Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-05-09
LIVE NEWS OF THE
OLD DOMINION.
Latest Happenings Cleaned From All
Over the State.
TO GET SLICE OF ENGLISH ESTATE.
Narrow Escape Of the Atlanta and Newport
News Train-Train Robber Searcy Released
From Prison May Again Encamped at
Leesburg-Passenger Agent Bunch Resigns
Suicide of H. T. Hall-Other News.


Leesburg-Passenger Agent Bunch Resigns
Suicide of II. 7. HalI-Other News.
Pensions Granted Original-Samuel
Cauley, Eastville, $I2; James E. Ayers,
Mearsville, $40; (war with SPAIN, Da-
vid c. Barton, Dublin, SO; Aaron Null
len, Norfolk, So. Increase, Restoration,
Reissue, etc.-Paul Marshner, National
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, $I2;
Richard Faggains, Sturgconville, So.
Original Widows, etc. (war with SPAIN
Margaret R. Culbertson, Coeburn, $I2.
Increase, Widows Especial, accrued April
I7)-Alice deK. Shattuck, East End,
$40. Original-Jesse Stran, Pastoral,
$40. War with Spain-Charles B. Plaiss,
Newport News, So. Original Widows,
etc, Especial, accrued April I4)-Lucin-
da Thomas, Woolsey, So. Increase,
Restoration, Reissue, etc.-Thomas Wat
kins, Norfolk. $I4. Original Widows,
etc. Especial, accrued April I2)--Betty
Johnson, Lent, So.
Joseph w. Colbert and family, Of
Portsmouth, were notified by their Eng
lsh lawyers that the Colbert family's
share of the William Bradford estate
would amount to between $4,000 and
100000. The entire estate is valued at
Size, ZOO, 900, the accumulation OF cen
fury, and both American and English
lawyers have for many years been at
tempting a settlement between the heirs
in this country and England, final com
promise having been effected. The Col.
bert family are direct descendants OF
Bradford, and James Bradford Stuart
Colbert, a member of the family is a
relative of the late Confederate general,
]. E. B. Stuart. William Bradford came
over in the Mayhower in 1920. His
wife, who owned the estate, died on the
voyage. The estate consists of realty in
England, which has been increasing in
value. Bradford succeeded Governor
Carver, who was the first chief executive
of Plymouth colony and served 81 years.
1t is stated by Gen. George H. Harris,
commanding the National Guard OF the
District of Columbia, that his command
will again encamp at Leesburg this sum-
mer for their annual meneuvers. The
officers are reported as saying that unless
other sections of the country within a
radius of 50 miles of Washington can
present something out of the ordinary
the guardsmen will pay Leesburg another
10 days visit, as in 1900 and 1901. The
health of the troops while in camp there
was the best, the water unexcelled and
everything was made pleasant for the
soldier boys by the residents OF the town.
Fire early the other morning destroyed
two and badly damaged five buildings in
the heart of Norfolk's business district.
The fire started shortly after o'clock
in the building occupied by the Virginia
Candy Company. The flames quickly
spread to MacDonald's restaurant, on
the north, and to L. P. Roberts grocery
on the south. The latter building was
wrecked by falling wall The other
buildings were only slightly damaged.
The loss is about $4,000 or $4,000,
which is fully covered by insurance.
Charles J. Searcy, the now famous
criminal who assisted in the robbery Of
a train on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad seven years ago,
was released from the Richmond peni-
tertiary, and lost no time in disappearing
from that vicinity. Searcy turned States
evidence after his arrest and his accom-
Observation-Disclosures got a long
term on his testimony, has sworn to
kill him. In dread of Morganheld, who
is desperate man, Searcy will put as
many miles between them as possible.
Mr.. H. T. Hall committed suicide at
his home in the county, several miles
from Danville, near Chestnut Level. De-
Ginning dinner on the plea that he was
not hungry, while the family were dining
he took shotgun into the yard and dis
charged the contents into his own head.
There is no known cause for the act,
other than that life seemed to have be-
come a burden to him. He was becom-
ing infrm in body, being in his sixty.
seventh year, and unsound in mind, and
seemed to crave death.
At meeting of the citizens of Wash
ington district, in Westmoreland county,
held for the purpose of discussing the
public road question, resolutions were
adopted bearing on the subject, and a
permanent committee for the entire dis
trict was appointed to advise with the
authorities as to the best method of en-
forcing contracts and in managing the
roads.
The Norfolk and Washington steamer
Newport News and the Chesapeake Line
steamer Atlanta narrowly escaped a col
ision in the Norfolk harbor. Both YES
sells contended for the starboard right of
way and many cross whistles were
blown. But for the fact that the At
anta backed at full speed a disastrous
collision would have resulted.
A forest fire in Westmoreland county
burned over an area of 100 acres. de-
stroying much timber, and consumed 5o,-
600 feet of lumber at the Gardy saw
mill, on which there was no insurance.
But for the efforts of number of men,
the large mill and machinery would have
been destroyed.
R. E. L. Bunch, general passenger
agent of the Seaboard Air Line, has ten
dered his resignation. He will terminate
his connection with the system imme-
diately and will 60 East in other service
The announcement of the successor Of
Mr. Bunch has not yet been made.
The Second District Congressional
Committee of the Democratic party met
in Norfolk and set Tuesday, August 10,
as the day for holding the Congressional
primary election.
J. H. Peters has instituted suit in the
Circuit Court of Petersburg against the
Southsidc Railway and Development
Company, of that city, for $1,000 dam
ages for alleged injuries received BY