Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-30
OUT ~ HIGHLAND.
The Contest for County Omces-
Death-Other Notes.

| MONTERREY. VA. April e9.-,Spcc.cl) J.
1t Is generally believed that there viii
be TO further developments in the contest
for county Offices this spring, and that the
race will be run In the form which the
canvass has now assumed.
For Clerk OF the Circuit and County
| Courts Captain J. c. Matheny has no op-
, position, and will be reelected to the
position he has so admirably filed for
more than thirty years. e. NJ. Arbogast,
for Sheriff, Is also in the race alone. anu
the fact that he will be his own successor
Is an assured one.
The contestants for the other three I'M
portant Offices are as follows: For Com
m9nwealth's Attorney, John NJ ColaW
and e. III. McClintic; for Treasurer, j. a.
Jones and Peter Gum, ana Walter T.
Campbell and John j. Hiner for COM
missioner Of the Revenue. All OF the cam
didates named are influential and popular
and the race is being watched with I'M
disguised interest by their respective
friends and supporters.
No primary was held, and politics Will
cut little or no figure in the contests.
Mrs. Fannie McNulty, widow OF Frank
McNUlty. died Wednesday at her home,
about % years. She was taken violently
sick only three days prior to her death,
having been in her usual health previous
thereto. Her son, Mr.. Charles ;. Nc
Nulty, who is attending the Washington
and Lee University, at Lexington, and
Miss Mary, who was visiting at Lynch
burg, were summoned home and reached
their mothers bedside only a few hours
before her death. The large number in
attendance upon her funeral was strong
attestatiOn OF the esteem in which she
was held.
The burial services were conducted by
Rev. John Ruff, assisted by Rev. Mr..
WOodrOugh.
Mr.. c. c. Arbogast has just erected an
Aermotor mill on the handsome premises
of Hon. c. p. Jones for the purpose Of
supplying the latter's home with water.
The water will be pumped into large
tank and from this pipcd 10 the residence.
The portion OF town in which Mr.. Jones
lives is noted for its numerous springs
of cold, freestone water. there being six
In radius of 200 yards. one OF which
affords the water supply for more than
one half OF the town without any per-
ceptible effect upon its resources and
regular flow.
Mr.. III. II. Seybert, a farmer and stock
man, whose home is three miles east Of
Monterey. on Strait creek, has lost eleven
head of fine calves and Jersey COW du-
ring the past two weeks. The loss, in
most cases, was due TO black leg"
From the Back creek section OF High |
land comes the report of the loss OF cat
tie also many cases being due 10 the
severe cold during February. Mr.. |
George NJ. Sutton had two cows that |
have been unable TO stand since the warm |
weather set in. He says that the leaders. |
Or muscles. Of the legs were frozen, and |
that the tbaw OF spring caused them |
10 tear. rendering the animals almost en- |
tirely helpless. Mr.. Sutton had the COWS /
IN fine condition. but was compelled to |
have them shot.
This is not the first experience Of this |
sort in the history of Highland. In the |
spring following the memorable winter
IF 1886, Frederick Hull a well-known
,itizen of those days, found it necessary
10 Kill seventeen fine 3-year-old cattle
hat were injured in the same way.
Mr.. Luther Henderson, a stanton mer-
liant and a former Highlander, was in
he county several days recently.
Mr.. Paul Priest and his sister, Miss
Katie, Of Franklin. W. Va, spent Satur-
lay and Sunday last in Monterey.
Miss Nora Wilson is at home from
hree-weeks' visit in Eastern Highland,
It the home Of Mr.. b. T. Hook.
The short drought which prevailed du-
ing the present month was taken adj
-antage of by the farmers for preparing
orn ground, and many are now engaged
n planting, the ground being in excel
ent condition.