Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-01
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don Railroad. 1t appears that Dodson Lit
tie, aged nineteen, and a colored man
namcd William Parham, fifty years of age,
were out hunting and became separate In
The woods large tree had blown down, and
little who was about forty yards of, saw
an object moving about among the limbs
which he took 10 be q squirrel and fred at
il with his gun, loaded with No. 6 squirrel
shot. Little saw the object fall. When he
went TO get what he supposed was squirrel
he found that he had shot and wounded
Parham.
The Southern Founiry and Machine
Works and Hunters Farmers Friend Plow
Works, Fredericksburg, have founl it reces-
sary to run on half time on account of the
general depression in business. These two
establishments employ about one hundred
hands. They expect to be running on full
time in q short while.
REV. c. w. HOLLIS, who has been pastor
OF the Presbyterian Church at Front
Royal for eighteen years, rendered his resig-
nation to accept call to Springfield, West
Virginia.
ISAAC HAWKS of eesburg, died suddenly
on Washington and Ohio Railroad train OF
heart disease.
A Lexington despatch says that George
Cameron, OF Rockbridge county, hired Henry
Smith, young white man, to take care Of
his residence during the formers absence at
10
Smith, domestic WAS also in the house,
Duringth night Whtecaps visited the house,
took Smith out and whipped him with belt.
Smith, however, recognized his disguised
assaianis and had four Of them arrested
Saturday. Two Of them were white men and
two negr ,es. Two others are still at large
Governor Mckinney has issued comms-
sion to State Senator John l.. Hurt, of Pitt
sylvania as member of the State board OF
agriculture from the ffth congressional dis
tr;c. to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Major W. T. Sutherlin, of Danville.
Capt. James H. North died from paralysis
at Fauquer Springs, at the ripe old age Of
eighty years He was graduate OF the
United States Naval Academy. but resigned
from the navy at the beginning of the late
war.
Mr.. Joseph Samucls has lived in Page
county. near Joliet's, on the farm upon
which he was born, ninety one years. His
wife is eighty five years of age. They have
perfect health and have never had use for .
doctor.
The new frame dwaliny-house on the Big
Spring farm Of the Messrs. Harrison, ten
anted by Mr.. Abort S. Daily, near Leesburg,
with its contents, was entirely consumed by
fire.
The ba of Major w. NJ. Ellis, of Mont
gomery county, was burned last week, with
quantity OF grain and farming implements
LOSS $4,000, with but slight insurance.
FnE populists of Halifax county met 81
Houston in mass meeting and nominated j.
B. stovall. who Is known as former repuc'
lican, for the Senate, and s. A. Mccormick
and C. C. Mason for the House OF Delegates.
Mr.. Stovall declined the nomination and a.
B. Anderson was chosen for the place. He
was defeated in 1885 fer the Legislature on
the republican ticket.
AT Niagara Falls, N. Y, team OF horses
attached to coach occupied by Mrs. I. V.
Norris, Of Culpepper, ran away on the new
suspension bridge. In the centre OF the
bridge Mrs. Morris jumped out and was
badly injured. 1t is feared she will lose an
arm. Mrs Morris was with party OF
Worlds Fair tourists returning home.
Rev. R. W. vanhook, formerly pastor OF
tho Third Christian Church. Richmond, died
Monday in Birmingham, Ala, of consump-
ton.
c. T. Barksdale has been nominated by the
populists for floater Senator for the countief
Of Pittsylvania and Henry.
The populis!s of Mecklenburg county have
nominated w. S. Gordon for the House OF
Delegates
Mr.. Orwell P. Bell. one OF the oldest and
most prominent men of Bedford count died
At his home, in Bedford City.
The cornerstone Of tho new Presbyterian
church at Radford was laid with Masonic
services.
The republicans Of Henry county have
nominated A L. Pelgo for the House of
Delegates.
A FIRE in the Western part of Alexandria
destroyed all the frame outhouses in the
centre OF the triangular square bounded by
Commerce, Prince and Fayette streets. The
entire neighborhood WAS threatened, but
saved by the fremen Loss about three
thousand dolllrs.
The farmers OF Roanoke county are circu-
lating petition to Congress, which is being
numerously signed, asking the repeal of the
Sherman silver purchasing bill.
Nos and 2 Of the furnaces OF the Crozier
Iron Company, of Roanoke, are in full blast.
The report that they had blown out is I'M
founded, only ten supsrnumeraries having
been discharged.
Robert McNamee, one Of the most popular
employees of the Roanoke Machine Works,
dropped dead at his home at Perktown, Bed
ford county.
HORSES AT THE FAIR.