Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

The official vote OF this State will, 1t Is
quite certain, show that the total vote cast
OF the present election will exceed but little,
II any, that In the Decentralization con-
test Of 1892. The official returns haYe been
received here at the Capitol from all of the
cities and ninsty-avs OF the one hundred
counties. These give Bryan 157, 4Se, Nc
Kinlsy 1919, 1886, Palmer 1000, lowering 1850,
Machett (Gocialist) 100. 1t was expected
that the vote OF November would largely
exceed that OF any past campaigns. The re-
turns, however, show that the increase Will
be insignificant. In the returns made to tho
secretary Of the Commonwealth notice Is
taken OF the large number OF ballots ruined
in the preparation and therefore not recoG-
nized in the canvass Of the votes.
Hon. Page Morris, formerly OF Lynchburg,
where he was postmaster under President
Hayes, WAS elected to Congress on the Sd
from the Duluth (Mlnn.) district as sound
money democrat, beating Mr.. Towne, who
was elected as republican two years ago
and turned populist, running on the Bryan
ticket.
Bechnut mill, situated about four miles
west Of Boydton, Mscklenburg county,
owned and operated by E. A. VIM, was to-
tally destroyed by Are on Saturday night.
The loss is heavy, especially on many farm
ers. who lost all their wheat.
Mr.. Flodo H. Jones, formerly OF AIe1an-
dris. and SON Of Capt. ]. A. Jones, has been
appointed trainmaster OF the Missouri d.
vision Of the St. Louis Southeastern Railway
Company at Jonesboro', Ark.
The postofnce at Ksysviils VI" DroAeN
open and robbed. The iron safe was oio"n
open with dynamite and about $500 In stamps
taken and about e1OO In currency. Six reg
istered packages were in the safe, bus only
one was missing This was stamps for tue
Clsrksyille office, supposed to be s5ol Inc
other five were overlooked. 1t Is supposed
that when the door to the safe was blown
open the inside fell on the floor and con-
cesled them. The thieves gained entrance
to the postoffce by pricing open the door,
Several letters. containing dry goods, etc
were opened, but the contents were ieft Oh
the counter. No clue as yet to the perpetra-
tors OF this theft.
II is learned that the present peanut crop
I, the poorest for many years, the proportion
being but little over half OF an average crop
The Weld In bushels per acre Is about tns
same as last year, tho most serious Item Do
ing the quality which Is far below that Of
former years, 80 per cent. showing grea'
many saps and otherwise poor nuts.
On the Rocky Mount Branch OF the South
ern Railway combination mail, baggage
and passenger car jumped the track. Inc
car caught fire and burned. Some OF the
mail was lost. b. B. Powell, mail agent, Il
t Shelton and J. W. Brown, brakemen, wer'
painfully hurt. Only three passengers wer'
on the train and they escaped injury.
Mrs. Mary D. Gregory, widow OF the lat
William Gregory, who before the war wa
one OF the leading merchants OF Alexandria
died, aged eighty years.
Mr.. Newton Rogers, who was struck by
freight train on the Chesapeake and ohi'
Railroad at Psdlar, died from his injuries
He had boon engaged in repairing the dan
at Psdlar and was on his way to work whel
he was struck.
The prospect for another cotton mill a
Lynchburg Is taking form.