Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

Policeman James P Hall was held py tne
MAYOR In $500 security at Alexandria for the
action OF the grand jury to answer charge
of assaulting William Blight with Intent to
kill. Bright is about eighteen years OF age.
He ran away from the policeman on the
river front near Reeds icehouse, and Hall
shot him in the right side, intlicting what is
feared may prove to be mortal wound
Tho Jury could not agree upon verdict
in the Nelson murder trial at Charlottesville,
and the court adjourned.
Judge George NJ. Harrison, member OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia,
met with a distressing accident at his resi-
dence in Stanton. In attempting to move
an upright piano about the drawing-room
the instrument toppled over and fell on
Judge Harrison's right leg, breaking the
larger bone and fracturing the smaller bone
below the knee in two places. The frac-
lures were reduced by Doctors A. NJ. and H.
Henkel.
Alexander Lushbaugh, aged 38 years, died
in 6taunton os the result of singular
injury received the Monday previous. and at
that time considered of triaing nature.
Eek" as he was popularity known, was en-
gagged in lath work at the Bodley Works,
when his chisel point struck knot in the
rapidly revolving wood, and Lushbaugh re-
ceived quite blow in the abdomen, though
there was no cut. SO little was thought OF
the blow that Lushbaugh continued his
work. Periton,tes ensued and caused bis
death. He was fear ess volunteer fireman,
and last summer when smallpox appeared
In Staunton he rendered courageous and
valuable service In guarding and nursing
patients.
The body CT an unknown woman supposed
to have been passenger on the Old Domln-
ion steamer Wyanoke when that vessel was
sunk off Newport News, was ashore on the
beach at that place. Her name is not known
The bodies Of three other persons, supposed
to have been passengers on the Wyanoke,
are said to have come ashore on the Isle OF
Wight beach, but the Old Dominion people
have not as yet received any information
concerning them. No definite steps have
been taken as yet to raise the Wyanoke, and
she still remains where she went down.
Mr.. s. F. Saey, of Columbia, Fluvanna
county, was robbed In Richmond Ct s465
while traversing the streets. He had the
money in a valse, and when be got to the
bank, where he was to take up note, the
money was miss ng.
COL George w. T. Vernon, of Baltimore,
has been invited by George d. Summers
Post G.. A. R.. to deliver the memorial ad-
dress at Berkeley Springs on Decoration
Day. Some OF the members of this post were
comrades of Colonel Vernon during the
war;
Prof Randolph W. Tinsley, son of Mrs
C. C. ii nsley, of Charlottesville, has been
elected to the chair Of natural sciences, in
the University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque,
N. NJ. He Is graduate Of the University Of
Virginia.
Rappahannock county is rapidly becoming
one of the lead ng apple counties of the
State Many thousands trees lave been
planted out this season with more TO follow.
George White, Of Fauquir county, cut down
a bee tee several days ago from which lie
took barrel of honey and four young
coons.
A bill has passed both houses of Congress
for semi-annual sessions of the |
United States Court at Roanoke
Eugene McNerhaney was run over and |
killed on the Southern Railway, in Fairfax
county, last week
Five Swiss gent emen have recently rur-
chased farms in Bedf ri county
J. Preston Ware, section master Of the |
and Ohio Railroad at Maysylle, |
KY, met with a terrible and fatal accident
at Smi his Greek, west of Stanton. In at
tempting to board the passenger train No. 1 |
be fell between tho wheels and, with skull |
crushed and both legs cut off he died In half |
an hour at Clifton Forge The decease was
In the Clifton Forge section looking into his
real estate interest there lie was Mason