Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-02-14
LIVE NEWS OF THE
OLD DOMINION,
Special Condensed Dispatches rfchl
Many Points.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HAMPTON
One Man Killed and Another Fatally injured
Southern Foundry at Fredericksburg
Sold for S7O,OOO-Big Figures for Tobacco
"A Suit for SI5O, O0O-Franchise Denieo
Bell Telephone Company In fiamp'o1'

"A Suit for Sl50, O0O-Franchise Den!e'
Bell Telephone Company In flampioa.
Pensions granted Virginians: ROD
ert H. Jones, Berkeley, s.; Leroy AZ
ington, Names, $I7; Roheit Poulson
lever, $40; Margaret tbHntalIn!
(mo:s.er), New Canton, $Ia; MAJ. +
Perkins, Portsmouth,, SI2; william
Parsons, Hickory, s.; Dempsey Sm'tf
Hickory, Sc; Rebecca Boswell, ioaHc
So; Hy L. Durham, National Soldiers
Hone, Elizabeth City county; YI2; as
H. Johnson, Atlantic, So; John NC
height National Soldiers Home, t.Iiz&
beth City county, $Ia.
A pole in Hampton belonging to the
Southern Bell Telephone Company
broke, causing the death OF one mar
and fatal injury TO another. Linemer
Joseph Murrell and John Davis Hicks
were on the pole, transferring wire c
new pole, when the old pole broke a,
the base. Murrell fell headforemost
landing in a ret OF live wires, iron
which he was dragged with a rope and
pole. He was terribly bur ned and sus-
tanned fracture of the skull, dying a
few hours after the accident. Hicks
escaped the live wires, but was internally
hurt besides having & wrist broke: and
sustaining other injuries. lie will prob
ably die. MurclI leaves q widow ant
one child. Hicks is married and has
two children.
The Southern Foundry arc Machine
Works, of Fredericksburg, !.aYe beer
sold by Mr.. Charlea Lyle, OF Bait
more, the owrec, "a NJ. John T. Dale,
of Chicago. for S3a,o1>. Mr. Dale will
form joint STICK c3:npsuy and conduct
the business tr. . very nCch large.
scale than heretofore. This loundly
was established In 1S47 and is one ot
the largest and best known il Il (
South. The plant manufactures large
variety OF plcws. mills and implements.
A very large force of hands will BE EN-
ployed.
Mr.. Frank C. Christian fled notice
of suit in the Richmond Chancery
Court invclyag $4,000. Tie case
grows out of the sale OF the cid Haxal!
& Crashaw milling property, which was
subsequently sold to the Virginia Elec-
trical Company. The suit IS against
H. Lee Valentine. The latter gentle
man, with Mr.. Christian and others,
bought the property in question, ana
the dispute arises as to division ~ the
profits accruing from the sale OF The
same.
The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany's application for franchise to do
business in Hampton has been denied:
If the Bell has bought out the Citizens.
Company, as is believed, il car compel
the Citizens Company of Hampton 70
make such terms for connection rs Il
pleases, and will have nc need OF &
franchise
Richard Cundeff, of Vinton was
struck by a freight train while en- route
home from the Grocer furnaces, where
he was employed. Two trains were
passing and he stepped to orc side, being
blinded by the storm. when he was
knocked in front of the other engine
His collarboue was broken and he was
badly cut and bruised That he aaS
not killed seems almost miraculous.
Reports received in Richmond from
Lunenburg County indicate thar there
is still deep interest felt there in tie
murder of Mrs. Faust. The coroner
inquest failed to bring out any new
facts. The two colored men who were
under suspicion in connection with the
crime have been permitted 10 go at
large.
Mr.. w. R Bruce, a thrifty farmer Of
Caroline county, sold lot Of tobacco on
the Richmond market las week at $40
per 100 pounds, which is the top notch
reached this winter. His entire ship
ment averaged $Io85 per 100 pounds
one of the highest averages Of b.
season.
The ladies of the Mary Washington
Hospital association. fredericksburg.
are arranging for handkerchief bazaar
and an entertainment TO include many
attractive features, which will De gwen
at the Opera House this week for The
benefit of the hospital
The house of President John King,
of the Suffolk Peanut Company, was
ransacked by burglars during his alb
sence from town. Being evidently in
search of money, the intruders went
desks and papers, but did lot
disturb silverware or jewels.
Mr.. Frank J. Reilly, transfer clerk
in the Richmond Postofice, died o!
pneumonia. Mr.. Reilly was a native Of
Baltimore. He served in the Thirteenth
Virginia Infantry. Deceased was about
90 years old, and leaves two brothers,
who live in Baltimore.
William Jackson, who killed Rich
ard Cooper at his home in Orange coun
ty. because the latter objected to jack
sons attention TO his daughter and Or
dered him to discontinue his visits, j.,
still at large
Mr.. George L. James, of New jcIsey
has purchased of Mrs. Matte /, DuI-
rett the Mud Tavern property, near
Thornsburg, in Spottsylv&nia county
and will make it his home.
At Hampton Anne Eliza BRIGHT,
charged with the murder Of her chtd
waived examination and was sent On
to the grand jury.
James H. Gentry, Confederate yet
eran, died in Augusta county. He served
in the Fifty-secord Regiment Virginia
Infantry.
Congressman Rixey has decided 10
appoint George Morton, Of Orange
county, a cadet at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. Mary II. Gardner, aged Is years.
of Rappahannock county, died after
brief sickness in Front Royal: "'hrre
she was visiting.
Joseph H. Bailey, a well-known resi-
dent of Staunton, is dead.
Governor Montague appointed Dr. ".
M. Holman, of Goochland county, ply
sician to the State Farm, to succeed DR.
A. E. thurman.
The large basket plant of the South