Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-06-28
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
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Of the StateA
W. NJ Chalmers, for many years c'lSen
OF Danyil.e, died at his home on wilson
street. william Murray Chalmers was born
in Halifax c)unty, Va, October, lS4h lie
was the son Of the late David Chalmers, was
a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute at
the outbreak OF the war, and participated a.
the battle Of Newmarket under General
BreckinrIdge. At the close Of the war he.en'
tered the University Of Virginia, graduating
In the class f'67. Deceased was married In
December, 1868, to Emma N. Radiord, ol
Bedford cjunty. He attended church SUNDAY
morning last, and was taken sick on his re-
turn home Hs leaves two sons and TWO
daugh ers, three brothers and one sister. Dir.
Chalmers n 1884 was elected principal otthe
Dan vile High School, VIII ch he held up 10
the close O The last tenn. he had been a
member OF the Episcopal Church from his
youth and WIS also Mason.
Toe 81 OO0 bail bond given by Parker, the
alleged gold ok swindler, which was de-
ciared folf f,iied, Will, 1t Is understood, be
promptly paid by the Virginia Trust Com.
pany upon he order Of the court. The rumor
that the mpany inte1Ied to refuse pay
ment OF the bond and test the legality OF the
ACTON of Judge Christian In admitting
Parker 10 bal, is without foundation, so the
vics-presidoLt Of the corporation said in an
interview.
In an interview ex-United States Senator
]. N. Camden said that all lhe arrangements
for the construction of the new railroad from
Clarkesburs to the Ohio River at New Mar
tinsyille, We.zsll county, had been complet'
ed and that work would be commenced Ia
thirty days. The road will be fifty miles long
and will CONNECT ihe Monongahela River
with the Olio YER Railroad, opening up
rich coal and lumber lands. The project alsI
calls for bridge over the Ohio at New Mar
tInsviIle and an outlet to lake ports via East
ern Ohio roads.
number OF prominent business men re-
siding in Shenandoah and Frederick coun-
tiea, have ent red into copartnership under
the name and yle Of the MaIboro' Fertilizer
Company, limi ed, with capital stock oil
S28, ,OO) for the purpose of manufacturing
tertIl zer. Judy E. W. Newman is presiden'
OF th , new company and Joseph III. Bauser
man secretary and treasurer. Marlboro
Frederick county, is designated as the home
office.
Miss Lucy Jane Pollard, wife OF E. s. Pol
lard, at Fort Nj chell near Keysyille, was
brula Iy murd red in her back yard. Her
husband left + house about o'clock In the
afternoon anil re urned at 10 find his vile
dead In the ack yard. There were twenty
two separate and dl,tinc. wounds on the
back of her head, which was cut iato Jelly.
Her left Q r was cut nearly of, her forehead
Gu open, ltf jIwbone broken and all her
eeth knocked out At the time there were
fifteen or twenty hands working within 800
yarls OF the house. Robbery was evidently
he motive OF the crime, as some one had en-
Ierel the house and secured 1861 from
trunk. Miss Pollard was Miss Fowlkes, OF
Oanville. 1t Is said there is conclu i've EVIL
1ence against colorel man named Solomon
MaEable as the murderer, and parties are
searching for MIN.
Mrs. A. A. Hts', who resides near Lilly,
Rockingham county, was driving in a cart
with her eleven-year-old daughter to fun
eral at Ottobine when piece Of wire caught
In the wheels and frightened the horse,
which rau away, throwing the lite girl out.
MIS-. Hess was also throw out but caught
in the axletree anl va, dragged by the
tightened horse some haf mile. Her skull
was crushed and death was almest ins:ane-
ols. The gill was only slightly bruised.
A very bad acct lent o,curreI on the Dry
Fork Railroad, e.ultiny In list OF three
/ killed and one seriously wounded. squad
of railroad workmen hal boarled car OF
lumber and attempted to run 1t down a
grade by the rakes alone. While 1t was
running al high rate OF spsel 1t crashe
into q handcar n VII cI the mon killed and
wounded were going to their work. The car
and its occupants were hurled 10 all dlrec-
lions, and hoe upon the lumber car only
saved them selves by jump ng at the moment
OF the collision.
The body Of Willie Find ey, aged ten, ana
second ono OF the children allege 10 nave
been murdered by their ste fa.her, Cnarie'
Rim 20. in Huntington two months ago, was
found on a sand bar five mi es below the city
with the skull crushed n
At country church festival there was
fight Creed Harvey well-known
citizen, was shot through he heart, dying
instantly. Ms Any Lrnstord was serious
ly injured b. being struck the head with
a stone. Jack Ward AMI Rhola Perdue, thu
murderers leaped through a window and
escaped to the woods. A Iar-e posse are
uow securing the country for them