Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-07-19
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.
Budget Of the Latest Happenings
From All Parts
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr., Parks Resolution to Regulate Telegraph
and Telephone Companles-An Ordinance
Providing for State Tax Commission Board
edward Payne Hung at PuIaski''Belieyes
In Marriage..l6 Years for HOUSEKEEPING.

Providing for q State Tax Commission Board
edward Payne Hung at PuIaski.'Belieyes
In Marriage-l6 Years for Housebreakins.
Pensions granted to Virginians this
week: Robert Snead Crangervillc, 70;
Thomas Wallace, National Military
Home, Elizabeth City, Sc; Conrad MIL
Ter, National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth
City, So; Mary Elliott, Portsmouth, ";
John R. Waldman, Jr., Richmond. $I2;
James Hogan, National Soldiers Home
Elizabeth City. So; James NJ. Adolphus,
National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City,
S.; bred Smith, Portsmouth, Sc; Rob
ert Reed, Bay View. S.: Alexander
Henry. Sinnickson, So; Blunt Gray,
Bowershil. $I2; Peter Flynn, National
Soldiers Home. Elizabeth City. $40;
William Allen, Norfolk, Sc; John Mo
riarty, National Military Home, Eliza
beth City, So; Jacob Fest. National Mill
tary Home, Elizabeth City. S.; James
Henry, Indian Creek, S.; Edmund
Treadwell, National Soldiers Home,
Elizabeth City. So: James Hepburn
dead, Alexandria, $I2: Catherine r.
Hepburn, Alexandria, S.: George w.
Turner, Meadow Station, $r7.
The most important resolution Of
fered in the convention last week was
that by Mr.. Parks requiring telegraph
and telephone companies to receive and
transmit messages from other lines at
reasonable rates. X also permits any
telegraph company to use the right OF
way OF railroads. This covers the not
ed case of the Postal Telegraph Conf
pany in its long litigation against the
Norfolk and Western. The latter had
granted exclusive right to the Western
Union to use its right of way in main
tanning the latter's lines. Mr.. Fairfax,
of Loudoun, presented all ordinance
providing for a State tax commission
board. 1t is TO consist OF the Cover
nor Auditor and Treasurer and three
other members. This system has been
talked OF in Virginia for the past quar-
ter of a century, and bills have been in.
troduced in the Legislature time and
again for the appointment OF such
board as Mr.. Fairfax now proposes to
create.
Edward Payne, the negro who at
tempted to assault Miss Duncan at
Dublin in June, was hanged at Pulaski.
Payne was led on the scaffold by Rev.
Leroy Diggs. who offered prayer for
NE condemned man. Payne and the
preacher sang a hymn. After singing
| Payne talked for several minutes, the
| substance of which was that he had
been pardoned o. his sins and was on
MS way to glory. Just as the black cap
was being put over his head he asked
20 be allowed TO sing one more hymn,
, which request was granted, at the con-
| cluson of which his hands and feet
we're tied, the cap put on and the Nose
adjusted. At 1890 the trap was sprung,
md in Is minutes he was pronounced
lead. At Io.45 the body was taken
| Town, placed in the coffin and set Just
inside the Jail yard, where it could be
seen by the crowd on the outside, there
being several hundred present. Payne
vas scared until he was completely
crazy, his face being purple.
Mr. William Rollins, the most extern
sive farmer in Northern Neck, died at
his home near Dogue, King George
county, aged 70 years, widely known and
a large land owner. During the IIvil
| War he was ferrynlan on the Kappa
hammock and ferried John Wilkes Booth
across the river at Port Royal when
making his escape from his pursuers at
ter the assassination Of President Lin
coin. The deceased leaves large es-
tate. He is survived by widow and
several children.
Edward J. Lowe, of Fredericksburg,
| ieweler and matchmaker, while swil1,-
ming in the Rappahannock river at
| late hour was drowned Two compan-
ions were with him. He was caught in
the waves caused by large steamer and
was overcome with exhaustion. The
BODY was recovered. He was IS years
old. His father. a brother and sister
survive him. An inquest was held, the
verdict being accidental drowning.
The Lexington Volunteer Firemen have
elected A. B. Beckwith trainer and H. E.
Bower manager of the racing team TO
compete at the Virginia Fircmcns State
Tournament in Stanton September a.
26 and ~. The team will practically
be the team that carried off all the first
prizes last fall in Richmond at the an
nual meeting
Though just 80 years old, Mrs. Eva
6, Johnson, who lives near Carrsvit;c,
Isle of Wight county, was welded 10
her third husband, Henry S. CoAcld,
aged "a years. The ceremony was per
| formed in Suffolk at the home @; the
brides sister Mrs. A. 7. Conner, by
Rev. J. A. Thomas. The couple lett
for Isle of Wight. The bride is very
pretty and attractive lady.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture has pronounced the strange
disease which has killed off scores Of
cattle at Middletown. Frederick county,
Va. TO be hydrophobis. Rabbits moe
ulated with the emulsion from the BRAN
of an infected cow developed unmistak
| able rabies, according to the Govern
ment experts.
A steam boiler used in running a
thresher near MUSES. Fork, Westnlore-
land county, exploded and seriously ~
iured T. o. Atwell, engineer, and Ry-
land Sanford, fireman They were
blown sine distance by the shock. 1t
is thought they will survive, though
| Atwcll was badly scalded.
The general laboratory OF the Vir-
GINA Iron, Coal and Coke Company.
located in Bristol, burned, dIe 10 al
explosion OF gasoline. The loss is ss;i-
mated at $4,000. The property was in
surcd.
At Norfolk Judge Hanckel granted a
charter to the Chesapeake Furniture an |
Wood Working Company to manufar-