Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-12-13
Old DOMINION
STATE NEWS.
fine Latest Happenings Cleaned from
All Over the State.
AR. ERNEST MARX ER0NERATtD.
Mss Taylor Says He Treated Her with ke'
spect-Publc Sentiment Condemns Nasty
Act OF Marks AssaiIants-The Cropsey mys'
tery-Norfolk's Chief of Police Says the
Woman is Alive-Blg Fire In Danville'

Woman is AIive-Blg Fire In Danve.
The shocking tragedy near Oak Grove,
n Westmoreland county, is still the
eading topic of conversation throughout
The Northern Neck where all the parties
concerned are we'll and favorably known.
The reports have been so conflicting that
lie facts in this sad tragedy have been
nard to obtain. But it can now be posi-
lively stated on the very best authority
hat Mr. Herbert Marx did not make the
improper advances to the young LADY III
question, of which he was accused. Inc
family physician of the young lady says
that she denied in his presence i'll the
most emphatic terms that Mr.. Marx mao
treated her in any other manner than
lady, and that the report to tie contrary
was without the slightest foundation
The lady's mother did not learn OF the
sad affair until Friday afternoon, and IS
Frustrated, and her beautiful ard accom-
| olished daughter. who is loved and ad.
nnired by all who know her, being a girl
If the sweetest disposition and lovely
character, is completely crushed to think
that her name should have figured so
conspicuously in this dreadful occur
renee. Public sentiment at one time was
very strong against Mr.. Marx, but is
rapidly growing in his favor. This
statement is made on the authority o
some of the most prominent citizens OF
| Oak Grove and the neighborhood. Al
most to a man they condemn the hasty
action of the assaulting party-MeSsrs
| Taylor Hehin and Douglas. Helm
stated that he had been shot by one OF
his own party.
Chief of Police Vellines, of Norfolk.
has indisputable evidence that Miss
Ella Cropsey, whose disappearance from
her home at Elizabeth City, N. T.,
caused such a stir. left home voluntarily
and is alive and we'll He said that he
has been tracing the girl for several days
and ascertained that she boarded train
on the Seaboard Air Line at Franklin.
and arrived at Norfolk on Friday morn
ing, November e. He said that she was
not accompanied by anyone when she
reached Norfolk, and that she went on
| Where she went or by what conveyance
he would not say. Chief VellineS said
that one OF his men, who went to Eliza
both City, returned after seeing an I'M
named person who had furnished the
proof required to establish the facts
stated. "You may say Chief Vellines
said, "tllat | say | know what | have
| told YOU is the truth. cannot properly
say more, but think it right for me to
let it be publicly known that the girl is
alive and we'll"
John f. Hughes & Co.'S loose-leaf fac
tories and factory occupied by the
American Tobacco Company as stor-
age warehouse in Danville were burned.
The total loss is nearly $4,000. An es-
innate Of the damage follows: Factory
No. 4I8, owned by Adam Bros, Lynch
burg; loss, $1,000; insurance, $4,000
Factory No. 4I2, owned by Adams Bros,
with fixtures; loss. $1,000; insurance,
$I7,25o Stock of Hughes & Co. in both
factories; loss estimated at $4,000; in
surance $40, 500. Burton factory, occu-
| pied by American Tobacco Company
loss, $1,000; insurance, $1,000. Stock Of
American Tobacco Company; loss esti.
mated at $4,000; insurance, $48,85o.
Banner Warehouse loss, $500; insur-
| ance, $500 House belonging to Pairo
estate; loss, $500; insurance, $500. To-
tai loss by fire, about $4,000. Total in
surance, $l35,4oo. =.
Mr.. William Page Meade has received
the appointment from the Seventh Con-
gressional district to the United States
Military Academy, at West Point. This
appointment was made by Congressman
Hay upon the failure of other appoint
ees to pass the required examinations,
a 1,,,1,,,t aJcra Lhot hoI pract-
dent Mckinley lived he would have ap-
pointed Mr.. Meade a cadet-at-large.
M-. Meade is a son of Mr.. F. Key
Meade and brother of Lieut.. F. Key
Meade who gave his life for his country
in the Philippines.
DR.. Rives Walker, prominent citizen
of Bristol, died of pneumonia after an
illness Of five days, aged IS years. DR..
Walker was a native Of Starksville, Miss.
He is survived by widow, who is a
daughter of the late DR.. Chanceaulme,
founder of Sullins College for Young
Ladies.
President John Shelton Williams, of
the Scaboard Air Line, announces the
purchase of large additions to the rolling
stock Of his system, including passenger
and freight cars and locomotives, and
the closing this week of contracts for
1900 tons Of steel rails.
Mr.. Ellis Jackson, a young business
man Of Berryville, and Miss Bette Hart,
daughter of Mr.. Edward Hart, of Clarke
county, were married at the residence
of tire brides father. The ceremony
was performed by Rev Julian Broaddus,
and was witnessed only by intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
The City Council of Lynchburg by a
unanimous vote adopted an ordinance
prohibiting expcctoration on sidewalks.
A similar ordinance introduced a few
months ago was overwhelmingly de-
feated. The present enactment goes into
effect at once.
The count by the Legislature o. the
vote for Governor and Leutenant-Gov-
ernor resulted as follows: For Cover
nor-Montague, dem, 1908; Hoge,
rep. 81 800 For Lieutenant-G Governor
Willard dem 1898; Dickinson, rep,
1882.
A. M Daniel, Of Orange county, who
suffered from tlood-poisining caused by
the bite of barn rat and narrowly cs-
capped lockjaw, is recovering.
Hon. James w. Marshall, of Craig
county, has accepted an invitation 10 de-
liver an address before Turner Ashby
Camp Confederate Veterans, of Win
chester, OIL the occasion Of the celebra-
ton of Gen. Robert L. Lees birthday
January TO-