Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-07-26
VIRGINIA STATE news.
Budget of the Latest Happenings
From All Parts.
WORD "CHRIsTIAN" WILL REMAIN.
President Gooie Said Peops Would Reject
Constitution With Words "Christian For
beafance' Omitted-.Pensions Granted Dur
lag the Week"A Girls Strike scttled.'A
Fight for Foreign Trade" Other News

son, Eastville, So; John McAIanus, Ma
tional Military Home. Elizabeth CITY.
So; John Williams, Waterway. $40: Gil
cad Carter. National Soldiers Home,
Elizabeth City. $40; Woodson Kicker
son. Comorn, $40; Peter Schwinn. Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City,
$Ia; Sitty Saunders, Bay View. $l2 (:
Frederick Schlee. National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City. $40; Joseph Eley,
Portsmouth, So; William Shagcrford,
National Soldiers Home. Elizabeth City.
So; Christian Binder, National Military
Home, Elizabeth City. So; Allen Red,
Martinsvlle, $tz; George L. NewcomS.
Berkley. So; William H. Pepper NJ
tional Soldiers Home. Elizabeth City.
So; Samuel Poole, Broad Creek. So;
Thomas Knock, Temperanccyille, So.
The word christian will remain il
the Virginia Bill OF Rights. That wa,
the decision OF the committee on the Bill
OF Rights by vote OF 7 to 4. No sub
jcct which has been brought to the at
tention Of the convention, or any other
legislative body in this State for the pas!
quarter OF a century, has attracted 50
much attention. From the time Mr.
Garland Pollard OF Richmond introduc-
ed his resolution in the convention. pro-
viding for striking out this word. thee
has been perfect storm OF protests
coming from all parts OF the COM
monwealth AT the meeting OF the com.
mittee OF the Methodist and Episcopal
Churches Dr. Spooner and DIR. Evan:
were before the committee to oppose the
elimination of the word. Mr.. Polla d
the author OF the resolution, and Key.
DR.. Jones, of the Leigh Street Bapt st
Church, made forcible speeches i'll nd
vocacy OF its omission. Their contsn-
ton was that it at least commenced the
Christian religion to the people. whlcJ
the law should not undertake to do.
About 3 o'clock in the morning fire
broke out in warehouse at Frederck,-
burg belonging to Capt. 5. {. Peyton
and the flames spread so rapidly that 1t
was soon entirely destroyed. Tire,
new binders. mowers. rs ton; OF coa'
and a lot OF hay and oats were also dc,
stroyed and large hay scales in front OF
the building badly damaged. The los:
is partly covered by insurance. The ire
created much excitement, as it was neA'
the Episcopal Female Charity Scho2.'
the Christian Church, Captain Peyton :
dwelling and other buildings, but 4
heavy rain early in the night had $?
thoroughly wet the roofs that none VI
them caught.
The American Locomotive AsSocls
ton, OF which the works Ill Richmond
form a part, has determined to make
strong fight for the trade Of Europe and
the world. On August IS this asscc'a'
ton will start out general solicitor on
a trip around the world for the purposs
of interesting capitalists and others. ne
will carry with him all interpreter who
speaks many languages. This fight l.
regarded as war upon the Baldwin
Works, of Philadelphia, which is not
member of the combination.
The strike of the Clifton Laundry
girls at Newport News has been p-acti
cally settled. The proprietor PROMISE
to look over his books and see i nc
could raise the wages Of the operatives
This is understood to mean that the de.
mands will be granted. The girl; VII
be unionized, nevertheless.
The total value of taxable property ~
Petersburg for the year 1901 under the
new assessment is as follows: PERSONS
property, $3.oA3.755; the tax on this Is
$6o,8S8. Real estate, $o,724,o47, the tax
on which is $Io7,s83.
A heavy rain and wind storm in Lex
4 Aan1 to
in that vicinity. A large brick buildr;
on Main street was unroofed. The elct'
trio light plant was injured and every
thing is in darkness.
Mr.. Leroy NJ Edwards. the princ;p'l
of the Bellevue School in Richmond a,,I
a well-known educator. is critically u.
Mr.. Edwards is a son of the late ".
John E. Edwards. one of the best know
Methodist divines in Virginia.
Mr.. Ernest'F. Deacon. a graduate OF
Washington and Lee University, SAILED
from San Francisco for Mania, where
he will teach in the Government schco's
for three years. Mr.. Deacon is native
OF Rockbridge county.
The grand jury OF the Hastings
Court OF Petersburg found a present
ment against John Hitchcock, white
man. for the murder Of Frank McAllis-
ter, an old negro, at the almshouSe.
William Caruthcrs, who at one tirlc
conducted a school at Fredericksburg. is
dead. He was a grandson Of Rev. SAM
uel B. Wilson. founder of the Freder-
icksburg Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. D. Lawrence Groner, of Norfolk,
prominent young lawyer, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Licuten
ant-Governorship on the Republican,
ticket.
A walk of vitrifed brick is being laid
alongside the parade grounds at the vi
ginia Military Institute from the en-
trance to the cadet barracks.
Plans for the new hospital in VIM
chester have been adopted and the work
OF construction will begin at all carly
day.
Patrick Reilly, OF Woodstock, died
Tuesday. aged 50 years. He was IA.
live OF Ireland. Four sons and four
daughters survive him.
Up. Mausey, for nine years principal
in Roanoke, was elected principal OF
Suffolk High School.
The Point FIGURING Mills, at East
Lexington recently rebuilt and enlarg-
I'd by Moses Bros, will soon be readJ
ior business.
AT Balcony Falls. at the juncturc -
North and James rivers, Number 90
bears have been seen crossing tn.
mountains.
John R. Miley shipped from Rom
oey three carloads OF export cattle which
weighed over 1900 pounds per head.
Burglars smashed two plate glasse ;
in Lipman's clothing store in Suffoii;
and carried off clothing and small