Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-09-25
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

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Captain John Anderson, representative of
the Mt. Pleasant (Pa } Mining Company, has
bought of Mr.. J. Thomas SeaIoch his copper
mine property, near Linden, Warren county;
price paid, 5000. The company is to pro-
coed to work at once to develop the mines
VIM. Kidwell, aged 7years, has been com
mitted to Fairfax county jail, charged with
being implicated in the attempt to wreck the
Chesapeake and Ohio train near Rayensworth
a short while ago
Miss Bette E. Milton, pretty and modest
young girl, committed suicide at Lexington
at. the home of her sister, Mrs. NJ. P. Lynn,
by taking dose OF paris green. Thursday
morning she came home with a bottle OF
laudanum, and on entering the house show
ed the bottle of drug, and said sho int nded
to use it to kill herself. Mrs Lynn, her
sister, and some friends captured the drug,
and placed the girl in confinement In her
room. There was, however, package Of
paris green in the room The girl found it
and took more than a spoonful. Late In the
afternoon her sister went to the girls room,
and, to her surprise and horror found that
she had poisoned herself. Her brother-in-
law, Conductor NJ. P. Lynn, Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, with whom she
lived, says no cause for the rash deed can be
assigned.
Arthur A. Blaine; son OF Mr.. John A.
Blaine, of Rrambleton, while in a field found
some jamestown weed and ate the seeds
from the pod. On his way home he was
seized with violent pains In the stomach and
died shortly after.
Judge John W. Bell died at his residence,
In Culpeper. He was about seventy-eight
years OF ago and has been intimately identi-
fed with the history OF Cupeper county and
known throughout the ate for more than
forty years
Mrs. Mamie Bayne Clark died at the resi-
deco Of her brother, Mr.. Howard R. Bayne.
at Now Brighton, N. Y, on the 10th instant
She was the daughter OF the late Charles
Bayne, of Alexandria.
An unsuccessful attempt was made at $50
o'c ock the other morning to rob the Nanas-
sas National Bank The thieves succeeded
only in forcing the main door to tho bank
building, when they were frightened away
by tho electric alarm which connects
Herewith. The alarm also connects WITH
the bedroom Of Mr. c. L. Hynson, one OF the
directors Of the bank and when 1t sounded
he quickly dressed and hurried to the build
ing. He found everything quiet, but evil
dence of the attempt at burglary.
As Mrs. r. N. Pool widow of the late Dr.
Pool. Of Stanton, was driving into the city
with her niece, Miss Annie Hoff, the horse
became frightened and ran of. Miss Hoff
was about getting the animal under control
when Mrs. Pool grasped the lines and ran
the vehicle against telegraph pole, throw
ing both occupants out Miss Hoff escaped
with slight bruises, but Mrs. Pool received
severe wound ia the head inducing concus-
sion Of the brain and other injuries. While
driving the same animal after stopping him,
Willie Patterson, son OF DR.. H. Nj. Patterson,
was thrown out by the vehicle upsetting and
had leg broken In two places.
There was daring robbery committed
several nights ago in the southern part OF
Accomac. Mr. Arthur Mapp, who lives near
Exmorc. had been at Mappsburg Station all
day buying sweet potatoes for shipment to
Eastern markets. About nightfal he started
for home on his bicycle, having to go about
four miles. AS he was going through dense
forest three colored men rushed out from
their place of concealment and thrusting a
mole through his wheel threw him with great
violence to the ground. The robbers leaped
mon him and took money from his pockets
amounting to about S35, and then made their
escape through the woods. They do not ap-
near to have intended doing Mr.. Mapp any
bodily wrong but the wrecked wheel
scratched his face aud tore his coat nearly
off. It was too dark for Mr.. Mapp to Identity
the robbers. but he thinks they were men,
hers OF a gang Of idle men who on that day
were seen prowling about the station and
who had evidently seen him with money
on his person. No arrests have yet been
made.
MARSHALL Owen, who recently murdered
John Dotson, n wel-to-do farmer, &C Damas-
Gus. was captured in North Carolina.
A movement is on foot to erect in Staun-
ton large abattoir aud cold storage plant.
Rev. ]. NJ. Wells, of Buena Vista, has ac-
cepted the call to the pastorate Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, Stanton.
~ho old ]. NJ Forbes farm, midway be-
tween Warrenton and Fauquier Springs,
owned by B. F. CockriIl, has been sold to Mr.
E R. W. Barker for Sc, 500 cash. Mr. Bar
ker is young Englishman.
Right Rev. Bishop Van de Vyver returned
to Richmond Saturday after an absence o.
three months In Europe. While on the con
inent the Bishop visited his parents. HI
appears to be greatly improved, both il
health and spirits
Mr.. w. R. Selecman, former prominen
and prosperous merchant Of Occoquan, died
suddenly at his home in that place OF paraly'
sis OF the brain,
The Botetourt Agricultural and Mechani
cal Association will hold its annual fair a