Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-08-23
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
The Latest News Cleaned From Various Parts
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OF the states.
Several months ago Miss Ada Dudley, OF
Putnam county, was married to Harvey Hay.
man. OF Marion, and it now develops that he
has wife and two small children living, and
vile No. 2 swore out warrant for Hayman's
arrest. but the officers failed to catch him,
and he is now in parts unknown.
About o'clock Lewis Williams and WILL
lam McCuen found a1oat In the Potomac, of
Alexandria, the body OF white man with
gray hair, wearing stripped shirt, gray
pauts and low shoes, but no stockings. The
body had been In the water several days.
Coroner Purvs took the body In charge, but
there has been no Identification.
Charles Reynolds, Roanoke bootblack,
who had been away for some time plying his
trade in Lynchburg and other PLACES, was
killed near Vnton in the wreck Of a freight
train on which he was stealing ride. Sew.
er,l cars were demolished and traffic on the
road was delayed several hours.
An accident at the Southern Railway Depot
in Danvlle damaged cars, engines, etc., to
the amount OF 49, 900 or $4,000. A long and
heavy loaded freight train became unman,
aVeable. aud the engineer, being unable 10
atom his train, and the switch being open
tire y the train on a side track. The engine
and train crashed into the shifting engine
and a number of loaded cars standing in the
ward near the depot The cars were run of
tho end of the track and went crashing
against heavy retaining road wall at Crag-
head street. The wall was par tally demol
ished and the sidewalk torn up consider
able distance. Both engines were badly dam
aged and several cars upturned. No person
was hurt.
The Southern Foundry and Machine WORKS
at Fredericksburg have so many orders Oh
hand that the ant Is compelled to take Oh
more hands. al has had to caution agents
against taking orders.
A charter has been grantedto the John u.
Hurkamp Company at Fredericksburg 10
manufacture leather sumac, &c. VIM. H.
Hurkamp is president and treasurer, Charles
IL. Hurkamp 8 c.etary and general manager
and the alb We, with Miss Virginia Hurkamp'
constitute the board Of directors.
The barn OF Mr.. James Bledsoe a promi-
nent farmer in ange county, containing
100-bushels OF wheat, 200 OF oats and all oil
his hay and farming implements, was en-
tircly burned.
fire occurred at Centrevllle, Norior'k
county, by which the storehouse and DIVE l.
ing and outhouses of George W. G.bter, Jr,
we're destroyed with nearly ell their contents
The fire was Of incendiary origin, and the
l(s4 outside Of insurance, will be 81, $780,
There is con iderable dissatisfaction among
the older policy holders at Charlestown In
the Mutual Reserve Fund Lie Association Of
New York, over the recent increase In the
rates OF assessment meeting was neIo ny
the policyholders and a protest was drawn
up and signed by a major ty OF the members
1t will be sent TO the home office OF the COM
pany. In many cases the sessments were
increased from rs TO leo pei cent.
The apple crop In Rockbrdge county SUI
passes in quantity and quality anyth ng ever
known In that section OF the Valley OF VII
gnia-and in some sections OF the county tho
trees are SO heavily loaded down with fine
fruit that the limbs Of the trees have 10 DO
propped up to prevent the trees from break
ing down or else much Ct the fruit has 10 be
picked and either made up into cider or fed
10 the hogs. Fine apples can be had here for
25 cents Der bushe. The la.e winter apes
, are ex ra fine and this county will have many
, hundre Is of barrels 10 spate for the outside
martet. The peach crop is an utter failure.
The wheat crop is being thrashed aud Slows
good yield. The corn and other CROWN
! crops promise well, copious rains have allen
all over the country and the farmer Is happy.
A heavy electrical storm Passed over the
,eiphborhood OF Farmville, during which
our tersons we struck and killed by light
,Ino. Five mlleq from Farmyille lightning
D truck a chimney OF Henry Reldis's house,
Killing him, his vile and child.
Asa sequel 10 the reunion OF the members
If Col. John s. Mostys old command, held
II Alexandria on the 16:h OF last January
d. which was the first that had been held since
le men dlsbanded at Sa EN-, Fauqule
county, at the close Of the late unpleasant
,ess there wi In tho future be an annua
,euni n. and the first OF thes, was held a
! Marshall Formerly Salem, Fdrquler county
Nearly all of the members OF the command
rom tais @ I'll IN of tn, country were In al
y eadance, aud a general good time was had
o oy the men wandering over the old battle
: rounds which some OF them had not visite
) since the war.
n Seven citz ms OF West End adjoining
Alexandria, are now canvassing in aid OF
: proposal to establish q town goyernmen
, here.
u Intelligence was received in Petersburg O
terrific wind and rain-storm, which passe'
over a greater portion OF the counties Oh Dlr
wild lie, Amelia and Chesterfield, blowing
down barns, outhousss, fencing and destroy
ing crops. Lightning struck many trees an
ID in some instances cattle wee killed. Nef
Marmorn, Dinwidde county. lightning aye
havoc with the tobacco crop.
- At Mace's Springs, about ten miles east
:" Gate City, fight occurred between tW
. rothers over the correction OF a younge
% brother, jeff. Harper struck his brother b
v in the he with stone, the blow resultir
u in death from loss OF blood in short time.
:. Jzdge Paul, OF the United States Cour
has entered IN order fer the lease OF t.
Roanoke Iron Companys blast furnace an