Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.

The Jefferson Davis Monument Associ"-
ton held meeting in the Office OF tho n0N'
7 TAYLOR EIlyson, Richmond. July q Was
selected rs the day for the laying OF INC coi-
ner stone of the monument to be erec'eu W
president Jefferson Davis After transact
ing routine business the association B"'o ou'
the following circular letter OF information
for the benefit OF all those desiring 10 SUI
NIT competing designs: "The accompanying
diagram OF Monroe Square represents com-
paratiyely fat area OF some eight ana nan
acres nretty well filled with wcll-grown
trees of various kinds and fountain at tho
centre of the supposed monument site. Inc
monument complete is to cost not over SZOO,'
600. nor less than 100000 Designs must be
submitted on or before May 80, 1896, under
seal marked in some convenient manner, the
real name Of the designer in a sealed en-
velope accompanying the same Three
premiums will be paid
The first best design. ................Sl, QUO
Th no second bestdesign. 800
The third best design. ................ ZOO
The board of visitors OF the University OF
Virginia elected Adjunct Professor W. L.
Echols to the full chair of mathematics to
succeed Prof. c. S. Venabio, who has long
filed that position, but ret res on account OF
nl-heallh. Mr.. J. Morris Page, now an adj
iunct prof ssor at John Hopkins, was elected
adjunct professor.
Local option elections will be held in all
the districts Of Northampton on the 9th oil
Anril and in Accomac on the 18th OF
the same month. Two districts in
Accomac ar, already under local option,
and strong efforts are being made to have
the law adopted in the other three districts oil
the county.
A fire in the grounds OF the Suffolk Fair
and Agricultural A ISOLATION swept down tho
entire row Ct sixty stables. The property
was insured.
The new court house in Surry county has
been completed at cost of $500, and the
same contractors have contracted for the
construction of courthouse In Halifax
county for $4,000, and one in G oucester ior
900.
George Butler. aged 20 years, was choking
his little brother Thomas, aged 10 years. Joe
Butler. another brother, who is fifteen years
aid interfered and reproved GeorSo for his
,owardice. This 50 enraged George that no
drew revolver from his pocket and shot his
brother Joe dead. The tragedy occurred In
Prince George county, about five miles from
Petersburg. where the parties reside. George
Butler was arrested In Dinwiddie county, Il
short distance from Petersburg, by police Of
acers OF that city who went In search OF him.
cutler claims that the shooting was acci-
lentaL
The plans for the new office building In
Roanoke for tie Norfolk and Western Road
have been completed, and work will begin
about the first of April. The new building
will be erectsd principally on the sic OF the
old one. 1t will be 1873 feet long and 81
feet wide. being the same length of the form
er building, but Is feet higher. The extreme
height OF the building will be 100 feet at the
Great of the roof and rs feet at the caves. Ii
the old building there were three stories,
while the new will be six stories high In
Guiding tbs basement. There will be abou
30 rooms altogether, Of different dim ensions
some quite large, at IL feet high. Int
| basement will be built OF Peak Mountain
stone. of blue grey color, while in the
stories above the face brick generally Will o.
of bricks from the flre-clay region along tn
line of the road In Ohio, and will be buff anC
brown co or Tho roof will be slate. Th'
interior finish for vestibulss and halls Will D.
brick. and the girdles and column frames o
steel. There will b. two passenger elevation
inside the building and the structure Will D.
heated by steam throughout. and lighted b.
electricity and gas. In the plans OF tn
building special care has been taken to pro
vide for plenty of windows, 50 as to give al
abundance Of light.
The entire business portion Of Drake
Branch was destroyed by fire. The fire orig
mated in Scott's warehouse. Every eifor
was made by the citizens to save other build
ings. One plug tobacco factory, three ware
houses. nine stores, one dwelling, the post
office. and all its records and mail were dc
stroyei. The estimated loss Is $65, 900; insur
ance. S32. 500. Drake Branch is station o
.he Richmond and Danville Railroad. 1t
loca ed in Charlotte County, southwest {
smithvillo, and was the center of flourish
ng.tobaccoyrade.
The skeleton Of man has just been foun
In the hollow Of an old tree near the battle
field of Seven Pines 1he hollow is too sma
to have admitted the body of man. be
fastening found by the sid' of the skeleto
bears the name of the Sixty-ninth New Yor
Regiment in which the man is supposed
, bo ta hol