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Kith and Kin

3/26/2014

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Shenandoah Herald, Woodstock, Va., Oct. 16, 1908
Frank Clark, also known as Joe Bush, was accused of arson on an Isle of Wight County farm. After the fire, Clark remained on the grounds for several weeks and then suddenly disappeared. Shortly thereafter, he was captured in North Carolina by Suffolk private detective Johnny "Hurricane" Branch. The destroyed property, valued at more than $5,000, belonged to Hurricane Branch’s brother and included 22 cows, eight horses and mules, 300 barrels of corn and farm machinery. 

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Horse Thief Shot and Wounded

3/20/2014

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The Richmond-Times Dispatch, Nov. 14, 1905
A horse and buggy was stolen from W. L. Bryant’s store in Carrsville. James L. Joyner and Jesse Lakeford pursued the alleged thief, David Johnson, and after a brief scuffle, they shot him in the back. 

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To Rest in His Uniform of Gray

3/12/2014

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The Daily Press, Feb. 22, 1905
Dr. John W. Lawson, 68, died at his home near Smithfield. Lawson served as a former member of Congress from the second district of Virginia, a leading member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention and president of the board of visitors at The College of William and Mary. His dying request was that he be buried in his old Confederate uniform. He was laid to rest in Ivy Hill Cemetery.


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A Fatal Slip

3/5/2014

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The Milan Exchange (Gibson Co., Tenn.) Aug. 4, 1883
Gilbert Pond, 74, resided near Zuni. As he watched his hands plant potatoes, he fell backwards from the fence rail he was sitting upon – breaking his neck. He died in a few moments.
 


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