Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-08-09
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS,
Budget of the Latest Happenings
From All Parts
THE CONSTITUTIONAL. CONVENTION.
WIN Suspend lis Sittings Until August zz.::A
Horsewhlpping Case. Old Dominion Steam
ers 10 CoIIision..virgini Dental Associations
assignment In Frederieksburg"Snow u
August. Death Of Lawrence Stith.

Daniel Keen. Stockton. So; Newton s
Montgomery National Soldiers HON.,
Elizabeth CITY. So; William n. Cookson.
Alexandria, So; Oscar Jones. Ottonla1.
$40; Annie Tompkins. Wavcrly StatIor.
| IS: Frank B.. Gravely. Danvile. SI2:
Heinrich Meier. National Soldiers
Horse, Elizabeth City, So; Mary l..
Moffiss, Marysvilc. $I2; james II. Dis
,on@ Norfolk $To; George Z" ETesct".
West Point. So.
TIE advocate, OF a-FeecSs alter 'glIr'
ing for four consecutive days won ni
the. Constitutional Convention BY a VOC
o. AZ to s. The convention adop.e
resolution to take a recess until August
p. Nth mileage for members and nal
pay for the officers Of the body. Ou
notion OF its chairman, Senator Donlfl
the suffrage committee was gwen per
mission to sit during the vacation. NJ
restriction Was placed upon where tlii:
committee is to hold its sessions. and y
may, il IL sees it. GO to the nicu 'tan'
or elsewhere to consider tne sub cct ~
franchise. Some 81 i; LIST croihhenT
members appear 70 touct whcthci
there will be any meeting: during I'll;
recess.
Out in a shady gro,s at Buckhorn
Justice Jones WAS engaged al day ~
hearing sensational norSe-willpplnI
case, and when courr sdjorff.vc ms de-
cision was reserved. JEFF Sryant'
back and face were striped by lhonla.
\. McCienny and several OF his sous
one OF whcm is George. station agent
1t Buckhorn. Bryant reported that
George McClenny declared he rpensd
the satche OF Cora Su,lcr, a pa;senger'
and read her love letters, and his state
ment is supported by Sam Holland
The McClenuys sought. vengeanrs with
Il horse VIZ. The warrant ch2i3ts
felony.
The Old .Doyi.irion s.ea:Hcr .i.::::r'
town. enrontc tror. EcrfO.E - New
York. and the Newport NeWa steamer
Hampton, Of the same hne, ven N 81
lision about a mile of OF Port. go!n
were coming to Old poine at rapid
rate and were clo5e together. when the
suction from the larger vessel drew The
smaller against her. The Hampton was
slightly damaged No one was Injured.
though number Ct PASSENGERS Oh both
boats got on lie preserNers and, there
was a brief panic 1t is said that the
boats were racing, but this is denied.
. Dr. Lawrence A. Stitii, well~kncwD
physician of Suffolk. died of heart troH
bic, aged TO years He leaves widow
and three grown sons. Mrs. Siith wa,
Miss Fannye Jarvis, of Ncwbern, n. I.
The deceased, who had beeu resident
OF Suffolk % years, wa: dul ing the CWIl
War a surgeon with North Carolina
regiment. While assisting wounded 81
diers from tfain to an ambulance &c
lost an arm in q railroad accident.
The Virginia Dental Association Fad
busy day a. the Natural i9r;dG'.
morning, afternoon and night sessions
being occupied with papers and ea-
dresses on practical themes. Tonight
DR.. ]. B. Hodgkin. 81 Washington, ID.
G.. delivered a euiogy on DR.. ". \.
Thackston, OF Fsrmvile who died tie
past year.
Perry L. Co., OF Fredericksburg.
dealers in clothing and furnishing
goods, made an assignment tor TIC
benefit OF creditors The liabilities are
said to be abou. $500. The credito'S
are principally Baltimore, New York
md Richmond firms. The assets coz.
,st of stock end store fixtures.
Snow in August was IN: uhuSu:s
spectacle witnessed in Lexington. At
ne beginning OF thunder shower the
thermometer fell from &c degree: to Z;
ieerees. and the air was filled will, par
icles of snow, which melted as !, fe'
1t night blankets were comfortable.
The barn on the iarn OF Tilden AMI
edward Snapp, seven miles from. Wn-
hester. was buried with 1000 hush:'>
# wheat. 20 tons ci hay and duantii!%
IF machinery. Lass. $4,000, partly t:v-
red by insurance. Spontaneous oc;r~
oustion caused the fire.
Condemnation proceedings ar Newport
News in the case of Frank Darling
property resulted in a verdict o. 5000
Tor the property, strip IS tect VIDE
,unning through five lots. The Han,p-
ON Roads Railwsy and Electric Com
,any will not accept TIC verdict.
Capt. Henry Bunting well-lnown
:armer, of Getty's Station, Norfoll: cour-
". is under arrest in Norfolk, charged
With the murder Of James Bell. an over
seer OH his plantation, who died from
he effects of blow inflicted by CAPTAIN
Bunting in quaire!.
Mr.. P. ]. Murray, we'll known i'll ho;i
,rd restaurant circles. died IN NcrfolF
He was a brother of NJ. Thomas MIR.
az, of Norfolk, and 'slr. Bernard ~
.ay, of Baltimore. IL w2s torins;y
,roorie.cr Of The s" JdnMs Hotel,
:ersburg, and lster 81 th@ Hotel |a'}-
.ons, Norfolk.
The Morgan liner Fl 5isi3 was ia ircll-
ID at Newpor; News. Mss Susan >
iTst.,. dauahssr CT Comn,s-"t>, tsa-".
United States Navy, ofhc:sfcd a. ST."
90, Tn. snip is Of the same t.'pc, ino'.,
,rcroved. as t:e auxiliary :ruiss' 6ui
faio, formerly FL Gid.
Mrs. Nelsoo A. Miles ard her daug'i
,er Mira. Rebe~. airs ataying al tn: w.
y;n;a Hot Springs General Milec will
io;n then, N few days--not for the
,ure but to endeavor to lower the goit
:ccord there.
n A. TAYLOR, OF Petersburg. was SER
,usly injured in a runaway accidehf'
Misses Rosie and 5us- DHwsll: rS AMI
:. years Ct age daughters OF farewell
lowell we're struck and killed by light
hing while undar Z. Tree in the. yard ~
heir reSidencs. Jew miles from Ger
louisville.
The company witch ."centl::' pI.,!ls.
I'd the Hunter Foundry ana Plcw Work>
II Fredericksburg I. r.eo:i''.n.: g. '''e
Southern Foundry snd Machine Works
in that city, owned by Charles Tyler. Of
Baltimore