Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-01
The OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All Over
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Norfolk, So; John NJ. r. Anderson,
National Soldiers Home. Ellzabeth
City county. s.; Fred l.. Matteson, Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City
county, $I2; Henry L. Cabell, Cedar
vile, $I2: Edward w. Goodwin Mex
lean War;, Lunenburg. $I2; Christian
q. Merritt. Grcenville. $I2; John Nc
Cartv. Latana, So; William I. Clark,
Meherrim, $I2; Sidney Stout, LucketS,
So
Mrs. Elizabeth c. McKcnna died at
Charlottesville Wednesday night. \
part of the house in which her body
lay fell on account OF excavations. he
workmcn narrowly escaped,
The observance OF Confederate Me
mortal Day i'll Lexington has been set
ior Saturday. May %, The chief mar
shall will be Col w. T. Poague, OF the
Virginia Military Institute.
Mrs. Samuel T. Early, vile OF S. T.
Early, OF Alcorn, Miss, died at the
home OF her late father, Mr.. Samuel
Adair. near New Monmouth. Rock
bridge county, aged 40 years. She was
married on Christmas Day.
Miss Margater Hockenberry, Of Mar
tinsburg, died at the age OF OF years.
The old lady arose during the night and
began to dress and expired about 80
minutes later. She had retired i'll her
usual health.
The engagement OF Miss Bona Faun-
leroy Harrison, daughter OF Mrs. Pow
ell Harrison, OF Lecsburg, and Mr.
Walter II. Taylor, City Engineer at
Norfolk. Va. has been announced. The
marriage will take place on June 24Ft
the home OF the brides mother. ,
Two large factories owned and opSr-
ated by Smiling & Co., Lynchburg.
were destroyed by fire When the
alarm was given flames were issuing
from the tops OF both structures, and
before the fircmen got to work all CT
forts to-Save them were hopeless. Many
nearby factories were i'll danger. The
Smiling buildings were connected by all
archway of wood, and it is supposed
hat the fire spread through this. sub,
ling & Co. ship annually millions OF
pounds OF tobacco to Germany. The
value OF the two buildings is about $780,
300 and OF fixtures $4,000 The stock
on hand is variously estimated at from
$4,000 to 100000. The loss is about
$4,000. While the MessrS. Suhling
would make no statement, it IS thought
hat the loss will be covered by nsur-
ance.
The Norfolk Common Council re-
fused to approve the action OF the Sc
lcct Councils in relieving social clubs
Of taxation and adopted Section I52 OF
the tax ordinance requiring such organ
izations to pay alicenSe taXJOt $3.50 an
3ually. The Virginia Club and Board
ii Trade come within the provisions OF
this section.
The Orkney Springs Hotel property,
situated at Orkney Springs, .Shennnr'
ioah county, popular resort. formerly
owned by Mrs Henrietta StaaFt:C~rd'
Washington, has been exchanged to
| MIR. Romaire Daily, OF Washington
D. c.. Tor the Imperial Hotel OF Re
tersburg.
G.. F. Alphin has sold his farm near
The mouth OF Kerr'S creek, Rock
bridge county, to Frank Brown, OF
Lexington for $4,000 1t contains about
IS acres. Mr.. Alphin has purchased
'arm for $500.
News has been received in Lexington
II the death by yellow fever OF Rev
Charles r. Morton, missionary ~
he Southern Presbyterian Church III
Brazil
Mr.. NJ. c. Bayless. 81 years old.
farmer OF near Winchester, died Thurs
lay night. A widow and four children
survive him.
The capital stock 10 the Peoples Ma
.ional Bank OF Roanoke has been over
subscribed by $4,000. More than two.
birds is taken by local merchants and
business men. DR.. George II. L. Cole
well-known local capitalist, was STAT
cd for president
Frost is reported from the Back
Creek pippen belt, but the crop was but
slightly injured. The apple prospects
in Roanoke. Bedford Franklin ard
Campbell county have never been bet
ter.
The lumber steamer Francis II. Leg
gctt sailed Tor San Francisco. The YES
sci has Just been completed at New
port News. and is for the redwood lum'
| Der trade in California. She takes OFF
.wo American locomotives for Japanese
! .onsigneeS, and has also Oil board a Iof
| oi steel rails.
, The Finance Committee OF the Pc
tcrsburg City Council opened the bid:
ior 100000 4 per cent. 4o-year refund
ING bonds and awarded them TO l"<>
cal bidders at an average price OF 1859
| The Petersburg Savings and Insurance
Company bid par for the entire amount
| These bonds arc issued to refund like
amount OF per cent bonds due OH tie
first OF May.
William Engleman. farmer o.
| Grcenvllc. Augusta county, was throwr
from his horse a few days ago and Il
now in critical condition. Mr.. En-
| gleman was sitting OF his horse whlt
pouring some iced into a hOgpen, Wher
the horse made sudden leap. Mr
EngIeman was thrown hcadtoremoSt t.
the ground and struck a sharp stake
There is little hope OF his recovery. :
/ The Washington and Southwestern
vesiibule limited No. % OF the Southern
Railroad ran into the rear end OF q
freight train near Lynchburg. The eli
CINE was demolished, two mail and two
freight cars were completely burned
and the engineer OF the passenger
Charles r. Kinney, OF ThomaSvlllc
n. c., was killed No 80 was golnG
down a heavy grade at the time. on
Seeing the freight ahead OF him, Kin
ncy reversed his engine anG }nihpcoi.
As ne struck the ground the front man
car turned over OH him, killing hin
instantly.
In Murphy's Hotel. Richmond, {
stranger, about IS years old. put. pis
tol TO his. head and blew out his brains
There was nothing on his person tc