Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-07-11
LIVE NEWS OF The
OLD DOMINION.
Latest Happenings Cleaned From All
Over tile State.

Norfolk, Sic; Nancy Bailey, Dryden
So.
AS Jasper Dawson and Joseph Low
enbach were driving about a mile from
Leesburg their horse ran away, pelh9
frightened at the falling of the shafts
caused by a broken bolt. Dawson, who
was driving told his companion to Jump.
As, he declined Dawson jumped, tell
upon his head, and in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition was taken to his home, where
he lies in a critical condition.
Specials from Farmvillc and Green
Bay. Prince Edward County, tell OF
violent windstorm which swept over
that county Fences were blown down,
trees uprooted and houses unrooted
Near Farmvile a negro woman was
killed and child badly injured by
tree being blown upon them: The dam
age to crops is heavy. High winds
seem to have prevailed also in several
adjoining counties.
Judge Mathews, of the Wise County
Court has resentenced Robert toy, to
be executed for the murder of Dayton
II. Miller. The time fixed for the hang
ing is August Fl. This act is in ac-
cordance with a decree of the Supreme
Court, which affirmed the lower court
S. I. Baggett, Jr., of Spottsylvania
county, who has for several years been
a clerk in the Postoffice Department at
Washington, has resigned to accept the
position of Assistant Postmaster OF
Fredericksburg, to which he was ap-
pointed by Postmaster Griffin.
Miss Costenbader, IS years Of age, the
daughter Of Mr.. Robert Costcnbader,
was brutally assaulted by negro named
Tohn Homer, 10 years OF age. She was
returning from a store to her home near
Potomac Mills, Wcstmoreland county,
when she was waylaid Miss Costen-
bader succeeded in reaching her home,
and when she told her story a posse
started in search OF the negro. He was
caught near Lccdstown by officers, who,
with great difficulty, prevented a lynch
ing and lodged him in Jail at Montross:
The authorities, fearing the jail would
be attacked, have spirited the negro
away, and his whereabouts are not
known. Miss Costenbader is seriously
ILL., but it is thought she will recover.
There is much excitement over the
crime.
An attempt was made to wreck the
power house of the new Hampton
Roads Railway and Electric Company.
About half an hour after the machinery
was started sand was found in every
bearing of the machinery. Operations
were stopped before the damage
amounted to over $500.
No provision of the new Constitution
has produced such a stir as that pro-
hibiting oficeholders from accepting
free passes. Attorney General Ander-
son has received large number of in
uuiries as to who will be affected by this
prohibition. All Of the State, city and
county officials and employees are dis
turbed over the. outlook for cutting off
this privilege.
Several days ago it was announced
that Drake, Bristow and Co., of Cleve-
land Ohio, had offered 100000 for the
Roanoke Iron Company's furnace and
S25 900 for the Roanoke Rolling Mill,
both of which are idle and in the hands
Ct receivers. 1t is now announced that
the creditors OF the rolling mill and two
thirds OF the creditors OF the furnace
property had been heard from and had
decided to accept the offer.
It can be stated on excellent author
thority and with approximate exactness
that the total cost Of the late Constltu-
tional Convention will not exceed
SI75ooo. The convention was in Ses-
sion lust 286 days, or rather the 100
members drew pay for that number OF
DAYS. Sundays and few Mondays on
which no sessions OF the body were
held are embraced in the number OF
davs for which the members and en-
plovees were paid. Thus the net length
of the convention is just nine and a
half months. Each member OF the
BODY received $II44 for his entire ser
vice. exclusive OF mileage, and about
$I252, including mileage. Ibis est.
mate will make the entire amount paid
70 members about $I44,4Oo, exclusive
of pay for attendance on commltteeS
sitting during recesses OF the BODY.
Members thus actually engaged in com
mittee service were, OF course, paid the
usual per diem during such employ
ment. The total amount paid out for
mileage is placed at $II.oCo Printing
will reach about $4,000 including other
incidentals classified herewith. The
expense for stenographerS and en-
plovees for the session is appropriated
at $4,000.
A book of forms, supposed to be a
hundred years old, has been discovered
in the clerks office of the Corporation
Court at Lynchburg Among the or
ders appeared the following:
Judgment on a presentment OF the
grand jury for not going to church.
w. B., who stands presented to the
grand Jury for abSenting himself from
his parish church, having been this day
fully heard Cor having been duly SUM
moned) and not appearing, tho sol
EMMY called, it is considered by the
court that for the said offense he for
felt and pay to the church warden of B.
Parish. where the offense was commit
ted, shillings or so pounds OF tobacco
TO the use OF the poor Of said parish.
And that he pay the costs of this prose-
cution and may be taken, etc.
B. B. Vaughan resigned the presi-
dencv of the Petersburg National Bank.
Simon Seward was elected president.
An unidentified man created row on
the last train from Virginia Beach, near
Norfolk, and was put off by the con-
ductor. He then fired twice into a
crowd on the platform, but hit no one;
As the train pulled away he jumped
unon a rear truck. and his mangled
body was found on the track. The sup
position is that he fell from the truck
and was ground to pieces.