Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-12-12
A petition is being circulated in Sa

A petition is being circulated in Sa.
lem asking Governor Montague 10
pardon George Cumb, boy who two
wears ago killed John P. Boothe; ano
who was sentenced to FIVE years I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary.
Sheriff Curtis, Of Warwick county
was notified by the Chief of Poiice,, OF.
Camden OF the arrest OF Richard WIZ
liams. negro charged with the muir
der of Robert Jones in 1895. Jones
was shot in the back as he lett saloon;
Capt. J. w. Simmons, Inspector OF
Hulls for Norfolk, has been dropped
from his position and his office has been
put in the hands of Capt. John w.
CAST Supervising Inspector OF Steam
Vessels for the district.
The barn of George Bauseman, near
Bixler's Ferry west OF Luray, was
burned with his entire crop OF corn.
feed. farming implements and new
surrey. The loss is $4,000; no insur-
ance.
Hon. G.. K. NJ. Norton has resigned
his place as Judge OF the Alexandra
Corporation Court.
While digging on Church street,
Lynchburg, day or two ago. workmen
discovered large vein OF iron ore. IL
is 20 feet wide and extends to cons'd-
cradle depth
Henry Rosenberger, prominent res
ident OF Campbell county, shot and
killed himself at his home near Law
vers He had been mentally unbalanc..
ed for some time and had on several
occos;ons threatened to commit suicide.
While Lloyd Payne, Elwood Payne
and Alpheus Davidson, who live near
Sterling, Loudoun county, were gun
ming Saturday. the gun carried by FL
wood Payne was accidentally discharg..
ed the charge entering the body Of
Young Lloyd Payne, his brother, killing
him instantly. -,
w. H. Hardy, prominent business
man OF Norfolk, has announced ms
candidacy for appointment to the Cor.
poration Commission.
Governor Montague granted a NUNS
Der OF conditional and some uncondi'
t;onal pardons OF convicts in the Vr;;
o;n;a Penitentiary. None OF the cases
IS notable or OF interest.
A charter was granted in the Cir
cuit Court of Lynchburg for the tor-
nation OF the United Order OF lou
glass, the object Of which will be TO
carry on general life insurance Dusi-
ness.
lanes Hurley, of Stanton, who is
employed as canvasman for the Omen.
tai Carnival Company, was shot and
wounded by Mrs. w. A. Heath, at
Petersburg. Hurley was on Mrs.
Heath's premises cursing and abusin!R(
her when she shot him. Hurley's
wound is not dangerous. -.
Mr.. William L. Blanks, well-knoYn
Young business man, was found dead
in Richmond in the bathroom at his
apartments. Death resulted from nat
ural causes. 80.
An eastbound freight on the Ches,
apeake and Ohio railroad collided
with a big slide near Perch, 20 miles
west OF Lynchburg, and IS cars load
ed with coal were wrecked. -
In the Court OF Law and Chancery at
Norfolk James w. Dunn entered suit
for $4,000 damages against S. ]. Da.
wilson, a saloonkeeper and member OF
the City Council, whom he charges will,
having alenated the affections of Mrs.
Dunn. She recently entered suit
against her husband for divorce.
In the Circuit Court of Chesterfield.
w. H. Hawkes., the colored man who
was elected from a car on the Atlantic
Coast Line, lost his. suit for $1,000
damages. Hawkes. was in the colored
car, and being apparently white, the
conductor ordered him to the white car.
Hawkes. refused and was put off the
train.