The Washington herald., 1919-12-10
VIRGINIA BREVITIES.

Lynchburg. Va. Dec. 9.-Reports
show that the farmers are being
bothered by thieves who go into the
pasture fields. kill milking cows and
carry of the skins after skinning the
carcass. Nelson County has had no
less than five cows killed in this
manner recently.
Lynchburg, Va. Dec: 9.-Miss The
resa Jaquelin Amber is the first wo-
man to join the Lynchburg Post OF
the American Legion, being entitled
to membership by reason of the fact
that she served as a nurse at Camp
Lee during the mobilization OF the
army.
Petersburg. Va, Dec. 9.-Damage
amounting to several hundred dollars
to the Washington Street NJ. f.
Church at 3 o'clock this afternoon
resulted from a burst fiue in the fur
mace setting fire to the building. At
the time of the fire, discovered by for
mer United States District Attorney
r. II. Mum, the flames had reached
the ceiling.
Onancock. Va. Dec. 9.-CIement
Gaskiil. aged S years, assistant to
the trainmaster of the New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad at
Cape Charles, was seriously injured
while spending his vacation with his
parents at Sanford, Va. Gaskill was
hunting with some friends. They
stopped at an apple tree to gather
some fruit and the gun of John Wes-,
sci wss accidentally discharged. Gas1
kill received the shot in his hip. He
Is now IN hospital in Norfolk.
Onancock, Va, Dec. 9-The body
of John Russell. age 80 years. was
the New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk road. the engine having
. struck the man near the Exmore
; Station. The mule he was driving
was crushed beneath the wheels.
Russell was deaf and did not hear
the approaching train. Had he lived
two more days he would have OBJ
served his SGD wedding university.
Danville, Va, Dec. 8. - News has
been received here from Claudville in
Patrick County stating that a large
( black bear is making his home on
Joe Mountain and the tracks of the
animal as well as fragments from
his shaggy coat and his lairs have
been found. None have yet seen the
bear. neither has II committed any
depredations so far as known. Peo-
pie in that community are organiz-
ing with a view of trapping the ami
NAL.
Bristol. Va. Dec. 9.-J. d. Deck
ard. employed as a night watchman
at the Enterprise Foundry here, was
accidently shot in the right side
when his revolver fell from his hol-
ster striking the ground and explod-
ing the cartridge. The wound will
not prove fatal. according to attend
ing physicians.
Winchester, Va. Dec. 9.-Arraigned
on the charge of breaking into a
store-room and stealing a shirt. to
which he confessed. a lad whose name
was entered on the court records as
John Doe, was yesterday afternoon
sentenced by Judge Talbot to three
years at hard labor-in the school
room. The court gave him the al
Tentative OF going to. the State Re-
formatory or the public school.
Amherst. Va, Dec. 9.-The Decem-
Der term OF the Amherst Circuit
Court will convene tomorrow, Judge
Bennett T. Gordon presiding. The
docket is long one but the indica-
tions are that a great many cases
wilH not be tried.
Cassidy. a yard engineer on the Nor
folk and Western yards here, filed a
petition in bankruptcy in the Federal
Court here In which he scheduled liza
bilities aggregating $751; The petition
discloses assets listed at s157.5O
Lynchburg. Va, Dec. 9-Dr. Albert
Lefevre. Of the University Of Virginia.
was the orator OF the Elks' annual
memorial service this afternoon at
the Academy of Music. The lodge lost
ten members during the past year.
Onancock. Va. Dec. 9-Members of
the John F. Lewis family held their
annual reunion today at which four
generations were represented.
Onancock. Va, Dec 9-Farmers
along the Eastern Shore have raised
the largest sweet potato crop in the
history Of this section.
Danville, Va, Dec. 9.-Mayor Harry
Wooding today gave instructions to
the city fire chief James p. Brooks
that no fire fighting apparatus must
exceed the speed of fifteen miles an
hour IN answering an alarm of fire