Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-05-04
THE OLD DOMINION.
LATEST NEWS CLEANED FROM VAki'
Gus PARTS OF VIRGINIA.
WORK OF BOLD BURGLARS.
Massanuttan Bank, at s tr lsburg, Robbed
fS5,OOO-yerdict I'm Favor of Owners o.
Schooner John c. Haynes-Handso"e
Hotel to be Erected at Petersburg-Da"
Luck in the Family of Thomas ii. DAVIS

Luck in the Family of Thomas IL. DAVIS
Massanutton Bank, at Strasburg, WIS
robbed and about $500 was secured by the
burglars. An entrance was effected by
skeleton key. The vault was forced with
levers and the safe wrecked by means OF
nitro-glycerine, which was inserted around
the side of the door, which had been partl-
ally stopped with soap. There were eight
men in the gang, most OF whom stood guaro
In various sections Of the town. They iired
number OF pistol shots to draw attention
from the bank. Several citizens who looked
out of their windows were ordered to with
draw on threat OF being shot. After wreck
ing the bank the men collected and TOOK
hand-car at the Southern depot and went 10
v-lton, where all trace of them was lost
The safe and vault are wrecks and Will re-
quire about $500 to replace. The bank is
member OF the American Bankers Associa-
ton and carried burglar insurance to about
cover the loss. Negotiable paper and secur-
tiles amounting to $4,000 were untouched.
MUST PAY $50 O00. The United States su-
preme Court has refused to take up the Ia
nous admiralty case Of the master and
owners OF the schooner John C. Haynes VS..
the Boston Towboat Company, owners OF
the big tug Minnie and barges, the result OF
a collision in Hampton Roads In 1898, when
the schooner was run down and completely
wrecked. This meaps that the owners OF
the schooner get judgment for something
like $50 900, with interest from the time OF
the collision, and also the costs In the case,
which amount to about 81 600. In tho
United States Circuit Court for the Eastern
district Of Virginia, Judge Hughes sitting,
the plaintiffs got verdict several years ago.
The defendants appealed the case to the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals,
which affirmed the verdict OF the lower
court few weeks ago. The defendants
then applied for a writ of certiorari to the
Supreme Court Of the United States, which
has just refused to take up the case.
HOTEL AT PErEBsBURG.-A largely attend
ed meeting OF business and professional men
and citizens generally was held at the rooms
Of tho Young Mems Business Association to
act on proposition from G. W. Clayton, OF
New York, TO organize q hotel company
under the style of the Petersburg Hotel and
Catering Company, for the building Of
handsome hotel In Petersburg. Mr.. Clay
ton has obtained a charter under the laws OF
New Jersey, authorizing the issue OF $780,
900 capital stock, of which 1t is the purpose
to issue S100, 900 only. OF the total issue OF
S100, 900 stock, one half will be issued to Mr..
Clayton. The entire proposition is based
upon the condition that the people Of Pc
tiers subscribe s20 900 to the enterprise, for
which stock OF the company will be iSsued
at par of the value Of s10O per share. AT
the meeting stock to the amount of $500
was subscribed and canvass OF the city
will be made and 1t is thought that the rest
Of the money will be easily obtained.
A STREAK OF BAD LUCK. The family Of
Mr.. Thomas H. Davis, OF Hampton, seems to
have encountered big streak OF bad luck.
Monday Mr.. Davis son Guy ran into
buggy while on his wheel and died from tho
effects Of the injuries received. Thursday
Younger son of Mr.. Davis while climbing an
old ladder fell and seriously injured himself.
A messenger hastily summoned Mr.. Davis
from his place of business. While he was
on his way home he met colored man, who
informed him that Supervisor John ".
Davis, OF the Elizabeth City County Board
of Supervisors, a brother, had been kicked
by vicious horse, with the result OF a broken
wrist and an injured hip.
A DERANGED MoTHER.-While temporarily
deranged Mrs. Mary T. Willis, 40 years DID,
wife of J. P. Willis, of Nansemond county
tried to STAY her four children with knife
and fork. The youngsters realized the ex-
tent of their mothers frenzy and fed In ter
ror. Elixener, a 12-year-old girl, was jahbed
In the thigh with fork, but the wound is
not dangerous. Mrs. Willis Is now kept
guarded to prevent further harm to her Off
spring. Mr.. Willis thinks the alteration is
not permanent and has not consented to his
wife being taken to On asylum.
New SCHOOL BUILDING.-The Battletown
School Board has engaged Mr.. r. N. Bieler
architect. of Baltimore, to submit plans and
specifications for new high school building
in Berryvile to take the place of the one
burned recently. 1t is tho purpose Of the
board to have the new building completed
In time for the opening OF the scholastic
year In September next.
A LAWYER CONVICTED n. Derr,
the Lynchburg lawyer, was sentenced TO
three years in the penitentiary on the charge
OF embezzling large sum OF money from
the estate of his deceased brother, Rush U.
Derr. The case was tried at Roanoke on a
change of venue.
CoLoRED CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. The
ave-year-old daughter OF Peter Rich, color
ed. near Warsaw, was burned to death.