Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-28
LIVE NEWS OF THE
OLD DOMINION,
Latest Happenings Cleaned From All
Over the State.
BILLS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE.
Permanent Stale Good Road Association Or
gained at Richmond-Gift TO Washington
and Lea Supposed Aged Husband Proves
TO Be a Woman Two Men Shot In Danyillc
Bitten by Mad Dog.

The following bills have passed both
nouscs of the Legislature:
To incorporate Bowling Green Semi
nary.
10 incorporate the Manchester and
Richmond Free Bridge Company.
To promote the public health by the
appointment of plumbing inspectors
TO amend the charter of the Bay
Shore Terminal Company.
To amend the charter of the Buckng-
ham Tram Road Company.
TO incorporate the Norfolk City and
Suburban Railway Company
To permit the Queen AnneS Railroad
Company to construct its road IN V1r-
gnia.
TO incorporate the Newport News and
Elizabeth City Railroad and Electric
Company.
TO incorporate the International Guar
antee and Trust Company.
TO incorporate the Old Dominion Tel
fgraph Company
To provide for the taxation of ground
rents.
To amend an act to eradicate the San
Jose or pernicious scale, disease at
fccting fruit trees, and to prevent Its
spread.
To regulate and fix the fees of the
Sheriff and his deputies for services
rendered in guarding jurieS i'll criminal
cases at 81 day.
To authorize the county of Norfolk to
acquire the toll roads and toll bridges IN
said county and to issue bonds for that
purpose.
Ceding to the United States exclusive
jurisdiction over certain lands acquired
for public purposes within this State,
and authorizing the ACQUISITION OF the
same.
The Permanent State Good Roads AS
ISOLATION of Virginia, with headquarters
in Richmond, was organized in the city.
The election of president and other off,
GERS was effected after strong discus
sion. Mr.. c. H. Ashton, of King George,
brought on the fight by opposing the
election of man from Richmond as the
permanent head of the organization. He
declared that the country people did not
want Richmond in the good roads move
ment. Country delegates rose, disclaim-
ing any such view. Mr.. H. w, Ander,,
son was made permanent president and
the office of the association located IN
Richmond Senator Daniel delivered the
! address of the day. Let the people OF
| Virginia" he said during the course OF
his Interesting address, then get togeth-
er and get good roads Good roads are
| the most democratic of all institutions:
The good road is made for the benefit OF
everybody. for the high and the low, the
rich and the poor, the young and the old,
| the matron, the maid and the child, the
old man and the young, and even Old
bachelors. Hence if in taxation there is
a desire to do the greatest good to the
greatest number those taxes should be
spent on good roads"
One of the most remarkable cases that
has ever been known in that section IS
alleged to have come to light in Ettrick,
Chesterfield county, which reveals we'll
kept secret. A few months ago couple,
supposed to be man and wife, came from
Raleigh, N. C., and located in Ettrlck, a
village lust across the river from Peters
burg. For some time past the husband,
who was about IS years of age. has been
suffering from dropSy, and FRIDAY morn
ing he died A gentleman OF the village,
was called in to Shroud man who had
died, According to his statement the de-
ceased, instead of being one OF the
stronger sex, much to his surprise
proved to be a woman
There was a shooting affair across the
river in the Fourth ward of Danvlle, as
a result of which two men-Edward
Brown and bud" Clayton-are severely
wounded The men are brothers-in- law
Brown having married Clayton's sister
and the difficulty is understood to have
been due to Browns treatment Of his
wife. The men met and proceeded tc
fire at each other with pistols. Brown
has two bullet wounds in the head ant
CLAYTON has wound in the neck, Whicf
is thought to have partly severed the
ugular vein. Both men are thought tC
be in a critical condition.
President George H. Denny, of Wash
ington and Lee University, received
communication from the executor of thu
estate of Mrs. Susan P. Lees, of New
York City, which stated that by thu
terms of her will the university woulC
receive $4,000. Gen. G. w. Gusts Lee
former president of Washington and Lee
University, several years ago made
, isit to Mrs Lees, and from what trans
Tired at that time it was thought sh
would leave a legacy to the university il
her will.
| AT Newport News John Chandler
master of the schooner William Miller
procured a license for the vessel and dis
appeared. He has not been seen since
Chandler had money on him. He wa
last seen in Bloodfeld, and is suppose
to have persisted in the Bloodheld fire
or to have been murdered.
Mrs. Henry Miller, of Prince Georg
county, was bitten by mad dog, whlc
belonged to her husband. The dog be
fore attacking Mrs. Miller had made a
effort to bite several other persons an
had also bitten number OF dogs. Mr.
Miller was brought to Petersburg 70
medical attention.
William Snead, colored, aged u year:
WAS shot and killed in Botetourt county
Cheatwood Damon, white, aged I.
;s charged with the crime and is unde
arrest.
E. Rosenberg, who claims to hav
served in the Anglo Boer War in Sout
Africa. first on the English and then 0
the Boer side, was prisoner in the Ricf
mond Police Court. He was convicte
of stealing a pair of shoes and sent
Jail for IS days.
In Richmond Governor and Mr.
Montague gave reception at the Exec,
five Mansion to the members of II
constitutional Convention and the Les