Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-03-22
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T. &c stoted that ex.Gov. FL zhugh Lee may
appear as candidate for the Democea"o
nomination for Governor OF Virginia wien
the time arriye5 for the selection OIL another
Governor. 1t Is further stated that h'p o.
sentative Walker may be the Kspuoiicah
nominee. The contest will have some I'M
por,ant bearings, as MIR. Walker has a'reaay
been spoken OF as Republican candldatelor
Vice President of the United States.
Granville Eastman, a prominent mem OF
of the Harrisonbu'g bar, died Oh appen-
dicitis. His ten days illness was oil puz
zling nature, and only an au opsy iuiy 'ue'
termined the cause o! his death. Mr. E's'-
ham WAS native of Rappahannock county
He served in the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry
under Col. Asher Harman, and receiVed
wound while leading charge at brau"S
S alton, which always caused him oAsc'"-
fort. He was In his sixty-hrst year, ana un-
married. a
IT is believed by many that the NorIoiK anu
Western Railroad Compan,, Whicn recen'S
went into tie hands Of receivers, Will snor'iy
be reorgauized. The plan OF the propo'eu
reorgan .zation is 10 assess tho preIeri.u
stock. abate the interest on the last JULIUS
and 60 reduce expenses a. to get rid Oh lne
car trust and floating debt Of the road' au"
then turn the property oacK iu''
the han ds of the railroad company.
Mr. Thomas Giblin. brakeman on the Bat
timore and Ohio Railroad, fell from MS tr"h
| AfI
at Piedmont. Both OF his legs we're cut OIL
and be died a few hours later. His home Is
a Rodemar, Preston county.
M,ior T. W. kirkpatrick and T. S. Kirk
patrick have prepared petition to the Court
OF Appeals in the case OF Commonwealth vs.
Norf,lk and Western Railroad sCompany
This is an appeal from the decis on oil Inc
County Court Of Appomat;ox and also from
decision by Judge Horsley, OF the Circuit
Court touching the question OF hauling
empty cars on Sunday. These cour's ne'd II
TO be unlawful. The. Q empties were peing
returned 10 the coal fields to be reIoadeu'
When loaded these cars were permitted 10
run on the Sabbath, Icing engaged IN III
te-state commerce, ea route 10 LamOerl
| Point 10 be loaueu lOr IOtoiSh PNiNSt
question now arising Is whether ihey can Oe
returned lawfully in order to be ioa1ed again.
Again. in closing the petition, and In reiet'
ence 10 its deduction, the following s'a'e'
ment is made: chs Is reduction au
absu dunn, for we would then have neao
. and tail engaged in domestic commerce
while the intervening parts would lie en-
gagged in foreign trade. The law knows nc
such hybrid" The case involves some very
fine points, aud the result IS looked FORWARD
to with no little interest.
I A meeting OF the residen OF Warrento"I
was held in the council chamber to take inic
consideration plans for the advancement 0
Warrenton as q summer resort. commit
= zee of ten were appointed, composed oil ieao
ing residents, to formulate methods 10 oeau
ti:y the town and suggest hygienic sai'
guards,
Major Wm. Johnson died at his home,
!. Stewartstown, aged 70 years. He was one
the most prominent residents of tho county
and Left an estate valued at S4) 900.
: con;rac. has been signed between 's
/. ton s, nd cate and the Parkersburg street ca
G. company by which az electric street car in
Il "a to b. constructed In Parkersburg. I'D
IS work is 10 begin within three weeks and ID
Is line is to be finished within seven m'h'n
d The local company will be associated VIII
t. the Boston mep 10 the enterprise.