Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-09-27
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OF State at Charleston to the Thompson OIL
and Gas Company for the purpose OF boring
for oil, gas etc., and for ow ing and opera
ting wells and manufacturing machinery
etc Capital stock, $780, with privilege OF
increasing to $4,000 The incorporates
are Howard Thompson, G. A. Robinson,
Vim. Ellingham and F. G. Caldwe all OF
Wheeling, W. Va. Principal office to be at
Wheeling. La Bell OIL Company for boring
for oil, gas, ETC., and owning and operating
wells, etc. Capital stock, $40, 900. Incor-
porators, J. E. Wright, W. II. Rogers, Il.
Wayne, of Wheeling; George Summers, OF
Bridgeport, Ohio, and H. W. Bradley Of
Mingo Junction, Ohio. Principal office at
Wheeling.
Messrs Syfers & McBryde an indianapolis.
lind. firm, after making tests Of samples OF
marble found a: Rapp's Mill, In Rockorldge
county, which were found to be high-grade
variegated marble, have begun operations
for the full development Of the quarry aid
will erect improved machinery and develop
the lode. 1t Is pronounced to be valuable
marble.
Following the example set by New York,
Rlchmond's police authorities purpose to
make this town rs dry rs the drycst on Sun
lay A number Of snloon-keepers called on
Judge Witt in answer 10 the summons from
The chief of police. Judge Witt informed
them that he intended 10 enforce the Sunday
liquor law rigidly, and that number oil liz
uor men In the city had spoken 10 him ard
promised their cooperation. Judge Wit
expresses It rs his intention OF making Rich
mond a dry town on Sunday.
AS we're freight wreck on tho Baltimcre
and Ohio occurred at Metz, little stetion
near Warrington. The first section OF train
No. &c. eastbound, Conductor Riley and
Engineer Garvey due at 30 P. NJ. , LETT the
rails while running at a high rate OF speed
and fourteen cars, mostly refrigerators from
Chicago, loaded with beef, lard aud butter,
one car OF hogs and one loaded with horses,
were piled up on the track, on the unity
road aud in the adjoining field. The train
crew succeeded 10 jumping an escaped, but
three men who were beating their way on the
train when 1t passed G!over's Gap are under
the wreck. A coat belonging to one Of them
has been found.
At East Lynn, few miles south OF Hun
tlDgton lives John Drainer, an ased farmer,
who has large family. His oldest daugh-
ter. Mary, very pretty, has for some time
been in love with wealthy timberman. A
few days ago his wedding to another young
lady was announced and since that time Miss
| Drainer has been respondent She secured
a revolver and, walking to the rear OF her
home, attempted to fire a ball through her
heart. The bullet entered about an eighth
OF an inch below the heart and lodged against
| her shoulder-bladc. 1t Is thought she can
not recover.
IN runaway accident near New Cumber
land, Miles Jones was dragged along tho
| road aud his brains dashed out A compan-
ion was badly hunt.
couple OF fatal accidents occurred near
| Clarksburg last week. Carson Stout, the son
OF q wel-to-do farmer, residing near Clark4-
burg, went out into field for the purpose OF
catching a mule, which had been turned
| loose In running aitor the animal young
Stout got too close to its heels and it kicked
him in the heart. the blow landing with aw..
full force on his heart aud in-tantly killing
him. The event took place in full vi'w Ct
The young mans home.
Lee Young, farmer of Lost Greek, Har.
rison county, while crossing the West Vir'
ginia and Plttsburg Railroad in a carriage.
was struck by fast train and killed. He
was thirty years Cd and leavesa wife and
Two children.
A determined and persis tent effort to draw
out the views OF the various candidates fol
the House OF Delegates TO be voted fol
at Richmond on Oct, b,r has resulted, it Il
understood, in an agreement upon the part
of those gentlemen not to declare themselve:
on the currency question. The consequence
/. that those who are opposed to the course
are endeayoring to induce seye al prominent
men who will boldly announce their position
on that question 10 enter the racs. 1t Is be-
leved that this will be done.
Governor O'FerralI has respited until
October % Solomon Marable, colored, who
was to have been hung Friday for the MUIR
der OF Mrs. Pollard, in L1nenburg county.
1t is understood that counsel will apply to
the courts for writ OF error upon the same
record presented in the ca es OF the three
women. 1t seems to lbe the G ,vernor' s idea
In granting Marabe a respite that he may
be used q witness in the event the women
obtain new trial.
Shortly before II o'clock an engine of the
Southern Railway Company dashed along
Union street, Alexandria, ran off the track a
short distance south Of King street, and
knocked off the corner OF a brick house
occupied by Benjamin Dutton as barber
shop. No one was injured.
Information has been received in Danville
Of the suicide OF william Caldwell, prJmi-
nent citizen of Coswell, N. G. Mr. Cardwell
lived at LOCUST, about eighteen miles from
Danyille. He threatened to shoot bis wife,
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