Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-08-29
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All uvef
the State.

Pensions granted Virginians.-George
sisco, Eastville. S.; Henry Hansen,
| National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City,
SI2; Joseph Bills, National SOLDIERS
Home, Elizabeth City, $I2; EDWIN H.
Neal, National Soldiers Home, tliza-
beth City, $12; William Mock, Maps
BURG, So; David Chambers, BeliehaVeh'
20.
Fire at an early hour the other morn
ng destroyed the barn and contents on
he farm of John w. Rice, cashier OF
he Shenandoah Valley National Bank,
coated at Vaucluse. 1t is supposed the
BARN was struck by lightning, as a
heavy storm prevailed at the time
Nothing of any consequence was saved,
and the loss amounted to $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
The residence of John Fuller, we'll
Known farmer residing at Indian Hol'
!ow, was entered by burglars. Alter
:horoforming Mr. Fuller, the robbers
carried off nearly everything OF value
in the place, including all his savings
which were stored under couch.
Rev. James K Hazen, for rs year;
The secretary of the Publication Board
Of the Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly, died at Bon Air. He was
born in West Springfield, Mass, 1880
AT college he was an intimate friend
of the late President Garfield.
James Archer, Chris Young and VIII
liam Bumpersky, three negroes, were
arrested in Richmond charged with
criminal assault upon oolored girl
named Fannie Scott, and sent on Tor
trial.
If gambling paraphernalia continues
to be secured by the police as rapidly
as it has been recently, the basement OF
Richmond's big city hall will be filled
to overlooking with it. The police now
have the biggest collection OF gambling
layouts probably ever seen at one time
in Richmond.
George Easter, colored, was hanged
at Emporia for the murder Of Thomas
Woodruff, an aged white man, last
Christmas. Easter bore up bravely as
the death cap was being adjusted and
was outwardly emotionless. He made
no statement from the scaffold and was
pronounced dead in IL minutes after the
trap was sprung. A considerable crowd
was present to see the execution, but
only a few were admitted. Easter was
hanged in the Courthouse Square, not
ar from the cherry tree on which Wal
Ter Cotton and Brandt O'Grady, white
ramps, were lynched about II months
ago. Casters body was claimed by his
wife. to whom the officials subsequently
delivered it, Casters crime was brutal
one and was supposed to be the result
Of a conspiracy, it being alleged that
Woodruff had negro paramount. The
blacks became enraged and decided that
ne must die. Easter was chosen as the
assassin.
At an important and animated session
ST the Board of Directors Of the Rap-
9ahannock Valley Fair Society, Capt.
NIB Rowe, the president, presiding,
communication was presented from
he Pastors Association of Frederlcks-
surg. protesting against the selling OF
liquors and permitting gambling games
IN the grounds during the annual lair.
which will be held September ~, "a and
IS. After debate the communication
vas referred to the Committee on
Privileges. who will have charge OF
granting permits for amusementS and
diversions. etc, during the fair.
Mr.. J. H. White, formerly OF Rich
nond, was in Newport News with
rev of interesting the business men OF
hat city in the establishment OF large
loap factory. Mr.. White represents the
party who recently purchased the Jas.
Armstrong Soap Company'S plant IN
Baltimore and who wants to move to
Newport News. The plant represents
IN investment OF $4,000.
According to news received in Lex
ngton from Denver, Col, Prof. Joseph
z. Long, the new professor OF constr
.utional law at Washington and Lee
University to succeed DR.. Henry S.
Geo. Tucker, who is now engaged in
he educational field by lecturing
throughout Virginia in the interest Of
he public school system, was married
% a young lady Of that city during the
,ast week.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the sources of a possible gravity
supply OF water for Lynchburg return
ID from a visit to the streams OF Am
lerst and Nelson counties. They were
much pleased with the character Of the
streams and well satisfied that an
abundant supply OF water can be pro-
:ured from them.
Mr.. Denis A. Shanahan, the Louis
lille contractor, who shot himself with
suicidal intent at the Hotel Cecil, Bos-
ION, Mass. formerly lived at Covington.
Mr.. Lisle Augustus Blamire, prom
inent business man OF Norfolk, and Miss
Mary Margaret B. Fitzgerald, daugh
.er OF DR.. Fitzgerald, of Chicago, were
married in Norfolk by Rev. Francis
Drake, OF the Church of the Sacred
Heart.
Mr.. J. P. Simpkins, of East Radford.
was injured Saturday morning and died
10 hours later. While driving on Sec
ond street his horse took fright, and,
wheeling, began to rear and plunge,
throwing Mr. Simpkins out OF the
buggy. The base OF his skull was frac-
tured and he never regained conscious
ness.
Mr.. w. L. Fultz, OF New Market, has
secured an option on the New Market
Endless Caverns, situated four miles
south of that place. 1t is expected the
caverns will be sold to Northern capt.
talists and opened to the public.
Mr.. Patrick Russ, millionaire capt.
talist and trolley-line owner, OF Har-
risburg, Pa, has announced that he will
build trolley line from Winchester to
Berryville, distance OF II miles. 1t
will be the first trolley line in the val
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