Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-10-04
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The trustee of the dsfunct Bank OF Lex
ington paid the third dividend to The depo =
Tors OF that institution, making in all so ler
cent. paid. By the nbe financial manage
ment OF Judge j. K Edmondson, the trustee,
this has been made possible.
A severe wind-storm passed over Green
B)tom. The Larn OF Sheriff jenkins was
blown down and sixteen men we're in the
building. John Nance was ssriously injured
about the head VIM. Godsby received In
ternal injuries by timber falling across his
breast Tom Blake was badly bruised about
the body and shou der; Dave Clark was
bruised about the face and head all the
others were uninjured. The storm was al
most cyclone and lasted a few minutes.
A. F. Poole Central City, was struck by
an Ohio River train and is dangerously in
iured.
Conductor Facet, OF the local freight Oh
the Norfolk and Western, pulled into Ash
vii Statl and, while looking after some
bus ness In the d. pot, thieves entered the
caboose on rear OF the train and secured
1T In money.
In the city OF Buena Vista there resides a
Mis-. Camden, who has reached the remark
able old OF one hundred aud eight y ars
and Is In the full possession of all her facul-
ties. She has five living chi dren, the olde
OF which is seventy. eight years old. The old
lady possesses most remarkable mem ry
and can recall many Incidents in her child
lie atd much OF the early history of the
Shenandoah Valley.
The corps OF cadets at The Virginia Mil .
iary Institute is vel up to the average num-
erical standing OF past years, and almost
every day some new names ale entered n
the roster Physically the corps is up to
high standard.
A prominent business man ventured the
opinion that in the 'arly spring of 1896 the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad managers
would begin the ex enslon OF the Valley
Branch south from Lexington 10 Roanoke,
and that the old survey and partially C nm
pleted line between this point and Salem
would be followed.
The Jury In the case OF r. H. Pannill, at
Lynchburg, brought In verdict OF not gull
ly. The scene In the court room when IN
verdict was rendered was very d1amauc
There was a general handshaklng all around,
EXPLANATIONS OF joy from the friends OF the
accused and he was overwhelmed with con-
graduation 8. This was the third trial oil MIR.
Pannill, who was charged with aiding acd
abetting Walter G. Hammer in embezz ing
funds OF the F.rst National Bank. The first
trials resulted in the juries iaiins 10 agree,
the jury standing s to 5 In favor OF the ao-
cused at the second trial. When court OPP
ened Dis riot Attorney Montague began his
speech, which Is said to have been tho best
made in the case. 1t lasted until 1 o'clock,
when the case was given to the jury. A re-
cess was then taken, and when curt met
again the jury announced its readiness to re-
port, and brought In the verdict OF not gull
ty. 1t is said that the jury took three bal
lois In reaching the verdict. The first stood
10 for acquittal and for conviction, the Sec
ond, IL for acqulttal and 1 for conviction,
and the third all for acquital.
j. B. Harness, of pleasant county, killed
Mark Perry at Waverly, knife being tho
weapon used. P,rry only lived az hour.
Harness escaped to Ohio.
A local option election was held In Mercer
and Broad Run. Ia DO b the drys were sue
cessful by majorIiies ranging from 200 up
ward. Both districts were without license
prevlcus to this election
Governor O'Ferrall has decided to divide
the reward Of 81, 900 he offered for the cap
lure and conviction OF the Aqua creek train
robbers as follows: For Morganfeld-J. G.
Jacob Front Royal, 800; John G. Wess,
Winston P ace, Ohio, 80 O; Phil. Beltch'
chief of police, Cincinnati 5000. For Scar
cey-J. @. Jacobs, Front Royal, 800; John
B. Pitzer chief OF police, Cumberland, Nd,
$500; John D. Beck, patrolman. Cumberland
s2O).
Governor O'Ferrall wrote President Coll
Ter, ofthe Atlanta Exposition, naming Octo-
Der % as Virginia Day. His Excellency will
be accompanied y his s.aff and a party OF
twenty-five or thirty ladies and gentlemen.
The Virginia Military Institute cadets, 225
strong, will act as escort, and the Fourth
Regiment will cave Norfolk on the same day
and arrive at Atlanta about the same time as
the guternatorial party.
Mary Hawkins, aged ell, ht years, daugh-
ter OF Richard Hawkins, residing In Ches er.
field county, short distance from Peters.
burg, was fatally burned. Tho child struck
a match near can of kerosene oil, which
became igni.ed, and an explosion followed.
The burning fluid ignied the clothing of the
lit one and before assistance could be rem
dered she had been burned in such a
manner that death soon followed.
United States Senator Stephen B. Elklns
met with an accident at Halliehurst, his
country place, in the town OF Elkins. Mr..
Ekins is quite a robust man and lately has
been gaining flesh rapidly. To overcome
this he some time since took to the bicycle
While he is comparatively expert, his ago
makes him little umsy and while gotg
down slight descent he toppled over
spraining his ankle severely. He was helped
home and the ankle became very much
swollen. The Senator decided to waste no
time. and, accordingly, he boarded pri-
vate car and started for New York, where ne
will have the best attention possible. Inc
local physician feared there might have been
some small bones dislocated or fractured.
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