Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-08
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.
Budget of the Latest Happenings
From All Paris.
AGAINST HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
Offices of the Seaboard Air Line u BE He'
moved TO Echmon6.-Mr. William Tempe
Drops Dead.-New Transportation Company
Lynchburg Per Cents Above Par"Sefi'us
Driving Accident..Erin Hotel Burncf.

The general Offices of the Seaboard
Air Line will be removed from FGrlS-
mouth to Richmond, Va, on luly
next. They will, it is stated, be IN tue
Hannewinckel building. This action, u
is stated upon high authority was de-
termincd upon at the meeting OF the
board OF directors OF the Seaboa-1;
President Williams when seen decline1
to discuss this matter, but would n"l
deny the truth Of the report.
The Richmond business men are or
ganizing with view of preventing the
new constitution from containing any
homestead exemption. he prese'"
one exempts $4,000 The business 'neh
are quietly moving to prevent TINS pro-
vision being incorporated IN the new
Constitution. The issue will make,
lively one. Every man running Tor Inc
convention from Richmond will he ask
ed to commit himself on this point.
ARRANGEMENTS were made by which
Lynchburg will sell to Farson, Leach q
Co.. of New York, $4,000 OF 4 per
cent. taxable bonds at SIo263 his ac-
ton was taken by the city to .meet
bonds OF like amount which lail que
on March H. While not as high as
the most sanguine had expected, the
price is regarded as very satisfactory.
There were no local bids, and the only
other bid that was seriously considered
was made by Townsend Scott q son,
of Baltimore, whose figure was SIco.55
for per cent non-taXable bonds.
The Exit Transportation Company
has been chartered at Suffolk by Circuit
Judge Prentiss. with the following oth-
GERS: A. F. Young, New York, presi--
dent; William G.. Saunders, Nansemond
county. treasurer and general superin-
tendent. These, with William II. NC
Ange, Suffolk, are directors. The char
ter permits the company to haul pro-
ducts and passengers on naylga0le
waters in Virginia and North Carolina.
The capital stock is named as $4,000.
Mrs. Martha Willis, an aged lady OF
| Santerburg. was nearly killed while out
| driving with her grandson, j. w. Sud
dith Near Boyce the horse became
| frightened at a locomotive and ran
away, throwing both occupants OF the
buggy out. The boy was unhurt' but
Mrs. Willis sustained serious injuries
| about the face and body, besides having
| an ear torn OFT.
The large barn and stables OF Mrs.
| Susan Wilcox, at Flower dc hundred
; in Prince George county, on james
River, were destroyed by hire. In the
barn was stored large quantity OF ieed
and grain all of which was destroyed
| Two valuable horses were burned 20
death. Loss $4,000. How the hre orr
ginated is not known.
On January 10 George Walton, a
steady, prosperous citizen OF NC
Mechen. drew his pay from the BaitI-
more and Ohio Railroad, and since he
started home that evening he has not
| been seen nor heard OF. He was a
| decorative painter by trade, and during
the winter months was employed by the
railroad repairing cars.
Having received the requisite number
of signatures to the petition for another
"local option election" forLeesburg dis
rio Of Loudoun county, Judge k. H..
Tebbs. of the County Court, has order
ed the election to be held on Tuesday
the I'd day of April next. There is no
legal sale of liquor now in any part OF
| Loudoun.
Joseph Parish, a retired business man
of Washington, D. c.. and four gentle
men from Peoria, ILL.,, have opened
negotiations with the Clarksburg Board
| OF Trade for inducements to establish
a stove foundry and novelty iron works
in that city. The proposition contem-
plates the building OF plant to cost
/ $4,000 and to employ 100 people.
The crusade against the selling OF
liquor on the Sabbath is to be carried
into politics at Richmond. Those be-
hind the movement admit now that the
only hope of seeing the law enforced is
TO carry the war into politics and make
the direct issue in the selection OF GER
tain municipal officers.
A. movement is on foot in Richmond
headed by Col John S. Cunningham,
of North Carolina, and other large
planters. to form an interstate tobacco
association. This organization is TO be
composed of tobacco raisers OF this
State and North Carolina.
The L. F. Mumford Banking Com
pany organized and opened a bank in
the growing town of Reedsvile, North
cumberland county Mr. l.. Z. Mum
ford. of Cape Charles Va, was elected
president; Mr. Lloyd T. Smith, of
| Heathsville, vice-president; J. A. Pal
mer, Jr., of Kilmarnock, assistant