Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-08-11
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts of the State.

WHILE Mr. B. B. Partow and family we're
sitting on their porch in RappahannocK
county. a hawk perched on tree near their
house. Dir. Partlow told his little boy
TO bring his gun. the little fellow IN re-
turning with the gun made misstep ana
fell. The gun was discharged, the entire
load taking effect in the face OF Mrs. Part
low who is in a very critical condition. Her
lower inv was torn of, as well as portion
of her tongue and upper jaw. Her physi-
| clans think she cannot recover.
THE body of Prof. C. R. B. Akers. who was
killed in the recent collision on the Ohio ex-
tension of the Norfolk and Western RAILROAD
was found day or two ago in an adjacent
creek He was the son OF widow living
near Christians and was returning 10
his home in Missouri from O visit to MS
mother.
Mrs. SALIVA BAaBY DAWSON, wife OF Mr..
Hamilton Dawson. died in Stanton suddenly
Of heart failure. Sic was the sister OF
Messrs. BENJAMIN and S. 7. Bagby and leaves
four children, among them Deputy Sheriff
| Jhos. A. Dawson.
Mrs. Martha Rice, of Fairfield, Northum-
berland county committed suicide by taking
| Paris green. She hal never recovered from
grief occasioned by the drowning OF her son
some years ago.
A GRAND tournament was held at Colum-
bia August LIST, in which seventeen knights
conteste f the honors.
Miss Mary Messich, OF Fox Hill, ness
Hampton, while crossing Back river IN a
.ailboat, was accidentally knocked over
board by sail and drowned. She was
eighteen years old.
The races OF the Suffolk Fair and Agricul-
tural Association will take place on August
Is, 16 and II. TIL regular fair will be heia
on October 3, A. 5 and 6.
Capt. James W. Smith, of King and Queen
county, died at st. Luke's Home in Rich
mond. He was gallant Confederate
soldier.
The Basic City Iron Wo ks have been sod
Tor 81, 900 to Cap. C. A Holt, OF staunton.
The insurance agents OF Farmville, ap
prove Of the action OF the fire commissioners
in condemning the erection OF the big wooder
grain elevator near the Galiego mills ant
other large establishments. The building
which is rapidly approaching completion, II
one of the tallest in the city. 1t is construct
ed almost entirely of wood, and is pro
nouneed by the insurance men Are trap.
Herbert Gay, the sxteen-year old son
Mrs. Annie Gay, was knocked down by the
shifting engine IN the Richmond ana Dan
Vile yard at Charlottesville, the wheels pas
sing over his left leg, crushing it in hor
rible manner His left hand was aso Sc
verely mashed The youth was taken TO th'
Richmond Hospital and the injured hm'
amputated just below the knee. Young ua.
was engaged in taking the numbers OF III
cars Mt the time of the acct lent About tw'
years ago his father was killed on the rail-
road.
Work on the electric railroad system 10
Norfolk has begun. The company in'ehu u
Law about twenty miles oil ROAD, ana VIII
later ON increase the number OF miles Il
thirty or thirty-nve.
Rev. J. J. Grayatt, rector OF st. Jonn
Church, Hampton, has rendered his resign"
ton in order to accept the call to the MOOT
Memorial. in Richmond. 1t Is TO take enec
September 26, which will emu has seventeenth
/ vaor If eervice there