Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-08-16
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
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The train TO Ocean View when few miles
from Norfolk, plunged through the trestle
bridge into Tanners creek. The usual large
number OF passengers were on board, ana
men, women and children were suddenly
tumbled in heap into the soft mud Oh the
creek. The tide fortunately was out. IL Is
remarkable that no lives were lost aud only
sprained limbs and bruised bodies were Inc
Injuries resulting from the accident. Inc
large throng OF mud-covered pleasure seekers
were soon brought back to the city ana a
wrecking force sent out to get the train out
Of the creek. It Is thought the accident WAS
caused by spreading rails
1t was developed in Wheeling that largo
number OF people In that city and vicinity
have beer paying monthly assessments TO-
two years or more to benefit insurance COM
panies and orders which have long since
passed out OF exl tence or have been merged
into other concerns. Most OF the victims are
poor people.
The State Council OF Virginia, Legion Of
Honor, in session at Staunton, elected I. O.
Morton, OF S!aunton, past grand commander;
A. @. Nowlan, Of Lynchburg, grand COM
mander; W. K. Mcdowell, Of Richmond, VIC
grand commander; V. II. Wyatt, of ich-
mosd, grand orator; L. G. Davis, OF Rich
mond, grand secretary; Charles Z. Munden,
OF Portsmouth, grand treasurer; s. II. Ran
lett, OF Norfolk, grand chaplain; Z. j Wey-
mouth, OF Richmond, grand guide. 3.
Foushee, Of Leeslurg, grand warden; G. Il.
FizwIlson, OF Richmond, grand sentinel,
grand trus ees, E. S. Bell, OF Lynchburg'
John H. Krebs. of Winchester; NJ. F. Hud-
nall, OF Richmond; j. B. Blanks, Of Peters-
burg. Richmond Is the next place OF meet
ing,
Officers appointed to tho battle-ship Texas
are beginning to report at the Norfolk Navy
Yard, and the ship Is expected to go into
commls ion about the middle OF the month.
1t will be the middle OF September before she
will leave the yard, though II 1t was neces-
sary the Texas could go to sea Immediately.
The new fiscal year has not started up very
brlskly, and very few workman have been
adde 10 The force. The suspended men In
construction came back the first OF the m onth.
The peanut dealers around Norfolk sey
prices will be better for the coming season.
They express the opinion that there has not
been time for years when there will be so
few of tho old stock carried over, and 1t Is
within the range Of probabilities that before
the new crop is ready for handling but
small proportion OF old goods will be left.
The outlook leans more 10 a shortage than TO
a full crop. The seasons, however, are at
preaent propitious and some Improvement
m y be looked for. With good seasons the
crop will come up al right
The first installment OF the twelve large
engines, to make between sixty and seventy
miles an hour for the yestibule trains OF the
Seaboard Air Line are being delivered by
the Richmond Locomotive Works, together
with a number of handsome combination
coaches. The present management Is doing
everything to improve the passenger accom-
modations OF the line.
The president OF the Atlantic and Danville
Railroad denies that there has been any prop
osition to buy that property on the part OF
Southern Railway, Notwithstanding that as
sertIons to that effect continue. At Pinnen's
Point he thinks the Southern has all the room
and deep water 1t wants for yards, docks and
warehouses good many changes are taxi
ing place In the force on tn, various Lines at
this point.
The annual meeting OF the Farmers Insti-
tute will occur at Fairfax Court House on
August 21. Hon. J. Sterling Morton, Secre-
tary OF Agriculture, will deliver the opening
address. Professor Keffer, assistant chief &
the forestry division, Major Avord, chief or
the dairy division, Gen. Roy Stone, chief o
division of roads, and Prof. Milton Whitney
will be in attendance and take part in the
programe.
passed resolutions unanimously indorsIng
Hon. r. T. Barton, OF that city, as in all re-
spects a most suitable successor to John B.
Minor, late professor of common and statute
law at the University CT Virginia.
The board OF trustees OF the ichmond
College has elected Prof. G. S. Mitchell &
Georgetown College, to Ill the chair OF Latin.
The board appointed a commilteeto consider
the advIsablliiy OF establishing an astrono.
mical observatory at the college.
The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural So
ciety will hold its twenty-sixth annual exhi-
biton at Winchester September 1913, 1897
Frank PHILIPS, who IS wantei at Fred
ericksburg on the charge Of forgery, was az
rested in Hartford, Conn.
The Victoria furnace, at Goshen, after be-
ing out Of blast for two years, Is about to be-
gin again the production OF iron
The late Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage was the
mother OF Mrs. Alexander Donnan, Of Rich
mond.
A camp OF Sons Of Confederate Veterans i
10 be formed at Berryvlle, Clarke county.
Near Blueheld, W. Va, Henry Parson ac-
cidentally shot and killed Richard Jenty.
Carp are now being caught in the Potomac
river In large numbers.