Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-08
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

Mr.. c. V. Clash, a we'll known travelling
salesman Of Richmond, ended his life at his
residence, on Clay street, by sending bull
let into his brain. The suicide seems to have
been planned with cool delberation. Mr.
Clash is supposed to have contemplated tho
deed for sometime past. Deceased was en-
ploycd as general salesman for Maryland
and the Carollnas by Cameron & Cameron
tobacconists. He was regarded as bi lilly
successful in bis business. Mr.. Clash left
three letters. written over week ago, when
he was In Baltimore on business trip. The
stationery used bears the imprint OF the
Eutaw House In Baltimore.
Prof.W NJ. Thornton has resigned the
craftsmanship Of the faculty Of the University
of Virginia lie will continue to serve until
September at the urgent request OF the board
of visitors. His successor, however, will lie
chosen at the June meeting Of tie visitors.
e.. s. Hutter, OF Lynchburg and A. NJ.
Slack, OF Danville, have purchased the
"Wheeler lands In Stokes county, N. c.
This body OF land embraces ten thousand
acres In one tract and extends for distance
Of twelve miles In length, and is nearly all
in original forest.
representative of New York life insur-
ance company was in Richmond and paid
over to the executors of the estate Of the late
John Pope check for s121, 460, being the
amount OF insurance carried by Mr.. Pope In
that company.
Mr.. Jerry n Barnes, of Suffolk, is dead,
Three months ago he took the faith cure In
Chicago and received temporary benefit. He
had been suffering from q complication OF
diseases for about year.
Mr.. Peter Y. Lowe, an old citizen OF Will
liamsburg, is dead aged eighty-six. He
moved there from Nersey twenty-four
years ago and was highly Esteemed.
A child of Charles Abbott, OF Page county,
fell into the Shenandoah river a few days
ago and was drowned.
William Seay Camden, a resident Of Mas
sizes Mill, Nelson county, was run over in
Lynchburg and instantly killed by one Of tho
cars OF the Lynchburg Electric Company,
Camden was walking on the pavement and
was approaching q car which was moving
slowly down very steep grade. Being
paralytlc and very deaf he failed to take no
tice of the car, and when within few feet
stepped directly in front OF 1t, aiming to
cross the street Conductor Charles A.
Thornton seized theHold man by the should
ers and endeavored to drag him to one side,
but in vain. His strength was not equal to
the task, and Camden fell beneath the car,
both of the trucks of which passed over his
body, mutilating 1t In fearful manner. Tho
coroner's jury rendered a verdict to the effect
that the deceased had come to his death by
an unavoidable accident, and that the motor
man was not to blame.
The recent rains and the warm weather OF
the past ten days has had the effect to bring
out vegetation to q wonderful degree in
Rockbridge county. The fruit trees are in
full bloom and the fields are as green as IS
usual month later. The prospects for a
fine fruit season are promising and the early
pastures are all that could be wished for
The wheat crop Is showing up nicely not
wthstanding the lack OF snow on 1t the past
winter and the many hard freezes that at one
time threatened to entirely destroy it. Many
farmers think that with fair seasons the. crop
will show up by harvest time the equal OF
other years. although owing to the long
drought OF last year the acreage sown COM
pared with other years is very small.
1t Is stated that after this week the Adams
Express Company will cease operations over
the lines of the Southern Railway, the busi-
ness passing into the hands OF the Southern
Express COMPANY