Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-08-30
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various Parts
of the States

burg. had a close ca from iearIui ue"'n
while In a state OF somnambulism at his
house on Clay street. He and bis ia'her'
Mr.. W. B. Snea !, occupy room In lne
second story OF the building on level with
the porch. From the outer edge OF tnls
norch there Is descent OF thirty feet OF
more to the street. About 2 o'clock In the
morning the young man was seen by Dis
father to get out OF his bed and go to the
wind W. He called 10 him 10 awake, pn'
before he could be reused he had stepped |
over the porch railing and fell to tn street
teow. Ia his fall he struck fire-aa'm |
wire. which scratched his neck 10 the enln,
snd his right shoulder was dlslocated when
he struck the ground. Mr.. Snead is subject
to somnambulsm, but this acc dent was the
worst OF his experiences. When he struck
the fire-elarm wire the bell at the court
house struck 2.
Toe Sixth Virginia Cavalry held its first
reunion at Fauquier Springs and pc man
ent or sanzatlCn was effected. Judge David
| A. Grlmsley, ef Culp~Der, its last colonel,
was elected commander Saventy-hve sur
vlyors were present Among I'll" speakers
was Gen. Wm. H. Payne. The next me~.'ug
will be at UpperyiIle, Va
Five years ago a twelye-year-old son oi
Rernard Hagan. a prominent business man
Of Huntington, myster.ously disappeared
,,oro home. Thousands OF dollars we're
.nant in trying to find him, many leading
detectives being put to work on the case Ou'
TO no avail. Friday night the boy, now
stalwart youth Of seventeen, appeared az LIS
fa,her's residence and mono OF the family
recognized him for long while Tnere Is
great rejoicing in the Hagan hou' eno'u
The boy has Travelled all over 'ne oh''eO
States under an assumed name
Eli FerriIl and Bill Monagan, the noted
ncstoffce robbers, made daring escape
from iail at Parkersburg. With waiter Iouo,
who was in on charge of rape, they heId up
the guard that came In to take out SOM
other prisoners The postoffice robbers
st,ct revolyers into the faces OF the officers
and made them throw up their hands. Then
D tbav made dash for liberty. guard on
= he outside fired, wounding Ferrill, but the
robber kept on going. Todd was captured
d in lumter yard, but the other men ran
j down street. They held upa delivery wagon
u cut the horse loose and Monagan helped hi'
:, wounded pal to mount. Ferrill galoped ou
h ottoun shooting as he went. Monagan dis
appeared among the houses, ana neither
% the men has been captured.
News of a tragedy IN Bedford county
y lust reached Lynchburg. The victim Is
t. Ivnchbureer. Edward Campbell; the maj
who killed him, DR.. ]. F. Frlstoe, oil IN
naiobborhood. 1t seems that family quar-
p rel was the cause OF the tragedy, and dis
20 nute about some lar d the cause OF the ieuo
ss camnbell was visiting his mother, who live
OIL near Coffee postofice, In company with nl
o mother and grand ather, he was on his wa
d 70 the latter's home and passed DR.. Fristoe
o Mace on the way and stopped to get drin
be of water at the spring. The doctor had bee
TO to the spring and was coming away with
he trcket of water when he saw the party.
IA said that he put the bucket on the groun
ed and without word VI warning, approach'
o., the fence drew pistol and fred on Cam
Of hell The ball took effect In his bowels. L
wounded man was removed to MS gran
.ather's home and a physician called
Everything possible was done for him.
the wound proved fatal. The ieud petwe
The families is SAID 10 have been In exisIer
ear for ten years, and friends Of Campbell say
had not seen or spoken tC Fristoe during q
time. This is the story Of the tragedy as t
Iys: by Campbell's mother and grandfather.
Ind the other hand, DR.. Fristoe Claims not to n
eld heen the aggressor and says he shot Car
ms hall In self-defense. DR.. Fris'oe has
non committed 10 jail to await the action OIL
ue- grand jury.
News reaoheI Huntington to the Ell
that Charles Seen, a well-known ciIlzen
49, Camp Creek. Lincoln county, was klilec
d John Ross. Ross is young man ana
49, two were good friends up to within
-. minutes OF the killing. dispute arose
bar young lady, when Ross picked up
10. anil beat Skeen's brains out
What came near be ng fatal accident
Cured at the Washington rect DE
= Petersburg A young man named ID
o,on Battaile, OF Dinwiddie county, was run
Ur Io alongside OF the northbound train, after
'DS D,.S ing to mail postal card on the train,
it was in motion, when he suddenly ran
u % Of a telephone pole, striking his head aga
, 1t. He was knocked senseless, and In
> ing he fell so near to the rails CT the
that the wheel Of one Of the cars cut an
,,,tr cash on hi, head.
',.I Mrs. ". Smith and colored servant
,',o-o drowned In the Tug river at Gray.
beIno ferried across the stream to at
ohurcb Mrs. Smiths little ch ildren
,,.. IN the river bank and saw their me
When perish.
'ro IN The two military companies at Roa
% not will make an oAou'S,O
battlefield in September.
ord The FIVE -year-od son OF Charles
ctives, the ierrymah d. A'"'''"' ~ w. w.
y held above Huntington, wa accident lily
+,oir The little fellow was anding on the
3 gang wien wagon ""e', M, ~
entire crushed asaiuS' '"' Ao-''-e
re ont only an hour.
antern Inc res'uence VI ~'' ~ - D0"'
in w,s of Suff Dix, was entered by burGal
Coo Ieyelry valued at $4)0 and other va
90 ,vos belongings 10 Mrs. B ever were carre
Tn tba tGwet', and uirv'' o'ec ion