Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-07-31
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

A. Slower, each s.; Thomas Kane, IS;
Daniel NJ. Collins, Cyrus Haul,, Ezra
I. Adams, Florence S. Gilmore, each
s.: Henry Dash, SI2; minor OF Charles
Holzschub, $40; John Roach. James w.
Cruise, Thomas Dooley, each So; Mar.
tin Johnson, Adoniram J. Swift, Isaac
P. Wark, Martin Woodhouse. each So;
Charles Hoffman, $40; Dewitt P. Hub
bard, William Reed, each $I2, Henry
higgins, Alfred Edwards, John Gray,
Henson Young, Cavalier Cowen, each
s.; Richard Webb, $40; Richard Lin
ton, So Lucinda T. Nourse, So.
Mr.. B. J. Wysor, OF Russell county
second clerk to the Corporation Com
mission, has just sold $4,000 acres OF
coal lands in Russell county to Messrs
Hall and Alexander, OF Indiana, for
$50 an acre The deed was fixed up and
the transaction will be closed at once
Much of the land is said to be very
valuable and would bring much more
than $50 an acre is sold separately. II
is understood that the purchasers will
begin work shortly to develop the coal
ields thereon.
Wayne Glasscock, who lived neat
Broad Run, on the Manassas division
of the Southern Railway, was struck
and instantly killed by a northbound
passenger train about half mile from
Broad Run. He was returning from
he Manassas horse show. His body
was horribly mutiated, his head being
severed from the body. Both legs
than S. oan acre il sold separately. 1t
and one arm were also cut off.
The Richmond Fire Insurance Com
pany, to do a general fire, lighting and
marine insurance business, was char.
.ered with an authorized capital OF
100000. 1t is composed OF New York
Pennsylvania and Richmond men. Will
liam c. Tegeihoff, Of New York, is
president
Shenandoah county has larger crop
If wheat this year than for a number
Of years past. In many places the yield
ias reached p bushels per acre.
A fire at Windsor burned Rhodes
Bros livery stable. feed house and
carload OF hay. The report that the
owns business section was destroy
I'd is untrue. The loss of $4,000 is part
y covered by insurance.
James Boyer, Fl years old, Bati-
more and Ohio brakeman, whose home
Vas at Ronceverte, while throwing a
switch near Fairmont, fell in front OF
an engine, which passed over him, sew
.ring his head and arm from his body.
w. T. Hopke, OF Wheeling, has been
appointed master carpenter OF the
Monongah division. Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, succeeding the late g.
w. Creel, who was killed by being
struck by an engine while riding on
railroad bicycle.
M. Carpenter, engaged in the build
ing OF house near Academy. i'll Pc
cahontas county, reports having dis
covered an ice cave near that place. Al
though it is difficult OF access, he made
frequent visits to it, not for the pur-
pose OF exploring, but to get supplies
Of ice for use during the hot weather.
The entrance is made along a rugged
descent, roping being used to render it
less hazardous. He reports that as
far as the eye could penetrate walls,
floor and ceiling seemed to consist OF
ice, packed in irregular blocks and
masses. The discovery OF a moonShln-
ers still and mint bed in the near
ncighborhood is now engaging Mr..
Carpenters attention.
The postoffice at Lisbon. in Bedford
county, was robbed and all the stamps
and some money were stolen. The safe
at Gillespie. near by. was blown open
and $1,000 in notes, bonds and papers
were taken away. Bloodhounds were
borrowed from Lynchburg to track the
criminals, but at the latest report the
dogs had accomplished nothing.
P. A. Walstrum, who for 81 years
has been the manager OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, Charlottes-
vile, has resigned, and has been sue
ceeded by E. C. Martin, OF Gordensvllle.
Mr.. Walstrum has been offered bet
ter position by the Norfolk and West
ern Railway Company, and he will
probably accept it.
w. G. Baldwin, chief of the Baldwin
Detective Agency, Roanoke, received
telegram from one OF his men announc-
ing the fact that the miners strike in
the Chesapeake and Ohio coal fields
was called off. The strike has been on
for many months.
The growing crop Of tobacco in Car
oline county is very promising.
The hay crop throughout Caroline
county has turned out far better than
was expected and trucking and the corn
crops are fourishing.
John Laun, for several years past
keeper of the National Cemetery, in
Dinwidde county, short distance
from Petersburg, has been notified by
the War Department OF his transfer to
the National Cemetery at Loudon
Park. near Baltimore. He will be sue
ceeded by James H. Savadge, who for
some wears past has been keeper Of
the National Cemetery at Winchester.
Mrs Martha Blanton, OF Caroline
died, aged IL years. She is
survived by one son and one daughter
Charles Fl. Gochenour 20 years old,
was instantly killed while assisting in
raising a large barn on the farm Of Mr.
Samuel Golladay. near Woodstock.
The north end Of the barn fell and nat
to escape Mr.. Gochenour ran
under large corner post, which crush
ed him to death. The deceased was
prosperous farmer, and is survived by
his widow and one small child.
D. H. Bailey, who was injured while
on duty as an engineer on the Virginia
and Southwestern Railway, has brought
suit against the company for alleged
damages in the sum OF $4,000.
The Star warehouse, in Danville, op.
Grated by C. D.. NOEL & Co., and the
four story prizery, owned by John B.
Anderson & o., were burned The
loss is abou $4,000, including be-