Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-08-15
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned Prom All Over
the State.

Arlington, So; David Showers, dead,
Talpa, $40; Bridget brennan, Fort My
er, $I2 (war with SPAIN; Mary Show
srs, Talpa, So; James Hamlin, National
Soldiers Home. Elizabeth City, Sc;
Margaret Sunkett, Keller So; George
II. Lewis, Brights, Sc (war with SPAIN;
Michael Norton, N. S. Home, Elizabeth
City, So; Sarah A. Randall, Phoebus,
SI2; Thomas Bell, Norfolk, So; Lewis
Watts, Salem, So; Arnold Stapleton, N.
5. Home, Elizabeth City, $40:
Willie Bryant, 9 years old, was found
insensible in the hayloft OF the barn OF
her father, Mr. Thomas A. Bryant, who
resides FIVE miles from Lexington, with
} double harpoon hayfork sticking into
her back below the shoulders. She had
been seeking hens nests and pulled on
piece OF rope dangling overhead,
which held the fork suspended and
caused it to fall. One OF the prongs OF
he fork struck one OF the bones OF the
spinal column, otherwise it would have
sransfxed her. Her continued absence
caused her mother to look for her, and
she found her as related above. Her
condition is critical.
The body OF negro was found near
the railroad tracks of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad at Balcony Falls,
Rockbridge county, where the North
River branch road joins the James XIV
Or division road. 1t is supposed that
he was killed by train during the
night, as an arm and leg had been cut
off and his body was otherwise man
gled, as though having been run over
BY train, and that he had been steal
ing a ride on a freight train and while
asleep fell off.
The enforced idleness OF the Victoria
furnace at Goshen, Rockbridge county,
due to the West Virginia coal miners.
strike. continues to the detriment OF
business at this large blast furnace and
other business adjacent. Many OF the
hands have left for other localities and
others have sought employment IN the
ore mines near by.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company has ordered 85-pound steel
rails to relay 40 miles Of roadway along
the division through South River dis,
trict, Rockbridge county. 1t is stated
that much Of the roadway will be relaid
with steel rails OF this weight, replacing
those of the present, which only weigh
Sc pounds to the linear yard.
While Mrs. Ida V. Bishop, Of Peters
burg, was passing through Central Park
she was maliciously assaulted and
roughly handled by John Williamson
and Edward Smith, two white men. In
the Mayors Court the accused were
fined $500 each and sent to jail for SIX
months. Mrs. Bishop is niece OF Chief
of Police Ragland and sister OF Ponce
Officer lanes Collier. Williamson is
an ex-substitute police officer.
John H. Sheets, of Augusta county,
brought suit in the Corporation Court
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company for $1,000 damages. Mr..
Sheets charges that in November, 1901,
he sent a telegram to his son, Charles
Sheets. OF Thurmond, w. Va, notifying
him of the serious illness of his sister
and that the telegram was not delivered;
The young lady died and was buried
before he knew she was seriously Ill.
Dr.. Leonidas Henley. an aged and
highly connected citizen OF Williams.
burg. was robbed Of $3.50, which he had
set aside for his burial expenses. Be-
lieying that the summons was at best
not far off, the Doctor had put the
money in his wardrobe to meet the cost
of his funeral.
At Clintwood posse, under Consta-
bic Johnson. attempted to arrest George
Potter and James Mullins on warrant
charging criminal assault. In the night
Potter was killed and Mullins wounded
Mullins escaped.
Formal announcement is made OF the
engagement of Miss Henrietta Booth,
daughter of DR.. Edwin Booth, OF Car
ter's Grove plantation, near Williams.
burg, to Mr.. Henry A. Wise, son of
Capt. John S. Wise, of New York.
Miss Katherine Drewry, daughter OF
Mrs. Blanche. Drewry, OF Richmond,
was married in that city to Mr.. Sterling
Boisseau, OF Charleston, S. {.
After having served as president of
the Roanoke School Board for more
than 10 years, Rev. T. T. Fishburne re-
signed that office because he could not
get an opinion from the attorney-gen-
eral as to whether or not he was violat-
ing the law by riding on free street
Car pass.
The Virginia Board OF Missions of
tfh Episcopal Church has started a
movement to erect a missionary chapel
in honor of the memory OF Bishop
Francis NJ. Whittle. 1t will be built at
one OF the missionary points in the do
cese
The Warrepton Electric Company
awarded a contract for first-class up
to-date electric light plant to the Elec-
trio Construction Company, OF Rich
mond, Va. The contract calls for two
complete systems-one an arc lighting
system, for the street lighting, and the
other a commercial lighting system.
A trolley car OF the Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Newport News Company
and all engine on the Seaboard Air Line
collided in Portsmouth. Five passen-
gers were severely hurt, but none ia
tally.
Lightning struck the residence OF 5.
A. Walton, at Luray, tearing hole IN
the slate roof and damaging the CHM
new. At the same time the barn OF
Mrs. George L. Kite, near Old Marks
vile, was struck and burned, with its
contents. Loss, $500.
Miss Alpha Johnson, daughter OF the
pastor. preached Sunday at the Laurel
Street Methodist Church, Richmond, IN
place OF her father. Rev. Mr.. Johnson
was called from the city and the young
lady filled his pulpit acceptably.
Miss Bette Hamilton died suddenly
at White Post, Clarke county.
Full returns from the Democratic pri-
mary in the Fourth district show. the
nomination OF Hon. R. G. Southall Tor
Congress by a majority OF I23 votes
over Hon F r IaSSiter