Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-10-06
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Tart, Of The State.
FIRE broke out in the roof of the branch
factory OF the Petersburg Peanut Company
on Lombard street The west wing OF the
building is occupied by Joseph B. Worth,
peanut dealer. That part OF the building
occupied by the Petersburg Peanut Company
was burned to the ground and the other
portion Of the building was badly damaged.
The loss on the bnilding is $1,000. The pea
nut company estimates their loss on stock
and machinery at s2,5OO, fully insured. The
origin OF the fire is unknown.
]. H. MEADE, of Dinwiddie county, aged
flfty-hve years, was run over by the arrow
truck OF the fire department, which weighs
1000 pounds, and was fatally injured.
JUDGE MoFFETT, OF the Roanoke County
Court ordered all the able-bodied prisoners
in the county Jail, with ball and chain ac-
compartment, to be taken out and put to
work on the county roads.
The position OF aulitor of the Virginia,
Tennessee and Georgia Air Line in Norfolk,
having been abolished, Walter T. Franklin
has been appointed contracting freight
agent of the line, with headquarters Mt New
York.
W. 7. SEIBERT was awarded $4,000 dam
ages against the Norfolk and Western Rail-
load for injuries received while his team was
crossing the Lambert's Point track.
Mr.. JAMES MAeNAR, who lives near Fairfax
Court House, is one hundred and eleven
wears old. He was born in 1882 in county
Clare. Ireland, and came to this country in
1s48. He is now rapidly failing.
Col. DAVID EDMUNDsoN died at his nome,
Fotheringay, near Elliston, aged sixty-ave
years. He was a prominent citizen and very
widely known. His home, Fo.heringay, was
considered one OF the most hospitable houses
in Southwest Virginia. Co'onel Edmundson
was a gallant and brave soldier during the
war; He was educated at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, and when the war begun was
made captain OF company in the Fourth
Virginia Infantry, part of the celebrated
stonewall Brigade. Toward the close OF the
war he was promoted to the position of lieu
tenant nt-colonel of the Twenty-frst Virginia
Cavalry. the regiment commanded by Col.
" lillian E. Peters, the present professor oi
Latin at the University of Virginia. He
leaves son and two daughters.
A singular death is reported from Spic
Greek, the victim being ten-year-old daugh
ter OF John Mills, who had eaten larg
quantity OF chestnu's. On being told They
were poisonous and she had better try ge
rid of them, she made an effort to vomit
bursting blood vessel and bleeding to dealt
before medical aid could be procured.
THE tobacco raisers OF Caroline count.
have commenced cutting their crops. Th
quality of tobacco is excellent and the yielt
fine.
The sawmill belonging to Messrs. Hunter
Bros. & Co., near Carmel Church, in Caroline
county. was destroyed by fire. This is th'
second mill this firm has lost by fire within
the past two months
The democrats of Richmond and Lancaster
counties have nominated Mr. Howard Hatha
way for the Legislature.
JAMES E. TYLER, the well-known Richmond
J Jewelry dealer, made an assignment
deed was recorded in the Chancery Court, In
which John Pickrell is named as trustee. con
veying all OF the stock, &C. The liabilities
are placed at about $2S, OOO. The assets are
unknown. Among the debts placed In thu
second class is s15, 767 AZ due Miss Annie NJ
Tyler for borrowed money.
QUITE number OF discharges among IN
iron-workers OF the Norfolk navy-yard hav'
taken place recently, and many frst-rat
workmen have been reduced to second rate
caused doubtless, by the advanced condition
OF the work on the new ships. The first shi
of the new navy built at the Norfolk yard
the steel cruiser Raleigh, will be ready for SO
within four or five months il her armamen
arrives Her officers will soon De selected
All the men who can we'll work on the battle
ship Texas are pushing ahead, but it wi
doubtless be twelve months before her trit
trip 20 sea. good force is steadily er
gagged on the double-turreted monitor An
phitrite, boiling and securing the heav
armor put on her whio in the dry dpck.
THOMAS POWDER, OF Roanoke, while unde
the influence of liquor, attempted to comm
suicide by taking an ounce Of lauca1um
the presence of his wife and children will
out a word of explanation. Physicians wei
hastily summoned and by the application
heroic remedie the patient was soon PR
nounced out OF danger.
THERE was bad "tail end" collision
two freight trains on the Norfolk AMI Wes
ern Railroad about two miles west OF Burk
vile. near where a washout occurred sewers
days ago. Eight cars loaded with gener
merchandise were very badly wrecked an
their contents scattered in every direction
One locomotive was overturned and throw
down steep embankment, and the tra'
torn up for some distance. In consequent
of the wreck, all trains were delayed sewers
hours.