Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-01
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

A tenement-house In Spottsylyania belong
ing to Edward Butler, caught fire from the
roof and was destroyed. A colored woman
by the name of white, with her three chill
drcn, occupied the house. The woman was
away from home when the fire was discover
ed by Robert Price, who rescued the children
from the burning building. The residence
of Mrs. Mary B. Marmaduke, near Freder-
icksburg, was destroyed by fire. 1t was sup
posed to have been ignited by spark from
the chimney. Much of the furniture was
saved. The loss is between $500 and 81 900.
No insurance.
Farnham magisterial district, Lancaster
county. voted wet in the local-option cleo
ton by a majority of %. In Westmoreland
county the several magisterial districts also
voted on the local-option question. Cople
district voted wet by a majority IS, Wash
ington district likewise by majority Of ia,
while Montross, the county seat, voted dry
by majority of 96.
The drys won in the local option election in
Shenandoah district after canvass in which
the whole community had been Interested on
the one side or the other. This election abol-
ishes the last barroom In the county OF
Page.
The Supreme Court handed down an In
teresting opinion involving the responsibility
of railroads for damages to employees result
Ing even from apparent contributory neglect
Of afellow servant. The case was the Norfolk
and Western against Ampey, from the Cor
poration Court of Petersburg. Judge Rely
wIote the opinion Of the court, in this case
the brakeman was on double duty. He at
tempted to make coupling at Petersburg.
using stick for that purpose, but the cars
had been In a wreck and the blockheads
we're 30 badly damaged that he could not
complete them. The conductor told him to
use his hand and that there would be no dan
ger II the train backed slowly. The conduc-
tor gave the signal to back and the train
came back with such speed that the brake
mans hand was caught and so badly mashed
that the arm had to be amputated. 1t was
sought to make 1t appear that this injury was
the result Of contributory negligence on the
part of fellow servant, but the CCurt OF
Appeals holds that the real cause OF the acct
dent was defective coupling appliances, and
the negligence Of the conductor does not
operate to relieve or diminish the liability OF
the company. The judgment for $500 was
sustained.
F. j. Hudson, q laborer at Iyanhoe,
mining town in Wythe county, was shot and
killed by Henry Allen, a constable The al
tercstlon originated over barrel of cider.
Hudson was native of North Carolina.
Scott Tyree, OF Amherst. a brother of Pol
ice officer Tyree, Of Lynchburg, was found
dead on the Southern Railroad track. near
McIvors Station, about six miles north OF
Amherst Both legs had been cut off and
the body was otherwise mutilated. Deceased
was by occupation farmer and was about
forty years Of age.
The Lynchburg Trust and Savings Bank
will establish at Bedford City a branch to
conduct the general banking business, this
branch to be In operation this week. This
bank has a capital of $50, 900, and is one Of
the strongest institutions in Lynchburg.
With the opening OF the bright weather
building operations have commenced active
ly in Norfolk and vicinity, and few work
men in the building line are now out Of en-
ployment. One of the largest buildings just
completed Is the Consumers Brewery In
Huntersville, one-half of Lesner's Park hay
ing been purchased for the purpose. 1t is
the largest brewery in the Southern country,
and the enterprise is controlled entirely by
local capital. large number OF fine resi-
dences are going up, and, despite the cry Of
tight money and business depression, there
is a decided air of prosperity In the country
around. The various factories and mills are
In full blast, and only the maynard is work
ing reduced force. The Portsmouth Cotton
Factory, having gotten out of the courts.
will shortly start up, and movement is on
foot to build another factory in the same
Vicinity.