Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-08
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
The --latest News Cleaned From Various Parts Of
the State,

The --latest News Cleaned From Various fsrts Of
the State.
The planning mill belonging to Messrs. d.
S. Lauderback and W. II. Huduieson a'
Shenandoah, Page county, was destroyed ny
fire. The engine, machinery and large lot
Of Iumber and building material on hand
we're all destroyed.
The Farmers Milling Company have sofa
their mill property at Hope Mills, Page coun-
ty. to Frank C. Brumback for S3,25O. Inc
property cost a few years ago about 75,OOo'
A remarkable murder case in Halifax coun-
ty is attracting attention. 1t was queer
matter from the beginning, and Its prospects
for the future are queerer still. An eight-
year-old boy has been poisoned to death ike
a rat. and man whom everybody seems sat
isfed had no motive for killing the boy, Dut
did it unintentionally while planning to take
the life of another. has been indicted Tor the
murder of the boy. The several parties VINO
can throw light on the mystery, If any one
| can. have either taken to the woods or been
spirited away, and Commonwealth Attorney
| Lee is at his wits ends trying to bring the
| case to trial. He and his assistants are now
| cunning high and low, making search lnqul-
nv all over Virginia and the Carolinas for the
missing witnesses for the Commonwealth.
| The stomach and intestines Of the boy were
sent to State Chemist W. II. Taylor ior
analysis. That gentleman is very retlceht
about the result Of his investigation, but IL Is
certain that poison has been discovered.
The Norfolk Business Mems Association
quarterly meeting adopted the following
resolutions.
Whereas time and again there have ap-
peared in the New York and other papers OF
the country statements rejecting in the most
serious way upon the Importance of the port
Of Norfolk, inasmuch as they have falsiiied
the depth of water in our channel and mar
Dor. and whereas great prominence has been
given these statements by reason Of their
connection with the trial trip and dockage OF
the battle-ship Texas, the Business Men
Association deem it but proper to deny with
emphasis the truth of the statements and re-
ports referred to, and to set forth to the world
the facts sustained by the official record OF
the United States engineers Office, that the
harbor of Norfolk has a depth Of water at
high tide of 27l5 feet. and that as the aver
age rise and fall of the tide at this port Is on
ly feet inches, it is beyond dispute that
this harbor is available at nearly all stages OF
tide for the deepest draught ships that float.
A large number of farmers and horse
owners from all over the county OF Prince
William met at the town hall in Manassas
and organized what will be known as Inc
Prince William Horsemen's Association,
for the purpose Of holding an annual horse
show at Manassas where awards OF merit ana
suitable premiums will be given to horses,
mules. ponies, &C.. which shall be consldereu
by competent judges to be the best OF their
particular class The object OF the show VIII
be to improve the stock and grade OF horses
in the county and furnish place where the
best stock of the country can be seen ana
; where exchange and barter can be carried on
by those desirous of buying and selling
president. Mr.. W. A. Buckley, and secretary,
! Mr. L. A. Larkin, Jr., were elected, ana
Judges appointed as follows: W. W. Kin
cheloe. Brentsville, and Capt. Jas. Z. Herrell
and John 7. Goodwin, of Manassas. COM
mittee of arrangements was named. consist
ing of C. H. Goodwin, H. l.. Eileary and
Z. C. Meredith. and a committee to solicit
members, Lee McRae, Buckland; Henry
Reid. BrentviIle: D. J. Arlington, Buckhalli
w. A. Buckley. Gainesville, and Thomas IL.
, Lion Manassas.
One hundred and fifty cords Of wood be-
longing to parties residing in the neighbor-
hood of Puddle Dock, Prince George county,
E have been destroyed by woodland fires. In
E consequence of the almost unprecedented
drought the streams are all drying up and
the Appomottox river is lower than 1t has
been since 1884,
The barns and stables of Fletcher Hitch
cock, in Dinwiddie county, twelve miles from
Petersburg. were destroyed by fire with
> large quantity of proyender and peanuts. Mr..
Hitchcock also lost two threshing machines
and carriage and buggy. The loss is quito
heavy.
- J.H. Lipscomb and W. A. Carter had
20 difficulty In the machine shops OF Bass,
Brown Lee, Danville, where both were en-
l. ployed. In the melee Carter shot LipscomD
u three times with pistol, the balls taking
. effect in the abdomen. Lipscombe is dan
gerousy wounded and it is almost certain he
p will die. Carter has been arrested. Lips
) combe is about fifty-hve years old and Carter
about twenty-three.
$ Capt. R. A. C. Daniels. who was formerly
= in the British army, died at Catlett's Station,
: Fauquier county, Va, where he resided.
:, The deceased was well-known through Vir-
ginia as a skilled fox hunter.
An entire new registration Of voters has
just been completed in the city OF Roanoke
The total foots up 1921 voters, of which q
10 56S are white and 788 colored.
The Old Dominion Manganese mine al
/ Crimora, Augusta county, which has been
e shut down for a long time, is TO be worked
! again.
spark from an engine on the Norfolk and
n Western Railroad set fire to a large toolhoust
: belonging to the road and situated near the
a station in the suburbs Of Charleston. TIE
a fire was discovered about 10 o'clock and botl
h fire companies of Charleston were called out
n but the fire had too much headway to save
the building, which, with its contents wa'
l. burned. There were five pounds of dyna