Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-08-02
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of the States.
John Il ck's house at Big Stone Gap was
burned Four OF his children were burned
to death and his wife and one moro child
were badly burned. It caught from stove
and burned very rapidly while the family
slept. The'fre was rot discovered until it
was too late to do more than save the par
ents and one child on the lower floor.
Upon the construction OF the phrase
"Works OF Necessity" depends whether in
the future Richmond shall be a strictly
mo- al city on the Sabbath. Chief OF Police
Howard in public letter states that IN view
OF the fact that a newsdealer has taken an
I peal as to the enforcement OF the Sunday
closing law in. This business that no arrests
will be made until the decision Of the Hust.
ings Court has been given on this subject,
but that a list ofevery ewsdealer whoikeeps
open on Sunday will be kept and II the
courts decision IL favorable to the Common.
wealth each will be summoned 10 show
cause WIZ he should not be fined for vlo-
ration OF the1aw. The same action W. be
taken as 10 the street. car companies, and,
in fact. as to every business conducted on
Sunday, with the single exception of the sale
of medicines.
The city attorney has given his opinion IN
REGARD to the matter, but 1t amounts to lit
tie more than quoting the law, as he does
not say what constitutes works OF necessity.
In concluding his opinion the city attorney
said: II am of opinion that in attempting
10 enforce thisslaw you ehould have no other
guide except what you believe to be de-
manded by the,need, habits aud views Of the
people of this State
Preparations are IN progr ess for the annual
inter-county fairs at Morgan's Grove. and t.
wood Park The officers believe that this
will be he banner year for the associations,
and they arc not sparing any pains to mako
the exhibit this year unusually largo and 10
secure new and interesting attractions. The
fair will be held on August 90 81, % and 49,
The Morgan's G owe fair will be held on Sci
TENDER, 8, A, 5, and 6.
citation have elected the following officer
and superintendents OF the departments:
President, DR.. S. A. Reynolds, secretary; R.
S. NJ Hoffman ;supednteL dent ladies' depart
ment Mrs. Kate Reynolds and Mrs. D. L.
Reutch; live stock depa tment, E. Rush
Turner bench show department. w. Man
ming Lemen agricultural department, R. S.
NJ. Hoffman; poultry depart menf, I. c
Stotler; tournament, E. Hes, RhInehart
lay show, H. L. Snyder; interstate trap
shoot, Elmer E. Shouer, OF Plttsburg
A great sensation has been created In
Rlcbm ond, after n brief investigation con-
erning the gas works, whose superintendent
died quite suddenly recently and not without
the suspicion of suicide, leaving his affairs
in a condition which showed an apparent
deficit OF about $4,000 The gas works Of
Richmond lelongs to the city and have al
ways produced profit to the city treasury,
though Of late the profit has not been so
much, owning to the price Of gas being re-
duced from 81 25 to 81 90 per thousand FEEL
The board of directors OF che Virginia
Live Stock Fair Assertion met at, and fixed
September 10, II, II, ar 19 as the da for
holding their annual fair here.
Virginia is about the only Southern State
having a seaboard unprovided with force
Of naval reserves There was some legsla-
tlon on this subjsct at the last meeting of the
General Assembly, but there was no money
placed at the command Of the Governor for
the purpose OF organizing tho reserves. The
Governor has lately been Cooking into this
subject and has conferred with the friends Of
the movement at Norfolk and elsewhere.
Mr.. John G. Holmes, a govern ment in
spector Of buildings, visited Petersburg to
make an examination Of the needed repairs
of the custom house and necessary improve
ment in the postofIlce.
The Virginia Chauta qua Assembly will
begin August at Assembly Park. at Harris
onburg, and will continue three weeks.
Seven schools will be in daily session-theol-
Ogy, pedagogy, music, fine arts, oratory and
physical culture. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage
will preach Sunday, the 18th; Gen. John B.
Gordon will lecture on "The Last Days OF
the Confede-acy" on Friday, August 16.
Governor O'Ferrall has established his Of
fee in a cottage at the Allegheny Springs for
the summer. When, however, occasion de-
mands it he will return to Richmond. 1t is
unde. stood that he will be a candidate for
he United States senatcrship Two years hence
TO succeed Senator Daniel. The chief sub
iecs for discussion in this canvass will be the
proposed amendments to the Walton law and
the prorrie,y Of revising and amending the
con Il ion either by convention or BY a
commission.
Judge Norton incofT orrtod at Alexandria,
the Ann Lee Monument Association, designed
to erect memorial to the mother OF Robert