Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-10-05
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from Captain Hudgins, OF the oyster navy
saving that he had captured two bat'ea's
and one canoe which was illegally scraplng
for oysters in Yeocomico river. There were
several men on board and they gave Captain
Hudeins lively chase before he captured
them. The men wero taken before justice
and the case was certified to the Northum-
berland Court.
Mr.. Thomas Seigler, who was thrown from
his horse while practcing for tournament
near Swan Pond, Berkeley county. The ac-
cident resulted in a compound fracture OF
the leg between the knee and ankle and the
immediate cause OF his death was lockjaw
Col. TasssaII EIIAtt. nAnnooratio nenAinAn
for Congress in the Richmond District AZ
tackled the populist candidate, Judge J. W.
Gregory. at King William Courthouse. Judge
Gregory intimated that Colonel Elicit lied
an d the latter kicked the Judge. Friends
prevented further trouble.
Governor OFerrall has appointed Dr. A.
E. Turman, OF Carroll county, physician Tor
the convict farm in Goochland.
The Preston Belvin Furniture Company OF
Richmond. has made an assignment for the
benefit Of creditors.
A Mrs. Sham was run over by a Baltimore
and Ohio train, near water station No. II,
and instantly killed.
The prohibiHonists OF the Richmond dis
trlct have nominated ]. A. Atwood for Con.
gress.
Ellsworth Wright, young farmer oil High
land county, was thrown from a horse he was
training day or two ago and instantly
killed, his neck being broken.
The telephone line connecting staunton
with Monterey, the county seat Of Highland,
forty miles distant, is now in operation
Lines are in use or being constructed to all
the neighboring villages.
The Kroder brass ornament and curtain
pole factory, located one mile east OF Staun-
ton, was destroyed by fire. The establish
ment was large frame one, employing about
fifty hands, and had valuable equipment Of
machinery. Being far beyond the city limits
nothing could be done to save the structure
and the contents The loss is from ten to
twelve thousand dollars. Amount Of insur-
ance unknown.
Ex-Councilman Samuel Cotton was shot
near his home, on Wide street Norfolk, and
Is in a serious condition. His ante-mortem
statement was taken and he said that car
driver named Sam. Griffin shot him. The
talk about the affair is that there was trouble
n - anfo fopn iiiaa dur-
Ing the day and that there was further trouble
between the heads OF the two families during
the night growing out Of the affair. Griffin
Is in Jail.
Walker Carter, son Of Street Railway Sup
erintendent Carter, entering his house IN
Charleston about $50. found two men down
stairs. He fred on them and one OF them
ran Immediately. A third man ran down
stairs and shot Carter with pistol in the
right breast, just below the nipple. All the
men escaped. Carter is still living. His life
is insured for 50, 500.
james Koochinour's two children perished
In his burning residence, at Gate City. Inc
invalid wife and crippled mother escaped
miraculously, but were severely burned.
A freight wreck occurred on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad q short distance west OF
Cherry Run. The engine jumped the track
while running at high rate OF speed. Three
cars we're derailed and piled up on each
other brakeman was injured.
A meeting ofthe State board Of Agriculture
was held IL Norfolk. Commissioner White
head submitted his report for the last year,
which showed that many inquiries from the
Northwest about Virginia lands were being
received. A letter was received from Judge
R. N. Henley, which stated that number Of
neople from the Northwest had bought iands
around Williamsburg and given great im-
petus to the trucking interests in that Sec
tion.
AS Hunting's circus was leaving Alexan-
dria shortly before daylight the other morn
ing two Of the cars on the Washington ana
Ohio Railway for Leesburg, on which con-
siderable amount Of circus property was
nlaced quit the track near the foot OF Wythe
street and rolled into a shallow cove Oh the
Potomac River. John Jones, colored, and
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Michael Mccarty white, OF the circus COM
pany, were seriously, but not fatally hurt.
The Select castle of West Virginia, Ancient
Order Knights Of the Mystic Chain, closed Its
session in Piedmont after very interesting
and harmonious session. The following OIL
Acers were elected and installed: Select Chap-
lain. W. J. Williams OF Piedmont Select
Commander, John Walford, OF Wheeling; Sc
lect Vice. e-Commander, Rev. George HOP
wood. Of Wheeling Select Marshal, John
Cardona. OF Wheeling; Select Recording and
Corresponding Scribe, John t. Crawford, OF
Keyser; Select Treasurer. Frank w. Rhods, OF
Piedmont: Select Inside Guard, ]. T. Sharp;
of Palatine; Select Outside Guard, W. +.
Randolph, OF Parsons; Select Trustees, W. +.
Silver. OF Berkeley Springs; Henry Lewedag,
of Wheeling, and J. P. Kephart, OF keyser;
| Supreme Representatives, D. E. Parke, OF
Piedmont. and W. H. Blaker, Of Keyscr. The
next session will be held at Palatine on the
fourth Tuesday IN September, 1895.
| The st. Louis exp ss train, bound east, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, met with
an accident at Myers Hole, about five miles
west of Martinsburg. The entire train ex.
cept the engine and tender, left the track.
Daniel Maroney, Of Cambridge, Mass, had
his knee-cap fractured. Other passengers
were shaken up. DIR. N S. Myers, the rail-
road physician; who was sent to the scene Of
the accident, reports that no one was SER