Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-12-01
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gentleman residing at the University OF
Virginia went out for game the other day
and returned in the evening with fine large
gobber which he had bagged. Shorty after
his arrival home an officer appeared and
placed him under arrest, being charged with
appropriating fat and well-led Thanksgiy-
ing specimen belonging to neighbor.
A meeting OF the board Of the Chesapeake
and its tributaries was held In Richmond, at
which Capt. John R. Thomas, Of Accomac,
was elected manager OF the Chesapeake.
Captain Thomas will Oil out the unexpirod
term of Captain Seth Foster, the late COM
mander of the Virginia oyster navy.
Mrs. Letts Thurmond, mother OF Mrs. Dr.
A. A. Bledsoe, died at Amherst Court House.
She was in her ninety fifth year. She was
the mother OF IL children, who res dc in AL
bemarle, Nelson, Rockingham and Amherst
county, Richmond city and Texas.
Rev. W. L. Gravatt, of Norfolk, Va, has
accepted call to Zion (Episcopa) Church,
CharIestown, w. Va, and will enter upon
his duties December IA.
THE three-year old daughter Of William
Duigas, of Page county, was burned to death
by its clothes taking fire.
1HERE are now pending before the Cir
cult Court OF Cabell County, W. Va, forty
two petitions for divorce.
George w. Marlow, native of Loudoun
county, committed suicide in st. Joseph,
Mo-, on the 10th.
John H. Earman, Of Rockingham county,
died suddenly Of heart disease
IT is thought the apple crop OF Rocking
ham county will bring the farmers $40 cO).
FAUoUII COUNTY wants a dog-law, the
proceeds 10 be used in reimbursing the owe
ers OF sheep for losses by dogs. tax ofteE
cents on the head would raise sufficient
fund.
MAJOR T. L. MEMS, ex-mayor OF BRISTOL
and for many years general agent OF the Po-
cahontas Coal Company, is dead, aged 81
years.
Rev. Decatur Edwards has accepted call
10 the pastorate OF the Baptist Church at
Falmouth.
THE oysters in the Rappahannock river
are said to be fatter and larger this year
than ever known before The shipments
are very heavy, Notwithstanding 1t is yet
early in the season.
THRoUdH all the stringeney and uncer-
tainty in business OF the past year the wash
ington Wooden Mills, OF Fredericksburg,
have kept steadily at work, employing their
full force.
WILD ducks are found in the rivers ant
creeks about Fredericksburg in greater num-
bers this season than for years past 1t is
said that this is an unfailing sign Of hard
winter.
ALARGE number OF yearing black bass OF
the large and small mouth varieties have
been assigned by the United States fish COM
missioner at Washington to the Rappahan-
mock Rod and Gun Club, of Fredericksburg.
They will be put in the Rappahannock river
near the dam, for propagation. A supply OF
young brook trout will also be sent.
Burglars entered the commission and
wholesale grocery house OF W. H. Cobb &
Co.. in Danville, and In bungling manner
battered the safe door open, but could not
omen the inner door. Thus they failed TO
obtain any money. The thieves, however
carried away hundred or more dollars
worth OF groceries.
]. X. NORTON and l.. c. Bailey have pur-
chased for $1,000 eighteen acres OF land
lying partly in the northwestern section OF
the city of Alexandria and partly in tue
county. The land will be sub-diyided ano
improved and as the city is rapidly growing
in that direction the property will soon be-
come very valuable.
Ir has been ascertained that this years
corn crop in King George county, is very
far below the average, and that farmers "uo
used commercial fertilizers on corn Will be
unable TO meet their notes out OF the present
years yield. The shortage in yield Is "ue
to the long summer drought.
Major Albert g. Roger, OF Phillippl Bar
bour county, w. Va, is dead. Major heger
at one time represented his district In 'h"
yir. inia Senate, and served as major In the
Confederate army.
Lewis 7. Jennings, Populisi, Is elected 10
the State senate from the district composed
of Carroll, Grayson and Floyc counties.
AT the recent revival meetng gs OF Evangei-
st Fife, at Marion, one hundred and twenty
I've persons protessed conversion.