Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-12-06
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A MISSILE STRIKES PASSENGER
Julian Keith's Skull Fractured by ODlec'
Thrown Into Train-Death OF Mrs. mary
Wallace Herndon-Mr. 0'Douneil Resigns
Killed by His Brother.ln'Law-A Paying
Venture-W inchester's New Bank

There is possibility - indeed,
strong probablity-that the Constitu-
tionai Convention will go to Norfolk to
hold its sessions when the Legislature
meets A cmmttee was appointed by
the convention to secure a hall IN N SIC,
mond, Norfolk or charlottesville: me
Norfolk delegation is right after 1t, ana
a free hall and reduced rates are OTTER
ed. On the other hand, the Masonic
Hall cannot be secured, neither can the
Chamber of Commerce Or the Y: M. I.
A. The council chamber IS tar TOO
small. The acoustics of the Smlthdeai
Hall are said not to be good, and the
steps are Objectionable. If the conven-
ton shall 90 elsewhere than Richmond
the betting is largely on Norfolk, and II
would cause no surprise shuld that CITY
be chosen
All the general offices of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Raiload arc to be To-
Gated in Richmond after January l.
which will necessitate the removal OF
large number of officials and employees
from Washington and Cincinnati. The
Offices of H. w. Fuller, general paSSen~
ger agent, as we'll as other offices now
located in the national capital, are to be
removed to Richmond, in accordance
with the expressed wishes Of President
Stevens.
The entire capital stock of $Ioo, 900 has
been subscribed to a new national bank
at Winchester, and the institution VIII
| be open for business in temporary quar-
tiers by January !. One-half OF the
stock is owned in Cumberland, Md, the
largest shareholders being Ex-Governor
| LLOYD Lowndes, Daniel Amman, James
| Clark and John Heating. Options On a
number of business places have been
obtained and building to cost $4,000
will be erected A savings department
| will be one of the features of the bank
Mayor R. T. Barton will be president
and Mr.. H. D. Fuller will be cashier.
Mrs William Breckenridge and hel
young son were nearly killed at theii
home, in Winchester, by inhaling stove
gas. The mother was putting her sof
to bed, when both were overcome DI
the gas and fell across the bed uncon
scious. A visitor, alarmed at Mrs
Breckinridge's failure to appear dowt
stairs, investigated and found them botl
apparently lifeless. After hard worl
physicians succeeded in restoring them
although mother and child are still quit
i'll.
The directors of the Eastern Shor
Produce Exchange met at Olney. In
business of the season just passed IN
creased 100 per cent. over that OF tn
past season, and exceeded three-fourth
of a million of dollars. The director
declared a dividend of $50 per cent. o.
the capital stock-5o per cent. cash an
the balance in stock. The membershi
is now about 1000, and consists Of tn
best farmers and business men OF tn
Shore. The directors have advertised
serve a big dinner for all stockholders
Accomac Courthouse on December IL.
Julian Keith, nephew of Judge Keiti
of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, wa
taken from the Southern Railway trail
northbound, at Charlottesville, an
placed in the hospital of the Universit
of Virginia with serious wound r.
ceived from missile thrown into II
train about 80 miles south OF that cit
The missile shattered two windows
: the coach and fractured Mr. Keith
: skull.
7. William Mccoy killed James Mo
rison, his brother-in-law, at Haugf
Franklin county, by striking him aero
= the head with heavy iron square; Mo
= ! rison. it is alleged, was drunk and we
to McCoy's sawmill and, threatened .