Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-24
LIVE news OF The
OLD DOMINION.
specia! condemned Dispatches FRO"
Many Points.
BIENNIAL SESSIONS DISPOSED Of
No "Ro,d. Over Senato.s-Ail Members OF be'r
Houses of the Legislature TO Be Chosen az
The Same Time-Mr Rouss' Sixly'Six'D
Birtfday-The burial OF Latane"-Buen'
Vista a Busy Town-PeEsions Granted.

Daniels, RosSlyn $I7; Maria Beckett,
Birds Nest, So; Patrick Burns, National
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, SI2;
Tohn Woods, National Soldiers Home,
Elizabeth City, $40. Mexican War
William c. Bristow, Saluda, SI2.
Richard II. WeStmore, Petersburg,
$I2; Thomas Robey, East Radford,
$I2; William c. Carmack, Ewing,
$Ie Isaac N. Bowman, Woodstock, $I2 !;
Alpheus w. Poage, Wytheville, SIC A;
Richard Bergman, National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City county, $I2; Will
liam Ellis, Jr., Petersburg, So.
Mrs. peterborough, who, it will DC
remembered, is the central figure in the
famous picture, the Burial of Latane,
is in Richmond in an old ladies home.
She is about o. years old Mrs. Brock
enbrough has just made a written state
ment, which eorrects an important
feature of this picture of the burial OF
young Latane. The celebrated portrait
represents Mrs Brockenbrough reading
the burial service at the grave Of the
young Confederate. She says this is an
historical error. She was sick at the
time of the interment, and that sad serv-
ice was performed by a member of the
Methodist Church. an old man in the
neighborhood. Had | known how
much attention this matter would have
attracted" said Mrs. Brockenbrough, 81
should certainly have been present"
At meeting of the Charley Rouss
Fire Company of Winchester letter was
read by President George H. Kinzel
from Mr. Charles Broadway RousS, the
blind millionaire, of New York, inclos-
ing check for ST 800 "as "a more EN-
phatic expression of my gratitude for the
distinguished honor it was proposed
to confer upon me in noticing my sixty
sixth birthday" as Mr.. Rouss said in his
letter. Resolutions thanking Mr.. RouSs
for his princely gift to his namcsakc
company were passed and will be for
warded to the philanthropist.
AS an industrial and manufacturing
town Buena Vista, situated on the
North River, eight miles from Lexing-
ton, takes the lead in that section. Five
large enterprises-the Buena Vista Ex-
tract Works. the Columbian Paper Com
pany, the Blue Ridge Tanning Company,
the Buena Vista Furnace and the Buena
Vista Wooien Mills-give employment
to more than 400 persons with an an
nual payroll of over $4,000. This
statement does not include many smaller
enterprises.
The Constitutional Convention, after
an interesting debate rejected the propo-
sition for reconsidering the biennial SEES
sions of the General Assembly. The
convention adopted the section of the
Legislative Committees report proVid-
ing for biennial instead of quadrennial
sessions of the General Assembly. BY its
action the convention provides that there
shall be no hold-over Senators, but that
The members of that body and the House
shall be chosen at the same time and
hold for the same terms.
The Virginia Bridge and Iron Compa-
ny held its annual meeting at Roanoke.
Reports show that the company con-
tracted for work amounting to $4,000
last year, and it was decided to increase
the capital stock from 100000 TO $780,
300, every dollar of which was taken by
the old stockholders.
1t is announced that as a result of re-
cent conference the pay of the Norfolk
and Western telegraphers is to be sub
stantially increased and a new set OF
working rules adopted. The new ar
rangement will go into effect on Febru-
airy 1.
At Lynchburg Joe Howell and George
Mack negroes, had a quarrel over ring
and a girl Howell drew a pistol and
fred at Mack four times, wounding him
in the leg and abdomen. The wounds
are of a most serious character and are
expected to prove fatal Howell was
arrested.
The board of trustees Of Washington
and Lee University are expected to meet
early in February to elect successor to
Prof. Henry ST. George Tucker, of the
chair of constitutional and international
law. Mr.. fuckers resignation will go
into effect at the end of the present col
egiate year, July I next.
The barn of BEN amin Baggett, at
Spring Park, near Alexandria, was de-
stroyed by fire.
Capt. Samuel Franklin, one of the old
est citizens of Bedford county, is dead,
aged 50 years.
Miss Lillian Roundtree, a young
school-teacher, of near Norfolk, was
seriously shot by the accidental discharge
of gun in the hands of boy named
Jones'
One hundred and thirty-three business
men of Norfolk have signed paper for
the organization of Chamber of Com
MERGE in that city.
A burglar made an unsuccessful at
tempt to blow open the safe of the
Lynchburg Traction and Light Com
pany. He got two overcoats.
By large majority Henry county has
voted a subscription of $4,000 to the
Mount Rogers and Eastern Railroad.
Miss Mahala Weaver, II years old, OF
Writ county, has sued Philip McCauleey
of the came county, tor $4,000 Tor
breach Of promise.
Edward A. Kelly, of Norfolk, has in
vented an electric mail car which he
claims will run 400 miles an hour.
Mr. M. C. Weaver, of Northurnber-
land county, has a calf with six well-de-
veloped legs and feet and two stomachs'
The dairymen of Newport News have
nledqed themselves not to water or adu!l
terate their milk, but prices will be ad-
vanced.
The Virginia Constitutional Conven-
tionis now making good Roadway with
its work. So far three committee re-
ports have been adopted.
The citizens of Edenburg, Shenandoah
county, are agitating the question OF or
ganizing a bank there.
Mahlon Orndorff, of Shenandoah
county, fell from a window and sustain
ed Injuries which caused his death