Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
The Latest New, Gleaa,i From Various Pars' OF
The State

The --latest NEWS Giea1e1 IRON Sarlol1 I ara VI
The State
While at the Philadelphia horse show last
week Mr. Henry Fairfax. OF LoudCun county,
sold two Of his horses at private sale-Lord
Loudoun to Mr.. A. j. Drexel Tor $500 and
Alena to Mr.. james Scott for $500. These
two. with five recently sold in New York,
make seven head OF ha!f-bred hackneys sold
his spring by Mr.. Fairfax at an average OF
1898 apiece.
Vim. H. Hamlet a prominent citizen oil
Campbell county, died aged so years. He
has been commissioner Of revenue for the
James River district for twenty years.
". A. McCooi. OF Parkersburg prominent
oil operator. died suddenly OF apopleXy On
the steamer Barksdale.
j. J. Wilson. Son & Co., commission mer-
chants. of Richmond, have made ali assign
ment Liabilities, 5000.
The salaries OF the city officials in Rich
mond are to be heavily cnt down.
Judge B. A. Hancock has granted a char
ter 10 the Citizens Land Building, Loan and
Development Company. The principal oil
fee is to BE lo5lted u. ClarenOnt AL the cep-
nal STOCK il pot to exceed $40. 900. Judge
Hancock has also granted 4 charter to the
Charles y. Romaine Fireworks Company The
capital stock is not 70 exceed so, 600. The
factory is to be located in Prince George
county. lust beyond the corporate limits Of
Petersburg.
In the Circuit Court before Judge Faux
ner at Charlcstown the case Of Warren Ely
against the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company, was concluded with verdict for
$3.50. Tho suit was instituted to recover
damages for loss Of wheat, hay and clover
seed by fire started by sparks from locomc-
tive.
The fact that the Petersburg city council
has accepted the proposition of a syndicate
represented by Mr.. Il. B. Davis. Of Richmond
to purchase the Virginia and Carolina Rail
road and then bald line Of road from Bal
limore to Petersburg. via Richmond. is, of
course statement Of much interest to the
people Of that section. The plans Of the
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and it is not known how they will build from
Richmond to Baltimore, though there are
several charters in existence that might be
used in part construction OF tho line.
Among these is that Of the Bal
timore. Richmond AID Southwestern
Railroad Company. The charter au-
J thorizes the construction Of road from r
point on the Potomac river in Westmoreland
or Northumberland county, through the
counties Of Richmon1, Essex, Middlcsex,
King and Queen. King William, Hanover and
Henrico to the city Of Richmond, and thence
by Petersburg TO the southwestern boundary
| of Virginia. There Is another charter for
tho Richmond and Northern Road, from
Richmond to Northumberland, and still
another for the Richmond and Rappahannock
Valley Railroad from Richmond to some
| point on the Rappahannock River or Chesa-
pcake Jay.
J..B. Brady. proprietor OF the lichmond
Turf Exchange, has been arrested and viii
be prosecuted for violating the Mushback
anti-gambing act One of Brady's men was
| prosecuted under similar law few years
aco but defec. in the act was discovered
and he was acquitted. The city council in
the meantime made the license tax en- the ex-
change y, 500 per year, and when the old
| license ran out, on May l last, Brady closed
his establishment in the city, but opened just
| outside the corporate limits. The Legisla-
| ture has remeded the defect in the law and
Brady will be indicted on the charge Of gam
| bling
The Baltimore and Ohio shop men en-
ployed on the repair Of locomotives at Pied.
mont are again working eight hours day
The Young Mems Christian Association Of
Piedmont will hold a "bush-meeting" at
Firm Rock the first week IN July.
The Secretary Of State chartered the Irvine
Company. Of Charleston. organized to run
water works, with an authorized capitol Of
$4,000. O0O The Clendcnnin and Spencer
Railroad Company, with an authorized
capital Of 100000 and principal offices at
| Charleston was also chartered.
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Two thousand troops have been sent tc
suppre the Corcan rebellion, and British
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