Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-04-12
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
ths Latest News Cleaned From Various farS o
of the States.

The Panther Creek Railroad Company do
>een chartered and will hold meeting I'll
week for the purpose OF e!ecting officers anu
directors. The objec. this company mas Al
REV Is the developing OF the mineral anu
timber resources Of Panther creek, anu 10
hat end will run line twelve miles long up
hat creek. The Panther Creek LumOe.
Company is the prime mover In this roa1 anu
already built large mill, possibly tue
arrest in the S ate, at the mouth OF the
creek. and will le ready to begin saving
,bou the midd @ of this month. 1t Is salu
that this last named company has enough
timber to keep them saving for the neA'
twenty years.
Governor McCorkle received telegram
from President Baker, tf the Stale board Oh
health. confirming the report that smallpox
aad broken out at Tfacker, In the new
county of Mingo on the Norfolk and western
Railroad. Two cases were reported anu
many had been exposed to the malay Oe-
lore it was learned the nature OIL the olseaSo'
The State au horities have estapl'neo
,uarantine aid the railroad is not allowed
20 receive or discharge pa sengers at 'n0
own The dIselse has also broken out IN
Hunting on, but tie authorities have taken
every precaution to prevent its spreading.
On petition OF Mr. W. A. Little, OF counse
Tor Morgpnleld the Acquia creek train ROD
Der. Judge Charles II. Ashton has granted
iut ther su .perslon OF the execution of nis
eptence for fourteen days TO enable him 10
perfect his appeal.
The directors of the Rappahannock Fah
Society hav. selected October 22 23 ana "a
as the dates for our next fair.
Ex-senator John F. Lewis, OF Rockingham
county, is still suffering from cancer oil tn'
face. which has encroached considerably upoI
the upper jaw, but otherwise ne Is III peue
health now than he has been for man!
months, and is we'll enough to ride ABOUT ni
neighborhood on horseback.
The residence OF coun treasurer koper
Ryland, in King William county, was burn
ed with its contents. This Is the old home
stead Of the johnson and Hawes fam ly, an
many portraits and relics OF them ana
General W. S. II. Caylor were stored there
The Dunkard Brethren of The Greenoride
neighborhood, three miles from sa'en
Roanoke county, have laid of the land i'
the immense gathering Of their faith they o.
pect from all over the United States In Ma.
and have commenced building operations.
A large brick building on farm situate
about two miles east oil Bernyllle, owned D
Mrs. E P. C. Lewis OF Hoboken, n. j., an
occupied by VIM. W. smalIwood, caught hr
and with the exception OF the brick wain
was en- ireiy destroyed.
A Chicago dispatch says John Brown 4
'Fort," which was brought there from Har
per's Ferry, for the Worlds Fair, Is now go
Ing to be used as a stable.
Mr.. Rotert L. Jones, OF Milwood, son 0
the lato Rev. J. R Jones, was thrown iron
hIs:horse few days ago and had his arm
broken In several places
DR.. W. W. Parker, one OF the Oldest physi
clans In Richmond, was thrown from hors
and had one of his legs broken just above IN
ankle.
J. L. Garland, Of Botetourt county, rec nj
ly sold his farm to E. G. Pechin for SOD
cash. Less than two years ago he paid Sl,31
for IT.
In an affray at Clarksville, Mecklen' ur
county, Absalom Williamson stoned to deaf
his friend and ne!ghbor, Robert Williamson
The residence OF John Goodwin, near Nj
chum's, Albemarle county, was destroyed
fire. Lo:5, $4,000 no insurance.