Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-07-03
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All over
the State.

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Richard Cheek, John L. Ellison and
Charlotte R. Molcs, each $I2; John
Riggs, Thomas Shaw, Alcnda Allen
Mary Susan Enroughty, each So; Al
bert S. Denning, Richard P. Ihrall'
each $I4; minors OF John Jones, $I4;
George H. Allen (dead), David f.
Shields, David. Lindsey, each SI2;
Archie Chapman, Jesse Clcaver, each
SIo Jane Hamlin, Elizabeth M. Har'
Ian, Silvia Williams, each So; Joseph
Maxwell, S.
City officials of Portsmouth, incens'
ed at the delay OF the street car COM
pany in replacing the alleged rotten ties
on Court street before the laying OF
asphalt pavement there is begun, went
out with axes and chopped the ties 'ncy
found too rotten to last. The oficialS
do not wish to have the asphalt taken
up within a year or two to replace rot
ten ties, even though the railway COM
pany is obligated to repair the pave
ment at its own expense. Many ties
were chopped, SO they must now be re-
placed.
The Evangelical and Prohibition AS
ISOLATION will hold its twenty sixth an
nual assembly near Purcclville August
a. continuing one week. An auditorium
has just been completed 50 by 100 feet,
with a seating capacity OF 5000. Among
the speakers to be present are Rev.
George R. Stewart, OF Tennessee; Silas
{. Swallow, OF Pennsylvania, and L. A.
Coulter, OF Virginia; Mrs. E. N. Bur-
CESS, OF New York, and Rev. George
Wavcrly Briggs, OF Kentucky. MIR. D.
J. lIoge, OF Lincoln, is chairman, and
Mr.. c. c. Gaver, OF Hillsboro, secre-
tary
Benjamin Brown, colored, was run
over and killed near the Southern Rail
road depot in Alexandria. He was
supposed to have been trying to steal
a ride to Lynchburg
John NJ Oakley, OF Roanoke, has
been appointed a member OF the State
Embalming Board.
T. J. Anderson, a carpenter, 50 years
Of age of Norfolk, fell from the scat
folding in a skylight on which he was
at work in new building and was kill
ed He fell through the lightshaft to
the floor, IS feet below and was crush
ed Anderson was standing on car
penter's HORSE and got so near the
end that the horse tipped, and he fell
between the pianks to his death.
The election held in Lynchburg to de-
eide whether the Council should appro-
pirate 100000 for bringing water from
the mountains of Amherst county by
gravity resulted in I.244 for the gravity
system and I78 against it, This means
that Lynchburg will erect 6o-foot dam
on Pedlar river, rs miles distant. and
construct reservoir to hold 100000.
ooo gallons of water The system will
bring water through a 36-inch pipe
across the Tobacco Row Mountains,
over James river, six miles above the
city, and thence through Bedford to the
city reservoir which will be $50 feet be-
low the Pedlar intake. The pipe will
probably be constructed of wooden
slaves. Three pipeline routes have been
surveyed, the last one, which will prob
ably be selected, having been under the
direction of James H. Fuerte, of New
Lynchburg.
York, and City Engineer Shaner, OF
James +. Ford. who disappeared III
February from Gloucester county, has
returned to his home. A few hours after
his marriage Mr.. Ford left his bride
saying he would return in short time
and went aboard his oyster boat. he
was traced to Newport News, after
which the clue was lost The latter part
of February body found at Norfolk
was identified as that of Ford and was
buried by his relatives, who incurred
him as dead Mr. Ford says he has beer
in New Jersey
The General officers of the Virginia
and Southwestern Railway we're moved
into the new Burson Building at Bris-
tol. The Offices of the Virginia Iron
Coal and Coke Company, with force oil
about 50 men, will be moved there from
Radford, within tho next few days.
| Alexandria's municipal expenses fol
the closing fiscal year were $I63,627.9o
the receipts were exactly the same. Til:
is nearly double the amount expended by
Alexandria in any other year since 1860
The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society has a project that asks for the
four streets that meet at the Lee Mont
ment, Richmond, be named Westmore
land, Arlington, Lexington and Rich
mond.
James II. Cox, son of R. NJ. Cox, o
Elliston, was run over and mangled by
a freight train near Richards.
Alexander Hammer, business man O
Graham, fell from a passenger train a
Bluestone Junction and was instantly
killed. He was standing on the platform
and lost his balance.
Frank Perry. colored, assaulted Sam
uel Sport. colored in the city jail
Newport News. He used razor ant
slashed Sport, inflicting several wounds
Sport had just been admitted to tn
Jail. The cutting is said to have resulted
from a fight over a woman.
Farmers in the Woodstock section arr
harvesti'-~ but have been retarded b,
continued showers. The grain is plumb
and of fine quality.
Police Sergeant Graves had a DIES
perate fight with crazy negro comm
ed in the Roanoke city jail The negro
created great excitement and secured
the paddock to his cell. Sergeant Grave
attempted to get it from him, when thu
negro sprang upon him. and despcr
ate struggle cnsucd. The negro KEEP
praying while the struggle was on, ant
it was not until two other policemen
arrived that he was oyerpowercd.
Mrs. Lula Brame a widow, ant
Leighton Kershaw, OF Lynchburg
clopcd to Pelham. N. C., and wer
married there Saturday night. Ker
shaw is only 70 years old and his pa
rents opposed the marriage on accoun
Of his youth.
A young lady is now manager OF tn
Williamsburg telephone system.
Work is still going on the cope
| shaft on Hook mountain. Page county