Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-11-10
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
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Bost Coppage, the man who shot ant
killed the colored man Lawrence Wilhoi
and dubbed his brother Turner with q gun sc
severely. was taken to Culpeper and lodged
in jail lie claims tho killing and clubbing
was done in self-defense. Coppage is poor
man with q wife and five small children
VIM. Holloway, of Great Bridge, Norfolk
county, hitched pair OF steers together 10
haul some heavy timbers. His body became
entangled in some chains, the steers became
frightened and ran away, dragging him
more than mile and killing him. His body
was mashed almost TO a pulp when found.
The body Of an unknown man, aged sixty
years, was found on the Kanawha and Michi-
gan Railroad, ten miles south of Point
Pleasant. He had built fire. and by some
means lis clothes caught fire and he burned
! to DEATH
In the United States Circuit Court OF Rich
mond In the case Of ]. NJ Patterson, admin
istrator, against the Richmond and Danville
Railroad, the jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiff giving 5000 damages. The
suit was for $4,000
Governor Mckinney has received letter
from Mayor E. E. Stuart, OF Philadelphia,
asking him to turn over TO Professor Wilson.
OF the University of Pennsylvania, the Vir-
gina forestry exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The special committee on roads has recon-
mended to the Legislature the appropriation
Of $50, 00C for the employment of a civil en-
gineer in each senatorial district for the sur
veying and laying out of public roads.
The expectation of manufactured tobacco
from Petersburg during the month of Octo-
Der amounted to COG, 1873 pounds These ily-
ur show an increasing business In the ex-
port trade.
THE local option leaders Of Roanoke have
carried the fight into Big Lick, Cave Spring
and Catawba magister'al districts of the
county, where they have obtained sufficient
numl er Of names to petitions asking the
county court 10 order an election on the
question OF license or no license in Deem
ber. Salem district went dry last spring.
The barn OF ]. Ernest Walker, near Dub
lin, Pulaski county, was destroyed by fire,
tho origin of which is unknown, a few nights
ago, and with it two fine young Percheron
horses, hemp grain, fertilizers and farming
implements. The building was valued at
$1,000
AT meeting OF the Bar Association OF
Richmond, presided over by Judge Wexford
resolutions W ere adopted recommending
f0r Tn ~ ba TTnita1
States Circuit Court, to succeed the late
Judge Hugh L. Fond. committee was ap-
pointed to present the resolutions 10 Presi-
dent Cleveland.
MoNRE ANDERSON, of Chesterfield, son OF
Samuel ID. Anderson, accidentally shot and
killed himself. Young Anderson was en-.
gagged In hauling corn and had his gun in
his wagon with view of shooting squirrels |
should he chance TO see any. On his return |
home he pulled the gun out of the wagon by |
the barrel, when 1t was discharged, the load |
entering the at domen and producing death
within a very shor. time.
Mr.. Washington Haines, OF Loudoun
county, purchased about forty years ago two
lots on X street, between Eighteenth AMI
Washington, o. c., for $50,
upon which he has been receiving $50 per
month rent He sold them few days ago
for 8 500.
HEREAFTER the run OF trains on the West
Virginia Central Railroad will be made from
Elkins TO Cumberland and return. Some OF
the members of the passenger train crews
are making arrangements 10 take their fami-
les to Ekins
Mr.. P. w. KIBBLER one OF Danville's most
progressive merchants is dead.
Mr.. JOHN AYREs, an old and well-known
,it'zen of Rockbridge county, died after a
short Illness He was farmer and stock
Expert.
ABOUT $1,000 barrels OF apples have been
hipped over the Chesapeake and Ohio Road
rom Charlottesville to Western cities.
HoYT, the playwright, Is said to be worth
l million or two When he entered upon
lis managerial career he AMI his par ner |