Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-13
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
The Iates. News Cleaned Froa VaTioli PArss
CT tie state.

Inc OOuy OF nan was u1SVONOlO" NH VIZ
Southern Railway, between the electric light
house and the trestle over schenk's branch,
Charlottesville, in a state Of terrible muul-
atiop. 1t had been severed in the middle by
4 freight train and the upper portion OF the
body had been dragged some distance 1t
was found to be the body Of Robert Lee
Birckhead an employee Of the read. The
trainmen evidently did lot know they had
struck him, as it was discovered about hall
an hour after the train Tassed on. An inquest
was held upon the remains and a verdict that
he had come to his death by being struck by
the train was rendered He leaves widow
and three children, one Of whom was born
only about four hours before he was killed.
The city of Cameron is excited over
horsewhipping episode. The Republican
Banner printed an item rejecting on j. e.
Crawford, Of the West Virginia World.
Crawford met Editor Cook, OF the Banner
and horsewhipIed him severely, cautionng
him that to further circulate the paper would
bring another horsewhipping. Cook and
Crawford met and Crawford again used his
whip. Cook drew a knife and stabbed
Crawford in the arm and breast inllicting
serious wounds Crawford knocked Cook
down and beat him with club, and he is
now in a critical condition.
The Methodist parsonage, one oil the hand-
soonest residences in the town of Yanceyyille,
was DESTROYED by accidental fire. No insur-
ance.
The democratic convention of Grayson
county instructed the delegates to the con-
gressional convention to vote for the noml-
nation OF Hon. Claude A. Swanson.
c. S. Sims, Of Chesterfield county, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself twice in
the head.
Mr.. John II. School1cld has been reelected
president of the Danvlle city council
Abe and George Justis, brothers, wero III
swimming forty miles south OF Huntington
on the Big Sandy river, when the former was
attacked with cramps and called to his
brother for assistance. He came, put WAS
unable TO either rescue or get away from the
drowning man and both went down to-
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| gether.
Williams Brothers, produce dealers in Nor
| folk. hava made an assignment. Ihcr Aa'
bilities are estimated at $4,000.
Rev. Theron II. Rice, Of Alexandria, mas
been called to the pastorate of the First Pres
bvterian Church. Nashville, Tenn.
Warren Knepp. son of ]. 7. hnepp' OF
Roanoke. shot and perhaps fatally wounded
Harry Holcomb. aged II years. Inc boys
we're PLAYING with a pistol when it was acci-
1onAv discharged. The bullet penetrated
uoIcombs head just below his lett eye
PHYSICIANS regard the wound as dangerous
Young Knepp was not arrested as the shoo'
ing was purely accidental.
The Baltimore and Ohio shop men at Pled-
mont are again working eight hours day.
The ward of this company is blocked VIII
ears loaded with coal andawaiting Shipment
principally for the East.
John Ruckman, OF Gormania, had nearly
roo taken from his residence recently.
The farmers of Jefferson county have Ia
isbed harvesting. and the wheat crop IS tLe
hest in the country for many years. 1t IS e.
,inated that the average will be % bushels
to the acre.
tombstone has been placed IN Camp Hi
Cemetery, Harpcrs Ferry, over the remain
OF Robert Harper, the founder OF Harper'
Ferry who was born in Oxford, England
and died October 2, 1892. The stone IS con
tributed by Nh John Wager Swayne, grea
neDhew of the deceased and son oi the lat
Judge Noah ". Swayne OF the United State
Supreme Court.
Superintendent Doyle. of the Chesapeak
and Ohio, and several other railroad ofilcia
met in Charlottesville to inquire into I'll
cause of the accident which occurred nef
Rapidan Station, and in which Mr II. "
Fuller had both legs broken near the ankle
and several persons were injured. AS r.
suit of the investigation, Mr. James Aver
engineer on passenger train No. l, was di
missed from the service OF the railroad, /
having assumed the whole responsibility
the accident, which was caused by his ha
ing disregardcd the warnings ano sigma
given him.
The Virginia Press Association will hol
its annual meeting at Cobb's Islanc begi
ming July "a. Over 100 members are expectc
to attend.
As a procession was passing Parker
Opera House, Hinton, crowd Of son
twenty got out on the shed and awning
see it pass. and from some cause the sh'
fell, killing Newton Mann, sixteen years oil
George Bitter, ten years old, was badly hu
on the head; Ossie McGce, hurt in back; ]
]. Lilly, hurt internally; Arthur Hobbs, l.
broken L. q. Welchans, cat and back hui
c. c. Cook. back injured Bud Hughes ank
sprained; Miss Fletcher leg broken, Al
some ten more pers MS considerably hui
Great excitement prevails.
1t is reported that man has been han
ping the "queer" at BIckhannon and gulliI
dishonest persons who are willing to hand
counterfeit money.
Braxton county is building a stone coul
house to cost over $4,000
/ The Infanta Eulalia is residing in Londo
? where living is more economical. Her pc
sion has been reduced aal she is attca3
only by maid OF honor