Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-08
OLD DOMINION
STATE NEWS.
Damaging Forest Fires Along the Noun
tains in Tszewell County.
APPLE GROWERS WERE FLEECED.
4 Fatal Rabbit Hunt ia Isle of Wight County
Roanoke VIII Have New Park to Cost
$4,000 Methodist School for Young La
dies is to Be Established In Cupeper--
Judge John Paul Dead.

Judge John Paul, OF the United States
| Court for the Western District OF Vir-
GINA, died at Harrisburg after All i'll
ness of several months. Death resulted
rom complication of diseases in which
his heart was most seriously affected
| Judge Paul is survived by widow, who
was Miss Kate S. Green, OF Warren
county, and six children all OF whom
were at his bedside at the time OF his
death. He wa. a member OF The Pres
byterian Church.
AS the result OF rabbit hunt IN isle
| OF Wight county, in which the weapons
were an old army musket and 22-call~
Der pistol, Wallace Dole, colored, aged
10 years, is dead, with a bullet hole
through his forehead. When they
found a rabbit the firearms were dis
charged once or twice and Dole's COM
panion, Of his own age, went to the
home of w. I. Addison after more
caps, and what happened afterward is
uncertain. The only witness says the
shot which killed Dole was fired acct
dentally by the deceased while he was
printing the piece.
Forest fires are raging along the slope
OF mountains in Tazewell county, be-
tween Graham and Flat Top Yards, and
owing to the fast-falling leaves and abb
sence of rain for several weeks the
flames are fed by ample fuel to. cause
great alarm. The entire mountain is
sheet OF flame and vast amount OF fine
timber and fences have been burned up
or ruined. The flames have crossed
from one side Of the railroad and river
to the other at numerous places.
Farmers in Frederick county have just
been heeced out OF their crop OF apples
by a stranger claiming to represent
Philadelphia commission firm. lie
bought up about 700 barrels Of apples
and after shipping them disappeared.
The apples are valued at over $500.
The apple crop in this county was large
this season and it is estimated that it
will net the growers nearly 100000.
On charge OF forgery O. Z. Heath,
Of Augusta, Ga, was in the Corporation
Court Of Norfolk, convicted and sen
fenced to the penitentary :or one wear.
The charge was that OF passing on /.
Hirschter g. Son check for $50 pur-
porting to be drawn by Miller Il Miller,
pork packers, Of Baltimore.
At Berkeley, 4 suburb Of Norfolk,
Charles A. Parft. linelnan i'll the eni-
ploy of the Southern States Telephone
Company, while at work on pole lell
distance OF 80 feet and broke his neck.
Deceased recently came TO Norfolk from
Michigan.
With two loads of shot in his breast.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, OF Lancaster
county, is lying at the point OF death.
He accidentally shot himself while out
hunting Tuesday, both barrels OF his
gun discharging.
Rev. James E Cook, pastor of the
Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church,
OF Richmond, has been extended call
to the pnstorate OF the Second Prcsby-
terian Church OF Selma, Ala.
Mr.. Aaron Graves, prominent
Young man OF HARDWOOD, Stafford coun-
ty, died at his home after brief illness.
Two brothers and two sisters survive
him.
Joint committees OF the Roanoke
Council have decided to recommend to
the Council the purchase Of the Glsi
farm, at cost of $40, ooo for park.
Judge Atkinson has appointed Ben
jamn L. Roberts as County Treasurer
of Isle of Wight, to succeed his late
father, John Walter Roberts.
Rev. H. A. Gayer, OF the Baltimore
Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church
South, was paralyzed at his home at
Middletown.
A Methodist school for young ladies
is to be established in Culpeper. 1t is
stated ST., 900 will be expended in build
ings.
Mr.. Herman Wolf died in Gordons-
vile from injuries received in a driving
accident ten days ago.
John Walter Roberts, county treasurer,
died at his home in Isle Of Wig INT coun-
ty, aged about 70 years He had an arm
shot off in the Civil War. He was one OF
seven brothers who fought for the Con
federacy. None but him was wounded.
Among those surviving is POSTMASTER
Ben Roberts, of Windsor.
William Hurt colored sweeper in the
Norfolk and Western Railway yard, was
run down by backing freight train at
Roanoke and had his right leg mashed
off at the hip. He died soon afterwdrd.
Rev. Eugene D. Jackson, of the First
Raotist Church, of Winchester. has re
ceived a call from church near Charles
ton, S. C., and he will probably accept
He has been pastor of the church at Win
chester six years.
Lizzie Smith committed suicide in
Danville by shooting herself through the
head. 1t is said she was disappointed
in love affair and had been i'll for scv'
eral weeks. @
The janitor's house and barn IT ~
Point College were burned with a los,
of about $500, covered by insurance.
The controlling interest IN the Mato'
AGA Manufacturing Company, Of Peters
burg has recently been purchased by the
Southside Railway and Development
Company, being one of the steps toward
the development of the power OF the up.
oer Appomattox Canal at the locks The
stockholders of the Matosca Comran,
will hold meeting next week and the
company will then be ieorganzed.
Prof. S. c. Mitchell, OF Richmond Col
lege, has become associate editor OF the
Religious Herald.
The new Courthouse of Augusta coun
ty. at Stanton, will be dedicated witt
interesting ceremonies Saturday, Nove:l'
Der IL.
The milk dealers Of Richmond will ad
vance the price of milk one cent quar-,
this week, making the price seven cent.
quart.
AT Farmvillc all incendiary fire dc,
stroyed the County Treas'-ry Building
the dog Mound. EMing's stable and car.