Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-10-11
OLD DOMINION
STATE NEWS.
The United States Tobacco Association
Formally Organized.
MEDALS FOR THE CONFEDERATES,
The Town of MiddIetown Threatened Witt
Destruction by Fire-Delegate Carter has
New Suffrage Plan-Chesapeake Western
Company Will Erect Large Hotel at Strib'
bing Springs-Other Live News.


bing Springs-Other Live News.
Virginians received these pensions:
Casper Phoger, National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City, So; Young M.
Kindrick, Newport, So; James Berkley,
National Soldiers Home, Ellzaoetn
City, So; VIM. G. Rake, National Mill
tary Home. Elizabeth City, $I2; Chas'
A. Shafer, Portsmouth, 50; George NC
Williams, National Soldiers Home
Elizabeth City, So; George White,
Churchland, So; George L. Hubbeli'
National Military Home, Elizabeth
City. So; Peter Fentress, Norfolk, 30;
Tohn Sheu, Glade Spring, SO; Thomas
| A. Smith, Northwest, So; Daniel J.
Hupp, South Boston. $40
On June last at the decoration OF
Confederate graves the Loudoun Chap
ter, United Daughters Of the Conied'
eracy, presented through Miss Mary
Lee, daughter of Gen. Robert L. Lee
bronze medals to all honorably dis
charged Confederate soldiers from Lott
doun county or their living representa-
tives. There were many who, not hav-
ing had sufficient notice, failed to get
medals. 1t was, therefore, determined
to present another set OF the crosses
of honor" on October Fl, 1901, the an
niversary of the battle OF Balls Bluff,
near Leesburg, but being unable to ar
range a suitable ceremonial Tor that
date the Daughters gave notice that the
presentation will take place on January
10, 1902, at the time OF the celebration
Of Gen. R. E. Lees birthday.
Fire did considerable damage at Mid
dletown, and, aided by high WIND
threatened to wipe out the town. Inc
| fire started in the barn OF Jacob +. Lar
rick and totally destroyed it and the
contents, which consisted OF 400 bush
! ell. OF wheat, quantity OF hay and lot
OF machinery. a hay bailer belonging
| to Larrick & Larrick. and costing $1,000;
was also destroyed. The dollhouse and
property of Z. NJ Owings, near by:
were burned and the hay barracks and
machinery Of John w. Rice were de-
streyed. The origin OF the fire is un-
| known. The loss is over $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
The Atlantic Coast Line and the
Richmond and Petersburg Electric Line
are in big fight over grade crossings
at Richmond. The electric line crosses
the Coast Line at grade and a crossing
was put down before the railroad knew
of il. The railroad officials sent men to
tear it up and VIM. L. Royal secured
an injunction from Judge Witt restrain
inc them from so doing. The Coast
| Line secured ali injunction restrain
ing the electric line from crossing its
tracks. and the whole matter is in the
| courts.
The Mary Washington Hospital AS
ISOLATION has again received substantial
aid for building the annex to the main
hospital at Fredericksburg, Seven hun
dred dollars was received in one dona-
ton last week from Mr.. Douglas Thom-
as. OF Baltimore. and within the past
two days about $500 has been donated
by two gentlemen, one OF whom was
MIR. Douglas H. Gordon, OF Baltimore.
The other gentleman requested that his
name be withheld.
The Tobacco Association Of the Unit
ed States was duly and formally organ
lied by members OF the trade assembled
in convention at Richmond A consti-
tuition and bylaws were adopted and
measures taken for the organization OF
bureau of information and statistics
T. NJ. Darlington, OF Richme nd, was
elected the first. president of the asso-
ciation and James West, OF Hopkins
vile, KY, was chosen vice-president.
Harry Hawkins aged 10 years, son
OF the late Clinton Hawkins, Of Middle
town, was ruin over by wagon and
perhaps fatally injured. The wagon was
heavily loaded with wheat, and in at
tempting to draw the brake he fell be-
meath the wheel, which passed across
has chest. He has been unconscious
since
The Virginia Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, in convention at
Norfolk, elected the following officers:
President Mrs. Howard M. Hoge. Of
Lincoln; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
w. ]. Sheppard. of Norfolk; recording
secretary, Mrs. w. D. Southall, OF Nor.
folk: treasurer, Mrs. E. B. Clement, OF
Centralia.
The Woodstock Dairy and Creamery
Company, of Woodstock, and the Shen-
andoah Valley Creamery and Dairy
Company, of Edinburg, are making
large shipments of butter and milk to
the Northern markets.
Work on rebuilding the Episcopal
Church at Woodstock, which was de-
stroyed by fire August H. 1000, is be-
ing pushed rapidly along, and the build
ing will be under roof within few
days.
The Chesapeake Western Railway Co.
has purchased the Stribbing Springs, ir
Augusta county, and will soon begin
the erection of large hotel on the
property near the springs.
Delegate Garter Glass, OF Lynchburg.
is busy at work on new suffrage paG.
which will be offered as a substitute
for the three plans now before the coli
ferences.
Two large lots of hogs were sold in
Lurav this week a. S I-2 cents per
pound. the highest price ever known in
that market for hogs gross
Judge Paul, OF the United States Dis
trict Court for the western district, is
reported to be extremely i'll at his resi-
dence in Harrisonburg, Va.
Landon Cutler Robertson, eldest son
Of N. T. Robertson, died in Danviile
of typhoid fever. He was prominent
Young tobacconist of this city.
Mr.. A. J. Moon, of the Rawlings In
stitute, Charlottesville, has been called
to the chair of Latin in Harvard Col
lege, Alabama.
Governor Tyler and his family haze