Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-03-01
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
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Frank Lockwood Smith, who Is under ar
rest on q charge of swindling Mr.. Alfred W.
Withers, of Gloucester, to the extent Of $4,000
in the noted ''gold-brick deal, will be tried
for the crime by Henrico jury. Common
wealth's Attorney Smith, Of the Hastings
Court Richmond, says he is satisfied that
the case is without the province OF his court,
as the gold brick transaction took place one
J mile from Richmond in Henrico county.
This morning special grand jury was sum-
moned in Henrico County Court, and an in
dic.ment similar to that in the Hustings
Court was returned against Smith, alias
Parker, who will be delivered over to the
county authoritie'.
No now developments in the Bank OF Lex
ingtol robbery. Tho Rockbridg, Savings
Bank, the new financial agent OF the county,
opened its doors to depositors Heretofore
this bank has only done savings bank and
loan business; now general banking bust
moss OF deposit and discount will be done.
Capital $4,000 There was some ia K Of an
effort to organize national bank, but so far
nothing has come OF it. There is no clue to
Figgatt, the defaultiag cashier, but the au-
thorities think he has gone to the Southwest,
Il rough Texas into Mexico.
Intelligence has been received of the sud-
den death, at Morristown, N. j., OF Col. l..
Jacqelin Smith, native and former resident
OF A exandria. He diel after short and
painful illness, the first he ever had in a life
OF ffty-seven years. Colonel Smith was a
distinguished 2 aduate of the Virginia Mi l.
tary Institute; was a faithful and efficient
officer in the Confederate service during the
four years of the war between the Safes, at
tanning the rank OF lieuteaant-colonel OF
, artillery, and since that time had been ac-
lively engaged in busin SIS in New York city.
Colonel Smith was the eldest son of the la;e
Francis L. Smith, AMI brother of Col.
Frank L. Smith, of this city,
Andrew Ohieson, Swede, employed as
yard forward foreman at Luke Bros. pulp
mll, Piedmont, committed suicide by shoo-
Spseli in the heal His life was insured
eGO. He leaves wife and several
Nupervisor, OF Warwick
special meeting at Newport
Se action for the relief OF desi'
s Bple An appropriation was made
benefit OF the suffering poor in the
,lty of Morrison, on the Chesapeake and
= j Railway. Sheriff Mils;esd and Chief
Police Phillip were instructed to report
Re names of all needy peop!e in this vicin-
ity q George West, member Of the board,
who was authorized to extend the proper
relief.
A real estate firm at Middletown, Freder-
lex couny, has re%ntly sold an improved
farm o. one hundred acres at $40 per acre to
C. E. Gazer, OF New YORK; also, a farm OF
fifty acres to DR.. ]. Hutchinson, OF Middle
town. Bob farms aye loca.el near the
town. There is an u u ,ua inquiry for i'm
-prcvel farms and farming lands in this
vicinity, chiefly from Northern and Western
farmers.
4 Hiss Susan B. Anthony spoke in the
: Academy OF Music at CuIpeper in the inter
est of woman's suffrag', to an audience Of
five hundred people, composed OF both ladies
and gentlemen.