Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-23
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TIE Latest News Cleaned From Various
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1t has transpired that the suicide Of Henry
DRYDEN, cashier OF the Citizens National
Bank OF Charleston. W. Va, was caused by
lovers quarrel. He had sweetheart at
Lexington. KY, visitel her last week and Is
supposed to have had a quarrel The even
ING he took his life he received letter from
her which is supposed to have contained
some Disappointing message.
In Randolph county last week Henson
Hoover shot and killed his mother, Fran
cisco Hoover The shooting is said to have
resulted from tr vial matter
Billings Hobart, weIl-known cit zen OF
Hampshire county, died last week at his
Lone, near Capon Springs.
Maitinsburg, W. Va, is to have an Ice
factory
Mrs. Warwick Gatewood. who has just
died in Bath county, makes another in the
remarkable list OF deaths in this family.
John W. Warwick died in Pocahontas last
week. His son, George Warwick Andrew,
died of typhoid fever whi!e at Washington
and Lee, and the son Of james w. Warwick,
passed away at the same time. The death OF
Mr.. John w. Warwick was speedily followed
by that OF his vile.
Mr.. N A. Quesentury, a weIl-known and
popular cit zen of King George county, died
at his residence, near Dido, aged thirty-nine
yeaIg He was a member Of the most promi-
nent family in that county, being nephew
Of the late Madame Alice de Iturbide, OF
Paris, and direct descendant of General
Forrest, OF revolutionary fame.
Under the new coupon law, Judge Han
cock. OF the Chesterfield ircuit Court, with
one jury at cost OF only $l2, disposed OF
fifteen coupon cases. in fifteen minutes.
Under the old law the city would have had
to pay $3.50 for separate juries in these
cases.
Mrs. Perks, aged ninety-four, the Oldest
res dent of Cupepper county is dead. Her
hust and died few years ago and was
pensoner of the war 1912.
Joseph Lucas, Of Fauquier comfy, has two
dogs, with whom he killel in sixty days 80
ground hogs, 20 coons, 10 opossums and 2
wild cats
Governor O'Ferrall has signed the bill
authorizing the board sfyinking fund com
missioners to purchase bonds.
It is estimated that go sawlogs were
harvested in the recent rise in Coal, Guyan
and Twelve Pole rivers
The large Touring mills at Culpeper are
working overtime and two new stores have
been opened.
Rev. H. N. Qusenberry, of the Baptist
church in Berkeley, has declined the call to
the church, at Cairo, III.
Lynchburg has new hotel, "The Carroll,
just completed AMI furnished at cost OF
$4,000.
Dr. r. S. Wicker, pest surgeon Mt Fort
Monroe, has written a letter in reply TO a
recent publication in New York aper, in
which he says there has not been any TYPHOID
fever in the Hygeia Hotel since last May,
and that there is not at present single case
OF the fever In the fort or anywhere on the
reservation.
A committee Of ladies called on Goternor
O'Ferrall and extended to him an invitation
to deliver the addr 50 on the occasion OF
Oakwoo Memorial Day, May 20, and he nc
cepted. There will be big military display
on that occas on.
Governor OFe-rall has signed the III
amending the city charter OF S,aunton ana
the hill incorporating the Stanton Society
Tor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Pdtrick Mexican W Il soon begin mining
iron ore on his place In Bedford county, nine
miles east of Roanoke. The mine has been
worked before and the ore analysis % per
cent. metallic iron.
The Big;Stone Gap water works are to be
sold in May. They have been in operation
two years and are a splendid system. Last
June they were placed in charge Of re-
ceiyer.