Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-07
VIRGINIA NOTES,
The --latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts Of the State

Rev. C. G. Jones, who has charge III Cho'-
tsnooga. Tenn. Rev. Mr.. Jones was lornl'l-
l., Tho nastor of the College-Hill Church Ill
Lynchburg. A. .,n
IT. GRAvELY, member OF the Wei
known tobacco manufacturing firm OF b. T.
cravelv & Sons, died suddenly at his nome
AZ Leatherwood in Henry county
Nt. ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT, OF New YORK, mas
r,,rcbased s2s 900 Of the stock Of the Ex-
change Bank at Abingdon Mr. NooSe'e"
hos large business interests in southwestern
Virginia >,.-,.,o
rr1v dwelling Of Stephen J. Nickels'
...o.,orous farmer of Scott county, was
burned with most of its contents.
p p SMITH was thrown from wagon |
w.~ro snrines and received injuries |
which caused his death.
Ma. Jos. WILLIAMSON RANDOLPH the olu-
oct bookseller and publisher in klchmono'
died aged seventy-eight years.
An W J. CUssEN, who died in lachmohu
,oat veek left S25,OOO to the young lady 70
,-bon he was engaged to be married
wurr having her yard cleaned up MIS-
NJ. F. Compton, of Fredericksburg, s'fucA .% a
match to pile of dry leaves, WHICH 0i''"OH
nm ouickly and set hel dress on hre' 40 'o0D
as abe realized her position Mrs. ConP'0"
rushed in the house where her dauSn'e' ""9'
The Young lady had her hands ana arliS 'e'-
rihle burned In attempting to put out the iilo
bnt not until the arrival of several neignools
was the fire extinguished. Mrs ComP'V"
uas horribly burned. but she will propapiy
recover. ,,, Mr.
storebouse at Keswick, occupied by MI
n 7 Carver, was burned to the grounu 'n,'
corver who was confined TO his bed py III
meas had TO be removed and narrowly ~.
aa ;,;,,rv Tho fire is believed TO be Oh
incendiary origin. ...
ohooLirg accident. resulting in the deatn
of DR.. Henry H. Holmes, son oil rioi Wv
NJ. Holmes of the University oil Virginia ~ ~
,urred at Lynchs Station, about twenty NM,
, south Of Lynchburg. He was run over anu
, ,iuod nv the southbound Richmond ana Oan
! ,,i,Io restibule train about :26 A. NJ. ana LIE
body horribly mangled. He had peen wiz
:, a fishing party the day before ana 'ooA '0'"'
!. stimulants to prevent the i'll effects o' "9'
,;no he received in going to the assistance u
0 another member Of the party who icn inl'
; stanton river. II is supposed that 'h'
. started him to drinking and that he was un
y do- tho ;reuence Of LIQUOR when the acei
n dent occurred. a.
ie remarkable accident befel the West
ls hound Chesapeake and Ohio train NO.
l,ro,pn "a the "F. f. v" at Brand, thre
~ ilao east ofStaunton. While the tram wa
Is moving at speed of about 40 miles an no'
,ho ,rivate car Of President NJ. i. lngsI
ID was derailed by striking a guard-rali' II
Irain ran half mile, dragging over the ''e
n. hut was finally stopped by the derallulen'
,ho mil oar President Ingalls, was n
y aboard. and nobody was hurt The prNa
bt car was but slightly injured and the "'
,h car not seriously
a. THE fine hotel at Glasgow. which was re
ct ,ently bought under foreclosure by j. II. WI
10 iams and other creditors, has been sold b,
nd .hem to a Philadelphia syndicate It Is un
rs derstood that the purchasers viii Ht one
Us complete the hotel, on which Dearly SlOO,oO
in i'm has been spent, and run an electric raiwa
in from there to Natural Bridge.
The work of shipping exhibits from Flr
~ yinia to the Worlds Fair has commenced
h. The exhibits are sent to three points-hicn
of mond. Clifton Forge and Blueheld--wher
no tbev are kept until carload has been n
as ceved. The Virginia railroads haul thel
be free Of charge.
II.
or THp railroad deal between the Norfolk an
Of Western and Lynchburg and Durham ha'
les roads has been consummated in every detal
and the Lynchburg and Durham has passe
1a ,aS into the hands of the Norfolk and western
JUDGE MCLAUGHLIN has named James
fl Rumple and John W. Blackburn as receive
eo Of the Grottoes Company. The liabilities
'"- this company are about S1OS, 900 and the es'
Ter mated assets about 100000.
th, GEORGE HuoBEs, an employee OF the ele
,as .as tric nower-house on Johnston Island, Ric
mond. was killed by an electric wire wh
oiling the machinery.
The Chesapeake and Ohio hallroad 70
pany will construct road up the Guyahuo
nd. river in order to reach some rich coal
are posits
ROBERT STEPHENS, venerable CITIZEN
'nd 'd Louisa county, was killed last week by bel
ad- caught under falling tree.
The residence of John D. Bowyer, IN 80
ose tourt county, was buried last week with IN
M Ioi O. It's contents.
eA' Miss TAYLOR, Of Greene county was burr
NJ TO death last week
eth. RICHARD HARDING, Of Leesburg, died at
ms Soldiers Home in Richmond few days al
WV aged fifty years. He enlisted in Kentu'
To- regiment at the beginning of the war,
the was transferred to the Army of Northern
for ginia and served gallantry through the c.
\ AAnl IN fict. He never had and never asked fo
furlough.
nv The WestmorelandClub has decided to +
tent der reception to the Southern Govern
log who will be in Richmond next month. Es
,es- ,e member will have the privilege of bring
nee one lady with him. 1t will be a handso
affair and the Governors will go away W
An an enhanced opinion of the elegance of Ri
,"o go" mond society.
80 u Ep.nv VFAErY will erect a handso