Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-11-09
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| Nathan Tate, colored, and two OF his grand
children persisted In the flames.
There are 2,O96 names on the registration
books of Staunton--1 ,445 white and 651 col
ored.
At meeting OF tho board Of health OF Nor
folk the Washington smallpox matter was
discussed at length, and it was decided 10
issue orders to the police patrollins the beats
| where the Washington boats land to use
! great precaution in allowing unwell persons
| to land In the event that Washington is
Guaranteed the board decided to have a
compulsory vaccination throughout Norfolk.
Two OF the hands of the Port Norfolk Fur
niture Factory Mack Blanchard and Andrew
Shellon got to quarreling at the close OF
work and the men drew weapons Shelton
was shot through the base of the heart and
died within half an hour after being taken
to his home in Scottsvile. Blanchard fed
and the authorities have heard nothing of
him. The dead man was unmarried.
William f. Mitchell, an employe of the
West Virginia Central Railway shops at the
West Virginia Junction, was struck by Bal
timore and Ohio engine and dangerously IL
not fatally hurt. He is supposed to have
sat down on an end of cross-tie. He has q
wife and two children.
An attempt was made to rob John Lauer's
confectionery and barroom in Richmand, but
the burglar took sudden leave when he
found that he had awakened the proprietor
in his efforts 10 enter the store by breaking
the glass in a font window. This morning
when the police investigated the case they
found among the shattered glass the ball OF
a mans thumb, which had evidently been
severed in the tAiei's attempt to getthrough
the window.
The first mortgage deed from the Southern
Railway Company to the Central Trust Com
pany of New York was to-day filed for
recordaton in the office OF the clerk OF the
County Court at Charlottesville.
The United States Coal and Manufacturing
Company expect to begin work on their
branch railroad near Burlington, at an early
date. An engineering corps under the charge
OF Mr.. A. L. Parsons OF the West Virginia
Central, are surye ying the Craven Run route
for the southern extension OF the road
preliminary survey of the route was made
two years ago.
The registration Of Roanoke, just COM
pleted. shows a total Of 6,794 voters in the
| five wards, of whom 4,734 are white and
1000 eolored. The democrats have pcs'ed
list OF 700 colored men who are supposed to
have left the city. Most Of them work in the
Pennsylvania coal mines, and contests over
most OF these are now going on in the third
and fifth wards Seven hundred names were
costed in the third ward alone, butso far only
n few of these names have been found on tho
looks there 1t is probable that the total
given above will lie reduced more ;han 100
Mrs. Lillian White, the young vie OF Mr..
b. V. White, Of Leesburg, undertook to clean
pair of kid gloves with gasoline. Suddenly
tho in6ammable stuff caught fire from
| lamp or candle standing near and in mo-
ment the upper portion Of the lady's clothing
was in blaze She shrieked for help and
her husband, who happened to he in the
house. went to her assistance and with some
difficulty succeeded in smothering out the
flames. badly burning his hands in the effort
The lady was very seriously burned over the
arms, chest ard face.
At Christiansburg, last week, Judge Blair
confirmed the sale of the Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs property which was pur-
chased August II by Messrs B. r. Linkous'
James S. Childress and W. j. Hall for Sl0,-
OI0. This is one OF the finest and most popu-
lar summer resorts in Virginia The prop
erty comprises tract OF nearly 1909 acres
Of fine grazing and agricultural land.
The next meeting of the General Associa-
lion of the Baptist Church Of Virginia will be
held in Alexandra, commencing November
IS. large number of people are expected
to attend.
The next session OF the Virginia Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church South, will be
held in Charlottesville. beginning November
IA. Bishop Haygood, of Georgia, will pre-
side.
Hamilton E. Wood attempted suicide at
bis home near Alfred. He shot himself
through the mouth, inAicting wound
which the doctors believe will prove fatal
A special from Abingdon says: lament
able stabbing ARRAY occurred at Emory and
Henry College which may cost young
student, Clifford Fairs, his life. Some stu
dent pushed young Fairs against J. G. Rus
SELL of Jacksboro', Tenn, when the latter
whipped out his knife and stabbed the un
suspecting young man in the back.
The boiler OF T. Krepss saw-mill, located
on the outskirts of Parkersturg, exploded,
entirely demolishing the building and in
stantly killing John Kreps, a son OF the pro-
prletor, and David Jones, an employee, and
fatally wounding Benjamin Mounts. Young
Kreps's head was blown off, and the bodies
OF both the dead men were horribly man.
gled. The shock OF the explosion was felt
throughout the city,
A. J. Evans, successor TO w. q. & 4. j.
Evans, hardware dealers OF Roanoke, made
an assignment with E. L. Bell, of Lynch
burg, as trustee The total liabilities arc
s26, 100 and owned principally to parties in
Roanoke, Salem and Lynchburg The as
sets consist OF stock of hardware two lots,
bends, notes, &c, due assignor and to the
late firm OF Evans Bros. The amounts as
signed 10 creditors OF the three classes are as
follows: First class, 5000; second, S5,Ol5;
third, $15,sOS.