Manassas Journal, October 1906 (Prince William Co., Virginia) ---------------------------------------------------- October 5, 1906 Loudoun county is now under quarantine as to the cattle tick fever in one section. Judge C. E. Nicol and Judge Turner of Warrenton exchanged courts yesterday. The Ladies Aid Society will hold a social at Miss Ida M. Moore's to-morrow night (Saturday). Miss Louise Longwell is teaching public school in West Virginia, and Miss Katie Willcoxon is teaching at Bristow. Messrs Davis & Bro. have contracted to put in the heating apparatus in the New Baptist church. Dr. John H. Iden is now in Cuba, and doubtless looking out for yellow fever, which has broken out on the island. Mr. Westwood Hutchison, as agent for Rev. Mr. Trainhm, has sold the lot in front of the Baptist parsonage to Mr. W. G. Iden for $225. Dr. Marye Lewis is taking care of Dr. Wine's practice during his absence at the hospital, where he has recently undergone an operation for appendicitis. Emmett Rice, son of Mr. W. M. Rice, has diphtheria, and Marie, youngest daughter of Dr. S. S. Simpson, is also sick with the same disease. Both children attended public school. We understand Mr. Jas. E. Nelson has tendered his resignation as teller of the Peoples National Bank, effective Oct. 15, to take the position of Secretary to the Gaither Construction Co. Mr. Wagner's son Howard, who has been in bad health for some time, was taken seriously ill last Friday night, and while he continues quite sick, he is not thought to be critically ill at this time. The Warrenton Virginian of this week says Mr. J. H. Melton of this county has bought a farm near Minnieville, Prince William County, from Henry Hinton, and will move there by the first of the year to live. The memorial windows in the new Baptist church of this place have all been engaged. Judge C. E. Nicol takes two, Mrs. Barbour, Mrs. Spies, Mrs. Keys, Miss Katie Willcoxon, Mr. J. E. Hixson, member of Mr. Jacob Muddiman's family and the Sunbeam Society each take one. We learn from a private letter to Mr. Westwood Hutchison that Rev. Mr. Trainham of Marion, Va., formerly pastor of the Baptist church here, was badly but not seriously hurt in a runaway accident last Sunday. The minister accompanying him did not get off so well and is severely injured. Owing to the continued inability of the foreman of this office, Mr. D. R. Lewis, to use his eyes we have been delayed in our job printing and considerably handicapped on the paper this week. He hopes to be able to resume work next week. Mr. C. J. Meetze has sold "Amazement," his beautiful chestnut mare, four years old, to Mr. Warthen of Front Royal for $750. "Amazement" was exhibited at 6 shows this year in from 3 to 6 classes and not only was a blue ribbon winner but was greatly admired. We understand she goes to Boston, Mass. Messrs Herring & Meetze also sold "Going Some" and "So Am I" to Mr. Geo. P. Watkins of Lynchburg for $1000. This makes 8 horses the firm have sold since the beginning of the show season. MR. COCKRELL'S HEAVY LOSS. On the night of Sept. 21, Mr. E L. Cockrell, owner of Negley farm, near Woodbridge, me with a heavy loss in the burning of his magnificent cattle barn, hay barn, silo and machinery, reaching an aggregate loss of about $8,000, with an insurance of $2,500. The fire originated in the gasoline engine room, where preparations were being made to cool the milk. The cattle barn was one of the finest in the state, 38x200 feet, with a capacity for 100 cows. It was built in the best manner, with all modern improvements. In his hay barn there was about 100 tons of hay. His silo had capacity of 450 tons. Altogether Mr. Cockrell had one of the finest dairy equipments in the state and is handling about 150 cows. He is now preparing to rebuild. ----------------------------------------------------------------- October 12, 1906 Prof. Jos. Boorman and family will shortly move to Washington. Mr. E. H. Hibbs has been suffering with severe inflammation of one eye. Mrs. Barney Bryant, who has been ill with intermittent fever, is much better. The temperature here last night was down to 30 with a heavy frost--the first real frost of the season. Miss Sallie Stuart will hold a service at Trinity church Friday, Oct. 19, on Missions in Alaska at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Oscar C. Portner lost several valuable hogs, all thoroughbred Berkshires, this week from feeding damp wheat. Howard Wagener, son of Mr. W. C. Wagener, continues critically ill and no hopes are entertained of his recovery. Prince William, a well known driving horse belonging to Judge Nicol, dropped dead in harness on Friday evening last. Miss Lizzie Crabill left yesterday afternoon for the Garfield hospital, Washington, D. C., with a very bad case of