Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-08-30
OLD DOMINION
STATE NEWS.
Consideration of Bill Of Righ's Resumed
in the Constitutional Convention.
PENSIONS GRANTED TO vlRG MANS.
John Fugate Executed at Wise for The Murder
Of Martha WeIIs-Reseoe Collins Charged
With Shooting Gensvieve Ball and Her Frieno
A Mammoth Bear Killed Near Bristol
Sussex County Saves its Taxpayers Sl5,Ooe

Home, Elizabeth City, SI2; George W.
Williams, Norfolk, $40; Peter BROOKS
National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth CITY
SI2; Mary NJ. Grover. Gore, s.; Elijah
/ Hoover, Menchvillc, So; Frederick
Kahlert, Elizabeth City, So; }. Crawford
Balsentine, National Soldiers Rome
Elizabeth City. $I2; Alonzo ID; Kent
Berkeley, sly; Caleb Garrison, norfolk
| Sc; Joseph Hall, Phebus. $40; Sarah L.
Williams, White Pine S.
The committee on suffrage OF the
| Constitutional Convention is probably
nearer agreeing upon plan now thah
| at any time since its organization. sen
ator Daniel has a scheme, with an I'M
derstanding or intelligence clause as
basis. which is less Objectionable than
any OF this character yet submitted IL
| provides that no one shall vote uh,esS
| he has sufficient intelligence to unaer-
stand the duties OF citizenship ana ~
read a section Of the constitution: Inc
real feature OF the plan, though, is tna'
its operations are to be limited TO the
briefest period possible, say 80 or 90
DAYS. This is expected to give sufilclent
/ time to enable the names OF all OF the
! illiterate whites of the different
| sections to be put on the books:
| After the lapse Of that time that part OF
! the plan becomes imperative, and then
no person is allowed to vote unless ne
| owns. say. 5000 in property and pays
| capitation tax OF $3.50. The representa-
tives of the black belts are disposed to
accept this plan.
| John Fugate. negro p years of age,
| was hanged at Wise. for the murder
near Toms Creek, Va. on June 0 ,r OF
| Martha Wells. a colored woman. INC
drop fell at I.37 P. Nj. and tugate was
dead in a minute. Fugate diSplayeu
nerve Oh the Scaffold and made talk
confessing his guilt. The execution was
private and but few persons in the crow"
were admitted Fugate and his victlis
had lived in the same house but nae
quarreled and fugatc. true to his threat
shot and killed her Jew days later,
Roscoe Collins shot and killed Gene
We've Ball about two miles north OF Coo
burn It is said that Collins wanted TN
woman to go walking with him. Sht
refused and was walking on the raiiroat
with another man when it is alleged.
Collins slipped up behind them and hrce
IN thcm with 4 shot gun. the discharge
taking effect in the womans head, kill'ns
her instantly. and wounding the man who
was with her in the arm and shoulder
Collins made his escape to the mountains
A charter was granted by Judgt
Hanckel at Norfolk to the NanSemont
River Brick and Tile Comapuy: capital
from $4,000 to $4,000, divided into
shares OF SIoo each The officers are
| Vim. H. Collins. president and treas.
urer: VIM. L. Ford. vice-prcsident; I
Preston Denly. secretary; a. V. Stur'
geon. OF NanSemond, manager. and r.
w. Wolcott attorney. Directors: W
III. Collins. VIM. l.. Ford, Edward W
| Wolcott and \. V. Sturgeon.
Miss Amanda H. Donofoc died at her
| home in Loudoun county. aged 81 years
1t is said that she was one OF the littlo
girls who strewed flowers in The path.
wav of General Lafayette when he VISITED
Lcesburg in 1924, and she retained very
distinct recollection Of that distinguished
man and OF his pleasant remarks to the
children on the OCCASION.
The arms and equipments OF the St
Johns Cadets. that maintained military
spirit among thc young people OF Mex
andria ior the third OF a century, nave
been transferred TO corps OF cadets at
Old Point Comfort College. near tor'
Monroe Two Alexandria Tree scholar
shins' which include board as well a.
tuition. hove been given i'll exchange o.
the college. -
Alter long career OF HOUSEKEEPING
burglary and jailhreaklng. William
+ Ives. a negro desperate. was shot ny .
, times in Berkeley while attempting -
enter store. He will probably die
, Ives has committed many depreciation;
in Norfolk county. Portsmouth and
Norfolk.
The elevated tracks to the new Union
=, Station OF the Chesapeake aud Ohio and
Seaboard Air Line. i'll Richmond, have
, nearly been completed. 1t IS now
thought that the first trans will be run
to the new station by the'latter part oil
September.
Alter separation through divorce
. proceedings OF more than year. Mr.
/ Samuel r. Perkins and his tormerswle
Cora V. Perkins, have been reunited D.
> Rev. DR.. John Harmon, OF Union. Sta
2 ton Church, Richmond.
Owing to the inability of the Trigg
! Shipbuilding Company TO secure material
IN cOmDctc the revenue cutter luscarora.
\ now in course of construction III the
Richmond shipyards. the original plan;
: for the launching OF the boat have been
| abandoned.
Sussex county saves ST. 5000 to its tax
4 Daycrs by floating $4,000 OF new pei
cent. 25-year bonds and retiring SINH
d, lar amount OF outstanding . per cent
:. bonds.
At South Boston. Douglass ~
the tI-ycar-old son OF II. IA
, cashier OF tho Bank OF Boston.
. cidentaly shot and killed by a
: boy. -.
II Capt John d. Hobson, OF Goocb,..
county, is dead, aged Is years. H. Sne
II one of the most prominent citizens az t IA,
e county.
Mr.. Claggctt B. Jones, a mer,h.
the Constitutional Convention, Is o
n ed to be i'll at his home iii KING port II.
d Queen county.
q Capt. Philander Herring, On. 81 :,
d oldest and most prominent CHI TN
+ Rockingham county, died aged Sens g. US, o o
N Thomas Powell who was sbo, as
~ 90 V HI county August 10 S Inc, m Isl
$. Brock is dead. Brock cIain~yy Tilnto
ic was stealing watcrmtlons from his r owe;
re Two hundred and fifteen Anao pA's'
ii reached Stanton from Texass CORA goat
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