Fatal quarrel between farmers shocks Irisburg community
Special to the Washington Post reports George Deane, 59, a prominent tobacco farmer of Irisburg, is jailed in Martinsville for the murder of Walter Dunn. The shooting occurred Monday night as Dunn and Deane encountered Dunn’s wife en route to her home after berry gathering. An inquest and preliminary hearing followed. Deane was held for further action.
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Stolen Tote Mystery Shocks Town Police
A local burglary left residents puzzled as a tote containing personal items disappeared from a shop. Police urge witnesses to come forward and review nearby surveillance footage for clues. The incident has sparked a small wave of precaution among shoppers.
Two Farm Boys Drown Near Sand Creek
In Spencer West Virginia on June 25 a 11 year old and a 13 year old, sons of Floyd Boggess and Lafe Hinzman, drowned while swimming in Sand Creek. Other boys witnessed the tragedy but could not aid them. bodies were recovered.
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Alexandria Trades Council withdraws from State Federation of Labor
The Alexandria Trades Council voted to leave the Virginia State Federation of Labor amid disaffection after a negro was elected to the state executive committee. Police search for two escaped convicts in prison garb yielded no results.
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Prosecution Details in Morris Case Highlight Threats and Testimony
In Charlottesville Edgar Morris case the prosecution presented corroboration of threats allegedly made by Morris toward San Sullivan and Judge Sullivan in the days before the shooting. Witnesses testified Morris warned he would get him and fired remarks at Jack Davis’s house, while others recounted similar threats. The day closed with defense counsel to confer as court adjourned.
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Laurel High School graduates in 1925 commencement
The Laurel High School class of 1925 held its commencement at Centenary Methodist Church. Graduates Albert Black Marton Boteler DeWitt Donaldson John Wesley O'Brien Rosa Mitchell Henrietta Halverson Marguerite Harding Ulsiel Gers delivered diplomas. Prof Pa B Bomberger spoke on The Ideals of American Citizenship.
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