Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-04-03
THE OLD DOMINION
latest News Cleaned From All Over
the State.

DdNld Mundefl, PleaSant KldSe, Sl2
John Heineman, $40; Robert Hogg
SI2; Laurence Lynch, $I2, all OF Ma
!lonal Soldiers Home, in Elizabeth
Slty county; John R. Bales, National
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City county,
sT2; BuShrod Jackson, Milldale, S.
John II. Burke, Saumsvillc, So: VIII.
liam Tefft, Kelso, $40; George Wilkin
son, Fremont, So; John Jinkins, Aso.
TN, SI2; Minors OF J. Diggs, Newport
News. SIC.
The death OF Mr.. Benjamin f. Ire
nary at his home, in Boyce, made the
third death in his house within a
month. The family consisted of two
brothers and three maiden sisters. Miss
Fannie Trenary died about a month
ago. Her sister, Miss Charlotte, was
taken i'll at the funeral and died week
| II. Y. hSHUy, prvpIIvrOr ...~---
ington Hotel, Newport News, dropped
dead. He was one OF the best known
hotel men in this section. Mr.. Ashby
was at one time engaged in business
in Richmond and also in Philadelphia
The University of Virginia Alumni
Association will hold a banquet at the
Warwick Hotel on Jefferson's birthday.
April 10. Governor Montague and
other distinguished speakers have been
! invited.
MILFORD Davis. who shot and killed
| Chief OF Police Page MarStellar at FL
kins and was sentenced to hang April
g. has been granted respite OF 90 days
by Governor White
Alexandria Lodge, No. I, Benevolent
Protective Order Of Elks, elected ed
ward Quinn delegate and George Brad
ley alternate to the Grand Lodge OF the
order to be held in Baltimore July 2I
to %.
The Baltimore and Ohio is using sew
eral engines OF the Western Maryland
Railroad in the effort to relieve the
heavy freight congestion between Mar
!insburg and Cumberland.
Col. w. l.. Laughlin. formerly OF the
National Hotel, OF McKeeSport. Pa,
has leased the Exchange Hotel, III
Fredericksburg, and will open it for
business on April Is.
Miss Hattie Seabright, the Io-ycar-
old daughter OF Mr.. James Seabrlght, a
prominent contractor OF Winchester,
was probably fatally burned. The doc
tor says her death is only question OF
few hours. Miss Seabright was III
the yard at her home watching burn
ing brush-ple. when, i'll some unac-
countable manner, her dress ignited. In
moment she was i'll flames: Her
screams brought her two sisters
Misses Corrine and Helen-and a col
ored man to her assistance. But their
efforts to qucnch the flames were not
successful until all her clothing had
been burned off and her body was one
mass of charred flesh. Miss Seabrlght
is a popular young lady and an earnest
church worker.
Robert Ellyson, II years OF age, OF
Richmond, struck match on the seat
OF his trousers, which h. become sat
urated with gasoline accidentally He
was so badly burned that he may die
The young man got gasoline on his
trousers, it is thought, while i'll a gro
Gerry store. He had cigarette III his
mouth. Wishing light. he struck
match on his trousers. The cloth I'M
mediately blazed up. and before the
blaze could be put out the young man
was seriously burned He was taken
to a hospital.
Mrs. Martha Bromley. widow OF
John Bromley. who resided near VIM
chester. choked TO death during vlo-
lent fit OF coughing. She retired at night
in excellent health, but was awakened
by coughing SPELL During a par
oxysm she was strangled to death after
five minutes OF suffering. Mrs. Brom-
ley's husband was a wealthy farmer:
She was - years old and is survived
bv seven children.
Mrs. Mary A. Lemly, IS years OF
age, widow OF James Lcmly, died at
Stephens City. She is survived by sew
cn children-MiSseS Lucy and Emma
Lemly. OF Stephens City; Mrs. Ada
Clark, OF West Virginia; Mrs. Ellen
Clark, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mary
Clark. OF this county; McSsrs. James
". and Robert \. Lcmly, OF Stephens
City.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
approved the applications OF S. ]. John
son and Fl. A. Thompson. OF Leesburg.
and A. w Sinclair J. +. Harrcl and
William II. Brown. of Prince William
county. to establish a national bank,
with a capitalization OF $4,000. All the
stock has been subscribed.
Judge Richard H. Tcbbs called To-
cal option election in~Lcesburg maglS'
terial district for April 9.
G. F. Blue. colored. was fined SEoo
in court at Winchester and sentenced
to six months in jail for selling liquor
without license He appealed.
The Laurel Fork Lumber Company
was chartered in Bristol. and is CAPT
taized at $4,000. A. f. Otto, OF Alex.
andria, Ind, is president.
A large vote was polled i'll the local
option election i'll Charlottesville, the
vets carrying every ward i'll the city
save one, the Third. giving them a ma
iority OF III.
Judge Robert +. Waller, of Stafford
county. has announced that lie will be
candidate iot the State Senate at the
election to be held next fall.
Frederick Duke, who lived near Han
over Courthouse, was drowned halt a
mile from Atlee, on tho Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. in 4 small puddle
OF water Sunday morning.
AT Three Stores. near Churchland
Norfolk county. Charles Martin and
William Britt. colorcd. fought with
knives. Martin plunged his knife
through Britt's heart. Martin escaped
The body OF James Foster colored,
who ran into James river some time
back TO escape David Boyd, who was
pursuing and shooting at him, was
found on fish trap i'll the river.
There was a bad washout OIL the
South Railway. near Emporia, Va, and
tra;ns could not pass the place, but