Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-07-28
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WHILE bathing in the Pamunkey river al
West Point, Leroy Brooks was drowned IN
neculiar manner. He jumped oil OF the
rairood track. which runs for a short dis
tance oycr shallow water near II Sheo,
into the water feet foremost. HIS 1ee'
caught in the mud, which is very soft at THIS
suot. and he could not extricate himseH'
and was drowned before help could reach
! him.
Mn. BENJAMIN T. CUsTIs. an old ana
highly respected citizen OF Accomac county,
died at his home in Sayageville, in the
sixty-fourth year of his age. He had been
in declining health for several months.
CAPT. GEO. D. H .rcHINs keeper OF Smiths
Island life-savi1g station, reports large
whale ashore on the lower end OF the Is
land.
A STATE normal school opened at Front
ROYAL last week with $50 teachers in attend
ance.
A farmer living near Culpeper broke his
leg bv kicking at bull. His foot missed
the animal and his shin struck its jaw, break
ing the leg bone.
The Roanoke Machine Works disbursed to
employees s42, 900 last payday.
An order has been issuel to drop all
special men from the police force of Roanoke.
This leaves only seven men available ior
night duty and necesstates leaving several
nopulous OUTLYING districts of the city wholly
unguarded $3.50.
Precinct meetings will be held in Abe
marie county on the 9Th of August to elect
delegates to the gubernatorial convention.
The county Is entitled to twenty-eight dele
gates
Prof. James NJ. Garrett, of the University
OF Virginia, was elected president OF the
American Pathological Association at its re-
cent meeting IN Chicago. He is also Presi-
dent of the American Dialect Sociey and
presided over the national meeting held in
Chicago lsst week.
THERE is q lingo of romance about the
marriage of Mr.. James II. Rockwell, Of Con-
necticut, and Miss Lily U. Grandstaff, o {
The report is that Mr.. Rockwell advertised
for wife several months ago aud tlat Miss
Grandstaff answered it with the result that q
correspondence ensued. MI. Rockwell camc
to Virginia day or two ago and the mar
rage was then arranged. He Is young
man OF good appearance.
A DESPATCH from Bristol denies that the
Fleming boys, Wise county outlaws, were
wounded in the recent fight No blood was
found and they are ready for another battle.
Wise county authorities declare that they
VIII capture or kill them yet.
Col. a. 7. NJ. McCARTY, who was born and
raised in Loudc un county, but who has been
living in the city of Eagle Lake, Texas, for
number of years. died there recently in the
seventy-sixth year of his age He was at
one time county surveyor OF Loudoun.
CHARLES J. BARKER was found de;.1 at the
front door Of his residence, near Elk Island,
Albemarle county The verdict of the coro-
ner's jury was He came to his death from
natural causes"
NOTWITHSTANDING the scarcity of money
the $4,000 worth of Prince William county
bonds authorized by an act of the General
Assembly for courthouse purposes were all
taken by county men at par.
The sixteenth annual temperance bush
meeting of Loudoun will be held on the old
ground nelr Purcellville on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, August list, End
aud SRI.