Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-15
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From AL oVer
the State.
MR.. HATCHER FOOTS THE BILL
A Twelye.Year.Old Girl Weds''Fatai |a'''e
Disease In King George"ArvilIe !. Fleming
Gets 10 Years ia the Penitentiary'' ihe Ne"
Fort News Bridge Scandal'.William "ikon
GuiIly..New Land Company Chartered

leased from jail al BEDFORD Ivy
Inv a COMPROMISE with Mcssrs. cnl'
nett Brown and Joseph Arthur
who agreed to drop all proceed
ings for sending a bogus. tele-
gram in Artl1ur's name from Lynch
burg. provided Hatcher would pear tIt
entire expense in the trial OF the 10 niea
acquitted OF the charge OF beng meiii-
bers of gang OF whitecappers. MS
Hatcher agreed to do, paying all eN-
renses of the accused whlteccappeTss'
amounting to about SIS. Hatcher Ielt
on the afternoon westbound tram.
Hatcher was the detective who had the
men arrested He sent a telegram
from Lynchburg and signed Arthur
name for the purpose of alluring one
OF the suspected men to Bedford CITY
where he could be more easily arrested.
The opponents of the proposition to
bind the convention to the submission
OF It's work to the people were defeated
in the Senate. The House has practi-
cally agreed upon the same policy. Inc
debate in the Senate or this burning
question OF tying the hands OF the con
vention by requiring it to submit as
york to the voters for their ratification
was unusually interesting. Some OF the
opponents OF this policy intirnatcd very
plainly that its adoption would enaoie
the corporations ard oliceholders 70
form a powerful combination Tor the de.
feat of the Constitution framed shou'd
that instrument be repugnant 70 these
interests.
The South Client Land Company was
chartered at Norfolk, maximum capt
tai $5o.oco. The company will develop
Norfolk suburban property. these are
the officers l. Q. Collins, president;
w. c. Cobb, vice-prcsident; II. L.
Page. secretary and treasurer. Inc
above. with the following, are d.
rectors: A. p. Warrington, /. D
Southgate. w. T. Simcoe, Aaron
Milhado. II. C. Davis, R. P. Gage, l."
w Davis. B. w. Leigh, w. L. krlse,
II. K. Walcott. s. D. Crenshaw and A.
R. Ellerson. The two last named are
from Richmond.
Miss Willie Columbia Clemens, the
pretty I2-year-old girl. was married a., az
her mothers home in Goochland. Inc
Groom was Mr.. Willard Hodges. p
Gears old. The license was issued to
This couple last week by the clerk OF
| C,oochland court. with the approval OF
he Judge OF the county. The young
neonle had hard time to get minister
| in Goochland to soiemnlze the mar
rage.
Cattle are still dying in King George
from some unknown disease. After tax
inc the disease they live only a lew
hours Some think the fodder IS
noisonous from the severe drouth last
summer. which was followed by long
warm rains. Congressman John f.
Rixey will send all expert to investl-
gate.
It is not at all improbable that another
grand Jury wifi be impaneled to con-
tinue the investigation Of the Twenty
eighth street bridge scandal at Newport
News Tic report made by the grand
iury. which labored so long TO eilt the
middle to the bottom, intimated PLAIN
" that something of a sensational char
acter could have been unearthed had
the Jury had more time in which tc
work
The trial of William Wilson. tht
negro charged with attempting to com
NIT criminal assault OH Mrs. w. /
Watkins. which was held in the Count
Court of Nottoway was concluded, an
the Jury, after celebrating on the cas-
for an hour. returned verdict OF guilt
and fixed the prisoners punishment a
IS wears in the penitcntlary -
lanes White. the negro who at
tempted to assault white lady on on
of the principal streets OF Richmond
few Sundays ago, was found guilty am
given IS years in the penitentlary. II
Sentencing White Judge Witt, OF tn
Hastings Court said the prisoner ough
to be glad that his punishment was no
hanging.
II is proposed to place in Bruto
| Church. Williamsburg, a stained gas
w;ndow in memory OF Chief JuStic
Marshall. who worshipped in that an
cent and interesting edifce when, b
WAS = student at William and Mar
College under the instruction OF Char
cejlor Wythe. his teacher in law.
Hon. John W. Sydenstricker died
b;s home in Greenbrier county la
week He was one of the most prom
nent and esteemed citizens OF Greei
: hr;er had represented the county sel
oraI times in the Legislature and W;
5 for q number OF years member OF Il
e State Board Of Agriculture.
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Ohio's cities and townn gained re.
,21 in population during the las