Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-04-05
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DROWNING ACCIDENT AT LODGE.
Silk Plaut May Be Remoyed'.Boy Killed by
Freight Train..Electric Trains Collide Cd The
Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal Line"Cbap'
man Collection of Paintings. Es'
capped Boiling Alive..0thsr Live News.

The first public installation, it is be-
lieved. OF officers OF Knights Tempar
ever held in Virginia took place in the
auditorium OF Rouss City Hall, Win
chester. when the recently elected Off
GERS of Winchester Commandery, No.
- were indicted into office Admission
was by card only, and over 800 persons
witnessed the impressive ritual. Many
prominent Knights from Maryland,
West Virginia and Virginia, including
the dignitaries OF the order. were pres
ent The occasion was leading social
junction. and hundreds of ladies were
in attendance. A public installation OF
Knights Te.1plar is rare spectacle,
and as it marked the second opening. OF
the new Rouss Cry Hall, the occasion
served to attract unusual interest.
Mr.. ]. H. Mulholland representing
the Bureau OF National Literature and
Art, OF Washington, D. c was drowned
at Lodge, Northumberland county.
Mr.. Mulholland was crossing the creek
from Turner's Landing to Lodge in
small skiff. He was alone, and when
about half way between the two points
the skiff filled with water. When the
boat sank the unfortunate man swan
about 40 yards and succeeded in getting
within less than 10 yards OF the shore,
but he was drowned His body was re-
covered about ten minutes later, but
every means to revive him proved OF
no avail A number OF papers and about
$50 in money were on his person.
ILL., III c.o,x,. Q, Co, ouperc ~
the large silk mills at Petersburg, have
been offered by the town of Williams
port, Pa, $4,000 and also a site Tor
their plant and an exemption from tax
alton on the same for ten years il they
would remove their plant from Peters
burg to that place. 1t is impossible to
obtain the necessary force in Petersburg
to work in the mills and the plant will
probably be removed to Williamsport
within the next three months. These
mills give employment to 800 opera
tives, whose aggregate wages are $1,000
per week.
The Old Point express on the Nor
folk and Atlantic Terminal Line struck
and derailed an extra coal train near
Tanners Creek. Thomas Bunch, motor
man of the extra, had his hand smashed
and was badly cut and bruised. L. A.
Cooler. chief electrician, who was run
ming the express, may loose both feet.
There is chance for his recovery, how
ever Ben Flemin, colored laborer, sus-
tanned a fracture OF both legs and his
arm was injured William Cooke, col
ored laborer, had both hands smashed
and was internally injured The only
passenger hurt was Henrietta Holmes.
who was badly bruised. The I'M ured
were sent to St. Vincent's Hospital
The contract has been awarded for
three memorial windows to be placed
in the Monumental Church, Richmond.
One will be erected to the memory OF
Chief Justice John Marshall. The figure
will be that OF Moses, the law-giver, as
he returns from Mount Sinai with the
tables of the law in his hands. Another
window will be to the memory OF
George D. Fisher and his two sons,
Robert and Edward Fisher. 1t will pre-
sent magnificent figure of the angel of
the resurrection. The third window will
be a memorial of Bishop Moore. Here
will be seen the figure OF the Saviour
delivering His Sermon on the Mount.
Ernest Belew. son OF c. H. Belew OF
Tazewell, was Killed by freight train
near Wittens Mills. Both legs were
severed at the hips. He lived about two
hours afterward, and was perfectly con-
scious until his death. He in company
with two other boys from Tazewell.
boarded a freight train with the inten-
ton OF going to Bluefeld The boy said
that near the scene OF the accident it
suddenly grew dark and he recalled
nothing else until picked up by the
man who found him. He died before
any of his family could reach him. He
was about IS years old.
William Swift, who owns sawmill
in Spottsylvania county, when return
ing home a few evenings ago in COM
pany with his wife and two other ladies,
was held up by two negroes after having
gone about five miles AS he jumped
from his vehicle to resist the attack one
OF the negroes struck Mr.. Swift with a
large rock, cutting his head severely
They then made their escape. Both OF
the negroes are known and warrants
have been issued for their arrest.
The collection of thrty-one paintings
made at Charleston, S. c., between Sep
TENDER I6, 1868, and March 10, 1864, by
Conrad Wise Chapman have become the
property of the Confederate Museum.
Richmond, and will be added to the
collection there. Granville G. Valen-
tine, who bought the pictures for $1,000.
has allowed the museum to have them
for about one-third that sum, raised by
oooaIsr subscriotion