Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-08-21
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS

During thunder storm In 'he o"O "nA
,,,,, % oaatjon Of Norfolk county, man anu
ill'' roroos we're instantly killed by 10"
81 nsbtning at Deans Station, on 'ne A''~"
~. ~ "a nanvie Railroad. The stor" ""S
''0 "''s 1a,,ore and the rain fell heavy.
rlward Harlow, a freight conu"c'o' y"
.,no Huntsville and Nashville hal'ro"'' W.
tincd at Big Stone Gap While '0oN'"e ~
s-''l,, '..ra for tramps. His head was groun'
.~ nder the whees. His home was "' "oi'
bin, Ky. .,,, anti AGAINST
w Davis. a brick manufacturer ol
Manchester for $1,000 for detama"on -
character. The young ladys eounse' ''"''HS
,ho+ the basis OF this suit Is s'atch'en'' q"
'-s.oa % have been made 10y the detenuan'
roeectine upon her character. Inc LII n"S
not vet been filed, and probably "ill n0' "
tor several days The plaintiff IN TINS case
rntu r.ceptIy employed as booSkeeper
,or Mr. Davis. Not long ago nc u'S'N"'e
hor and this suit follows. The case prom
49,. - attract as much attention as tha' ~
-,niob Miss Mary Gilson figured as plsin'i"
,'.ro ooroa months ago and in which sue Won
= ,ordict Of $4,000 against Wei-"h'"N
| business man. ,,o,, both
inougurated chain gangs lh' '''o''0
ohoin gang has been in operation 'or o'1'
,reek with most excellent results Au'
na n,,oir is rarely used. being placen on''
~, tho most dangerous and rciractor. con
49,. ond the knowledge OF this fact le"ns "
nood hehavior and good work In i@c'' any
eOo ,.onore Of the fact would thinS 'neS
uaro only an ordinary gang 0l l"'o'''
morL chronic offenders who were He.',
,.o1 "Y 70 le in iail instead Of paying 'ne''
49, look upon the chain gang with a ler'o'
that may breed good res""s 'o'" '0'
Ives and the city Inv.
uon 1obn W. Giett, who but few u"yi
iio' ,,',nod the Office Of county Judge o.
Aooomac county because Of hi-nea'''' w.
~ hjo home. in Accomac Court House. ",'0,
Ssin, nro.trated on his bed for PERI u
onr1,, Ace weeks with rheumatism an" '"''
combinations He would have 'eeN
+r-tbree wears old next October.
coI J. Bell Bigger publishes a caro- 10
rhioh be states that recent publication 70
D tbo effect that he gave up the secretary 'n'P
9 - ,ha democratic State committee on ac-
5 cornt of / health has no foundat on ne
r does not offer any explanation as to why 'ne
Y ,baroe was made by Mr Ellyson, but says h'
@ is in fine health and is going to WORK "n'i.
Q ever he can do any good for the Su'''S' -
" the democratic ticket ,
It Mr. Clarence l.. Broaddus, formerly oi
ot Alexandria, died Saturday at his nohe' ~
ID Gordonsville aged sixty-three years ITO
ID roo Gallant Confederate soldier and lost
% rigbt arm in the cause. AS res lt oil THIS
Y. and other injuries received his cioS'ns !s"'' .
II. we're saddened by many inhrmIties, lhc'uu-
as ing total blindness.
he John Morrison. aged about eighteen Sol
he Of W. B. Morrison an aged cltlzeh ol "oou
stock. was run over and killed by the Da'i
re moro and Ohio freight train (nortn pounu
Tr o,hicb ia due in Woodstock at ll:l6. YOUNG
ed Norrison was horribly mangled. His arm
lse were both severed from the BODY ana DroAei
CIV In four places. The whole oil the pacA oi III
,ee hood with all its insides was torn away an
aid scattered along the track. The sad accluen
me happened almost in front OF the passehse
,ile station but was not discovered for som
he time. and how It happened will never
old known, as Morrison was alohe' Du' !"
on thought he attempted to jump from u
me moving train and missed the platform an
fell under the train.
tai 1obn Clever Of Wytheville, an employe
the NJ Cam Cassel. while plowing in q field :"
OLD struck by lightning and instantly A'".
lear The two horses with which he was pio"''
INV were also killed cAor,
was Near Evansville, Floyd county, Cn"''
osS' De Hort went to bis harycst-le'o 10 't"' ~
Grain and did not return at noon. Ills ~
9om,,h,er was sent for him and founu Il
dee in the field beside his crauie' 10
-oue, been shot in the brain from an o'A'uS"
brush near the field.
It il stated that an extensive reuu'''Oi'
'burg the force of employees OF the southern ~
heay- v,ov will take place this month, ana u"
rain will effect all departments OF the ro"u'
Lrried W.. ond ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are 4
re- h.ine examined. and it said that 'uoS'
sanus are not up to date will be dropped
A destructive fire occurred on the w
, pre- front Of Atlantic City ward Of Norfolk oi
W ien mating in the sawmill Of the Atlantic Ol'y
'ity IN Kiln Company's Works. Itrapidly comm
icated to other buildings The great q
r@7 Illuminated the whole harbor and the 81
iow1' sixtb ward and attracted to the scene u
ghtiy o.nAo ., snectators for hours The pr
itnou' pal property destroyed was the A'lau'' ,
Dry Kilns and 4,OO 900 feet OF dressed '
was b,r. valued at s95,OOOi the Oid ''",
n"ar' Guano Works, valued at S25,OOo. ana
Merritt wrecking Company bnlldl'sc ~.
Pitts urd probably at $4,000 The com.
miles tion wos the largest Atlanti, City ''''
Of the feroi. but is mostly covered by insu'"D
Of the - -