Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-10-11
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
The Latest News Cleaned From Various Parts
of the States

The Latest News Cleaned From Various Part
of the States
Major ". T. Johnson. president OF the Gil
iz'ns' Savings Bank of Richmond, and
prominent business man Is dead. Msjo
johnson was on Gen. j. f. B. Stuart's sta
during the war.
Miss Kate Tob.n, daughter OF the lat
James TobiD, was killed by the norlhbount
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train on th
Moore farm, near Mt. Jackson. Miss TobiI
was sitting on cross-tie when the trail
| struck her. She was about forty years oil,
and leaves an aged mother.
| A prominent arm r Of Prince George saw
that in consequence OF the protracted drough
not one-half OF a crop Of peanuts would b.
made in that county. Seeding Of wheat anC
oats has teen greatly retarded by the DIR,
weather and no seeding can be done unit
there Is rain. A letter &c lived from large
tobacco-grower OF Amelia says that at low
estimate Is per cent. OF the tobacco crop IL
that county and ASP in Dinwidde count,
has been destroyed by frost.
Governor O'Feirall Is determined not only
mat no prize-hghts shall take place In this
slate, bat 1t is very probable that this ses-
sion OF the Legislature will place strictiont
Oh glove-aghting. The law, as 1t stands, Is
clear and comprehensive enough 80 FAR as
| plain prize-hghting is concerned, but 1t Is
4 claimed that it may easily be eyaded by the
combatants resortiDg to the use OF gloves. 1t
| Is probable that amendments will be fpro-
! osed which will g eaty restrict such con
tess. 1t has beer suggested that glove.
lights might be authorized only at the COL
lege and other gymna;iums where no admit
lance fee Is required. The attention OF the
capital offlcia has been called 10 certain
glove contests in this State in which combat
ants were knocked sensele 8.
A dis ressing accident occurred In Princess
Anne county, about two miles from Kemps-
vile, when the two children Nuther and
Eflr) OF Andrew Young, farmer, were
burned to death. The house, with all its
contents, including $50 In moaey, was de-
s;royed by fire. The entire family had re-
tirel and were sound asleep when the house
caught on fire. The fire started N the kit
chen and made. it way 10 the seoond story OF
the building where tho unfortunate children
were sleeping The cries and screams Of the
children aroused their parents just in time
for the latter to save themselves from the
fete OF their offspring.
1t Is sta ed that DR.. John s. Lupton, who
resides at Round Hill, Frederick county,
planted since the war thirty acres In Abe
marie pippin apple trees. Two years agohe
sold his crop for Sc, OO) and this year he will
gather 5000 barrels which will, it is expect
ell, net him $4,000. The apples will be
shipped abroad.
The council Of Luray has granted DR.. B.
Nj. Whar on franchise to furnish Luray
with an adeq late supply Of good water. The
condition OF the grant is that the work
must be commenced within three months and
completed within oue year.
Pont X dwell, about tw enty-Hve years old,
was found dead near Green Spring. Thetop
OF his head was blown off. His gun was ly-
ing across him. 1t Is not known whether his |
death was from accident or suicide.
A dispatch from Cumberland mounta ms,
Buchanan county, states that Kid ParsoD,
desperate mountain tough, who has killed :.
score OF men, wa assassinated on rough |
road, near Grundy.
The Crawford Wooden Millin Martinsbure.
Is running On full time and to o'clock at
night three days In the week to fill orders
Anew addition to the mill was just begun
which will double its capacity.
Edward and Henry Gibson. the two colored
men who were indie cd for assaulting AMI
'obbing Clint len at Christiansburs were
ntenced 10 the penitentiary for term OF
eighteen years.
Richard W. Cardwell pleaded guilty to q
charge Of frau iulently alterin the books of
he State Bank of Richmond AMI allowing
samuel P. Nelson to overjraw over $1,000.
Ie wa found guilty on this pleading and
to two years in the psnit larry.
here were three other Indictments agai st
'ardwell In the same connect on, but be
Tas acquitted on ali these. Cardwelrs
ounssl advised him to plead guilty Card
yell is the fist bank employe convicted OF
rime during the past twenty. five years
Governor OFerrall Is deeply intereste in
lexander I.land race track matters, and it
believed a strong move Will be made to
ct the Legislature tnis winter to repeal tn,
larter Of the soc.aion. When the Gov
nor approved the &C: allowing racing an
Dol selling at agricultural fairs no had no
ga that its provisions would be made use
in the way they have.
At Martinsville there was G moderate {
union and the cornerstone OF Con.eler-
. monument was aid with imp osing cere-
onies. Five hundred veterans were in line
I'd from g. 900 to 8 Coz people were In the
wn. Senator John w. Daniel delivered an
alton in the forenoon At the laying OF
Q cornerstone James w. Marshall, ex-
)1gressman, delivered an address. The
Hilary and civic procession was imposing.