Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-02-10
VIRGINIA NOTES.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various
Parts of the State.

JUDGE NM LINDSAY VI iNeh'NNNJf -
Is to succeed Mr.. Carlisle in the United
States Senate, is a native OF hocRprioge
co,uty He was born and raised at Alone
Mills in that county, and was ION ol hn'
drew Lindsey. His mother was daughter
of James Davidson, at one time'high sner'n
of tn, county. He read law under Governor
Ietcher. anu before the war settled Ia hen-
lucky. He has now large cltc.e Oh roa'
tions in Rockbridge county
TIE building prospects in Alexandra
county this Spring are excellent, and NUM-
hers of residence, of settlers from Wsshing'
ton who propose to make their homes IN Vne
comfy will lie bui t. in the little towns alopg
tho line Of the Washington and Ohio halt
road Cariius Spring. Arlington, BON Ar
and Fort Meyer Heights are al expeccel 70
t.ta a long step forward before ano-her
winter.
PRIVATE letters from New York state Una.
Mr. 7. S. B. Thompson, Superintendent OF
,ha Richmond and Danville Railroad VINO
h., baa, under treatment in a hospltai ID
that city for several months Is no" well
enough TO walk about the tr.ets, ana ne eA'
meets to return to Richmond during 'ue
next ten days or two weeks.
IT /, stated that Mr.. Charles u. El1y IL
to receive $1,000 year as second Vics-pro''
ident of tie Reading Railroad. His salary
as vice-president of the Norfolk and western
Road was $4,000.
Mrs. CAROLINE DEzENDoRF, mother ot
ex. Congressman Dezendorf, OF Norf' TX dieo
a few days ago in Westchester county, Ne"
York.
THE Young Mems Christian Association
at Clifton Forge will erect handsome
building for its uses.
A COMPANY has been formed to oreratea q
fruit and vegetable canning factory in snen'
dun.
Tn, oxro.i,ion in Richmond last fall wa'
f,oancial failur,. Instead oil coming ou'
ahead by 81, 1C0, as the executive com"i''ee
- the society announced soon after the sho"
closed the expositio brought the concern
In debt to the tune of $3 1S4. This condit'op
~ affairs has Just bten made public.
nrspArcB from Clintwood says Robe
Stevart. a noted Kentucky outlaw, occ
dontallv shot himself near Clintwood, ana
diel from his injuries.
EN- MARKS, superintendent OF the puo-
lie schools of Prince George county, oiso
vary suddenly of congestion of the lungs.
The store Of Rowell s. Watkins, at biancn
Pittsylyana county, was burned last week.
Loss g. 400; insurance IS, 100.
TIE storehouse Of John H. Goodman, at
Ballsvil.e, was destroyed by fire.
ArrNE vein of sem-anthracite coal has
hoer discovered within three miles OF Pu-
lsske City, on the Norfolk and Western nai''
road. .
BEDFORD CITY is preparing to spend o.
900 in street improvement
In Rockbrdge county, William Henry
BRYANT went cut with Tarty on foT hunt
on the North mountain. After short chsss
the dogs ran fox into a hole under some
rcc1s. Tie hunters undertook to smoke DIM
out While so enragsd Bryant'S gun sippso,
ihe hammer struck the rock aud the whole
load entered his body under the right arm
nit beneath the shoulder aud me out IN
his back, near the top Of the shoulder dc
died within two hours.
TIE Virginia board Of agriculture has
adopted plan whereby more farmers in''l-
tu:es will bs held and at less cost than mere
tofore 1t is proposed 10 hold them In eacn
congressional district on the application Oh
lo) farmers and the expenses of eac1 Is % Dc
limit toStO. The committee appointed
10 report on the advisability of establishing
exnerimental farms was discharged.
TIE mana.e er of the LynchLu Opera
uousa has c'osei it for the balance OF the
saason bec luse of insufficient patronage. de
.avs he thinks "it better for all concerned 10
close until times get better or Inc pe'p'e
want to see an attraction"
A pEpATcH from Bristol says James l.
Patton, aged twenty-three, committed SUI
eide at Abingdon by shooting himself in the
head. Dependency over the failure 10 gee
employment seems to have been the cau'''
TIE Worlds Fair concert given at Cnar-
Iottesvile, under the auspices o; the Aloe'
marie Chapter of the Daughters OIL the
| American Revolution, real Hed s"'" 'N'
Mount Vernon house fund.
W.D. MINETREE formerly high cons1aple
Of Petersburg, has been appointed TO pos'
ton in the postal service on the route De-
tween Roanoke and Norfolk and has enter
ed upon duties.
JUDGE J. D. HoRsLEY, of the Circuit Court
at Lyn ,hburg, has appointed Nathan u.
Handy receiver of the Virginia Nail ana
Iron Works Company in place OF D. fe'or
Williams, deceased.
THE Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany is now completing large ana nanu'
some depot at Lynchburg. The depot au'
ditional tracks and approaches will costs''''
%.
THREE Mormons with proselyting inten'
tions have been roaming about Charlottes'
vii lately. They have been reiusea .ne
uss Of the court.hou and other pubic
buildings.
THE zip yard at Newport News has con
tracts to build two large iron steamships
which, it is sail, will keep the yard busy iOi
several years.
W. A. L. LUNsFoRD died at his home near
Dumfries, in Prince William county, ageo
eighty six years.
AT Upperville, house belonging TO The
estate of f. T. Laws, rented by Robert
~. - - Nod naoroa caught fire n nd was