Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-18
ACCIDENT TO HENRY NICHOLAS.
Fortitude of Bath Citixen-A
"Brushing" I'm Highland County.

| MONTEREY, HIGHLAND COUNTY,
VA. September T.--CSpeciaL)-Drs. l. II.
Trimble and f. J. Jones were summoned
on Thursday OF this week to assist in the
| amputation OF the arm OF Mr Henry
Nicholas. whose home is near Mountain
Grove. in Bath county. about thirty miles
| southwest OF Monterey.
The loss of this member is the result OF
most peculiar accident. Mr. Nicholas.
| in company with another man, was COON
! hunting They 'treed" their fame in a
creVice underneath a ledge of rocks. and
Mr. Nicholas thrust his arm into the
opening 10 feel for the coon. His COM
panion. noticing a piece of an old stump
under the edge 20 the rock, kicked 1t away
to give Mr.. Nicholas more room. The re-
moval OF this debate support caused
huge boulder. weighing several tons. to
slip. pinning the unfortunate man to the
mountain side. In this condition lie re-
NAMED for more than an hour as help
had to be summoned before the stone
could be removed. When extricated from
his painful position II was found that the
bones in the arm. from the elbow down.
were literally crushed into powder, and
an immediate amputation was necessary
The patient is a man OF unusual build
and strength, and stood the awful ordeal
ia a manner that indicated remarkable
fortitude
AN OLD-TIME TRUSTING"
Every old mountaineer recalls the day
when "brushngs" were as common In
every community as weddings. The GUS
tom was this week revived by Sheriff e.
NJ. Arbogast q few variations being in
troduced, however, in keeping up with the
progress of the times. Instead of going |
upon the old-time method of reciprocity, |
Mr.. Arbogast invited about seventy-fve |
laborers to come TO his big brushing" on |
the 18th. Fifty-five responded. and & noon |
q roast beef, mutton, watermelons, lemon
ade. and. In fact, regular feast or bar
bacue was prepared and at quitting
time" each man was paid for his days
labor. Mr.. Arbogast has recently pur-
chased some unimproyed land, and took
this plan for hastily converting It into
pasture land.
SCHOOL-BOOKS ADOPTED.
The County School Board, which met
Yesterday to consider the adoption Of the
new school books, decided Ipon the fol-
owing: Johnson's Primer. MerrilPs Spell
r. Johnson's Readers Colburn's Intellec-
ual Arithmetic, Whites Arithmetic
Whitney & Lockwood's English Gram
mar. Maury's Biographies. Magills Sto-
les from Virginia History, Maury's His
DRY of Virginia, Lees Primary History
History Of Our Country, Graphic System
If Penmanship, Cutters Physiology, and
Nebster's Dictionary
There was some contest over the adop-
ion of some Of the books.
Deputy-Collector John A. Noon. of
stanton, Va, was in Highland this week,
ooking after the duties Of his office
YOUNG PERSONS AT COLLEGE.
In mentioning the many young persons
Who are away at the colleges, seminaries,
nd high schools throughout the State,
our correspondent failed to refer TO
Kisses Grace and LIB Ruff, who are at
ending Miss Winstons Seminary at
Vaynesboro', and Mr.. Forest Hull, who
eft yesterday for the Kenmore High
chool. near Lynchburg.
Gilbert +. Eakle. the defaulting former
ostmaster at Bolar, Bath county. is at
ONE on bail, his bond demanding lis ap-
earance at Lynchburg on the 18th in
tant.
Miss Gatewood Stephenson, from the
Warm Springs. has returned come, afterl
aving visited her cousin, Miss Josephine
tephenson, Of this place.