Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-10-18
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
TheLstest News Cleaned From Various Parts
of the State

TheLatest News Cleaned From Various Parts
of the State
A fire broke out In Bayard, W. Va, lum-
Der and mining town along the line Of the
West Virginia Central Railroad, some forty
miles from Cumberland, Md. About thirty
houses, including six stores, were destroyed.
The loss was about SIS 900. The FIRE orig n
ated In the store OF W. II. Marshall. Sew
eral families were rendered homeless. A
one time 1t looked as II the entire town
would be burned, as the dwellings are frame
ones and burned rapidly.
A deed of assignment was put to record by
the Norfolk Manufacturing and Building
Supply Company and conveying the grantoi -
stock Creditors are preferred TO the
amount of So 202. liabilities not stated.
Sheriff Davis arrested Henry Vernon near
the North Carolina line for the murder OF
James Wilson. Vernon claims self-defense
The killing occurred on Wilson's land, and
was done with shotgun. Wilson being shot
through the lungs and heart, and death was
almost instantaneous.
A destructive fire occurred in Portsmouth
from defective electric light in the ware
house # the Seaboard Air Line. The ware
house and wharves and al tie south-bounG
freight in the building we're destroyed, and
the flames spreading southwark to the
wharyes and warehouses of Peters & Reed,
shippers OF foreign timber and slaves, de-
siroyed everything from the water to Water
street. The flames burned with such rapid
ity In the Seaboard Air Line warehouse that
a freight assorier OF Norfolk named Hall,
Jumped overheard and was drowned. All
the raj road clerks bad to jump overheard.
The properly generally was insured.
Joseph Bruen, while Sealing ride on a
Baltimore and Ohio freight train, ELL be-
tween the cars near Clarksburg and was
killed TIE body was horribly mangled, lut
from papers found on his person his name
was learned aud also his former address.
The contest for final ball president OF
Washington and Lee University, the highest
social honor in the university, was won by
EE O'Neal, Florence, Ala.
At the local-option election held In Green
way district, Clarke county, the ''wets" were
successful by 20 majority
The case Of the Commonwealth vs. Geo.
Posey, as acce Try before the fact In the
killing OF Andrew Loveiess on July 20, Tor
which Fred. Posty, The rrincil al In The kill
no was sent TO the penientiary for ten
wears at the last term OF court was called up
Mt Manassas. The resent case was tried at
The same term, but the verdict was set aside
on hs grounds tf improper co-duct on the
p,rt ef a Juror. The Commonwealth wss
represented by Mr.. j. b. T. Thornton and
the defense by tho Hon. E. E. Meredith.
The evidence WAS about the same as at the
forme. trial The case was given to the
iury at 415P. NJ. and 5.15 it returned,
bringing Ia a verdict of one year in the
nenl,entiary. Mr.. Meredith made motion
for new trial.
DennIs Cayanaugh. one Of the oliest resi-
dents of Martinsburg, cie1 of heart disease.
He was aged abo eighty-two years and
leaves W fe and five childrn.
A fatal ARRAY occurred near Board Tree.
A Young man by the name OF Duncan was
breaking up his raothet's furniture. Mrs:
Duncan asked young man BY the name o.
Lait Strosnider 10 quiet him. He remon-
strated with Duncan. when Duncan drew a
knife, cutting him across the abdomen an
dlsemboweling him. Strosnider fed, Duncan
flowing him, stabb ng him twice in the
brt asst and once In the back. StTosnider died
at O. clock the same evening. Duncan Is In
custody.
In the city OF Buena VISTA there resides
Mrs Cameron, who has reached the remark
able old age Of one hundred and eight years,
and is in the full pos ession OF all her facul-
ties. Sac has five living children, the eldest
OF which is seyenty-eight years old.
The difficulty in the way OF the appropria-
lions for the Cupeper water works has BEEN
overcome and the contract Yet to Luck
Palmer, Of Roanoke, with instructions to
begin work as soon as possible.
William H. Miller, we'll known resident
Of New Market, Shenandoah county, was
| run over by a wagon last week, sustaining
such Injuries that he died four hours la.ei
without regaining full consciousness.
Mr.. Robert Portner and Mr.. Henry Wag'
ener have each agreed to sink an artesian
we'll for the benefit OF the town o; Manassas.
The dem crats OF Ne'son and Amherst
| counties have nominated Hon. ]. Thompson
| Brown for the State Senate.
Peachy A. Penham, for twenty years
merchant OF Keezletown, Washington county,
| lied last week.
Peter Pollen, OF Prince William county, has
thrashed 1900 bushels OF wheat from 90
acres Of S. land.
| The National Bank OF Manassas will erect
handsome bank bnilding.