eczema. Mr. A. P. Smith of Independent Hill has left at this office a white yam weighing 4 pounds and a beet weighing 5 pounds. Mr. Mars Lewis has accepted a position with Messrs Hynson & Co. This gives the firm three young men that easily reach the 6 foot mark. Mrs. M. L. Welfley of Bristow, is in the Adirondack mountains of New York with a daughter that has been in bad health for several months. Superintendent of Public Instruction Joseph D. Eggleston, Jr., who is sick in Prince Edward, is improving slowly. He will probably not be out for several weeks. Mr. I. C. Cornwell, who conducted a transfer and baggage business here for some time, has a position with the American Transfer and Baggage Co. of Washington. The state civil engineer, accompanied by Mr. D. J. Arrington, superintendent of roads, visited Linton's ford, near Bristow, this week and has made plans for the proposed bridge. Carrier pigeons liberated here last Sunday are reported to have reached Norristown, Pa., in 2 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds, making, we are informed, a speed of 1634 yards a minute. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Peoples National Bank of Manassas on Tuesday last Messrs H. P. Davis of Bristow and R. Weir Waters of Manassas were elected bookkeepers. Little Hattie Merchant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Merchant, who has had diphtheria, making three centres of infection in town, is recovering. Mr. Rice's child and Dr. Simpson's daughter are about well. A social will be given at the home of Mrs. W. R. Myers on Friday night, Oct. 19, by the girls of her Sunday School class. Refreshments will be served free and there will be an informal entertainment. All are cordially invited, come and bring as many pennies as you have letters in you name. A barn on the premises occupied by Mr. Moriarity of Nokesville belonging to Mr. W. R. Free Jr., was burned last night together with all contents, including one cow, buggy, harness & c. There was no insurance. Owing to the scarcity of good hickory, Mr. John W. Precott has decided to close down his spoke factory permanently. While we appreciate the conditions that make it necessary to do so, we regret the closing of one of Manassas's most successful institutions. At a meeting of the town council on Wednesday night last the bid of the J. C. M. Lucas & Co. of Baltimore for the installation of the proposed electric light, plant at $7,557 was accepted, conditional upon the sale of bonds. There was no bids of street improvements and bids on this will be readvertised. There was one bid on water works, that of Thomas & Co. of Harrisonburg, Va., at $37,879. This was rejected and bids will be again advertised for. OUR REPORTER IN SOCIETY Mrs. Maggie Barbour is visiting in Brentsville. Mrs. C. H. Whittington is teaching at Sherwood, Md. Mrs. B. N. Merchant of Alexandria is in town this week. Mrs. King of Washington visited her brother, Mr. C. E. Nash, this week. Miss Edith Willingham of Remington is visiting her cousin Miss Ethel Bryant. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson of West Virginia are visiting Mr. Nelson's parents on Battle street. Miss I. M. Anderson and Mr. Lee Willis of Washington, D.C., spent Sunday with Mrs. J. B. Trimmer. Mrs. E. K. Mitchell returned yesterday from a four weeks' visit in Bucks county, Penn., and in Philadelphia. Mrs. Robert Portner and several members of her family will shortly sail for Europe for an extended visit. Mrs. Westwood Hutchison, delegate from the Manassas chapter, left Wednesday to attend the meeting of the state division of the U. D. C. in session at Wytheville. NOTES FROM THOROUGHFARE Mr. and Mrs. Granville Thornton have returned from a three weeks' visit to their son, Mr. Stuart Thornton of Shelby, Ohio. They report a delightful trip. Mr. James W. Bell arrived here one day last week on his return trip from a two months' visit to his son, Mr. William M. Bell of Weleetka, Indian Territory. He says that it is a fine country for an enterprising young man but thinks old Virginia is good enough for him. Mr. J. S. Smith of Waterfall and Mr. Jas. Pickett are attending the reunion of Mosby's men at Richmond the week. The school of this place has opened with a large attendance. Forty-five pupils have already been enrolled. Miss Virginia Bell, who has been visiting friends near Winchester, is home again. Mrs. Mount, on of our oldest citizens is quite sick. HAYMARKET NEWS Gen. Robertson and wife spent a few days this week at Wateree, Mrs. Robertson's former home. Miss Irene Demory has returned home after spending several weeks in Washington and Alexandria. Bishop Gibson visited St. Paul's church on Tuesday and confirmed quite a large class. Mr. and Mrs. Worth Hulfish of Alexandria were visitors in Haymarket