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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1921
Page
10
Dairy farmers in Charles County met in La Plata to study cooperative creameries with speakers W B Bishop J L Wetherald and others. A committee was appointed to explore sites in Waynesboro Charlottesville and Luray and to secure options for property.
Jr. Truitt died from a gunshot wound to the right breast after his wife Mary Truitt admitted firing. She is charged with feloniously shooting and faced murder charges in court as the case was continued pending coroner's inquest. Bail set at 5000 dollars. Special report notes lightning killed fifteen cattle and five horses in Green County during an afternoon electrical storm.
Special to The Washington Post Clarksbury West Virginia May 30 There will be no inquest into the death of R B Jones 45 president of the miners union at Glen Walls and check weigh man for Consolidation Coal Company who was shot last night at a house in Union Heights No 2 as the man who did the shooting confessed The tragedy was witnessed by three persons Okey Hannigan 44 who is charged with the homicide Minnie McDonald and Elsie Ferguson who were in the house at the time The tragedy occurred it is said when Jones attempted to force his way into the house
Lynchburg mourns James Ridgeway former resident died Saturday in Clifton Forge with burial at Spring Hill cemetery. His widow was Miss Chisholm of Lynchburg. In Abingdon, 87 year old Confederate veteran Benjamin Gilder died Saturday. funeral by Rev. Walsh with burial in Abingdon Cemetery. He leaves five daughters and two sons.
In Hagerstown Maryland on May 80 about five thousand people attended memorial exercises at Antietam National Cemetery. Former Gov John J Cornwell Rep Royal C Johnson Rep Frederick N Zichtman H H Kinneard and Rev B F Clarkson gave addresses. Wilsworth R Roulette read Gettysburg speech. Rohrersville and Smithsburg bands supplied music as a parade preceded the event with groups including Grand Army of the Republic Veterans of Sharpsburg Hagerstown Keedysville Sons of Veterans Red Men Knights of Pythias Patriotic Order Sons of America Modern Woodmen of America and school children. Clyde B Roulette served as chief marshal.
Wilamson West Virginia May 20 The killing of two persons in Willamson district reported to the State police. The shooting occurred on Yond Creek in Pike County Kentucky. A man named Brumfield and his 4 year old daughter were shot and killed by a man named Brown. Brown arrested and taken to Pikesville Kentucky. Brimfield's body brought to Williamson. Authorities said the Tug River area was quiet.
Danville Virginia May 30 Special to The Washington Post Nat G Terry police chief of South Boston was declared insane after a second amok episode. He broke furniture, fired his revolver, and was placed under lunacy commission before removal to an asylum. The Halifax circuit court indictment will be dropped.
May 30 report says another attempt to wreck C and O No. 9 from Hot Springs to New York failed near Gordonsville as a discharged employee is suspected. Bloodhounds tracked the trail but no arrest yet.
The Cumberland diocese convened in St. John's Episcopal church Hagerstown Maryland with Bishop John Gardner Murray of Baltimore in attendance. The sermon on The Changing and Unchanging Church was delivered by the Rev H A Louis rector of St James Westernport.
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