Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-08-07
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

Col G. W. Hansbroughs one OF the aoies'
LAWYERS OF Southwest Virginia and promi-
nent republican leader, died at his resi- I"hco
in Salem. after an illness of a week OF paraly-
sis He was born in Culpeper county
August 16. 1928. After graduating in Law
from the University OF Virginia he located In
TAYLOR county, W. Va. where he was soon
elected commonwealth attorney. lie was
colonel Of the Ninth Virginia Infantry during
the civil war and served till the close OF
hostilities with distinction and ga"ahtry'
He WAS severely wounded at the battle Oh
Auo,b.nv mountain. At the restoration OF
neace he removed to his farm, near oaieni,
resumed the practice OF law and soon en-
;oved large and lucrative practice In
1881 he was elected reporter Of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals and served until the eA-
riration Of his term in 1895. He leaves
,,i,e and one son. L. c. Hansbrough, mem
Dor of the Salem bar.
Young man. named Frank Donnell, OF
Richmond, aged twenty one years, was
drowned near Homewood, on the James
,ivsr bv falling from the excursion steamer
Pocohontas
THE firm OF Williams Brothers, produce
daalers on Roanoke dock, were burned OUT
An the stock on hand, including lot OIL
neanuts. was lost, but the building was
saved.
Edward Richmond, colored, from Green's
boro N G was shot in Lynchburg, anu IL
ia feared that the wound will prove fatai'
The shooting was done by white man
.o,ood Wood who claims that the man was
IA his watermelon patch.
NJ Noel. for many years in the stone
business in Lynchburg, made an assignment
for the benefit OF creditors Tho assets are
estimated at 81. 500; liabilities not stated
Cop,iderable excitement was caused in
Roanoke by the attempt OF co'oreu CIR
named Lulu Corellas to kill Capt. NJ. NJ
Rogers. a prominent citizen OF ROANOKE
county, residing short distance from inc
sonthern limits OF this city, The girl Ea1
heen employed az domestic in Captain hog
er's family, but owing to her independence
and insolence was discharged few DAY
, 400 after very stormy scene in whlsh So
, declared she would kill Captain Rogers
Ahont 9 o'block Sunday morning, as be va
riding on horseback 10 his place OF business
: he was stopped by the girl, whom he told
l call around at his office later in the DAY an
a he would pay her small balance due bel
: Inst rs he started to rido on some one calIe
1 r. him to look out and on turning bis hea'
= he found the girl pointing pistol straight a
I him Tn order to divert her aim he rode dl
T rectlv toward her and as she stepped oac
& she fred. but fortunately the bullet misses
= aim He then went in search OF police
man and while thus engaged the girl mad
her way to the statlon-house and surrendere
p herself. The pistol was taken from her an
sound to he a 32-caibre of six chambers tw
a. of which were loaded.
The first payment has been made 10y II
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk kaliroa
he Company on the property just purchases
x Primers Point from tho Portsmouth Wat'
up Front Company, and plans have been pr
'ss nared for extensive improvements in tn
ct locality. The Southern Railway Compan
w owners OF the adjoining docks an war
houses, has asked for IN estimate IRON u
as New York Dredging Company for iound
" tion for the large cotton compress which II
IT. Southern purposes removing from II
rle Point to Primers Point by the time the u
'te brsiness sets in. These operations are like
IL TO give employment to largo building Tor
~ for several months. Except in tho coal liz
pinners Point, with its three railroad lilac
uul soon outriyal Lambert's Point in freig
handling.
At dusk. Marshall Crow, nineteen years
ooa son of Mr.. Jno. T. Crow, welI-knov
citizen and former sheriff OF Clark coan
ras accidentally shot and killed by anoth
coutb of about the same age. Geo. +. NlSi
;roals who with his father and mother
y Washington. D. c., are spending the SUNNI
i2sI Of the home OF the deceased boy in Berl
re ellie. Young Nightingale. thinking 1t
~ not loaded. snapped an old pistol at his ro'
% mate and friend, which the dead boy h
% bmself loaded and laid away in drawe
~ short time before. Tho ball pierced
NJ h-east and ho was instantly killed. You
Crow was greatly beloved, his bright mil
high character and exemplary haolts
q. % ming for him the esteem of old and young
Is II is said the corn farmers OF Nort
85 county are receiving some benefit from
20 hot suns, and some of them Will nun
~ very favorably, Notwithstanding the seri'
wet season. The corn farmers, who as US
IA nut in Irish potatoes, lost nearly all OF t
~ crop. while it is stated that the disastr
failure Of the truckers crops has serlou
involved many of them, they being deprl
so Of the means to meet the bills OF the fertl
10 men scedsmen, &C. They have nothing
to ship except sweet potatoes. 1t is thou
c,l that number OF those now trucking
~ have to get out Of the business.