Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-06-30
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts of the State,

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THE United States Circuit Court in Nor
folk has confirmed the sale of the famous
Chamberlain Hotel, lately made to several
bondho.ders in the company. Ihe ia'ter
have obtained a new charter under the name
of the Hampton Roads Hotel Company 10
whom the court has turned over the prop
ertv. The new company will compie'e 'no
hotel as soon as possible.
THE Governor has appointed MIR. W. W.
Moffet to the county judgeship of Roanoke
county. made vacant by Judge Grimm S res
ipnat!ou. He is q native OF Rappahanhoch
county and once represented 1t IN the 1a'e
LEGISLATURE. He is brother OF Rev. Mr.
Moffett who was killed by Clarke IN Dan
vile about year ago.
THE Young Mems Christian Association OF
Virginia has decided to held an encampmeh'
in Hampton from July 10 to IL.
J.D.M. FERGUSON, q weii-known young
citi"on of Iynchburg, while crossing the
Chesapeake and Ohio trestle at the 1901 OF
Ninth street. observed shifting engine rap
idly approaching, and TO avoid being run
over Jumped from the structure. Inc as
lance was about fifteen feet, and the leap
would probably have been made in SAFETY
but his foot struck pro Getting plank, AID
instead of landi on his feet no fell head
| foremost on q rock and was killed almost
ms antly. his skull being badly crushed.
KIRK ALEXANDER. a prominent business
man Of Ru tburg. Campbell county, was ar
rested at the Lynch House, Lynchburg. by
constable of the county on warrant cnarg-
| inc him with an attempt to shoot Z. NJ
Kabler. clerk OF Campbell County Circuit
Court.
| THERE is an effort being made to have the
city council void the franchises of the Lynch
burg Street Railway Company on the grouhd
| of i,.f rior service rendered the public
IT is reported that number OF coal ana
coke companies in the Flat Top region have
effected an important deal with the Illinois
Steel Company OF South Chicago. by whlch
arrangement that corporation will be iur-
nished large percentage of its coke from
that section. The Illinois Steel Company Is
one Of the largest corporations OF the KIND IN
the United States, and on account OF TIE
superior quality of the coke the deal Is au
imnortant one in the operations OF the fla'
Ton coal mines. 1t also means conslderaoit
to the Norfolk and Western in the matter OF
coke shipments westward.
freight train was wrecked near hent
on the Norfolk apa Western, In Wytne
county, and EngineAt Piper, OF Fristoi' nae
h head and face badly cut
The Mary Washington Monument Associa
ton. in Withdrawing all objections to the de
sign of the monument to be erected n freq
erIcksburg. over the grave of Mary Washing
Ton "reouests the National Mary Washing
ton Monument Association to provide that il
the removal of the marble blocks which re
main of the existing unfinished monumen
such of them may be preserved and pu
AWAY Mt some convenient spot on the ground
belonging TO the association as can be here
after utilized and set In one OF tho orna
mental structures TO be erected on sal
grounds, viz, ia an arched gateway o
keepers lodge"
Mrs. A. D. WAKEFIELD and her daughter
Mrs. Alice Ward, we're quite painfully, bu
not seriously, burned about the head an
arms by the explosion OF gasoline stove
VIII oh they were using at their residence
| Alexandria.
MIR. w. ]. WALL, one of the most prom
/, nent citizens of Newbern, Pulaski county,
8 dead
THERE is a stranger in Jail at FincastI
, Botetourt county, under treatment OF u
!. county physician at Eagle Rock, he steppf
q from west bo9nl Chesapeake and GA
! train as it pulled into the town and drew
: long-bladed knife, plunged it into his stor
n acb. and then jumped into the James rive
= from which he was rescued by some
I ISLANDERS. He had a through ticket to en-
d ago aud money in his pocket. AS he ca
not speak word Of English, he is suppos'
4 TO be one of carload of Hungarians on Il
!, same train en- route to Chicago.
g The College of Physicians and Surgeons
" Richmond decided to ocat loth the cohe;
q q and the city hospital, which they propose
g establ sh. on the 81 Of the Old flnel nc
r. n,tol. West Broad street The present bui
ing will be enlarged for the hospital ana
d handsome college will be built on the erouh
IN SEVERAL, ears of the mail train OF the Nc
70 folk Southern Rliiroal vera dera'r" Ill
,e smashed up at Moyock.