this week. Mr. Hugh Smith spent last Sunday at his home here. Miss Sara Howdershell, who has been in Cleveland, Ohio, for the past year, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Randolph Smith here. Mrs. Dunbar left on Sunday night to visit her daughter, Mrs. Henry Reid at Bluemont. ----------------------------------------------------------------- October 19, 1906 BRIEF LOCAL NEWS Mr. J. C. Goode, son of Mr. John Goode, is attending Eastern College, at Front Royal, Va. Rebecca, daughter of Mr. F. P. Sayers, living about 2 miles from town, is ill with typhoid fever. Mr. C. L. Hynson has sold a house and 3 acres of land, near Lucasville, to Mr. David Robinson for $250. Mr. J. Hugille Stevens, who has been sick for several weeks with malarial fever, is now able to get around. Miss Sallie Stuart will hold a service at Trinity church to-night (Friday) on missions in Alaska, at 7:30 p.m. The spoke factory here will not close down until April 1, 1907. It is now in operation and will continue until that date. Mr. W. N. Lipscomb has sold "Ianthe," his beautiful gray mare, to Mrs. de Bullett of Baltimore at a handsome figure. Miss Ella Garth of Brentsville, who was knocked down about two weeks ago by a runaway horse, is able to be out again. Mr. E. B. Giddings of the firm of Hibbs & Giddings attended his parents' golden weddings at their home in Loudoun this week. Mr. E. H. Hibbs, who has had a bad attack of iritis, is still suffering from its effect. Mr. Lewis of the office is about recovered. Judge C. E. Nicol, at the last term of the court here, appointed Capt. C. Farquhar inspector of weight and measures for the county. Mr. Roy Adamson had a fall at the Richmond horse show and was painfully but not seriously bruised and was able to attend the Norfolk show. Mr. B. Conway Taylor has decided to enter the law department of the University of Virginia and will leave to begin his studies in about a week. Walter Clark, son of Rev. T. D. D. Clark, fell on Sunday last while at play and broke his collar bone. Fortunately no other injury was sustained. It is reported that Dr. C. Shirley Carter of Warrenton has sold his thoroughbred park hack "Cortoman," to Mr. Rufus Patterson of New York for $2, 250. The dwelling house of Mr. W. H. Butler of Buckland was burned yesterday. The family lost nearly everything in the fire. The loss was partly covered by insurance. Sarah, daughter of Rev. T. D. D. Clark, the Baptist minister at this place, has been quite ill with pneumonia--both lungs involved. She is, however, very much better. Mr. F. Jud Jones of this place, who has been fireman on one of the trains on the Manassas branch, fell from the coal bin at Strasburg Wednesday and was badly but not seriously hurt. Mrs. Hampton Brenton and son George and his wife have moved from Washington back to Manassas. Mr. Brenton has formed a partnership with Mr. Wade Goodwin in the express business. Myrtle, little daughter of Mr. J. G. Kincheloe, has been critically ill with membranous crop but is better. We hear from another source that anti-toxin was administered, which would point to diphtheria. A telegram has been received by the family at Haymarket form Mr. Geo. G. Tyler, who is in New York, saying that Mr. Benjamin Tyler has been found. His memory is returning. When discovered he was quietly at work on a farm near Rochester. OUR REPORTER IN SOCIETY Mr. James Bryant of Alexandria spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Muddiman left on Sunday last for their home in W. Va. Mrs. Charles Willingham of Remington spent several days with Mrs. B. L. Bryant this week. Mrs. Walter Darnell and her interesting little son of Strasburg spent a few days at Mrs. Colbert's recently. ----------------------------------------------------------------- October 26, 1906 BRIEF LOCAL NEWS Mr. Fred Prescott is recovering from an attack of malaria. Mr. B. F. Matthew if the Stone House has left at this office a sweet potato weighing four pounds. A series of meeting are now being held in the M. E. Church, South, at Gainesville, Rev. S. V. Hilderbrand pastor. Prof. Jos. Boorman has had an attack of nervous prostration, and has been unable to move to Washington as expected. Pork Miller, with his great ministrel quartette, will give an entertainment in the M. I. C. hall next Wednesday. Mr. F. Jud Jones has undergone an operation for appendicitis, since he was hurt at Strasburg. He is reported doing well. Mr. Roy Adamson, who had a fall at the Richmond horse show, came home Tuesday. He was not seriously hurt--only a few bruises. Mr. Walter Shannon has opened a periodical counter and carries all the leading magazines, including Scribner's, Everybody's, McClure's & c. Mr. J. M. Warfield, father of Mrs. Gosnell of this place, had an epileptic attack in the post office