Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-05-31
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.
Budget of the Latest Happenings
From All Parts
LEEsBURG's NEW CITY OFFICIALS.
Death ofProt c. Sydner Observation-Disclosures
New Drowned Body Recovered
Divided the Damage In SHENANDOAH
DR. Hugh StockdelI Dead"Teachers for the
Philippines. Other Live News.


dria resulted in the election or the f2.-
lowing gentlemen: Mayor, George +
Simpson, by 100 majority; Auditor, =.
i. Price; Corporation Attorney, - l..
Boothe; Collector, P. l. German;
Clerk Of Gas. S. L. Monroe Wood
Measurer, Charles Goodrich;. Lumber
Measurer, James l.. Adams; Aldermen
N. P. T. Burke, Theodore Ballinger,
]. r. N. Curtin and ]. T Sweeney
Common Council-First ward, II. K:
Burke H. Snowden, L. l.. ReischeI'
and J. H. Trimyer; Seond warcd. r.
Baade-. William Desmond. s. b. FISH
or and J. D. Normoyle; Third ward,
Albert Bryan, Louis Brill, ]. I. John
son. F. Paf; Fourth ward, j.. L.
Uhler, G. c. Spinks. Jr, James Nc
Cuen and c. c. Leadbeater.
The Washington and Lee university
officials were notified that two young
lien OF the university could be selected
as teachers in the Philippines through
Frederick w. Atkinson, superlnten-
dent OF public instruction in the
islands. After competition the two
selected are Ernest Franklin Deacon,
a son of Mr. John F. Deacon. OF Flu
men, Rockbridge county, Va, and
William J. Elgin, OF Leesburg, Va.
This is Deacon's fifth and Elgin's
fourth session at the university. They
will be employed for a space OF three
years at the start and command SAL
airy Of $1,000 per annum.
DR.. Hugo Stockdell, one OF Peters
bdrg's most prominent physicians, died
aged &c years After graduating from
the Jefferson Medical College at Phila-
delphia, he went to Charles City coun-
ty, Virginia, where he practicei medI-
cine for two years. During the war
between TIE States he was medical pur-
veyor OF the Army of the South under
General Johnston. After the war ne
located in Petersburg and began tire
practice of medicine, which he co2tln-
ued up TO the time Of his death. nc
was corresponding secretary 0: the
Petersburg medical faculty.
Prof. C. Sydnor Hawkins died at
Roanoke of typhoid fever and portion
tits. He was the son OF Prof. N. ID:
Hawkins, of Bedford City, bus had
been engaged in educational work in
Roanoke for the past six years. He
was well known in educational circles
and was most successful teacher He
was a prominent member OF Bayard
Commandery, Knights Templar, and
stood high among the Masonic lrater-
nifty. He was we'll known in Balfi-
more.
The Shenandoah River at Wood
sock has overhowed its banks and IS
doing considerable damage to the fine
farms located along it. THIS is the
fourth time il: the month OF May that
il is past iording. and il has not been
so high for a number Of years. 1t will
take some time to estimate the DAM
age, as it has ruined a part OF tie crops
and is supposed to nave washed some
oil the land very much.
A bold attempt was made at VIZ
chester to burn the plant OF The Old
Dominion Paper Company, and only
the effective work CT the employees
saved the structure. Shortly alter mid
night two men were seen running f!ori
the direction OF storage building and
several minutes later FIRE burst from
The building. The night force CT en-
ployes confined il to the storage shed
with a small loss.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company will in a few days ask for bids
to double-track the road from Roanoke
TO Webster, II miles east. This, when
completed, will give the road a double
track for a distance of about 90 miles.
At Parkersburg Homer Mounts,
Baltimore and Ohio brakeman, while at
work in the yards was struck by light
ming, knocked from his train and fell 20
feet into the coal chutes. He was res
cued unconscious and it is feared he is
fatally injured.
At the election in Rockingham coun-
ty Senator George r. Keesell, Der.o-
crat, and George N. Erman, Republi-
can, were elected TO the Constitutional
Convention over Gen. John E. Roller,
Republican, and Tafourd y. Haas.
Democrat. Keesell's majority was 252
ard Erman's was 237. The Repuo'--
cans elected three out o. five members
OF the Board of Supervisors.
las Seaton, 4 Baltimore and. Ohio
watchman. was killed near Paw Paw.
He was on duty along the mDuntaln side
and stepping out of the way of an east
hound train was struck by ballast train
coming west. He was IS years OF age,
was married and leaves family.
The Tazewell Coal ard Land Corr
pauv has sold 70 Washington syndicate
2 SEQ acres OF coal ard timber land in
Russell county for $Iso.ooo This land
was purchased eight years ago tor less
than $4,000, and previous to this sale
the company had sold timber on the tract
for $4,000
In the municipal election at Lees
burg B. V. White was defeated sor
mayor by Joseph T. Wright tie vote
standing I23 for White to 1893 for
Wright. B. w. Frarkin was c'ecred
recorder, defeating A. Dibrcll ia TO
OIL. The old members Of the Council
were reelected.
A drowned body, supposed to be That
Of Louis Crcm;a, Greek. OF Port
Reading, N. J., was found floating in
the river at Norfolk. There were no
marks of violence on the body. which
had been i'll lie water about "a hours.
Il is believed Crcma committed sui
eide.
The food in Mountain Run, Gu
pepe. county, cid a great deal OF dam
age. notably The washing away OF the
wheat and sri:t HILL of Mr.. Willis Jei-
fries and The rririag o. 4 200 new-made
brick of Herman B. others. at their
backyard at C"pepe besides ovc:-
flowing both wheat ant corn lands.
In sclf-,,citnae, near Warrington, W.
Va, john IIenue,sy shot and killed
James Lacy.
Robert Bu:k, D onc-armCd bricklay