Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-09-05
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All OVer
the State.

| asst. Miller was treasurer Oi tilC Vi trliN'
| Nest Coal and Coke Company roy
%as twice tried and was sentenced 10
hang on July IS, but was respgted by
Governor Montague until Friday. roy
IorQke jail with II others i'll anuary'
tut was shortly aiterward recaptured'
A charter has been granted to the
Law Building Company OF Richmond
Inc capital stock of which is to be not
ess than $4,000 nor more than $780,
700. The company will operate the
Law Building, large structure devot-
I'd to offices. The officers are n 1.
Manson. Jr.. President; ] u. Payne
.icc-president: q. II. Wilkins, secre-
AIRY and treasurer.
While hewing timber in remote sec
ion of the Blue Ridge mountains,
party of woodmen disturbed what prov
ed to be a den Of fierce looking rattle
| snakes. Several of them were old mon
;ters, and they attacked the men with
vengeance, biting one. Alter desper-
ate battle the woodchoppers escaped.
The Norfolk and Western Railway,
which during the first part OF this week
placed orders for 100 new locomotives,
,laced an order with the Baldwins tor
1,e immediate delivery OF six high
,need passenger engines to be used on
hat road beween Norfolk and Rich
mond.
George P Holman, son OF the late
udge of Fluvanna county, VINO was sent
20 the grand jury, charged with at
.empting criminal assault on Miss cora
Lacy. has been named as correspondent
m the divorce suit OF w. G.. Lambert
against his wife. Holman is still an
inmate OF the city Jail.
Rhodessa Mclean, 5-year-old girl
while playing near a second story win
low in her parents home in Vlnton,
fell 10 the ground and received injuries
which caused her death.
The following notarics public have
oeen commissioned by the secretary OF
the commonwealth; w. L. Burruss, Al
lephany: C. G.. Roginson. Charlottes'
Vile: c. Fairfax Gaines, Fauquler; H.
Potts. Loudoun; E. F. Golson, Orange
Stella B. Deisi,er, Rockbrldge; T. H.
Kilgore, Wise.
H. /. Page, president OF the Bay
Shore Terminal Company, has been att
thorized by the directors Of the com
pany to pay any and all just claims arls-
ing from the recent wreck on the line
OF the company which caused the loss
OF three lives and the injury OF about
20 persons.
George w. Hetzell who recently
bought old King" Carriers homestead
place at Weems will commence to get
the grounds in shape to erect large
residence. with all the modern improve
ments. He will also build large pier
and boathousc on the river front.
Notwithstanding that protracted
irouth during June and July, corn crops
throughout Lower Northern Neck give
promise OF abundant yield.
B. Mayo, Of Washington, N. G.. sent
to Norfolk the first bale Of North Caro-
lima cotton received there this season.
The staple graded good middling and
| sold for Q I-2 cents per pound.
P. Parker, a conductor employed by
| the Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport
News Railway Company, was sent on
to the grand jury on charge OF as
saultng William Fentress, a passenger
Secretary of the Commonwealth Egg
gleston rendered an opinion that coun-
: ties and cities must at their own eX-
! pense provide the books in which the
rolls of voters returned by the regis
trars must be copied.
Herbert L. Atkins, OF Boydton, was
| granted a discharge in bankruptcy in
, the United States Court here.
A double marriage will occur at
! Fletcher's Chapel in King George
County this week. the contracting par
ties being Miss Lula Henderson. who,
will wed Mr.. William Limerick, OF
, Washington. D. c., and Miss Harriet
Henderson. who will become the bride
OF Mr.. Joseph Bray. OF Baltimore.
There is a great demand for dwell
ings in Richmond
Mr.. Brannon Thatcher one OF the
oldest citizens OF Winchester, is criti-
cally ILL.,
The plant OF the Phoenix Feed Mill
ing Company in Petersburg was de-
stroved by fire. The loss was $4,000
! with small insurance.
A new line OF iron piping has been
ordered to be laid by the Town Coun-
Gil. connecting the two main springs
in the Brushy Hills, from which Lex
ington receives its water supply. Inc
springs at present are connected by
terra-cotta piping, which is inadequate
Ridge View, the home OF Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee. in Albemlarle county has
been sold to a wealthy Philadelphia
minister.
John Mccullough was lodged in the
Rockbridge County Jail, charged with
having stolen horse from a MI
Haines, of Botetourt county.
Mr. Hampton Dawson, Confederate
veteran, died in Staunton, aged 81
years
It has been learned from Judge Blbbr
of Louisa, that Thomas J. Cluverius,
who was hanged for the murder oil
Fanny Lillian Madison. confessed his
crime to Judge w. w. Crump, his
counsel, STIMULATING that the confession
was not to be made known until 10
years after the execution. Judge trump
died few years ago but not until ate.
the 10 years had expired. The case OF
Cluvcrfus was one of the most famous
that has ever occurred in Virginia
1t is stated that very few persons
will be DISTINGUISHED in Shenandoah
county on account of the new registra-
ton, as those who will not be eligible
under the tax clause will come IN under
the veteran and sons clause
w. =. Stokes. prominent farmer
was killed by fast train while cross
ncr n railroad truck with wagon near