Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-07-26
NO.. 81.
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA:
The Latest News Cleaned From Various Parts
of the States

of the States
deputy sheriff took to the penltentiary
three Augusta county murderer- ~
Walker. white 10 serve five years for killing
Ben GooIsby; Benjamin L. Hight, Twelve
wears for killing Henry Weeks, and Thomas
Adams colored, given eight years Tor kiliing
his sweetheart. Lena billiard. walker is
nearly seyenty-ave years old and has nau
three trials. at each Of which his term was re-
duced. Hight also had a retriaI, by Wnic"
hi. term WAS reduced from eighteen to twelve
years.
Rev. DR.. James H. Boyd, Of Stanton, was
elected supreme sarcedos Of the Knignts OIL
the Ancient E,senlc Order at the Nauona'
Senate of the order at Louisville, Ky.
The County Court awarded to a st. LOUIS
firm the contract to build $1OOOJO court
house In Huntington.
At the Unsell mines, thirty miles sou'n o.
Huntington. Seldom Klingel was crushed 10
death by falling slate and two other miners
were badly injufed.
Mrs Ella Farmer, wife of John d. Farmer,
agent of the Southern Railway at Mouey
shot herself A 38-callbre Smi & Wesson
was used and the ball pierced the right tenn
nile. the woman dying in twenty minutes al'er
the fatal shot was frel. 1t was case ol ue'
liberate suicide; cause, illhealth ana uomes"c
+rouhles Mrs. Farmer was twenty-five years
OF age and had been married but Two years
She leaves a young baby.
While Mrs. White, who lives near Charleston
was clearing the supper table she suddenly
fell to the floor and died instantly. Exanin"
tion revealed a large hole in her heao, cup
posed to have been made by striking 'n0
corner OF sewing machine standing ne"r'
causing instant death. Upon further exam
.inatIon by physician, however, a 44-ca'oof
Winchester ball was found lodged IN Ine
opposite side OF her head, having gone clear
through. It is supposed that stray DuIe'
fred by some men shooting at target near
the river did the rk. Whoever fired tho
shot was so far away that no report was
heard
Robert Murray who is employed in the
mines ear Six-Mlle Bridge, arrived In
Lynchburg In pursuit Of hi. wife, Mary Mur-
ray, who, he Gains, eloped with james
Robertson, who is a so miner. He had no
trouble In locating the couple, who were
registered at hotel as man and wife. They
we're arrested at o'clock, the warrant charg-
ing them with unlawful cohabltation. The
couple we're at the Police Court, and also the
husband who requested a continuance OF
the case, 80 he could secure witnesses from
the country. Robertson and Mrs. Murray
say they are Innocent of any wrongdolng.
Mrs. Murray left two children at the Slx-Mie
Bridge. Twenty Ave dollars was found In
Robertson's possession, and this he put up
for Mrs. Murray's bond.
The board of supervisors met at Wytheville
to take more vigorous measures to stamp out
the smallpox, which has made Its appear
ance on Cripple Greek, In this county.
negro who had been working at Pocahontas
brought 1t there several weeks ago, but the
disease was not thought to be smallpox at
first. More recently the victim died and
seven wel-dehned cases have since broken
out. 1t is though, however, with the yigor-
GUS measures taken, that 1t will not make
much further headTay.
UHon. John G. Beckham, yieldingto the gen.
ersl desire OF the community, has Withdrawn
his letter re .igning the mayorality OF Alexan-
dria, and, will continue his seryics at an
early day Mayor Beckham will take an ex-
tended vacation.
The wheat crop in R9ckbrldge county has
been harvested, anl the souni oil ths
threshing machine Is making music putting
into marketable condition one OF the largest
and est average crops Of wheat that has
been grown 10 this section for lon time.
The app crop in Rockbridge county sur
passes in quantity and quality any previous
crop for years, and the fruit Is In the great
est abundance in all sections aud cheap
The fall and winter crop Is extra fine and
will bring many thousands OF dollars into
the pockets OF the frult-growers next winter
The Carolina farmers say that the cotton
crop. as we'll as corn, Is growing very rapid
ly and the prospect for good crops Is very
encouraging Quite a colony OF Ohio farm
ers have purchased lands and are shortly TO
locate in Carolina, Pa'quotank county.
They propose to cultivate corn, potatoes aud
early trucks aud not touch cotton at fret.
The corn crop In Princess Anne, as we'll a'
Norfolk county, is just now very promising
I'd the acreage planted large. In Princess
Aune the Irish potato crop, has done well,
the yield bang large and fine compared
with other sections. Irish potatoes seem
caprclous In their growth. On one farm In
the lower part OF Norfolk county the yield
has been soven to barrels for one painted
while on another farm q mile distant, the
land being no better, the YELL has been
twenty-seyen for one planted. n N'rIolk
county the citron crop Is reported a failure
this season, lice eating the vines up.
J.J. O'NIoll, manager Of G. D. Kenny''
store at Norfolk was drowned at Oc'an
View. He was looking for oysters on the
beach near Willoughby Spit at the time and
got into deep hole. The body was recov-
cred.
UTTTFn nv TIVE WIPE