last Friday but soon recovered from its effects. Mr. Jesse Ewell of Greene county passed through here this week to attend the golden anniversary of his father's wedding--Mr. John S. Ewell of Hickory Grove. Mr. George H. Smith shipped a carload of cattle last week from Gainesville to Richmond--the first shipment of beef cattle ever made, we believe, to the Richmond market. Mr. J. C. Wise, who bought the Burner farm (the old Merchant homestead) near town, moved on the premises Oct. 3, and we learn is much pleased with his new home. Mr. Gordon D. Thomas living near town, and his daughter, Miss Annie, have been quite sick with typhoid fever. This makes three cases in the family in the last three months. Mr. Fred Vollmer, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Griffith of Brooklyn, splintered a bone in her ankle. Prompt treatment produced good results and she expects to be able to walk soon. Mrs. O. H. Evans of Buckhall a sister of Mr. G. W. Payne of this place, was bitten on the arm by a spider last Monday night and was taken quite ill from the effects of the bite, but is now recovering. Mr. Newman Payne of Buckhall had about six acres in corn on Occoquan run. On Friday night the swollen stream swept away all except 5 shocks. Mr. Robert Pearson also lost considerable as did Mr. Luther T. Sullivan, F. A. Cockrell and others. Rev. T. D. D. Clark, pastor of Manassas Baptist Church, will preach in the M. E. Church, Sunday, Oct. 27th, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. S. G. Dory, who has gone to the Baltimore hospital to have a surgical operation performed. Bradley and Bristow pulpits will be filled by Kametalo Sakatsuem, Japanese missionary, at 3:30 and 7:45 p.m. Mr. A. Randolph Howard of Fredricksburg, a prominent exhibitor at the Manassas horse show this year, has shipped his string of horses to New York for the Madison Square Garden show, after which they will be sold and Mr. Howard will retire. He reached this decision since his accident in the show ring in Richmond, which still confines him to his bed. OUR REPORTER IN SOCIETY Mr. H. K. Laws spent Tuesday in Washington. Mr. Willie Efird of the South is visiting his parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver announce the arrival of little Miss Beaver. Mrs. Geo. H. Smith has returned from a visit to her old home near Culpeper. Miss Maude Morgan returned Monday after a lengthy visit in Harrisburg, Md. Mr. Arthur Engel of Pittsburg visited her mother, Mrs. Gosnell, the first of the week. Mr. Robert Tompkins and family of Washington spent Sunday and Monday at Mr. W. N. Lipscomb's. Miss Emma Shannon went to Washington Wednesday as delegate from the Presbyterian church here to the Missionary Convention. Mrs. Spaight of Washington and her sister, Miss Sadie Zeller of Ohio, spent Sunday with Mrs. Walter Hibbs. They were former residents here. Mr. O. D. Waters and sister, Miss Claudie, went to Washington Tuesday to see "The Virginian." Miss Theodora Waters and Miss Lucy Harrison went down later. Mrs. Will Embrey, who has been visiting Mr. Embrey's home in Bealton, spent Thursday with her grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Brawner. Mrs. Embrey is on her way to her old home in Broad Run. SERIOUS ACCIDENT Mr. C. W. Smith Critically Hurt >From the Warrenton Virginian We are indebted to Mr. Gwynn T. Shepperd for the following: Charles W. Smith, manager of the Horse Show Association, fell from his hunter, Sinbad, at the horse show in Norfolk Thursday night and sustained injuries which may prove fatal. The accident occurred about 10:45 o'clock just after Mr. Smith, on Sinbad, and Roy Adamson, on Jack Spratt, had leaped the third hurdle together in the hunting class event. No sooner had the pair gone over the hurdle safely that Sinbad shied and collided with Jack Spratt. Sinbad fell heavily, his rider falling on the underside. The horse go to this feet quickly, unhurt, while Mr. Smith lay unconscious on the ground. Drs. Lynch and Spillman rushed from their seats in boxes. Seeing the desperate condition of the injured man they applied strong heart stimulants, which restored him to consciousness. Examination showed that Mr. Smith's spine had been seriously injured, probably by the hoof of the horse, as the animal struggled to its feet after falling. The injured man was removed from the arena on an improvised litter and was later carried to St. Vincent's hospital in the ambulance, Gwynn T. Shepherd and C. H. Bull, together with Dr. Lynch, accompanied him. Dr. M. B. Neal, interne at St. Vincent's, came with the ambulance. Later reports indicate that Mr. Smith's condition is very grave. Mr. Smith has many friends in the county who are pained to know of his serious condition. 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