Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-10-10
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

AS a sequel to the recent collapse Of
he Peanut Trust, financed by New
York capital, the largest cleaners in
Virginia and North Carolina will come
ogether this week with view to or
yanizing what they term Community
If interests" but which in reality will
;avor OF a trust Word was passed
round among the peanut men. The
lew proposition is that there shall be
central office for the receipt OF or
iers, which will be distributed among
The factories in proportion to the bust
less done by each during the past tlve
rearS. Though each plant will be OPP
.rated under the same management,
cleaners say large savings will be made
the acquisition OF crude stock, and
llso in the disposition OF the finished
product.
The Hampton Telephone Company,
III but IS shares Of whose stock have
hanged hands recently, met at New
BORT News and reorganzed by electing
he following: President, W: /. Cen
ry, Atlanta; vice-president, Hunt Chip
ey, Richmond; secretary and treasurer,
D. l. Carson, New York; counsel, ).
Gordon Cumming, Hampton; direc-
.ors, Edward J. Hall, New York; d.
|. Carson. New York; Colonel Joseph
Button. Appomattox; Hunt Chipley,
Richmond; w. I. Gentry, Atlanta. Pre-
urinary to the election, all OF the local
officers and directors except Messrs. J.
w. Rowe and S. Gordon Cumming ten
Tered their designations.
Mr.. F. A. Graichen, brother OF
Mayor w. C. Graichen, Of Winchester,
vas fined $40 and costs in the Police
Court for obstructing an officer in the
discharge OF his duty, and ST. and costs
or violating the sanitary laws. He was
arrested on complaint OF Inspector Yer
million after having ordered the officer
put OF the Graichen Glove factory,
where he went to inspect it, and threat
cned to shoot him if he returned.
Sneak thieves entered Fairfax College,
Winchester, while the young lady STU
dents were at supper and ransacked hye
rooms. Six purses, containing nearly
SIoo, were stolen. The empty purses
we're later found near stream on the
college ground.
DR.. J. A. Chandler, a prominent ply
stefan OF Caroline county, died at his
home, near Guinea, after protracctedi
illness, aged "a years. He is survived
by two sons, Prof Julian A. {. Chand-
Ter. OF Richmond College, and Mr..
Campbell Chandler, and one daughter,
Miss Marv Chandler, OF Caroline.
Mr.. Charles w. Cash, who for years
has been connected with the Adams
Express Company at Fredericksburg,
was badly injured by being thrown from
an express wagon by the horses run.
ming away. One nib was broken and
his shoulder and legs severely cut.
Edward o. Ball, the I7-year-old son
OF Postmaster Charles Ball, who has
been missing from his home in Norfolk
for several days, has been located in
New York.
Miss Ethel Davenport Gardner, OF
Norfolk, and Mr.. Erdman Tappen, OF
Morristown, N. J.. were married by
the Rev. DR.. J. J. Taylor, Of Freemason
Street Baptist Church.
Mr.. c. T. Phillips has resigned as
superintendent of the Rappahannock
Electric Light and Power Company,
and will leave for West Virginia, where
he has secured a position
Mr.. John F. Dickinson, Sr., one OF
the oldest and most highly respected
citizens OF King George county, died
at the home OF his daughter, Mrs. Ada
Smith, in that county, after protracteo
illness. He is survived BY two sons
and two daughters, and '23 grandchil-
dren. .
In Norfolk county William Cotton
shot and instantly killed Frank Hol-
land. Cotton escaped. =, :,
The value of exports from Norfolk
for the month OF September was Sl'olo;-
o54, against $5o7,448 the same month
The trial OF Goodman Brown. Jr,, in
the County Court OF SurrN charged