Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-01
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All UVer
the State.
BIG LUMBER MILL FOR BRISTOL
A Farmers Institute to Be Held at Woodstock
"A Venerable Lady Rescued from Flames
Despite Her Protest..New Steel koof Tor inc
Capitol. Orange Postoffice Again Robbed"
Carter c. Howell Mangled by Train.

After living nearly century, Mrs.
Elizabeth Reed. the oldest woman IN
Frederick county, sought death on her
birthday anniversary at her home, near
Opequon, and was rescued by Dr. ".
L. Miller, of Winchester. Dr. Miller
was driving along the road when his al,
tention was attracted to the house OF
Henry J. Reed, which was in fameS'
Opening the door he discovered Mr..
Reeds mother, "a years old, Ill an ad-
Joining room in the house alone. Mrs.
Reed positively refused to leave the
house. Nearly the entire house was IN
flames when DR.. Miller seized the
struggling woman, who fought desper-
atelv against being rescued. wrapping
her in blankets, the doctor made MS
way with her out OF the house. Inc hre
originated from defective fue.
Architects \ rland and Baskerville are
making plans for putting steel root on
the Capitol and br.. S.ra a:;. such otner
changes as this work - secessitate'
AT the recent session of the General AS
semby resolution was passed appoint
ING a committee to make these and etIel
improvements for the meeting OF the
constitutional convention on June IL
The most important work necessary, so
far as this latter body is concerned, is to
adopt a successful plan for ventIiatiig
the two halls, especially that OF the
lower branch.
A suit the outcome Of which will be
watched with great interest, especially
by marine men, was instituted at Nor
ok by Capt. w. T. Stanworth, a mem
Der of the Virginia Pilots Association.
against Capt. John Hassell, OF the
schooner Penobscot, to recover S95 ices
alleged to be due for pilotage:: Under
he law every vessel entering the Capes
must pay pilotage. Captain Hassell, 1t
seems, refused to pay the amount re-
luired and appears to desire to hight tie
compulsory pilotage laws.
Mr.. Jas. Strong, wealthy PhlladeI-
Ohian, who recently purchased large
boundary of timber near Bristol, has
completed arrangements for the estaD'
ishment of large lumber mill in BITS
| kol. Work is to be started on the plant
at once, and Mr.. Strong states that It
| will be ready for operations about Au-
gust next. The Strong plant VIII rave "a,
4 daily capacity of 100000 feet. Ihe
new enterprise will give employment 20
about $50 men.
lanes Swndell, OF Suffolk, was ser,
fenced to six months in jail and hned
| $50 and costs by Police Justice Taylor.
| The charge against Swindell was that
| If bringing a I6-year-old girl from Sui
ok to Norfolk under pretense OF Sc
/ curing her employment and attempting
/ % accomplish her ruin. SwindeIi says
ne has a family in Suffolk and denies
any wrong intentions toward the girl.
The farmers of Shenandoah county
will hold an institute at Woodstock. on
Thursday. March ID, at which time
Hon. Martin Dodge, director OF public
:oads inquiry of the United Statei
Agricultural Department, will deliver
J an address, and Hon. Maurice 0. Ed
ridge. assistant director OF Agriculture
will also address the meeting on the
subject, Good Roads at Home ana
| Abroad"
A remarkable case is reported at En-
bena. Mr.. William Koontz, a promi-
nent farmer. felt something scratching
his clothing a few days ago. and upon
investigation he found needle pro-
truding from his left side near his heart.
For the past IS years Mr.. Koontz has
suffered acute pains, which he attribut-
ed to heart disease, but since the re-
moval of the needle this has ceased.
The Washington and Fairfax Electric
Railway Company was chartered at the
extra session of the Legislature. AS the
name indicates, the company is formed
for the purpose of building an electro
road from Fairfax Courthouse to Wash.
ington. D. C. Gen. J. Floyd King, OF
/ Washington, is the chief promoter OF the
enterprise.
w. 7. Hunt, of Stafford, who was
serving a I5-year sentence in the penl-
tertiary for murder in the second degree,
has been pardoned by Governor lyler
J on recommendation of the surgeon OF the
! penitentiary, who stated that the man
was in a dying condition. Hunt mas
served three years of his sentence.
Carter C. Howell, brakeman on the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad, was run
over near Portsmouth by the train on
which he was at work He was on top
of car and in giving signal lost his !,
footing and fell. His legs were cut on
and his shoulder was dislocated. The