Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-02-24
VIRGINIA NOTES.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts of the State,

A SERIOUS leak has been discovered in The
dam of the reservoir of the Charlottesville
water works Over two hundred thousand
gallons have been wasting daily. The super
in endent has force Of hands working day
and night to repair.
The Chesapeake and O 10 Company is
making numerous improvements in their
yard and other holdings in Charlo t. svilie,
among the addition Icing new m chine
plant.
JUDGE E. M. SPILMAN, OF Warrenton, one
night recently, lost thirty sheep by dogs
THERE is talk Of establishing an abattoir
at Warrenton.
DR.. ARCHIBALD TAYLOR cut his throat,
with suicidal intent, at his home in Alexan-
d ia ut prompt surgery saved him. He
came from Charlottesville and has bee1 very
respondent.
INFORMATION reached tynchburg OF the
murder in Franklin county Of Aunt Milly
Sloan, an aged lidy. She was dragged from
her cabin and beaten to death. Her neck
was nearly twisted off. Peter Smith, her
son-in-law, who is suspected of completely
in the murder, has been arrested. A nephew
named Sloan is a so suspected, but it is said
he made his escape and is still at large.
THE Treasury Department at Washington
has awarded 10 City Engineer Dunlap the
contract for surveying the lots on which the
United States government building for Ro-
auoke is TO be erected.
A CHARTER was granted in the Circuit
Court ct Richmond, to the Virginia Nav;ga-
ton Company, the object of which is TO
build wharves and warehouses in Richmond
and Norfolk and other points along the
river; also to do a general steamboat and
steamship transportation business, for pas.
sengers and freight, between Richmond and
Norfolk and other points.
AN aged lady whose name is not given,
wss burned to death at her home, near
Snowflake, Scott county. She had cen left
alone at the house, aad while cooking over
the open fireplace her clothing caught fire.
The flames spread rapidly over - body
until every particle of her clothing was con .
sumed. When found she was lying dead in
the yard, and pr sented horrible appear
ance, even her hair Icing burned from her
head.
1T Is proposed by the officers of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in
X chmond, to increase tho usefulness of that
organization by enlargi & the scope Of its
;Ioo IL, to 10
ISOLATION in every sense Of the word. Not
only will dumb animals be protected, but
also children oDd adults who are subject TO
persecution. At present the efforts aro di
rec ed chiefly toward breaking up brutal and
ci uel sports.
The literary societies of the University OF
Virginia have decided to invite the Hon. W.
Bourko Cochran, of New York, to address
them at their final joint celebration in June.
JAMES RICH, and Doctor Rich, tyied in
the County Court of Richmond county |
charged with burning the barn of ?. G Bar
| er. were convicted AMI sentenced to the
pententiary for six years each.
THE Charlie stown board of education has |
to establish d graded pubic
school in that town. and has purchased, with
that end in view, the largo ot;co Luilding
erected by the Improvement Company. The
board paid 50, jO) for it.
A letter from h chlands, Tazawell county
says that citizens of Tint towu an the inn
mediate ne;ghborhood have takon up tho
,udg.l against the Je,pcradooj, idlerS and
other suspicious characters about the trwn,
IN followed up the lynching with warn
ng to all unier tho ban 10 leave at once.
rhe effort is gel eral exodus Of undesirable
'eside1ts.
The Huitingt,n and B g Sandy Branch OF
lie Ohio River Railroad is completing its
inc at Kenova, so that within the ncxt ten
lays C, nns ctions with the Norfolk and West
IN at that point Will be made and freight
rains will begin to run through to Kenova,