Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-01-16
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Oyes
the State.

J. c. Cooper, of Petersburg, repre-
senting the Chesapeake and Western
Railroad people, has been to Gloucester
Point, it is understood, to complete the
deal in real estate on which his conf
pany had options This company con-
templated a survey of their proposed
route a month or two ago to within a
mile or so above Gloucester Point, re-
framing from running the lines of the
proposed terminal Much interest il:
conferred in this new phase of the situa'
ton and the outlook for actual devel
opments is brighter than ever before
This road taps section of country w.
ing in the western part of the State rich
in timber and mineral wealth, but a.
yet undeveloped.
The Harrisonburg Chapter of tn,
Daughters of the Confederacy hal
adopted a resolution offered by Mrs
Emma Bryan, historian of the chapter
asking that the organizations of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
of each State bestow medal of value
upon the pupil of each school who shall
prepare the best address or essay upor
the Southern Confederacy, its war OF
heroes, to be delivered on Memoria
Day
Fire swept away two-thirds of the
manufacturing plant OF the Virginia.
Carolina Chemical Company in Rich.
mond, only the acid building remaining
No estimate of the loss will be given
out from the offices of the company, hui
it is thought to be over 100000 1t is
stated that there will be no interruption
of the business of the company by rea'
son of the fire and that the loss is fully
covered by insurance About 70 mer
are thrown out of work temporarily.
The transfer of the stock and bonds
of the Portsmouth, Berkeley and Suffolk
Water Company from the Railway and
Light Company of America to the syn
dictate headed by Mr.. G. ODER, Of Balti
more, but including many local capital
lists, has been completed Mr.. John S.
Watson is to be president of the new
company, which will operate under the
old name.
At the Leander Mccormick Observa
tory, Charlottesville, an investigation is
being made of the standards of faint
stellar magnitudes in cooperation with
the Harvard, Yerkes and Lick Observa-
tories, to be followed by study of the
more important long period variables
BllAinont, in Loudoun county, will, it
is said, be transformed into a resort
town, largely for Washington people
The Southern Railway, taking note Of
the fact that the Bluemont section i:
located upon the Blue Ridge, overlook.
ing the beautiful Shenandoah Valley foi
miles, shows a willingness to do much
to attract the wealthy people of Wash.
ington to that part of Virginia. A stock
company has, it is understood, secured
options on a number OF tracts OF lant
for the purpose of laying them on
in wide streets and building lots. Al
ready several modern residence.
have been erected. 1t is also propos-
ed to build a modern hotel at Bluemoni
to accommodate 1000 persons. There
is now hotel there. conducted BY
Jules Demonet, of Washington. The
new observatory of the Weather Blu
reau is to be located in the same neigh.
borhood. This building, it is said. viii
be built of stone, three stories high
and will cost about $4,000.
Edward Hairston, of Roanoke, the
negro who, it is alleged, murdered Lo
gan Monday at the passenger station
several weeks ago, was captured in
barn near Cascade Station, in Henry
county, by Sheriff R. E. Davis.
Judge John w. Woods, of the Hust.
ngs Court, has granted charter tc
he Montgomery Anthracite Coal Com
pany, with a maximum capital of $780,,
300. The incorporators are JOSEPH
Stras, ]. E. M. Henckel, Frank Hill
A. D. w. Walton and Lucian H. Cooke
They will operate semi-anthracite
:oal mine located in Montgomery
county, not far from Blacksburg.
The report OF the Virginia Oyster
Commission. which has just been sub
nitted to the Governor, shows that
he net revenue to the State for The
"a months during which the commits: