Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-10-26
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pIot FOR Jail delivery at Charleston was
frustrated. Charles Saunders ana Lu' ""'
ttngton. indicted Tor felony, lad gotten '''
,fecrap iron in bag, which they were golu8
TO use on Jailer Walden, when lrlenuly
prisoner gave him warning.
The reunion Of the Army OF Northern VIZ
cinia. which was to have taken pace III
Ricbmond. with an address from senator
Daniel has been postponed until December
70 Senator Daniels time has been taken up
in the work Of the camIaign, ana ne lounu
# imrossible to prepare an address on "lne
Valley Campaign Of General Early. lie VIII
! deliver it on the occasion Of the reuhi0H'
however.
Fire vas discovered at an early hour IN tne
confectionery store Of J. ". Himilton, Berry
vile Clarke county Fortunately, the build
inc was brick one and the fire was seen De-
fore if had gained much headway. Asst was
nearly the whole stock OF goods was tuineu
hr fire and water. Tho damage to the build
inc, which is owned by 7. }. AliiecS, Is
! eliobt Both building and stock Of goods
were Insured.
A. tho recent session in Parkersburs Of the
West Virginia Council, Catholic hnights ol
America. the following officers were elected
for the ensuing two years: President Dr'
John Kelly. Parkersburg; yice-prcsideht'
William Jennings. Grafton; secretary, ). ~
Duffy. Grafton; treasurer, Michael IuIN
parkersburg: spiritual director, Rev. t. Ne
Hickey. Parkersburg.
IA G. Oewel. OF Wytheyile, was lounu
dead in bed. lie came to America from ho'-
land about a quarter of a century ago. III
his native country he was highly conhee'eu'
and Lecame prominent in Wythe county, ITO
was about 70 years old.
Four prisoners escaped from the jail o.
Wise county. One Of them was confined GA
the charge Of murder
There has been considerable rumor about
The extension Of the Monongahela division OF
! Pennsylvania Railroad into West Virginia.
where large cokng coal fields have been pur-
chased. The scheme has been projected Tor
years. but it is now stated that the extension
/
more extensive in area than the COnnells-
Vile region opened. When Second Vice
President Green was asked concerning this
/ project lie said: There is absolutely no rea-
son to believe that the company will under
take much new construction for the present
OF course. the Monongahcla division will be
built through to this territory in time, but un-
der existing conditions it is impossible.
The line will be extended a short distance
next year. but times have been too bad to ad-
nit Of consideration Of any large schemes. 1t
is undoubtedly true that business has been
very bad, aud the company will not attempt
any new construction for the present. Since
August business has been picking up
Deputy Marshals Boyd, Yinson aud Eugene
Robinson captured eight moonshiners from
Mcdowell county
The woo.en mill at Martinsburg, which en-
ploys from twenty to thirty hands, is running
on full time, with an extra force at work, and
is unable to fill all orders. Mr. J. II. Craw-
ford Of New York. the proprietor Of the mill
is greatly encouraged with the prospects for
business with free wool and is making ar
rangements for Doubling the size and capacity
of the mill.
NJ. william D. Hardy a Baltimore and
Ohio freight engineer, was frightfully scald-
ed near Piedmont, caused by his engine
side-swping another engine braking the cab
brace from the boiler, letting the steam and
water out Of his engine
XV;l;o-, Io.,Ion bo hoon t,,oIa aO0pt and
telegraph operator by the West Virginia
Central at Rawlings Station
Mr. William BraithwGite was fatally in
jured by the bursting Of a hydraulic cider
press at Inwood. lie was attempting to set
some cider from under the press while it was
in operation when the accident occurred
He was crushed under the falling machinery,
and when taken out was still alive, but he is
not expected to live.
Judge James Kenncy, one Of the oldest
citizens OF Harrisonburg, died Saturday. He
died at the old family residence, whore he
was born more than seyenty-two years ago,
and where he resided all OF his life At tho
beginning Of the war he commanded the
Rockingham Rifles and did gallant service.
He was alterward elected to the State Legis-
lature and served one term as Judge of tho
County Court. He was a lawyer Of the old
school ond retired from practice nearly
twenty years ago.
The Newport News Shipbuiding and Dry
Dock Company has been awarded the con-
tract for building a fine tugboat for parties
in Punta Gcrda, Fla. Work on the three
government gunboats has gotten well under
way at the ship-yard, and in a short time the
force Of hands at the yards will DO consider
ably increased.
An unknown white man was run over ana
killed by the train on the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad near Wood
ford's. in Caroline county. 1t Is supposed
the man was asleep Oh the track
W. A. Burnett OF Alton. Nelson county. n
brakeman on n Lhesapeake and Ohio freight
train, fell between cars near Milboro' and
was fatally crushed He was twenty-five
years Old and unmarried.
"Uncle" Jacob Kern, Of Clinton district,
Monongalia county, is hale and hearty in
his nincty-fourth year He is the father Of
seventeen children. all OF one mother, has l5O
grandchildren, So great-grandchildren, II
Observation-Disclosures, total Of 2Gi, all
of whom are living. OF the several genera
tions Is are dead.