Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-08-25
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various
Tarts Of the State.

On. FAYETTE III. LATHAM died at the resi-
dence OF his mother in Culpeper. He prac
ticed medicine in Baltimore for several year
! which kept failing uh:il he came 10 hi
former home, where he improved somewhat
but the seeds of consumption had gained toC
great old upon him.
THERE was rumor current on the streets
Of Alexandra that the offices Of the Midland
Division of the Richmond and Danvlle Rail
road Will he removed from that city to Char
lottesvilie-the change to take effect on Sep
TENDER st.
MISS LIZZIE KENT, of Montgomery county,
died at Christiansburg depot from an over
dose of chloroform, taken to allay pain from
cholera morbt1s Deceased was member Of
the well-known family Of her name in Mont
gcmery, Pulaski and Wythe counties.
A toUNa man named Doggett, aged about
sixteen years, a son Of David Doggett. Of
Culpeper county, was killed by the acciden-
tai discharge Of gun. He was climbing a
rock wall, when the hammer OF his gun
struck a rock and the whole Charge entered
Ills s.omach
GEO. BowYaR WAS instantly killed at Low
Moor. He jumped from the second Sc ton
OF No. train, which did not stop as Low
Moor, and freight train struck him. He
leaves eight children.
Hot. MARTIN DALTON, the largest real es-
tate owner and perhaps the wealthiest man
in Carroll equity, died last week. de repre-.
stnted the county for several terms in the
State Legislature.
JOHN BALLOON, a carpenter in the employ
of the Edgeman Bridge Company, was killed
at Covington, Friday, by a piece OF bridge
falling on him.
ROWLAND D. BUFoRD has been appointed
clerk of the County Couit of Beiforl to
all the vacancy caused by the death of Robert
3. Quarles.
K. B. FERGUSON, q clerk in the bank at
Big Stone Gap, which failed last week, died
suddenly and it was thought that he com
mitted suicide from some cause OF other. 1t
|, now thought probable that he took an
overdose of laudanum through mistake, as
he was suffering with boils and took laudan-
i'm to ease the pain.
CAPTAIN JAMES LOGAN CAPsToN, ole OF
the best known Irish-A American citizens OF
Richmond, died suddenly at st. james Hotel.
His demise was q great shock to his friends,
as his health was supposed to be good, and
only few hours before he had been seen
upon the streets in the best of spirits.
The work of building the Roaring Creek
and Buckhannon Railroad, which will be
feeder to the West Virginia Central, will be
rushed forward at once, under the direction
of Mr.. Dilley, chief engineer. The length of
this road is about thirty miles.
". J. FAST, of Cherry Run, Taylor county,
picked from two-acre lot 205 gallons of
raspberries. He planted the fle d .wo or
three years ago, with the above result.
They brought him thirty-1ye to fifty cents
per gallon.
The First Virginia Regiment abandoned
their intention of going into camp at Ocean
View because the militiamen were paid their
wages in scrip in Richmond aid they could
not raise the money to go.
THE Gauley extension of the Kanawha and
Michigan. thirty-two miles long, between
Maiden, near Charleston, w. Va, and the
junction with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Road at the Gauley river was opened last
week.
A sIxTgEN-YEAR-OLD boy named Murray
fell from an apple tree near Big Stone Gap,
and broke his neck, causing instant death.
The Loudoun County Democratic Conyen,
ton to nominate q candidate for the Legis-
lature met in Leesburg. Mr.. John +. Bryan,
who has acceptably filed the place for sew
eral years, was nominated by acclamation.
AT special election held, in Leesburg,
Walter i. Harrison, president Of the Loudoun
National Bank, was chosen mayor to succeed
H. O. Claggett, resigned.
STEPHEN H. Mayors, OF Stephens City,
Frederick county, died recently in Chill. He
was interested in large contracts for rail
roads and made considerable money out OF
them.
THN wife of Capt. VIM. P. Carter, OF
Clarke county, died last week. She was
Miss Page, and q sister of the wife of the late
Johu Esten Cooke.