Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-06-19
VIRGINIA STATE ITEMS.

The railroad lines entering Richmond have
agreed to sell Confederate veterans who de-
sire to visit the Virginia battlefie ds rounu
trim tickets at the rate OF one cent mile.
The arrangements for the great reunion OF
Confederate veterans are advanced. The
auditorium Is nearly completed. 1t Will
probably be finished this week. 1t is most
satisfactory building in every particular,
and the veterans are going to be pleased
with II. force OF about twenty men have
been at work at the exposition building get
ting things in shape for the 5000 or 1000
veterans who will be quartered there.
The board of the Chesapeake and Its trlDu-
taries is in receipt of letter from Capt. J.
II. Costin, OF the Accomac, telling all about
the robbery committed on board his vessel.
Joe Buckley, the cook, stole $4OO In promls-
sorry notes and s4OO in money, a i belonging
to the captain. and escaped by ono OF the
yawlbosts. He was captured in Whining
ton. Del. and confessed to having stolen the
money and notes About $500 OF the money
was recovered. He had spent about SLUG.
The man has been taken to Accomac Tor
trial.
There are thirteen cases of typhoid fever
at the Virginia penitentlary. The disease Is
attributed to the use of water from we'll on
the grounds of the institution. Only TWO
deaths have resulted from the disease.
Shields and Howard aged eight and
twelve years DID, respectively, sons OF Hon.
Robert McCandish, of Saluds, were shoot
ing rats In an old barn, and being ON oppo-
site sides of the barn, Shields fired his rifle,
not knowing his brother was in danger.
The ball passed through the barn and enter
ed the right breast of Howard, inhicting
painful wound.
Mis-. Alice Mcknight, OF charlottesville,
was thrown from her buggy and sustained
iniuri which resulted in her death. MISS
Mcknight, In company with friend, MI
John Rubush was returning at an early
hour In the morning from visit to her SIS
ter and whlc crossing the bridge which
spans Moore's creek, the horse SHE'D az
some object In'the road, throwing the buggy
and its occupants into the creek. Miss NC
KNIGHT was thrown out Of the buggy hrst,
the vehicle falling upon her. Mr.. Ruoush,
although injured himself, succeeded 10 OK
Treating her from her perilous position. IL
was o'clock before she could be brought 10
her home, when it was found that her right
arm and several ribs were broken and that
she had sus aimed severe internal injuries
She fingered until $50 A. NJ, when death
relieved her OF her suferings. She mas d
brother, A. II. Mcknight, who works In the
government printing Office
The truckers Of Norfolk consider 1t advis-
able to delay digging and marketing their
potato crops for various reasons, but chieny
because the potatoes lack maturity. me
/ rush will be on toward the latter part OF the
month. though some shipments are gong
forward. The patch-growers are supplying
the local market II any sort OF fair prices
are realized, potatoes will be the crop oil the
season from the present outlook Snaps anu
cabbage are the principal trucks now snip
ming, SO far the markets have been faVor-
able and the truckers have done fairly well
IN everything. The constant showers OF the
mast week have rather exceeded the demand
~ the crops The grain farmers below here
generally say that the ground is too wet foi
work. In many instances the corn nus
turned red from too much water. The rains
and cool weather in the cotton-growlng sec
ton will check the growth OF the stable,
which in rainy places is very grassy
Tho Seaboard Air Line is getting out p'ani
for building large machine shop and boiler
,, shop on their shop grounds in Portsmouth
The now building will be 3l2xsO feet and 1T
J ted up with all the necessary modern ma
! chinery and appliances for constructing an'
repairing railway engines A sufficient force
of builders Will be put to work at once SO al
| TO have the shops in working order as sool
1 % possible. This will be quite an addition
to the extensive shops OF the Seaooard AL
: Line in Portsmouth good force OF work
men is now engaged at this point oil the sys
tenn and steadily increasing, as the repair
and oyerhauling of engines and constructor
D Of new cars is heavy and promises to con
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