Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-03-03
VIRGINIA NOTES.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts of the State.

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AT Roanoke Deputy Sergeant Millner'
who has charge Of the prisoners in the city
jail, was assaulted by three negro prisoners,
who were taking their usual walk in the
corridors, and but for the timely arrival OF
Sergeant Trayman Millner might have been
killed. They admitted that they had plotted
to brain him with beer bottle.
JOSEPH STANLEY, farmer, who lives near
C,intwood Southwestern Virginia, has re-
ceived letter from the managers Oh the
Worlds Fair asking him to allow bis triplets
to 90 on exhibition during the fair. These
children are four or five years old and are
strong healthy and robust The request Is
backed by some tempting offers but Mr.
Stanley has not yet decided as to whether he
will comply with the request or not.
ROBERT TREvILLIAN, brakeman on the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad, was
found dead on the top Of freight car at
Quantico, with his skull fractured The
blow was received while passing under dry
bridge near Brooke's Station.
In Bristol marriage was celebrated In
which the bride was only thirteen years or
age.
MATERIAL for the 500 cars to be built at
the Roanoke Machine Works Is being rapidly
accumulated, and more car-builiers VIII
soon te at work, which means correspond
ing increase in forcs in the blacksmith
shops.
MAJOR A. r. COURTNEY, sup erintendent
of the Richmond and Fredericksburg Rail-
road. who has been for several months,
has gone to Tampa, Fla, with the hope OF
bene6ting bis health.
Mr.. EDWARD d. GREGORY a graduate
of the theological Seminary, has leased the
Bedford Index newspaper and job office and
assumed entire control. He will be assisted
in the editorial department by Mr.. K. X.
Campbell, the late editor. Mr.. Gregory is
son of the late Rev. Edward S. Gregory,
who was brilliant journalist before he en-
tered the ministry.
WHILE Charles P. Bolton, who had charge
Of tbs ferry over the James River at Glen
Wilton, Allegheny county, for number OF
years, was trying to cross the river at that
D ace with his two sons Charles and Harry,
the wire rope gave way and the large fat
boat YVES overturned and all three drowned.
The Powhatan Clay manufacturing Com.
pany was chartered at Richmond with q
minimum capital of 100000. Messrs. Gin.
ter, Pope and Avents arc the leading spirits
and they propose 10 operate in Powhat al
county the largest brick and terra-cotts
plant in the State.
"A large amount Of tobacco Is coming into
the Lyme! burg market. Prices are fairly
good, but there does not seem to be strong
demand except for shipping and bright
wrappers, both grades of which are high.
Col. A. L. RIvEs, the father OF Mss
Amelia Rives-C -Chanler, denies emphatically
the rumor that he is to be superseded by Ms
Mang :, the representative of the Panama
Canal Iiquidator as general superintendent
of the Panama Railroad.
A PETITION was circulated at Buena
Vista and received seventy-fve signatures
for the purpose of organizing Young Mems
Christian Association. A meeting will be
held at an early day TO perfect the erganiza'
tion.
BLUEFIELD is one of the best business
points on the Norfolk and Western and Ia
rapid building up in most substantial
way with three and four-story bricI store
houses and a good class OF residences.