Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-24

VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
The Latest News Cleaned Prom Various Parts Of
thu Stata


Deputy Sheriff Levi Jones and Edward
King lawyer, Of Huntington, quarreled.
The parties met on the street near the cour.-
house and the difficulty was resumed. King
was knocked down by Jones and while in
this position Jones drew a revolver and fired
three Shot at his antagonist. One ball en-
tered lis left side, one penetrated the left
arm and the third missed entirely. Jones is
seriously injured but will recover. Both
men are prominent in State politics, and the
shooting has caused sensation.
After an idleness of almost one year The
plant of the Huntington Paving and building
Brick Company will resume operations this
week. One hundred and fifty men will be
employed.
John s. Pickett, trading as Pick tt d Co.,
of Norfolk, made an as.ig lment, conveying to
s. Sidney Smith, trI stee, all the property OF the
prantor Wherever located and used In con-
nection with the oyster and crab business
conducted by him at he cor er of Plume and
Randolph streets.
Mr.. Obediah Stokes, a well-known farmer
Of Hartford county, died at his home Lear
Great Bridge. aged 81 years.
The trial of Charles W. Jenkins, the de-
laulting teller in the Farmers Bank, took
lace in the County Court at Suffolk. The pris-
oner pleaded guilty and asked for mercy
which was accorded him by the jury, his
punishment being fixed at two y, ars in
the penitentiary.
James 0. Hobbs, Of Roatoke, made a deed
of assignment of his stock of goods on Salem
avenue and all his real estate for the benefit
of his creditors, with James ?. Woods as
trustee. The liabilities are about SIC, 900,
bus the assets will more than meet all his
obligations.
The dwelling house of Mr.. T. L. Conner
In Chesterfield COUNTY, short distance from
Petersburg, was destroyed by fire with its
contents. How the. fire originated is not
known. News has also been received that
the residence OF Mr.. GeorgeW Burton, in
The SAME county, was alse DESTROYED.
Governor C'Ferrall sent message to the
topi .lature recommendin, it to deal gener-
ouslv with the Lee Camp Soldiers Home
and give that institution the appropriations
asked for by its board. What the board
asks for is that the appropriation THIS year
be increased from 1000 to $4,000; that
for next wear from 10000 to $4,000 There
are now two hundred and ffty-three In
mates of the home.
The fine residence of Mr. VIM. L. brown,
cIerI, Of the courts Of King George county,
was entirely destroyed by fire. together with
all If ifs contents. There was no Insurance.
The fire originated from the clothing OF a
colored girl. which had caught on fire In the
Litrhen, and she ran into the house Tor help
After the House caught the girl ran some
dictdnce in field and fell In faint. S1t
was horribly burned; and it is thought she
cannot live.
George Baker is under arrestin Lawrence
vile. Brunswick county, charged Win tht
murd. of Robert wilkins, III the Enterprise
Hotel. at LawrenceyiIle, of which George
Clark is proprietor. Baker was employed a.
the hotel and threatened to kill wilkins IL n
should get Bakers place. Wilkins was en-
paged by Mr.. Clark, and while sitting at
tahle in the hotel drinking a cup OF coffe'
poker entered and said: "Wilkins, here is
nistol with five bullets and one OF them
for vou.r Baker fired and wilkins fell, dy
. inc in short time. Baker was arrested.