerously woun-
ded Oscar Nichols. Nichols was, how
ever, able to make his way 70 the
house OF q mountaineer, where he gave
the particulars. Details are hard to
obtain as the scene OF the murder is
in wild and unfrequented portion OF
the Blue Ridge. 1t appears that Dob
son and Nichol called at Corbin's
home and asked him if he wanted to
fight. His reply was bullet through
Dobson's head.
Willard F. Martin, deputy city ser
geant and prominent 10 Richmond
affairs, died early yesterday morning
With an attack Of paralysis OF the
! heart
The Rockingham Daily Record is
the name of a new independent demo-
I cratic daily paper TO be started in
Harrisonburg in a few weeks by
friends and adherents of Senator
George B. Keezell. R. D. Van Alstin,
recently of tho Petersburg Index-Ap.
peal, Petersburg, has been elected
general manager. This will be the
third daily paper in Harrisonburg,
which is q town of q little less than
\ The skeleton of q prehlstorlc gurrua,,
q sauropodus dinosaur, has been found
on the Kenneth W. Morris farm, near
Petersburg. The skeleton is about 40
feet in length, and across the verte-
brae measures about s inches. The
body was discovered in the bottom of
a branch which had about dried up
lfrom the drought and was imbedded in
So mari soil.
; As a result OF heading for the left
hand side of the road instead of keep.
ing to the right. William Sonner, an
experienced motorist, OF Front Royal,
collided With q car occupied by II.
Ellis Chandlee, Dempster M. Smith,
and Ross A. Barrett, all of Washing
ton, neara bridge which spans Cedar
Greek on the Valley Turnpike Sunday
evening, and both machines were
wrecked, while Mrs. Sonner, Miss Mary
King, ]. M. SampelI, and all the other
occupants OF both machines were cut
and bruised and severely shocked when
they we're hurled headlong from
the cars. Haller Heater, OF Middle
town, volunteered to carry the injured
men and women in his car to the
Strasburg Hospital, and as be was
crossing the railroad tracks in the sub
urbs wheel collapsed and the machine
crashed into q telephone pole, spilling
all the occupants. However, they
sustained no addition injuries. Heat
er's car wes completely demolished.