Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-25
LIVE NEWS OF THE
OLD DOMINION.
Latest Happenings Cleaned From All
Over the State.
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.

The Endowment of Scientific and lecnnieai
School Suggested Virginia Soil to be USED
In California in Planting Mckinley Memorial
fredericksburg to Have a Shirt Fac
tory-To Build a 100000 Hotel In Norfolk
TO endow a scientific and technical
school with fund of $4,000 at Wash
ington and Lee University. is the latest
suggestion advanced by Nj Herbert
Welsh, of Philadelphia. Mr.. Welsh was
instrumental in the raising OF the VII
son endowment fund of 100000 Tor
Washington and Lee University, was
the fund treasurer and has written freS-
idcnt Denny and expressed great conn
dence that such fund could be raised
and promised his cordial assistance II
undertaken by the board OF trustees
and faculty of the university. The por-
trait of the late President William L.
Wilson, of Washington and Lee Oni-
versity to be unveiled Wednesday, June
I8. has been received at the university
1t was executed by Mr.. Frank NJ. Peb,
bles. and represents Mr.. Wilson seated
in chair. The painting is very hand
somely executed, and is thrce-quartcrS
life size. 1t was taken from a portrait
made late in his life which hung in his
home in Lexington Mr.. Wilson made
provision in his will that it should
be painted and given to Washington and
Lee University, and it was Mr.. Wilson S
parting gift to the university lie pre-
sided over so ably.
Postmaster Bentley Kern, of Winches-
ter, received through the mail an I'M
usual request. Out in Oakland, Cal,
the citizens propose to plant a tree on
Nav 20 in the cemetery there to the
memory Of the late President Mckin-
ley, and the committee wrote to Post
master Kern for earth taken from the
battlefield of Winchester upon which
voting Mckinley, as an officer in an
Ohio regiment, fought during the Civil
War, to be used in planting the tree:
The Old Dominion soil was forwarded
as requested.
The largest catch of fish from single
trap ever reported in this section was
made a few days ago by Mr.. Haynie,
of Reedville. Northumberland courty,
fishing in the mouth of the Rappahan-
mock river when 400 shad were taken
from one net at a single haul and then
hundreds of other fish were left. Two
or three such hauls in a season would
make the fisherman well-to-do in short
time, especially when fish are as high as
at present
Another enterprise was launched i'll
Fredericksburg, when the subscribers to
the stock of the new shirt factory or
ganzed by the election of the following
officers G. w. Shepherd, president; W.
D. Carter, vice-president: {. |. Stengler
secretary; A. Randolph Howard, treas
urer. The enterprise will be known as
the Virginia Shirt Company, and the
plant will be in operation i'll very short
time.
Twenty seven carpenters of Freder-
icksburg organized the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners, No
1913, by the election of ]. Mack Latham
president R. L. Hehin, vice-president;
NJ. P. Mcdonald, secretary; A. D. King
treasurer. The object of the organlza-
ton is mutual protection, and it is ber'
eficial in character.
The differences between the machlnlsts
of the Bueheld. Norfolk and Western
Railway shops and the officials OF that
road have been amicably settled. 1t Is
not known just what concessions were
made on either side. but it has beer
given out that there will be no strike.
At Richmond Judge Lamb, of the
Richmond Chancery Court, refused to
confirm the offer of $4,000 of the Grand
Lodge of Elks for the hotel at Bedford
City. 1t was proposed to convert this
handsome hoStelry into national home
for aged and inhrm members OF the or
der.
r. NJ. Allen. of Memphis. Tenn. who
is wanted in Richmond, Winchester and
Washington. D. c.. on the charge OF
obtaining money under false prcterseS
and skipping board bills, was arrested
at Front Royal and confined in the coun-
ty Jail to await the arrival of the Win
chester authorities.
The officers of the Roanoke military
companies have received their commits
sions, as follows: w. w. Hanson, cap
tain; w. 7. Walsh, first lieutenant, and
II. L. Francis, second lieutenant of the
Roanoke Blues. and S. P. Bruce, second
lieutenant of the Roanoke Light Infan-
try.
Norfolk and Baltimore capitalists will
erect a six-story hotel at Norfolk, to cost
100000 The building will be devoted
exclusively to the entertaining OF guests,
containing no stores or Offices on the
ground floor. The work of construction
will begin next month.
Four members of the Wright emple-
ton gang were captured near Skelton
Tenn. lust over the Virginia line. They
are known as Winiger, the Byington
brothers and Hargroye. The men were
taken to Gate City and jailed.
The Democrats of Prince William
county will hold meeting May 5 to eX-
press an opinion whether the new consti-
tuition should be proclaimed or submit
ted to the voters.
At Danvilie George Boulder, OF Frank
lin county, was adjudged guilty OF IL
Iicit distilling in the United States Court
and sentenced to ID months in the pcni-
tertiary and fined $500.
Rev. E. J. Ballou, of Craigsville. has
declined call to the Falling Springs
and Glasgow Presbyterian Churches i'll
Rockbridge county.
At Norfolk as a result of collision
between his wagon and trolley car,
Alex. Salsberg, a wellknown citizen,
was probably fatally hurt.
The Huntington Rifles ard Newport
News Light Infantry will not attend the
Charleston Exposition, the soldier boys
being too busy.
Miss Annie Law. of Roanoke, disap-
peared from that city about three weeks
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