Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-15
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various
Tarts of the State,

TUE new bank. the Citizens Bank OF Dan
Vile. with capital of 100000, commenced
bus ness. The deposits were very large
The officers of the bank are John II. Schoi-
field. president Thomas B. Fitzgerald, VICE
president James T. Catlin, cashier
Mn AND MRS. J. w. TATE. and Mrs. Wm'
rockingham, of North Danvil'e, while rid
ing out in the country in q spring wagon,
met with what may prove serious accident
The horses they were driving became fright
ened at passing wagon loaded WIN ''h'
ware and shying threw Mrs rockingham
and Mrs. Tate out OF the wagon. The wagon
nossed over Mrs rockingham, breaking
two ribs and injuring her shoulder. sue
NAV also be internally injured. Mrs. Iase
was painfully bruised.
r E. BoYKIN is the Democratic nominee
for the House OF Delegates in Isle OF "lgh'
county. The Populists Of Greene ana Maui
con counties have nominated 0. 5. Fnzhngn
for the House.
GOVERNOR MCKINNEY has pardoned Thos.
Bluford, who in 1890 was sentenced In the
County Court OF Gloucester to nine years IN
the penitentiary for murder in the second
degree. Bluford's conduct has been gooc
since his confinement, and he is suffering
from chronic trouble which it is thought
would prove fatal If he is not released
THE Monogah, Montana, ston ana
West Paramount Mining Companies in
Marion county, employing over three thou
sand men that have been partially idle on
account of the difficulty in securing barges,
resumed in full this week. All the mines are
overcrowded with orders for both coal an
coke.
THE Peoples Party of the tweRty-lfth SEN
atoriaI district held q convention at Keys
vile. Armstead Burwell, wealthy farmer
of Mecklenburg county, was UNANIMOUSLY
nominated for Senator and will accept.
THE Brandon Hotel, Basic City, has been
sold TO Mr.. Edward A. Watson for the sun
of $4,000. Mr.. Watson is an English gen.
teman, proprietor of "Nimrod Hail.
noted sportsmans resort in Bath county.
At the session of the Metho list Protestant
Conference at Weston, the proposition O.
the United Brethren Church Of Buckhannon,
Offering one-haf interest in their school pro
perty upon the payment of $500, was
accepted, and an order made in the minutes
that when the amount of money could d
raised the purchase of a'balf Interest woulc
be made.
Mrs. c. J. T. Sherman. mother OF the VIII
of Senator J. Donald Comeron, is Ill OF par
alysis at the Warm Springs
The Norfolk and Western Railroad ha
published a notice that it will dismiss all EN-
ployes whose wages are attacked or gan
nisheld in the hands of the company.
The pant of the Backwater Boom an
Lumber Company at Elkins is being rebui
by its present owner, and will be put
operation as soon as possible.
IT is rumored that the Pocahontas Cos
Company has contracted to furnish the whit
Star Steamship Line with 225,000 tons
coal.
Electric light poles are being set up
Berkeley Springs and trenches dug for IL
street water mains.
The first services in the new Methodi
Episcopal Church South at Staunton wei
hel dSunday last.
Eighty stock stalls on the Pulaski ia
grounds were destroyed by an incendlal
fire.