Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-05-12
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The --latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts of the State.

A ROUGH granite shaft nearly six feet high,
resting on base feet b g., has been placed
In postion in Bruton Episcopal Church-yard.
On the front or south side of the base is the
following inscription; Erected In memory
of the Confederate soldiers who fell In the
battle of Williamsburg May 5, 1862, and lie
buried under and around this monument.
R.H. GREGORY, a farmer living on "Staun-
ton river" in preparing land for watermel'
ons discovered an indian burying ground.
He due ND six skeletons and several relics
buried with them.
THE Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany made application to the City Council OF
Lynchburg for right Of way for branch
railway along Commerce street. The line'
If built. will leave the main line short dis
tance above the city and ascend by an easy
grade to the level of Commerce street and
traverse its full length. 1t will greatly i'm
nroye the city facilities for receiving and
shipping freight and supply long-ieit want
to the jobbing trade. No estimates OF the
cost has yet been given out.
large saw mill belonging to T. R.
Csmpell, in Caroline county, was burned.
The fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary. About 5000 feet of lumber
was also destroyed. There was no insur-
ance
IT is rumored in Fredericksburg that efforts
are being made by prominent Northern par
ties to arrange for the construction at an
early day of the Mineral Belt Railroad, from
Mineral City, on the Chesapeake and Ohio,
In Louisa county, via Fredericksburg tosomo
point on the Potomac river.
MAN was killed outright and another
seriously injured by the explosion Of the
boiler at Hollaways sawmill, five miles from
Emporia, in Greensville county.
A SAD accident occurred at the residence
of Mr.. John Hickson, on the Salem turnpike,
about two miles from Lynchburg, resulting
in the death of Mr.. H. A. Carroll. Mr.. Car
roll was experimenting the boring Of an ar
tesian we'll on Mr.. Hickson's place. He was
lowered into the we'll to look after dyna-
mite blast that was slow in exploding. After
being below the surface for a considerable
time he signaled to be drawn up, and the
workmen above began to haul up the bucket
When it reached the top it was empty. Mr..
Carroll had evidently fallen out. He was
found at the bottom of the well with his neck
broken. 1t is supposed that he was over
come by the foul air on his way up and fell
out Of the bucket. Mr. Carroll was single
man, about thirty-one or thirty-two years of
age.
TEE cadets of the Virginia Military Insu-
tute will not attend the Worlds Fair In June,
as heretofore reported. At the meeting oI
the faculty the question OF attending the fair
was brought up from the meeting OF the
board Of visitors, held last June The man
ayers of the fair refused to allow them 10
encamp on the grounds unless so cents per
man was paid per diem, aud as the corps Is
200 in number the expenses for ten days
would amount to over $1,000 for admission
fees.
GoNDoLA cars are being built by the West
Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway
Company at their shops at Elkins.
Mr.. John D. Exall died in Danville after a
brief illness. He was native OF Richmond