Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-14
THE OLD DOMINION
Happenings From All Parts
Of Virginia.

Rev. Decatur Edwards, Of Freder-
icksburg. who recently accepted call
to church in South Richmond, has
resigned that charge and viii return
to that city and resume the pastorate
OF Massaponax, Zoan and Bethany
Churches. In spotsylvania county.
John Hall. an aged farmer Of Fish
Sers Hill, was driving a wagon1oad Of
produce to Strasburg when his wagon
was struck by Southern passenger
train. Mr.. Hall was fatally injured.
The wagon was demolished, but the
horses escaped injury
J. L. G. Smith has been elected
president Of the Bristol City Council
to succeed P. o. Goodwin, resigned.
Mr.. Smith has fer many years been
prominent as member of that body.
james w. Mort, former president OF
the Council, was elected to succeed
Mr.. GOODWIN on the Council :
James R. Rawlings has announced
his candidacy for appointment as
postmaster Of Fredericksburg under
the Wilson administration Others
mentioned are Mayor j. P. Rowe,
Samuel Woodbridge w. D. Scott and
W. K. Goolrick Ex-Mayor H. Lewis
Wallace was mentioned, but has an
nounced that he will not be q cAndi.
Harry Mahaney, of Cumberland, IL
years old, had an eye shot out while
hunting and may be fatally wounded.
He and Julius Linaburg, companion
Of the same age, were climbing up an
embankment when shotgun was dis
charged. Linaburg tainted Mahaney
is at the Affegany Hospital. His face
is terribly lacerated.
Matthew Divine, gunner's mate
on the battleship Michigan, was crush
ed to death in gun turret of that
vessel He was caught between the
turret's side and an ammunition hoist.
His neck was broken. Divine was a
native of Somerville, Mass. The
Michigan had just returned to the
Southern drill grounds
Revenue officers seized the fruit dis
tilleries of Thomas B. Hurst, at
Kilmarnock, and Carroll NJ. Barrack,
at Alfonso, both in Lancaster county,
and warrants have been issued by
United States Commissioner Foster,
charging the accused with making
false reports and concealing liquor to
defraud the government.
An automobile driven by Lynwood
Yates collided with thrashing ma
chine near Burketown, ON the Valley
pike. The car turned turtle in a ditch,
catching the occupants under it. The
injured are Lynwood Yates, collar
bone broken and other bruises; Mel
son Deck, sprained shoulder; William
Payne, sprained ankle; Joseph Con-
rad, bruises about head and face
Mrs. Lillian q. Posey, of Rockville,
has filed suit there against the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company for
5000 damages. 1t is claimed that in
July last Mrs. Posey bought ticket
from Germantown to Rockville, but
was carried to Halpine, two miles east
of Rockville, and walking back to
Rockville in the darkness, of the night
Mrs. Posey stepped into hole and
was badly injured
Circuit Judges Nathan Goff, OF
Clarksburg, w. Va, and ]. c. Pritch-
ard, of AsheviIle, N c., and District
Judges Edmund Waddill, Jr., of Rich
mond; Henry c. Mcdowell, Of Lynch
burg. and John c. Rose, OF Baltimore,
were in attendance at the formal open
ing of the Circuit Court of Appeals in
its magnificent quarters in the new
Federal building Thursday. Indica-
lions are that the court will remain in
session until December 20.
Hartford Road Law Defeated.
Havre de Grace.-The defeat of the
coIaty road superintendent law in
Hartford county by from 700 to 800
votes has occasioned much disappoint-
ment among it's advocates. The bill
provided salary of from $500 to
$1,000 for the engineer. The strong
est opposition to the bill was in the
rural districts. The measure was
fathered by the County Commission
ers and number of prominent Har
ford county farmers and business men.
Mr.. Weakiand Gets Bolivian Post.
Cumberland. After having estab-
lished the dividing line between Pan
anna and Costa RIGA, Francis L. Weak
land, civil engineer, son of Council
man l. w. Weakland, of Meyersdale,
returned to America and left again.
for France. Mr.. Weakland was EN-
ployed as engineer for the Panama
Costa RIGA Commission. When this
work was finished he came to America,
intending to visit his home, but when
he reached New York he was offered
the position of assistant chief engineer