Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-02-21
LIVE news OF THE
OLD DOMINION.
Special Condensed Dispatches from
Many Points.
JOHN R. LINTHICUM CONVICTED.
That Dismal Swamp Monster Still at Work
Municipal Changes in ROanoke-Brlg''
Gen. Stith BoIing's S:aif-Death OF mr. W.
T. Plummer-Virginla Military Institute
Cadets Will Go to the Charleston Exposition.

Virginians received these pensions
Henry Gusts. Sewels Point, 50; Mar
garet Enler, Norfolk, So; Cyrenius Gal
finger, Thornburg, So; Joseph +: WOOD
Bonair, So; John Whitehus, Nor1olk
$r2; Andrew Rayford, Salem, So; Isaac
Ashby, Birdsnest, So; William M; IAN
ner, Smilax, $I2; Sinnett A. DUNG
White Post, $I2.
Brig Gen. Stith Boiling, of Peters
burg, commanding the First Brigade
Virginia Division, United Confederate
Veterans, officially announced the :ap'
pointment Of his staff officers, as fot
lows: William NJ Evans, of Richmond
Acknowledgement and chief of staff; b.
B. Vaughan, of Petersburg, assistant
general; E. NJ. Henry OF Nor
folk, inspcctor-general; D. A. Brown
Jr., of Richmond, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
all John c. Ewell of Millinbeck, Va,
commissary- general r. c. Marshall, OF
Portsmouth, judge-advocate-generali
Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, OF Peters
burg, surgeon general; Rev. b. y.
Tucker, of Norfolk, chaplain general
p. P. Winston, of Richmond, chief OF
ordnance, and T. d. Lockett, OF CreWe
Va, aidde-camp.
L. Frank Ames, a merchant at Ben,
nett's Creek, 10 miles from Suffolk, had
an experience with the Dismal Swamp
monster, which earlier in the week kill
ed seven of Edward Smiths dogs, ate
two of them and attacked Smith him
self. Ames says he shot at the strange
animal several times without effect. SIX
of his dogs were sent after it, but they
fed in terror and hid. The monster es-
capped. Later it appeared at the home OF
Henry Jordan, colored, and sat defiant
!y on the curbing of well. Superstl-
tious persons are much upset over the
strange visits and farmers are fearing
for the safety Of their stock The thing
is described as of long, gaunt form
vicious eyes and shaggy yellow hair.
Major J. r. Bryan, Jr., offered his res
ignation to the Roanoke City Council
and it was accepted. R. A. Buckner,
president of the Council, was made
Mayor, and Mr.. Bryan was elected po-
lice justice to fill the unexpired term
of the late Thomas F. Barksdale. 5.
P. Seifert was elected president of the
Council and J. Z. M. Hanckel as a Coun-
Gilman from the second ward to fill Mr..
Bucllner's unexpired term. G. w. Crum-
pecker was elected vice-president of the
City Council.
Mr.. w. T. Pluminer, of the firm Of
Plummer & Wheeler dealers in hard
ware, Petersburg, died very suddenly.
He left his store in his usual health, but
On arriving home he was taken sud
1enly i'll and died in a short time. Death
resulted from heart failure. The de-
ceased was ntive of Warrenton, N. G.,
and about 60 years Of age. He had
been engaged in the hardware business
IN Petersburg about 90 years. He leaves
a widow and six children, FIVE daughters
and one son.
The corps of cadets at the Virginia
Military Institute are jubilant over their
proposed trip to the Charleston Exposi-
lion the latter part of April. They ex-
pect to leave April 20 and will be alb
sent eight days. General Ship has
rendered the corps to Gov. A. J. Monta-
que as escort should he visit the Expo
sition at that time The boys from the
'West Point of the South always
show up we'll, and will on this occasion.
The strike of the molders at the Hun
ter Plow Works, Fredericksburg, re-
mains unchanged. The men, who de-
manded an increase of IS cents day,
declare they will not return to work I'M
less their demands are met, and the
owners of the plant state that their
places will be filled next week by other
men.
The iron furnace at Buena Vista, af
ter suspension of about two months,
has gone into blast and its first cast
caused a magnificent display of fire.
works as the hot metal came in contact
with the damp sand and molds. Some
of the workmen became frightened and
made hasty exit from the casting
house, but no damage was done.
The trial of John r. Linthicum upon
Indictment in the County Court of Shen-
andoah county, charged with the muir
der of young Bruce Lonas on the night
Of December IS, 1900, came to a close
n Woodstock, when the jury rendered
heir verdict placing his punishment at
i've years in the penitentiary.
A lumber barge owned by Brinkley &
Wilson, and bearing a cargo of high
grade boards, was burned Thursday
night near Reds Ferry. The crew had
quilt fire and gone ashore. There was
40 insurance. The same firm reports
that a undertaken schooner has run
aground in Nansemond river.
An unknown white man, with one leg
broken and railroad tie across his
neck, was found dead beside the track
Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad, north of Whitewater.
Two gold rings were on his hand. Moth
ing was found to disclose his identity.
It is supposed he was killed by train.
The railway conductors of the Nor
iolk and Western have demanded more
pay. A committee representing the Or.
der of Railroad Conductors recently
called on General Manager Johnson and
made the request for more wages. The
request has not been acted on.
Mr.. J. S. Snyder, a merchant OF Co.
lonial Beach, went coon hunting with
some friends A coon was located in a
tree and the tree was cut down. AS Il
fell a large limb rebounded, striking Mr.
Snyder on the head. 1t is thought his
skull is fractured.
The large store of r. B. Harris, al
UnionvI:e, Orange county, with stock
of goods, was destroyed by fire. Origin
unknown. Loss, $500; insurance,
$1,000.
The Dannehl Company has been char
tered to conduct the hotel business at
Fredericksburg and manufacture wine
from grapes.
Mrs. Nancy W. Moore, of Rockbridge
county, widow Of Capt. William T.
Moore, is dead, aged 81.
Mr.. Hugh Foster principal of Eben.
ezer graded school at Broomfeld, Lott
doun county is dead