The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-12-08
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has been named to be Common
wealth's attorney for Campbell coun-
ty, the appointment being to succeed
A. H. Light, who held the position
eleven years, but who resigned this
week. Mr.. Murrell formerly held the
position for number of years.
Petersburg.-The will of Ellen Har-
rison, colored, well-known to white
and colored people of this city, was
probated in the clerks office Of the
Hastings Court, showing that the
woman left an estate valued at 100000,
of which she set aside $4,000 to be
used in erecting monument at her
grave. The balance of her estate goes
70 Phillips Hicks, colored, friend.
Lynchburg.-The body of the late
Representative Hal D. Flood, which is
temporarily resting in Washington,
will be brought of Appomattox, his
birthplace, where, on December 10, it
will be finally inferred in the mauso-
leum built there by his widow at a
cost of $4,000. An address will be
delivered by United States Senator
Claude A. Swanson, of Virginia.
Petersburg. Petersburg merchants
are preparing for big business next
week when the Christmas savings
checks will be mailed out by the
banks. There will be approximately
$4,000 mailed to Petersburg people
from the six banks. The tobacco ware.
house all reported big sales during the
past several weeks with the tobacco
averaging 80 cents pound This is
also expected to put new life into
business.
Winchester.-Mrs. Ellen Smoke, wife
of Martin v. B. Smoke, local Pennsyl-
vania Railroad agent, was run over
and severely injured by an automobile
driven by Cecil 10y, who eyewitnesses
said. continued a full city block before
being halted Mrs. Smoke is in a crit
ical condition from internal injuries,
broken collarbone and gashes and
bruises on her body. 10y was remand
ed to jail without bail pending the
outcome of her injuries.
misunderstanding on the pro-
posed routes for the highway between
Richmond, Solomon's Store and Spot
sylvania Courthouse, link in the
Richmond Washington Highway, was
held by the Virginia Highway Commits
sion in the commission rooms here. A
number of prominent speakers we're
heard ON the subject and resolutions
were presented from the Daughters
of the Confederacy. The contest, which
has arisen is between the State high
way survey and advocates of the Tele-
graph road and the Negrofoot road.
Bids were received last week on the
work, but no decisions were an
nounced, Henry G. Shirley, chairman
of the commission, stated
Winchester.-One of thirty books,
entitled "Sonnets From Petrarch," is
sued by the University Press, Cam
bridge, Mass, for private subscription,
has been placed on exhibition at the
Handley Library by one of the eigh-
teen American owners. Twelve of the
books were sold in Europe, and no
more will be issued. Each book, which
cost $1,000, is different from the other
in illumination and decoration. The title
page and initial letters on other pages
are done by hand in oil by Nestore
Leoni, of Italy. who has been at work
on the books for more than year.
The book. including stiff board cover,
is not more than one inch thick, and
is printed on parchment specially Sc
lected for uniformity of color and
thickness.
Winchester. 1--WE were afraid
mother was dead because her hand
wa7 so cold" sobbed 6-year-old Delvin
Sibert, youngest child of Mrs. Bessie
Green Sibert, 3S, whose body was
found shortly after daybreak. She
had died from heart trouble during the
night. and the child, who slept with
her, made the discovery. Calling an
elder sister, they found their mothers
arm hanging down at the side of the
bed cold and stiff. Two other sons,
knowing their mother was indisposed.
had gotten their breakfast and had
gone to work only to be stopped on
the way with information that she had
been found dead. AS Miss Bessie
Green, daughter of John F. Green, she
was young woman of unusual beauty,
and was greatly admired. Her hus-
band, Percy Sibert, died of influenza
four years ago, leaving her with five
children. Surviving also are her faith
er and five brothers.
Fredericksburg suit to recover
$1,000 personal damages has been in
stituted in the Stafford Circuit Court
by Miss Sara Bruce, assistant prin-
cipal of the Chancellor High School,
Spotsylvania county. against E. E.
Harrington, of Alexandria, Va. The
suit grows out of an automobile ac-
cident. which occurred on the Rich
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