Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

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/, HIGHLAND CLERK SOLD FERT1-s
LIVER FoR CEMENT.
IND a LAWS i ''':;'l UT Il FOLLOWED.
he PURCHASER mixed the Two Ma Ma
terIal. In Fini.hins Cistern and
the water was Ruined-Andrev',
Beverase'. Death-A Remarkab'e
Incident.
ND j. LAWSUIT FOL OWED.

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MONTEREY, va, January 1o.-lspe,
iaI.1-A former Monterey boy-Mr. 5fa AUG
trimbIe-has becom asthe party to Dam IAN
ge suit; the cir. instances connecteo
I. 18th which are, to say the least, very
nusua!. =
Mr.. Trimble has for, some time, been n
s he employ OF a mercantile house at Mar.
nton. a short time ago the firm sup.
lied q. country customer with cement 10.
5nis11ing cistern, but before using II
he gentleman decided that the guam
II was insufficient and called for an
Their barrel. Mr.. Tr1mDle, as salesman
oiled out a barrel Of fertilizer through
1istake, and the mass was mixed, pre-
AIRED for use and applied. Copious snow.
RS soon filled the new receptacle, out
when the water supply was sampled oy
he family 1t was promptly condemned.
md inquiry and Investigation revealed
he fact Of the mistake as above men
Toned. The suit instituted is to recover
.amages from the firm for which Mr..
rrimble is clerking.
MRS. ANDREW - BEVERAGE DEAD
Mrs. Andrew Beverage, whose critl-
al illness was referred to In a pre-
.ious letter, died at her home In Lower
zStrabbottoIn, on Friday morning, at the
age OF 6S years. Mrs. Beverage is spoken
of by all who knew her as one of the
best women Of >Crabbortom. She was
formerly Miss Susan Jack. and has three
brothers and one sister, who survive
her. Two brother-Martin and Levi-live
in this county. the third one-Mr. John
Jack-in Oregon, and the stster-Ars.
Voster-in Grant county. West Virginia
The funeral took place from Crabbot-
tom Presbyterian church, conducted by
- o. srr|..s.
Mr.. e. II. McClintic, representing the
Town Council. has just purchased lamps
for lighting the streets Of the town.
adjusted so as to go out at desired
time. This is the old towns first intro
duction to street lamps.
A REMARKABLE INCIDENT.
A remarkable incident, as the result o,
a family reunion. Is reported from our
sister State. just across the line. More
than a half century ago, two. brothers
named Sutton, then mere boys, had 8
joint rail-naking contract in the back
woods county in which they lived.
|; The contract was one OF big proportions
for those days, and was efficiently ar
duous and prolonged to make an in.
gdelible impression upon the minds Of The
Two young woodsmen. In the execution
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ron-wood wedges or gluts were employ
d, and, when the job was finished. they
we're placed in the hollow OF a chestnut
tree. Time passed., scenes changed, ane
the paths Of the boys diverged. One Of
them. after dfsy-years. residence II
he far West, came Back recently to :
family reunion: The retrospect was full
Of interest, and chief among the Incl
Tents recalled was that of the rail con
tract. the slowing away Of the brentwood
sluts being a detail not overlooked
Their threescore and !. ten years hae
brought them to second. .chhdhood, and
prompted by misunderstanding and mo
lives. they tottered about the scene I'M
il the tree was located. and were sur
prised and gratifed to find the. tire,
wedges intact. perfectly preserved ant
lust where the bi4stered, horny. youns
hands had placed them some sixty years
before.
One OF the large number Of new resi-
Gences erected in Highland during tn,
past year was that OF Mr.. Ed. e.. Wade
Of Back Creek. It is said to be one 8
the neatest and most convenient OF tina
neighborhood.
Mr.. WATSON Terry. an enterprisin.
Young farmer of the county. last weel
took forty-seven live turkeys to tn
staunton market and received the hand
some return Of $78 In cash.