Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-12-13
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
The Latest News Cleaned From Various Parts Of
the State.

The Latest News Cleaned Prom Various Parts oil
the State
Toy Hatfield waylaid Frank Denning in
path on hill near Tug river ald shot him
to death with Winchester rife. Hatfield is
only fourteen years old and is the youngest
son of 'Devil' Anse Hatfield, who was leader
of the Hatfield faction during their late
struggle with the McCoys. The tragedy took
place near the home of Devil Anse, in
Mingo county. 1t is claimed that Denning
made insulting remarks regarding young
Hatfield some days ago. The murderer is
now at the home of his father and number
of friends are guarding the house with VIA
chesters, and claim they will never allow his
arrest. The authorities will probably form
a posse and attempt the arrest
John Bogue Maynard, who killed August
Is Starr two years ago at the mouth OF
Pigeon, in Logan county, was captured In
the Cumberland mountains, of Kentucky, by
"Rebel' Bill Smith.
After desperate fight Richard Miller
killed large black bear on Cacapoa mouc-
tain, in the upper end of Morgan county.
Toe animal weighed two hundred pounds,
AMI was taken by Mr.. Miller to Berkeley
S,rings.
Tic tobacco market of Lynchburg is
Frightening up in most gratifying manner,
and the general business of the city has been
greatly benefited by the improvement.
Nearly ali of the tobacco being sold Oh the
warehouse floors of the city at present comes
from the country Immediately surrounding
Lynchburg Most of it is dark tobacco.
Prices received for the weed are, as rule,
satisfactory. Several days recently the
AMOUNT of tobacco brought to the city was
50 large that the WORK of unloading was con
tinued far into the night. The receipts are
very much larger than they were at this
time last year, and if the weed continues to
pour in J.ynchburg will mako new record.
at a called meeting of the Danville city
council. Hon. George C. Cabell, city attorney,
submitted written opinion that it would be
entirely competent for the judge Of the Cor
poration Court to order the elections in Dan
Vile and Neapolis to decide the question OF
he annexation of Neapolis to Danville, but
le thought it would be better to have the
Legislature pass bill authorizing the hold
ing of such an election. Accordingly the
council passed resolution requiring the
jOint committee of the councils OF the two
towns to draw up aud submit to the coun-
Ills the necessary papers and to take all nee
essary steps looking to carrying the matter
before the Legislature early in its session.
Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Court
If Prince William County, over $50 acres Of
Yorkshire tract belonging to the Mclean es-
ate and lying on both sides Of Bull run and
l1joining Ba ,kburn's ford were sold at pub
.ic auction. The greater portion was sold al
IN average of something less than So pei
lere. wliie some went at 81 and $3.50 pei
l.re. This land embraced a large portion o.
the historic Bull run battlefield. One OF the
purchasers is the son Of Major Wilmer Nc
lean, who resided upon the property at th'
beginning of the war; and in whose house a
Appomatox the terms of surrender betweel
Lee and Grant were drawn, and thus it wa
said by Major Mclean that the war begal
lad ended on him.
At Milton, fifteen miles south of Hunting
ton;a serious accident occurred, Severa
small boys procured some large blastin,
powder and were grinding 1t in cofee-mil
near the bank of the Guyan river, when al
explosion occurred. Charles Meadows an
''Ketch" Wilson, both young lads, were pos
sibly fatally burned and several others wer
seriously injured. All are of prominent fam
lies.