Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-08
THE OLD DOMINION.
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the State.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Fatal Accident to a Colierstown Chiid.'dri2
Prevailing Ia a Fatal Form In Page County,
Halifax Copper Company and Virginia Pillow
Company Get Charters.."Blnd StaSgers' ID
Culpeper County~Other Live News.

The bill incorporating the Sweet
Brier College, in Amherst county for
the maintenance of which Mrs. Will
l.ams bequeathed about 100000 has
provoked an interesting fight before
the Senate Committee on Public In
stitutions. Half a dozen or mori
prominent Out-Of-tOwn attorneys ap'
peared before that committee tc argue
the case. The chief objections to the
incorporation CT the college are made
by a claimant of Mrs. Williams es-
tate, who is cOntesting the will MADE
by deceased. The bill OF Incorporation
permits students to be admitted to the
institution from any Stae in he Union.
Objections were raised against this con-
cession, inasmuch as the institution
asked for tax exemption on the ground
attached to the estate.
After big fight the House Commit
tee on Cities and Towns refused to re-
port the bill giving the Judge OF the
Hastings Court of Newport News the
appointment of chief of police OF that
city. The present charter gives the
Police Commissioners the appointment
of the chief. The movement to cnahse
this provision has caused a consider
able stir in Newport News. A large
crowd of citizens from that place ap-
peared before the committee for ana
against the bill.
A strong effort is to be made at this
session of the Legislature to pfactl-
cally repeal the Maupin Anti-Pool Sell
ing and Racing law. This act pro-
hibits bookmaking or pool selling at
any race course or any other place in
the State. 1t was enacted three or
four years ago, against the most Wig
orOus efforts of those Interested "A
bill will be introduced in the House in
a few days providing for the plactlcal
repeal of this law. The patron OF
this measure Is a director of one OF
the agricultural fair associations ~
this State.
The color line, which has so oftfn
risen to plague the people in precsh-
ing campaigns, crops out in the eon-
test over representation IN the COhS'i.
tutional Convention. The members OIL
the Legislature from the Norfolk dis
trict and some parts Of the Southwest
are persistent in claiming recognition
of the increase of population IN these
sections. The representatives from
the Valley and Piedmont Virginia are
not inclined to yield 10 demands for
representation in the convention Tor
class OF people for which that body Is
called to eliminate from Virginia.
Judge Hanckel, at Norfolk, has
aLo,
Copper Company to do gen
eral real estate business, opeI-
ate copper mines and mining macalh-
cry and smelling plants and 10 Duy
timber and timberlands. the COM
nany's capital stock is $4,000. Char
ters were also issued to the Virginia
Pillow Company" which is to manufac-
tire bedding, ETC., capital stock SlO,-
600 and to the St. Peters Club TO own
and operate a yacht, capital $1,000.
Mary F. Leech, a 6-year-old daugh-
ter of G.. S. Leech, OF near GOLFERS
town, Rockbridge county, while cross
ing a footlog over Golfers Creek re-
turning from school, fell into the creek
on q ledge of rock 10 feet below, her
head striking first, and her skull was
fractured. She died from the eHectS OF
the injury.
Mr.. B. B. Back, of Madison county
who was struck by a train on the
Southern Railroad one mile north Oh
Orange Courthouse. was found few
hours afterward by a freight train
crew. Mr.. Backs jaw was broken ana
his skull fractured. He was taken 20
Charlottesville for treatment where he
died. He is survived by widow and
seven children.
In Westmoreland County Court
Warren Nash was indicted for forclbly
entering the store Of r. j.. Gut idge
e. Bro. and a trial of the case I'M
mediately gone into, the jury bringing
in a verdict of five minutes conhne-
ment In the county Jail and fine OF
SIS.
AS the result of quarrel Mr.. JACK
Fisher was shot by Mr.. Jack Taylor,
| nronrietor Of the st. Lawrence Hotel
| Fisher struck Taylor, who ran into the
house, procured gun and returhhs
fired four times. Two shots took enect
ono In the shoulder, the other in the
arm.
The great prevalence of the grip in
Luray and neighborhood has causea
the deaths of more people in the 'a>'
few weeks than ever occurred before
and seems to be increasing. There Is
already much need for help among
the poor and sick.
The completion OF the wateTwosk
gives Luray as coed fire system
could he desired. With It 1t is t1ou "a