Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-11-28
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All OVER
the State.

Virginia Pensions Michael Hayes,
Richmond, $I2; Ives Smith, N. M
Home, Elizabeth City, So; Michael Gam
Dol, National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth
City, So; Frederick Allen, Portsmouth
$40.
The American Cigar Company
which is a branch of the American To-
bacco Company, will soon establish a
misunderstanding establishment IN
Danville. Mr.. H. A. Cobb. who has
charge of the American Tobacco Com
pany's plant states that it is the in
tention to Use the building now occu-
pied by the cigar factory as soon as
they get into the new building now
nearing completion. The stemmery
will be valuable addition to the IN
| dustries OF the town. as it will furnish
employment to about 500 hands. The
new plant is expected to begin opera
tons by the first OF the year.
Behind closed doors Jerry KIM
brough, the negro man charged with
an attempted assault upon Mrs. Butler
| Taylor, was convicted by jury at
Hanover Courthouse and sentenced to
be hanged December ~. This was
one OF the quickest convictions that
ever took place in Virginia. The crime
was committed nine days ago, and IN
| less than six weeks from that time the
accused was doomed to death. Mrs
Taylor promptly identified her assail-
ant A large crowd was present about
the courthouse during the trial.
The Finance Committee and other
members OF the Legislature, accom-.
panied by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and other
officials OF the jamestown Exnositior
Company, arrived in Norfolk and
viewed the site for the proposed expo
sition. The visitors were highly pleas
ed at what they saw. A prominent
member OF the legislative party sale
that there would be little difficulty. IN
getting the Legislative appropriation
OF 100000 for the purposes of the ex-
position.
William Gill while hunting rabbits
near Fairfield, was shot by Tedford anc
Trice Patton. of Fairfield. who were
hunting cartridges in an adjacent helc
some 20 yards away and did not see
Gill until after he was filled with Shot
from head to foot. A covey of bird:
was raised by the Patton brothers
Both fired and brought down Gill
Many OF the shot went through his
hands and his head was badly dam
aged. His condition is not regarded as
serious.
Six white men have been arrested
and placed in Jail at PocahOntaS charg'
ed with setting fire to the mines OF the
Pocahontas Galleries Company on the
night of August 81 last.
William Adams, formerly OF the New
Willard Hotel, Washington, has beer
appointed chief clerk OF the Hote,
Chamberln, Old Point, to succeed
George B. Gaylor.
The Richmond and Henrico County
Bar Association in joint session has
Endorsed R. Taylor Scott to be Judge
of the Circuit Court Of Richmond, IN
place OF Mr.. B. T. Crump, who is made
one of the members OF the Corporation
Commission.
Gov. William Thompson has return
ed from Baltimore. where he had ar
operation performed on his eyes, and
has resumed command at Soldiers
Home, thus setting at rest the ru:nors
of his permanent retirement from thai
post.
The Norfolk Hampton Roads Ship
building and Drydock Company ha:
purchased OF the Hampton Roads
Company a tract Of 67o acres at Sew
ellis Point, adjoining the site OF the
proposed Jamestown Exposition. The
purchase price was $33o5oo On tins
site, which comprises one mile OF the
finest water front in this section OF the
country. will be established the larg'
est shipbuilding and drydock plant or
the Atlantic seaboard The drydock
which the company will establish will
be 900 feet long, capable OF accommo'
dating the largest ships ahoat. A ma.
rine railway OF 5000 tons capacity viii
also be built
President F. J. Kimball. OF the Nor.
folk and Western Railroad, stated thai
land had been purchased and the plans
were being prepared for new depot
at Roanoke, but that the new building
would not be put up until the cows are
kept off the streets. This, IN view OF
the recent election, in which the COWS
right to wander about the streets at
will was sustained by majority OF one
vote after an exciting contest, seems
to indicate that Roanoke's new depot
is a long way OF.
Mr.. George W. Hawkins, OF Freder-
ick county, died after a brief Illness
He was SO years OF age and leaves two
children.
The State Board OF Fisheries annual
report shows that its net revenue to the
State has increased from $4,000 to
$1,000 over any previous year
c. N. Hutchinson, a Roanoke mer
chant, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy, with liabilities OF sos and ex-
emptions of SIS, with creditors in Rich
mond, Danville, Roanoke and Wal
halla, S. c.
Gustavus ODER and other Baltimore
CAPITALISTS are negotiating for the pur-
chase of the Portsmouth, Berkeley and
Suffolk Water Company. The com,
PAW is now owned by the Railway and
Light Company OF America:
George Lamp, a blacksmith. carried
lantern by an oil we'll near Ellenboro
The gas from the we'll ignited iron
the lantern and Lamp was fatally burn.
ed in the explosion which resulted.
tank of oil also caught fire and wa:
consumed. 4.
Rev. James H. Amric, OF Mount Airy
N. c., has been rendered a. call to tn
pastorate OF Grace Baptist Church
Norfolk .,
Fire did about $1,000 damages in thu
wholesale grocery house OIL. the ii. b
Goodrich Company, Norfolk.
The Bank Of Hampton has beef