Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-12-12
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Ovef
the State.

Pensions granted Virginians.-WI-
liam F. Mondorf, National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City, So; James n.
Watkins, Norfolk, So; Louisa Nash,
Coeburn, $I2; James P. Blanton, Rich,
mond, $40; Reese Campbell, National
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, $I2;
Elnora Christian, Toano, So; Maggie
J. Mastin, Phoebus, $I2; Charles Ford,
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, $I2;
Edward Copeland, National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City, So; William
Couch, National Soldiers Home, Eliz-
lbeth City, $40; CheSley B. Rakes,
Stuart, So; Crusoe Henderson, Merry
point, IL.
The Finance Committee OF the House
Of Delegates OF the Virginia LegiSla-
ture reported favorably to that body
The Norman bill appropriating $4,000
Tor the ST. Louis Exposition. 1t is be-
.ieved that the measure will pass, but 1t
is certain to have some opposition
The Legislature will be called upon Tor
an appropriation for the jamestown
centennial, and there will be opposition
% the State giving too literally TOR
such objects. In the House the
Fowlkes bill. requiring all corpora
lions in the State to pay off their en-
oloyeS at least twice month, was the
subject of considerable discussion. Mr..
Cation, of Alexandria, thought the
measure ought to be recommitted tor
'urther consideration. The Committee
On Agriculture had already reported 1t
adversely. In the Senate, MIR. Ander-
son. OF Richmond, introduced a bill
prohibiting the building OF a railroad
% parallel the Richmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac, in which the State
owns an interest. The Legislature tour
5ears ago granted charter tor the
construction OF such a line, but the
charter was forfeited by the lapse OF
lime and nothing was done in the mat
er. The Committee on Courts OF JUS
ice has agreed upon bill for the for
nation OF a commission to try Judge
=. J. Campbell for horSewhipping Rev.
DR.. C. H. Crawford Just after he had
dismissed him on a charge of contempt
If court The case attracted a great
ieal of attention at the time.
The body of young man supposed
% be E. NJ. Broaddus, Jr, a son OF
Rev E. NJ. Broaddus, OF Isle Of Wight,
Vas found in the woods near Rich
mond. The young man had been dead
some time. He was a student OF Rich
mond College. The cause OF death is
mystery. The coroner thinks that
The young man took his life by the use
oi chloroform. When found he had
copy OF Catalina by his side. Two
empty bottles marked chloroform were
also on the body, as well as hand
kerchief which smelled OF the drug.
He was a nephew OF the wife OF Pro-
lessor Mitchell. OF Richmond College,
Miss Elizabeth Gray and Charles
Ninnger were married at the home oi
fhe brides mother, Mrs. Sarah Gray,
near Holins. Rev. Mr.. Carey, of Hol-
inns, officiated. John Nininger, OF Nor,
folk, a brother OF the groom, was best
man and Mrs. Gray matron OF honor.
The bridesmaids and groomSmen were
Miss :iFrantz, Louis Huff and Miss
Lucy billiard, OF Rocky Mount, and
Cleveland Preston, OF Salem. Among
the presents for the bride was one
from her mother OF $85ooo
Rev. Dr. 1, +. James, IS years Ola;
president of Roanoke Female College
in Danville, died at the college at an
early hour the other morning after an
illness of only two days. He was well
known as a minister and an educator
throughout the State He had been al
the head OF Roanoke College for the
last 10 years and the institution has
prospered under his direction. He
leaves widow, two daughters and four
sons '.,.-..a
AT the residence of Rev. George Pop,
kins, OF Waxpool, an interesting and
romantic wedding took place, when two
sisters. Misses Nora and Della Dove.
daughters of Mr.. William Dove, OF the
Broad Run district, were married to-
two brothers, Messrs:: ]. E. D. Hauser
and Harry Hauser: -Al OF the young