Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-16
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Mr.. Robert L. Culoerson, OF San Antonio,
Texas, who has been appointed district at
torney for the western federal district OF
Texas, is a graduate of the Virginia NJ Hilary
Institute and Of the University of Virginia,
where lie took the degree Of B. L. In one
session.
Capt Thomas H. Cunningham died in
Richmond, aged seventy five years. He bad
been pilot on James river steamboats,
nearly all his life and was favorite among
the officers and sailors who visited Rich
mond
The Hastings Court grand jury Of Rich
mond has found indictments for murder
against Thomas n. McNameo and VIM. T..
Gault for the killing Of Robert Lee Atwell, a
railroad engineer.
Heros Douglas, charged with killing Thos
r ed, in Greenbr,er county, Christmas
night. has been arrested and placed in jail at
Lswisburg.
FORTRESS MONROE is now considered safe
from the designs Of foreign enemy. 1t now
has a mining casemate, from which system
of iorpedoes covering the entrance to the
harbor can be operated, and two concrete
projections for disappearing gun-cartridges,
which are intended 10 resist any shot an
enemy can send aga'ns them up 10 date.
retail liquor license was recently granted
to parties at Rocknsh Depot, Nelson county,
but the sentiment OF the community was 50
universally adverse that the court was pre-
vailed upon to withdraw the license.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Road is making
survey for a proposed branch Of that road
up the Guyandotte river into the Logan
county oil fields.
Mrs. 4. I. TALIFFERRo, OF Chrstiansburg,
has been elected principal Of the North Mis-
sissippi Presbyterian College at Holley
Springs, Mississippi
The dwelling of Thomas Harrison, on
Coan river, three miles from Heathsylle, was
destroyed by an accidental fro last week.
The fine new hotel at Buena Vista has
been leased by Rev. J. l. Miller for five years,
IL
AT Bedford City parcel Of land, which
sold for sos, 900 in 1890, was resod last week
and brought 81, TO.
At Falls Church n few days ago young
man named VIM. Mills was thrown from
wag IN and killed.
A. 2. RICHARDSON, the largest dealer in
wood, lumber an oysters in New Kent
county, IVES para yzed recently.
Mr.. J. B. Allen, prominent citizen OF
Boteiourt county, died suddenly from heart
failure, at his home, near Lithia. Mr.. Allen
was about seventy years old. In 1872 Mr..
Allen was elected TO the Legislature from
this county as an Independent Prior to that
time he had for years been commissioner Of
the revenue He WIS married four times
and the father of twenty-one children. His
widow and eleven children survive him.
Governor OFerrall has pardoned Henry
Lee, who in June, 1885, was convicted Of
horse-stealing in the Stafford County Court
and sentenced to eighteen years in tho peni-
Tertiary. Lee has heart disease, with
dropsy, and thrre is eno hope of his re-
cOyery.
The Woodland farm of 2e5 acres, three
miles west Of Stanton, has been sold for
S25 per acre TO Il Mr.. Currie, of Maine, who
will remove to his new purchase
Capt. George Baylor, a prominent lawyer
and one of the most successful farmers in
jefferson to1nty, W. Va, received al award
ut the Chicago Exposition for corn.