Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-12-21
ALL OVER THE STATE

Inc RldluS.- ISB CALQ0TluS Jane
Sands, daughter of the late Joseph
and Maria Hill Sands, of Brooklyn
N. Y, died at her home here. She
was in her eighty-eighth year.
Fredericksburg B. Rowe Camp
Spanish War Veterans, of the city, has
Larkin, commander; w. F. Leacock,
J. F. Bowling, vice-commanders; L. F.
Sthreshley, chaplain; T. B. Wright,
officer of the day; ]. M. Stone, officer
of the guard; T. M. Larkin, trustee.
Harrisonburg-The new building OF
the Rockingham Memorial Hospital is
nearing completion and will be open.
ed about the first of March. Rooms
have been endowed by local churches,
secret societies and public spirited
citizens.
Fredericksburg.-S. w. Broaddus, Of
Caroline county, circulated petition
this week asking the coming Legis-
lature to pass law permitting the
people to vote on the question of
Statewide prohibition. The petition
received many signatures.
Fredericksburg J. H. A. Cy-
rus, a colored preacher of Caroline
county, who has been interested in
the colored training school at Port
Conway, has made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors, with R. l..
Beale and D. B. Powers as trustees
Norfolk-The law passed by the
Legislature of Virginia requiring no.
tells to furnish sheets at least eight
feet long to all beds was declared to
be unconstitutional by Police Justice
Duncan, of Norfolk, before whom a
test prosecution was brought. The
State appealed.
Norfolk-.Willie'' Rhodes, 49,
year-old boy, was electrocuted while
at work at Dreamland, moving pic
ture theatre, in Portsmouth. The boy
was employed as operator of the ma
chine 1t is said short circuit
charged with electricity, sending sew
eral thousand volts through his body.
nchburg.-Maryland, West Vir-
ginia and Virginia are in scramble
for possession of Charles q. Roberts,
q white man, who was arrested here
several days ago for passing -a-bad
check. Roberts is wanted in Chariot
tesville, Va; Sistersville. ST. Adams
and Martinsburg, w. Va, and Cum
berland, Md. He will be turned over
to the authorities showing the strong
est case against him.
Luray.-There has keen a notable
decrease in the negro population of
every county in the Valley of Vir-
ginia within the last 10 years, and the
decrease is equally pronounced in
Eastern Virginia counties. In eight
counties there are now only 1896
negroes, against 1871 10 years ago.
Consumption and removals to North
ern States are charged with the de-
crease.
Lynchburg.-The Board of Alder
men concurred in the ordinance for
the proposed issue of bonds, after
amending 1t so as to strike out $780,
900 intended for a bridge over the
James river, thus reducing the amount
from $650,000 to $550,000, all of which
is to be expended on streets and sew
ers This sends the ordinance back to
the Common Council for concurrence
in the amendment, which is assured.
There is no doubt that Mayor Smith
will approve the measure.
Lyrichburg. - Courtney Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, has elected the
following officers for the next six
months: Chancellor commander, A.
r. Gardner; -vice-chancellor, R. T.
Butler; prefate, G. W. Crist;; master of
work, w. o. johnson; keeper of rec.
ords and seals, N. H C. Totty; master
of finance, j, A. Holshouser; inner
guard, J. NJ. Stout; outer guard, c. M.
Guthrie; representative to grand
lodge, A. NJ Schwel, and trustees, ].
A. Holshouser, ]. M Dulaney, J. c.
Bonderant, R. T. Butler and c. A.
Co1houn, Jr.
Danville. bodies of William G.
Pinnix, railroad clerk, and Mrs. Fan
ME New Pinnix, his wife, whom he
slew Just before ending his own. life
with a bullet, Wednesday afternoon,
were buried side by side in Green Hill
Cemetery. Rev. w. B. Beauchamp, of
the Methodist Church. officiating. Pins
nix discovered bundle of letters writ
ten to his wife recently by another
man signing "a. B." and couched in
saffectionate terms, Ee had been plan
ming the murder and seif-slaughter
since Thanksgiving Day. The couple
have an 1S-year-oid son and 12-year-
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