Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-07-24
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned from All Over
the State.

Lawson Alexander, Mary J. Hyde,
Wilhemina J. Harrison, So each; Mary
Webb, $T2; William H. Roller, $40;
Benjamin c. Cook, SIS; Henry II.
Deming, $47; Beverly Randolph, Pu-
laski p. Merryman, William J. Craw-
ford, Maggie C. Huffman, each SI2;
Laney Glenn, $40; Eliza A. Ridout. So;
Caleb Bales, $I2; Esther w. Brooke,
SEQ; Francis Sorrel, S..
A two days conference of the lead
ing educators of the State was held at
Morgantown. This conference was ar
ranged some months ago by President
Purinton, of the West Virginia Univer-
sity, and the purpose of it is to bring
the subsidy schools of the State into
more harmonious relations with the uni
vcrsity. Statistics were given showing
that very few university graduates take
up work as teachers in the State, pre-
sumably for the reason that they get
much better salaries out Of the State.
Miss Beuah Munhal, of Pittsburg
who is spending the summer at Berkeley
Springs, sent UP toy balloon with her
card attached A few days later letter
came from a gentleman named Ralbic.
at Millville, Pa, saying the balloon had
been found near his home FIVE hours
after it had been sent up at Berkeley
Springs
John L. Hemp, 80 years old, car in
spector for the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, was found dead in the yard
at Huntington with his head crushed tc
a pulp. 1t is supposed that he fell be-
tween two cars.
Mrs. Frank Waugit was thrown from
her carriage near Proctorsville during
runaway and was probably fatally IN
jured. She was the wife of wealthy
farmer.
George w. Biser, of Berkeley Springs,
has entered suit against Eugene Van
Rensselaer,, owner of the water-works
plant at Berkeley Springs, for $4,000
damages for shutting off the water at his
house.
While blasting rock for a tunnel on
Tug river, near Cassvile, John Duskins
and Frank Cavely, of Wise county, Vir-
ginia were killed and several others
were seriously injured.
The old Ford homestead, located about
eight miles from Grafton, near the Iron
dale furnace, burned from detective
hue.
Rev. DR.. c. P. Williamson, one of the
best-known Christian ministers of the
South, a prominent educator. for the
last two years principal of the Richmond
Female Seminary and for 10 years prlor
to that time pastor of the largest church
of his denomination in Atlanta died III
Brooklyn, where he went a month ago
! for medical treatment. He was native
of Caroline county and 81 years old
His father, Capt Gabril Williamson
United States Army, died of yellow fever
at Pensacola. DR.. Williamson entered
the Home Guard at IS years of age. and
was one Of those who saw Gen. Robert
+. Lee ride up to his home i'll Richmond
after the surrender at Appomattox.
William Parham. aged years, and
his sister, who was even younger. were
playing with a shotgun, near their home
at Local. when the weapon was acct
IDENTIFY discharged, the load striking the
little girl in the head, killing her in.
stantly At the time of the oecurance
the parents of the children were out IL
the field at work 1t is said that the
boy became frightened after the killing
and ran away from home, but later re-
turned.
The trustees Of the Lexington public -
schools have rented for three years the
Anna Smith Academy Building and will
use the building for high school,
Lexington now has Board of Health
DR.. A. d. Estill being health officer, and
with DR.. Hamilton P. Howard, DR.
Harry D. Campbell, J. Med. Adair and
R. R. Witt compose the board.
Rockbridge county rye will be on exhi'
bition at the St. Louis Fair. Sample:
from the farm of J. Henry Leech, which
measured 7 feet inches. were procured
and shipped for display.
Clayton Peterson, colorcd of Win
chester. was struck on the head with
brick during fight. and is at the Win.
chester Memorial Hospital with his skull
crushed. His alleged assilant. Lee R
Boxwell, a well-to-do man, is in Jail
charged with murderously assulting the
negro.
John Simmons, colored, was tried las,
month in the Campbell County Court
for criminal assault and was given &c
years in the penitentiary He secured
new trial and this week jury rendered
verdict finding him not guilty.
n c. Manson, Jr., City Attorney OF
Lynchburg, has been elected trustee OF
Sweetbriar Institute to succeed the late
Rev. T. NJ. Carson. The board ordered
$Iooco additional work OH buildings.
Ben amin Steele, a farmer living
near Tulip. was struck by lightning
while blowing in a field during
thunder storm and was seriously injur-
ed. He was found inscnsible beside
the dead body of his horse. which had
been killed by the same bolt.
Mrs. Susan Porter, of Portsmouth.
who was knocked down in London
street by electric cars six weeks ago,
died in the Norfolk Hospital. She
was S. years old.
A. II. Evans has sued the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway for $4,000. lie
was Waterman in the yards OF the COM
pany at Primers Point two years ago.
when he was arrested and detained by
the company OH a charge OF stealing
shoes. He was convicted in magiS-
trates court but discharged CT APP
peal. He sues now for false arrest.
The Alexander Brown & Sons inter.
csts are said to nave withdrawn from
he Newport News-Norfolk electric
power and railway combine, Which IL
capitalized at $9,ooo,ooo.
Kagey S. Roller, Luray boy, is
developing into an artist Of consider
able merit. his original designs being
especially good;